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: Deputy Director (Plans)

SUBJECT : Investigation of Sensitive Material produccd by thde

: TS Memo No.  from Chief, DD/P for DCI, dated 27 November l953, subject: Purchase of Sensitive Miaterial fron the

1. Attached herewith is a report of the trip to ataken byD nd ? between 7 and 18 December 1953. In brief, the report states that

(a) The report that thosheld a stock of l0 kilograms of the material is denied by company officials.

(b) They state that to date they have produced approximately 40 grams of this material in all, and that ef the last batch of 20 grams, 10 were shipped to the U. S. and 10 remain in stock.

(c) Small ainounts of the material are being supplied in solution to one psychiatristints No other deliveries . are being made to countries behind the Iron Curtain, and yaradoes not believe the material is being, or could be, produced behind the Iron Curtain today.

(d)  will continue to maintain a small stock for free distribution to qualificd users. This will allow to follow all experimental work and will discourage new producers.

(e) Thewill keep the

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informcd of all futurc production and distribution.

2. The results of this investigation as well as future information cessing and eventual distribution to the end that other elenionts of the intelligence corimunity will be kept informed.

Attachment: (1)

(5 January 1954)

Distriounon: DCI - Copy 3 1 w/attachment D.SO - Copy § 2 w/attachment AD/OSI - Copy f 3 w/attachment
C - Copy  4 w/attachment
C - Copy 9 5 w/attachment

54-100 Copy 9 2of 5 copies

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