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9 May 1951

MEMORANDUM TO THE FILE

SUBJECT:Substantive information received fro at meeting on 8 Nay 1951

1. In further reference to the research with drugs, . mentioned some promising results obtained by use of the drug Mescanine, mhich is obtained from the, Mescal plant as, o oaned

2. With reference to Anabasin, considerable work has been done on the pure alkaloid'though a German scientist who was working for the Russians at one time..iarge=quantityofhapure-alkaloidwas. obtained. The results have merely confirmed the fact that it is an excellent insecticide. No narcotic effects on human beings were observable.