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Office MeJrandun. UNITED AATES GVERNMENY242
IO Chief, Bio-Chemistry. & Pharmucology Branch, DATI 15  1953 Hedicine Division,OSI
FROM : Chiof, Technical Branch,So
suDJEcr:. Attached

1. Returned herevith are the letters and enclosures of 19 Jue 1953,reference Ece Also returned is the letter prepared over the simsture of rseeake

and the writer have exained the letter very carefully and believe that it excellently states the position of this Agency and quite properly suggests a joint undertaiing alczg thelines discussed.

3.Both eg and the writer hope that 05I representatives (probably Erwsssre) at the coning ARTTCrOhs reeting tomorrow, Thursday, 16 Jüly 1953, will bring this very interesting problem up for general discussion since in cuir opinion it is of extreme interest to ARTICHOIE.

4. The vriter discussed withCthe proposal of a Fveis tear from the Rck group to carry on the work with the E officials. The writer told Eeiessy he felt that a tea concosed of nd would be fully equipped to cover all fields and to lay cn preli-inary tork and discussions uith the tees officials. Meer ccncurred in this viey entirely.Ferata

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Chicf, Technical Dranch

ARTICCKE Conforence, 18-Jine 1953

1. On Thurcday, 18 Juno 1953. en ARTICHC Conferenco vas held in tho so Conforence Poon, Lescssscey froa 2:co to 4:co F. Prosent wero nd ropreconting so; asgexso and . Sidney Cottlich ropresenting TS3: Cspzespsa reprocontins tho Mosical Steff and Earcataers represonting tho Dirsctor's Offico and 0sI. In adition, s o is epeciai esistant te r, attendcd tho conercnce s a cpecial representative froa DI.

2.gesy opened the conferenco byintroducins as the represantative fron D?.

3. A discussion vas then held concerring tho "Plastic" crse in uich siza emlained in generel tho details of te case to those present not fasiliar vith it and brought the patter up to date insofar as AniCack interest was concomed. It izs agresd the care had not been proporly holed and that, in ths futvre, iportant. dovelopaonts such es the plastic" csso shoulć bo handlei wità grer spaed and, if necossary, a representative of the Aalclclprogren should procced to the area to obtsin as soon as possibie the best available infortion.

4. Cesae thes roportod on the tork bsing dope in the field of narcotic cnd todc mushrcocs. ms advisod in tais fiold thore vere verz strong indicctions that certain nuciroons dofinitoly affccted the brun nind snd fron a'scientisic point of vici thero wes vory littlo factucl inforticn cmilable. Eses exoleinod that arrenrcnonts hed teon mado for: the colloction, oultivation, propagation and testins of cortain psisozous and ner-- cotic rushrooms by different agencies both govermental end privato.

5.Follozing this, Dr. Cottlieb cate a very briof repert en sone of the: cctivities of the soscial vork carried on cybres aán c-liceia in kiich hisdivlsicn is matorzally iterostod and also comontedlon the vork of tho iry Chorical Cores :in Lincs of interest to ARIClOS.

Ceveel

Chief, wacurity Resoarch Staff

25 y 2953

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6.sern,coented concoming the fcct that thero áre. nuaerous drere tht aficct tho autonoaie and contral nervous ssuter of tho husan beinz ánd sugosted tat it vould porhaps not to vise to vasto too mac tiso in rescarch clong linss uhere, there is littlo establiched information.

7. Follouin this, ssgcxlaired that tho litcature on mushroons clearly indicated that the Russicns had usod xuchroons for centuries for their nareotic cffect, that drinks made of ushroons had boon used to produce intodicatica in Russia and possibly have boen used for other purposcs. se also corented on the use of narcotic sushrosas by Xerican Indisns in trihsl coremonies and in othor intcrestinz uses. Folloving this, there vas a Eeneral discussion concerning rusiurooas.

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8. paaaasy pointed cut that the propoccd epericental work to bo carricd on-instssesé hnd run into a security probler since one 'of the key nen to ce used in the projoct vas involved in a cprrent C invostigstion and thet his office vas brininz every pressure to boar on Cil to find out the resalts of their investigation and to find out taother ae cen use the inditizval involved

9. stated thst his office vas exloring the possibility or usingsi-ilar sctaps or setops having good poteatials:

20. eeyfolload this up by statinz that proposel vork et s ias probsbly cut en Security Crounds as cna or ths key. figures involved could not be security cleared,

7.e ciscused the soreatins cut of the Jlozone vork ard the vays cnd reans by ich ARtcsE tas securing infomoation cnd assistince. ls stated at the prosant tine ve bed. cleared trenty to thirty top-levèl exports in certain scientifio fiolds end perhaps thirty nore vere in the investigative nill that iould ba used in the futuro for,contacts.

12.Follouing this,Ceeeareydiscussod the Vallay Forge Pos, mucstion and stated ibct nothing of Aaricsoas valvo hed turaed un, at Vulioy Forke. Fe stated thore tas a chenco ARoE toch-. nicucs could bo bron-ht to bsar in the future ou a foar of the \*hardcore"cases, lut theso fev casos tould be scatterei over tho Unitod States end bo perconally douèted if -voulá bo intcrested

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13. At thio noint, ther uns e cenerel diccussioa conceraiathe co-called er andé renorted thet wgnd . wy c and had outained fron Ezesewe t dir tha aterial thich ho then hold. wSihee stated tht Aesauas rakin; everycffort ho could but, to dato,s had teen uolo to cbtain cven the nodical historios on the iusividuals involved and for this reason his tork vas procoedinyvery,clouly.seeasstated that this reprosented a tpical cxanle of gororrncatal' red tape and the lack of action and co-ordinztion tas possibly costinz the United States Governcent a great doal of intollizence inforation..

14.te Sese then stated that sarmatse roport on certain victins of the poiconing whon ko Ca hed arenined ate das nou in s Lsway had finished with the roport, Lo vould make it available to

15. Follcwing this, there vas a diccussion on tho bandling of the ssearaes ani all henis ererd that one of tho weakosses of ths Lrency appurontly vas the fcct that there vas a great coal of difficrlty in getting factual inforation quickly froz all cources.

16.c reportcd on soie of ie botanicals that had boeh ootcinel by ccarastateć that the first vork on sone of thess botanicals had sho sone good results but that considerablo vork vas still to be dozo before positive rosults could be obtained.

18. wzks then cocnted on tho Eaves case which hed eppeared in the "U.S. l.S AD LORiD ECET". Casssy stated

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that cortain anglen ts trerná Hes esces vere slulkr in recard to their hanaling slthoazh they vore hendled thousands of niies mart. It soerod sigairicant tht both vero forced to testiy agaiust their fricnds and inraeuseayopinion this indicates that siriler pattns cnd receiures seea to be caployed by the Sovicts ani their catellitos.

19. Folloui this, a corcnted on the very intercsting an-le thet intorrorticns or tho individuals aho had come out of lorth Kores ccross ths oviet Enion to fresdon recently hed apparentiy bad a ulank period or period of dicorientation while passing through a s ecial zone in !anchria. taa pointed out that this had occared in all individuals in the party after they had kzd thoir first Aull roai and their first coffee on the way to freedon. epointed out thatas attenting to secure further confiratory facts in this satter since drugsing was indicated.

20. At this point, theio ves a general discussion in comnection vith the dovelopont of o "Tezo and ss explained that Tec personnel tere gredually being asscablod. Ss pointed cut that the chior of the tear had beon obtained for the V post. ps then elaired thet a aidesprend effort mus being tide to fird cn,cspeciail ouuipoed technician or the e poct to tec up tith éi ia tho vould bo chief -theré. At thls point,eazesiss asked for further clsrification in regard to tho tocs andésassrs then explsined to 5 mrrep the corposition of ths toaes and explcirod that the chier of the teaa or chief 'intorrozator ard the tecinicirn of the tarseman toa wero to bo Durnistel by s0 and that the nedlicol officer who is to te cssocictad uith the tear is to bournished by as per prior asroaent. rescrss Eapsstated ho did not knoz if rs intanded to iau up ner nedical officnrs for the tesns or uso zedical officors in the ficld to essociate wvith the tean but that tho doctors for the teans vere nor up totss

: 21. Folloring this, there tas a brief discussion of the tea proposal andcna and again ciscussed the entire overseas AsttcuE progrei including the uses of the teans and hou the teans tied in with the tork oversoss.

22. At this point s stated that ho had given the vhole natter of testing of nos che-icals and nev technicues znd nethods a concidorcole mount of thought cndr

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23. esstatod that for a long tize Security hed felt that tais procedure sas too canzerous but vith the drazins in
of a mazbor of men of grest scientific czpacity and vith a record
of very cautious sork in tho past, he feit this proposal could pro
bably be successfully ceried to the Director's Crfice. Cepez
Ssutse suzcested all cenbors prosent consider this proposal and
thet it be disoussed at tho noxt xoeting and suzsestions and ideas
along these lincs bs subritzed. Folloies this; all :ands areed
if it core prosenly contollad and vary coutiously handled, this
susgostion had a freat cesl or nerit cis that a oiscussion on
neeting. p proposal tould certainly be varronted at the next

24. At tho conclusion of the conferance,zydis cussed the problom of crcin vashing znd its relatien to tho ZRTi-ClO cork.  inforedethct making a certain cxylorators effort in the overail.field of "brain vashing" and. sourcss on crain vashing material zrd in the near future ve kould have a report on that and its future relation to tha'ARTICSORS vork.

25. The neeting adjoarned at appraxizately 4:c0 P after Thursday, 16 July 1953 hzd coen salested as the tire of tho next neeting: The peetinz vill be held as usual in the SO Conference Rooa..