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l. If practicable we would apprecicte your field office mrking inquiry of . llead of Depaitacnt of Pharmecology, Nedical Sehool, as follows:

a. What are the comon uses of nicotinic acid for medical or therapeutic purposcs? (A brief concise summary of the circumstances under which it may be used and the affect obtaincd is wented).

b. Focs have any knowledge of past or prcsent research on nicotinic acid for purposes other than stated above or for rovelopin" nicotinic acid either independently or in combination with other substancos to producn mental or paycho-chemical effects. (A brief sumary of anything significant in this direction is wanted.)

2. While this subject is rather sonsitive it is belioved
that a nane check and clearance through Confidentisl nf the
source ill be sdeurte. The 00 fielì office should he
instructed to treat the innuiry with discretion ani to ask not to reveal CIA's interest in the matter.

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00/c

Exccutive Assistant SI

20 Decenber 1951

Inquiry fron 00 Field Office