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CDm529

13 August 1975

MEMORANDUM FOR:Legislative Counsel

SUBJECT : Drug-Related Death of Harold Blauer

The Offices of the General Counsel, Inspector General, Security and Technical Services have searched thcir files for any evidence of a CIA association with the death on 8 January 1953 of Harold Blauer while a patient at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. The results of the search were negative except for the attached Memorandum for the Record, dated 29 January 1954. The Army Inspector General informed me that the Army's Special Operations Division, Fort Dietrick (the wnit that F'rank Olson was in) had a contract for two years with the Psychiatric Institute (1952-53) to test various mescalinerelated and other drugs that the Army was interested in. ,Blauer died 2-l/2 hours after an injection of an apparent overdose ol 450 miligrams of EA 1298. The estate sued New York State for \$500 K; it was settled out of court for \$l25 K. If there is any Agency connection at all,·it would invoive possible Army use for the settlement of funds CIA transferred to the Army on an annual basis starting in FY 1953 in support of a mutual program. We did not require an accounting by the Army for the use of these funds. See the attached memorandum to the DCI from the IG, dated 20 May 1975.

Donald F. Chamberlain Inspector General

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IENORAOUN FOR: The Record SUBJECT: Clenionl corps

119January1954 T(received a telopbone call fron CherikaljCorpe, Jecurity Cficer lecated in tto Pentegon. LV

A Nked Tif ke had heerd that the Cheaical Corps vas being shąd? Jansterod, "No." Ho then asked sr the snit ġrew out of an incidont that cccured alittle over ayear ego? Jatated that it did. 1

Prior to DD/p/mStaking both an active and financial interest in cortain netivities conlucted by Chenical Cerps relstive to experizents inrolving tho we of Chomical Cospouris, tha Chonical Corps hed a contrcet vith the Nav Tork Payohiatric Instituto vhich is affiliated with Coluzbia University. Af

lras tho Institute's principal investigator. fe ucs carrying out exgorinents
involving the injedtion of lbscalin derivatives into patients. In this partioulcr
casa the patient died. Relatives cf tho deccased (neze unkñoun) hevo lrougnt.the
action. 1

4. r had teen edvised of these fects by 1ノ civilkan employce of the Hedical Laboratory, Aray Cheaicd Center, Edzowgoi, Narylani.

5. Dand Iboth aivised "ve had no funás involved
nor were ve iovolved in anjwray "; hovever, the Chezical. Corps wes keeping 3Ss
inforred of their various ectivities elong thess linzs. At no tize hed TSS
requpsted, this experizent. Chozical Corpacontrest is for approxisatsly le took a lficanoial intarest in this phase of
rescereharouni 23 February l953, after the refcrenced incident ccciared, : 1 16. 1 Jues contacted by ien the 20th and elvised hia
-ws did not want the Asoncyls name xentioned in conneation with tha cese sineo
we vere in no day involved. aàvised he haá baen so inforped enì
that ho nos knevtho Aganey vas not coanzcteà cr involved in this cese. le
furttor esscred Ithat the tgerey voulê not be sentionod and that
ho tla keep us informed in the event Chenical Corp vere to receive any
undue. yyblicity. Furttar inferxatien supplind by ves that the
lawyer ves a rilitiry man, (presunbly a reserve cficor) and keà been zdvised
the: e  irvolved aetinz the thoa ia eçaey to lanà.

S0 3-193. 29 Jenuery 1954