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SUBJECT , Doclassification of Agency Asscciation vith

1. From June 1964 until 19ss, this Agency sponsored and fundoda

(A summary of ccrrespondence follous in the following peragraphs.) The 1

issued unclassified contracts to lin response to unsolicited proposals addressed to 1

In order to moro reauily counter allejations by the nedia relating to the use of this Agercy proposes to declassify our sponsorship and associntion with this research projcct. Your concurrcnce in this actión is requested.

2. The in Jure 1964 submitted a mcmoran
dun to. the /roquosting the initiation of an Rad
contract with entitled 1

IThe Dircctorate of was tasked with the monitoring and exocution of this contract. Punds in the amount of were made available for this research effort.

3. In April 1965, adaitional funds in the anount of 1
were nado availablc to for the continuation of rcsearch
under I This transmittal of funds
was identified as copy attached. In 1966, an
additional vas passed to continua suppo- E S 1 The scope of the research effort 1 re scope or tne rseacn erlvL was expandcd to includo an evaluation of effects that strcss and fatigue have an
of high infornation content.

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MENORANDUH FOR:

ATTENTION : col.

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SuBJECT: Declassification of Agencý Association vith

4. The final funding of Igranta to was passed to in Zpril ist7 in correspondence iccntified as RD 67-596, copy attached. In October 1968, the formeriy knom as lentered into an overt contract with tho Central Intclligence Agency to continug the rescarch projcct.

5. It is hoped that the chronological outline dctailed in the preccding paragraphs wiil assist you in rcconstructing the chein of events currounding this situation. We are providing cosics of corzesnondonce which relate this contraçt to further assist ycu in responding to the reguest contained in pareyraph one of this menorandum.

FOR THE

Atts: see belon DISTRIDUTION:

XXx orig - Adse Wlatt

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(15 Aug 75)