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OBSERVATI0 C DR. FR.OLSCK-1951- 1953

I have been versonally ccquainted vith Dr. Frank Olson epproxirately since Septcmser of 195l. The nature of sy personal contacts vith hin have been ct the level of collabcrators in researeh aotivities of tsul interest to his group cnd sine. This perioi has been chsrssterized, arong other things, by. three perioiis rsetinzs in scsluded areas vhere the Erous involvei in the reetinis livei to ether for twvo or three lsy periols. At these neetirgs the vriter hai en opportunity to personally observe Dr. Olson in inforrel surrcuniinzs ani durin: periois of tire vhen ke vas not eraged in officinl seientific sctivitiss. Ths other contacts, vhish averired about one every tvo er three nonths involvei official visits eithor by rs to his resosreh fasility or vice verso. voulà cotirate that the total nuzber of contoets vhich I hed vith hin durin the voriol Jenterber 1, 1951 up to oveaser 19, 1953 totaleá thirteen or fourtesn. Altkough the principal topic ef conversution ct these contacts vas cfficial ssientific busiiess, a fairly clore perzonal relatiorslip had slso Cevelorea, cni a rinor part of the varicus conversations I hai with hir coneernel personcl matters, unrelatei to cur seienticic or official relctionship.

Durinr this reriel Dr. Olson seozed to re to bo a very effcctivs research siientist, in exeelleut cornand of his field of experirentttien and very devotel to the suscessful exccucion er his jutics. He seezed to re a stable irdivizunl, rot particularly civen to zakinz sms judgents ani able to get clen; vory vell snonp. his collecgues. It vas neie knoun to re on several oecnaiors, tirsuzh ineidental renarks made cithor by hizsels or his collosgues, thst he hai teen surrerin fron recurrin; truuvle with a duoleral clser. I hzt.no ozeasion to observe ary instance when this interferei vith his vork.

Dr. Olson appeared to re to be very Lapressed by the isportance of the socurity aspests of his job. Workinz in an installatien vhore extrece security mcasures vere in effeet for :e entire installaticn, Dr. Olscn conscienticusly acceptei the cálei security buriens that his Croup's ccllcboration vith my group entailsl. le vas not at liberty to discuss these arens of rcsearch vith any iniiviiuals except perbaps six to eight of his imeiiste associstes. Occasicnally, areas of effort vere dovelopei in vhich he ves et liberty to discuss certain inforticn vith only one other persx at his researeh facility. He seczei to zo to bear thoso varicus seeurit: buráens vell. 二

Durirg this perioi (froz Sentenber 1951 to Kovezber 19, 1953) I had no osezsion to observa eberrent or wnrsional tehavior in any of my conteets vith Dr. Olson.

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The Noverber 18 - 20 rceting betueen Di. Clsos's grcup end =y owm, at vhich ? nemsers of his crcup véro presozt cnā three of rine, vas ccncernai vith routine ratters of evaluatire results. of tho past six rcntha resoarch cni plannin the hext six zoith's vork. Up to the time of the experizent, I osserved nothins in Dr. Olcon's behavior or catisns vhich ves different frez thzt deseritei cbove.

On lovember 20, the iay efter the experirent, I hal occasicn to observe Dr, Clson for abcut tuo hours in the mrin, betveen 7 A.k. and 9 A.l. Aside fron scze eviience of fatigue, I chserved rothing unusual in his actions, conversaticn, or cereral behavior.

Ny next .contzct vith Dr. Olson ves en Taeslay lovosber 24, jus: prior to his dezarture for Nov York vith Dr. Lashbrock: ani Col. Ruvet. The meetin vith Dr. Clson tock place in ty orfice botveca aporonimtely l:50 and 2:00 P. ani lasted abous ten mirutes. I talkei briefly vith Dr. Olsen cbout various seientifis ani personal matters. He seemei to re to be consusel in cartein creas of his thininc, partisularly as rezarei his feelins of ineczpeteneo in relatios to his joo end to the futility c: tryinz to kelp him.

Ky last contaet with Dr. Olson teo': place on Thneàay, Hoverier 25 in Dr. Lashbrcok's apartsant, just prior to thsir return to Kev Yerk to see Dr. Abronsen. I wes vith Dr. Glsoh an? Dr. Lashbrcok apptoxinately 1 hour, spęnsin the last 30 minutes drivin: Dr. Oison ani Dr. Lashbroo to the cirport. Daring this perioi Dr. Olson seerei nore disturcol cri agitatei than ke heá been the previous Tuesiay. He talked in a clear unouh rzmnor, but his tkon,les vere confused. Ne again talked abcut his ineccpeterce in his vorz, the hopelessuess of enyboly helpins hin, aná the faet thet the test thikz to do was to abenlon-kin ani not -bother-abcut-hia.It seened-tome thathe vas very rontslly disturbed at this tize.

7 Decezber 1953

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