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I have ulthdratm this Blue Book action and an returning your cigned Form 2416. Please withdraw the funds and re-assign tobudget.

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subject

Visit to implementing Project

for the purpose of discussing possibilitics of

Time and Place

19 December 1966

Attendance

Summary

The purpose of the meeting was to review the history and the development of Project I This was reviewed for Dr. land the others present. A point at issue was the fact that the principal investigator failed to keep the department chief and hospital director inforced concerning the research plans associated with the Project. This issue was resolved and it was further decided not to sponsor Project lat this time. Meanwhile, Dr. loffered to undertake consideration of arranging for the proposed research to be carried out at lunder his general approval and sponsorship tut with a different principal investigazor.

Actions

A letter stazing the Agency's interest in having the proposed research work . accomplished is to be sent to Dr. in ell probability this vill be sent on \_stationery.

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TRIP REPORT

Date: 21 December 1966

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By way of background concerning the development of Profect rescarch proposal,\_developed jointly by Dr. (and Dr.. 1

I the proposal was first submitted to the about a year and a half ago. This proposal was then revieued and comencnted favorably upon by Dr. Iconsultant to 1 Subsequent to this, the passed Ehe proposal tobeing unable to fund the.project themšelves. then contacted Dr. for discussions of the project objectives and a revision of the project proposal. The revised version.was subsequently received inthrough About this time Dr. went to where be undertook a year's research work. On a return visit to the U.s. the proposed work was rediscussed with him and at that time it became evident that Dr. had lost real interest in the project and he suggested that someone else undertake the work. .Meanwhile, Dr. was asked to inform Drs.

about the existence of \_the proposal and to discuss methods of its possible implementation.Drs. were both guite concerned that the proposal had been ¿rafted, revised andsubmitted to us through the without their havirg been aware of its existence. I then made arrangements to visit Dr. to review the history of this proposal and to clear up any possible misunderstandings.

Drs. agreed that the failure to properly coordinate the proposal in, had noc been·due to any fault of this oifice or the 1 Drs. Ivere informed that as a result of LEIe LlvLuC LaL a a LEUAL UL our meeting with Dr. lin Washington on 5 November 1966, the Agency had decided not to support the proposed research action. All three gentlemen thoroughly 2greed with this judgment. Subseqent to the above discussion Dr.

Joffered to take a serious look at reactivating the proposal if the Agency'was interested in having it accomplished. Dr. suggested that if there were such an interest we should send him a short letter so stating.

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Discussion

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