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HEMORANDUM FOR:

ATTENTION:

SUEJECT:

Pequest for Finished Intelligence Evaluation of Bloc Country R&D on Prychopharmacology:

1. While weapons of mass destruction continue to exist, end vill contimue to exist for the foreseeable future, thcre is rcacon to hope that they will never be used in a major conflict between nations. The bulk of our intelligence effort is directed toward essuring ourselves that this in fact vill be the case: Meenwhile other potential vcapons, less destructive and nore subtle in effect, are being developed which could be used in hostile confrontation involving cmall groups and individuals.

2. About tvo decades ago psychopharzacology came into being as a ncw science beginning with the startling, and until then uninagined, LsD. This was folloved ahortly by the tranquilizers and then a host of compounds classiried as incapecitents. At the present time research in psychopharmacology is an active, on-going enterprise in nearly all the mjor countries of the vorld. There is clear evidence that the Soviet Union and the Eastern European Bloc countries have an as yet undetermined, but certainly more than casual, level of effort under way in paychopharmmcology research. This includes rescarch in natural toxins as vell es in artiricially created copounds.

3. As you are aware, is undertaking to monitor, nd where appropriate, to cxpund on U. S. developments in this area through its Project OFTEll. What is needed is a parillel efrort by:directed at the Bloc Countries to monitor, evaluate, and predict their new developments.

4. As you might surmise, the Agency's involvenent in this area is very closely held. If your office undertakes the task of developing this new area of intelligence producticn, I believe that satisfactory limits could be placed on the distribution of your reports.

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5. vould be very pleased if you would give this reuest :. your nost cerious cosideration.

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