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l. This memorandum contains a recommendation for your approval. The recommandation is contained in paragraph 7.

2. The research program described in the appended proposal is part of the Materials Analysis Project. The overall objective of these studies is to synthesize new classes of pharmacologically active drugs affecting the centrel nervous system so as to evaluate their modification of man's behavior.

task will be a continuation of the above work.

i vas been responsible for the development of large, multidisciplinary prograns which were supported by goverument and industry in the United States and abrcad. These programs involved studies on psychcmimetics and narcotics and with central nervous systen active egents in general.

4. The proposed work will cover a period of one year and will cost approximately Over a period of two years several potential cortractors have been contacted and evaluated with reference to this task. e was chosen because it was the only candidate which offered the necessary range of professional disciplines and experience in organic synthesis involving

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the cleas of materinls ncinated for exoloration. Cooriination has been effected with which concurs vith the proposed reszarch.

5. A follow-on action can be anticipated possibly at an iacrcased level depending en perfomance and anticirated new developments in this area.

6. D5 extension is the project ofricer with resconsibility for conitoring fhe cxecution of the task. This project is funded throuth the pffice of ihavel Research This arrenceqent protects the Acercy's essociation vith this area of research and provides the coatractar with credibie spbnsorship. The work will be CLAsSFiD, but Agency ascociatior. will be COUFIDENTIAL.

7. The Ofrice of reccomendsapproval of the trensfer of to the lOffice of liaval Research/for support of this task by the

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