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MEMORANDUX FOR:

25 OCT 1970

SUBJECT: Exception to Culdelines Lor Coatracting ith Educational Lnstitutions

plans to iritiate

It is planned to administer this coatract presently an Agency

le aware of this planned actlon and bas given approval for the contracting mechanism mentioned above. The work and reports will be UNCLASSIFIED, but Agency associatien Will be CONFIDENTIAL.

2. The Investigator for this project is Dr.

will screen satural and synthetic toxins of both botanical aad soological origins observing the toxicity in swall anials and ovaluating differeat antidotes for effectiveness.

3. An exception to the "Guidelines" is requested for the following geasons:

(a) Though the work is UNCLASSIFIED. the research is easily relatable to sensitive Agency prograxs.

(b) Dr. has, la the past, been lunded by the (non-Agency business) for wor f tbis general nature. Utilizing this nizchanism continues a practice that is already established and in the norn.al course of research practices.

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(c) This work ls an loportant new aspect of Project OFTEN and DrA capability and past experience augur well for its success.

4. The Officer requests that the proposad contract with bitiated through the

has agreod to serve without fee in the administration of this task.

CONCUR:

2 NOV 1970

Date

APPROVED:

4 NOV 1970

Dato snau oe reviewcd and rvalidaed arally sbould i develop into a muti-year recirencr. Distrtbutica:

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