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Sharon F. Kleefield, Ph.D.
Harvard University
Graduate School of Business Administration George F. Baker Foundation
Boston, MA 02163

Reference: F83-0020

Dear Dr. Kleefjeld:

In the course of their processing your 14 November 1988 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request regarding the United States Tort Case Orlikow et al. vs. the United States of America, the Department of Justice located one CIA document and referred it to us for our review and direct response to you.

We have reviewed the document, a memorandum dated 11 December 1985, and have determined that it may be released to you in segregable form pursuant to FOIA exemptions (b)(3) and (b)(6). A copy of the document and an explanation of exemptions are enclosed.

The official responsible for this determination is Russell J. Bruemmer, General Counsel. You have the right to appeal this decision by addressing your appeal to the CIA Information Review Committee, in my care. Should you decide to do this, please explain the basis of your appeal.

Information and Privaty Coordinator

Enclosures

cc: L. Jeffrey Ross

Chief, FOIA/PA Unit

Office of Enforcement Operations, Criminal Division

Department of Justice

Room 3126

1400 New Y⊃rk Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20005

ATTN: Jean Kornblut

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The Bonorable Pete Wilson United States Benate Washington,.D.C. 20510

Dear Senator-Wilson:.- …Re: Orlikow v. Uniteð States .Civil ACtion\_No. 80-3163 (D,D.C.)

This is in response to your letter of l8 -October . concerning an Snquiry -by Dr. Barvey-Weinstein with respect to the lawsuit which his father has filed against the CIa. As -you will.secall, -that suit concer-ns medical treatment provided to Mr. Weinstein by Dr. Ewen Cameron at the Allan MemorialInstitute,.McGill Dniversity. At my reguest, our. Office of General Counsel has thoroughly revieweð the letter from Dr. Weinstein and the material which he submitteő. It has provided the following information in order to clarify for you (1) the circunstances surrounding the winimal Cin financial support to Dr. Cameron, beginning in April l957 and -terminating eerly.in 1960, (2) the treaiment received by and,(3).the merits -of Mr. Weinstein'6-clein and ellegations. of CIh liability.

The genesis for the small-gtants to Dr. Cameron vas a Cia project known es MKULTRA, conducted from l953-l9E4, unde: which a wiõe variety of sensitive subprojects were funded involving, among other things, research into technically and operationally-oriented intelligence methods. One aspect of this program "included reseerch intotbe efficacy of various drugs as vell as various theories of behavioral modification. Notvithstanding publicity vhich has cast this program as a sensational example of intelligence abuse in the forr of unwitting experimentation, only the zinority of subprojects involved hunan testing and only a very fev of these involved unwitting testing. The project under vhich Dr. Cameron Ieceived grants began in April l957, terminated in early 1960, And involved less than \$60,000. Moreover, legations tha. the patiente, thrir farilies and their referring doctors were unwitting cap only be described es utterly specious.

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