157-10014-10218 JFK Assassination System - Date: WTH2015 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: = SSCIA RECORD NUMBER: — 157-10014-10218 RECORD SERIES: MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS OF THE CHURCH COMMITTEE AGENCY FILE NUMBER: = 07-M-123 Document Information ORIGINATOR:  SSCIA FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: 04/24/1975 .PACGES: 9 SUBJECTS : CIA DOCUMENT TYPE: MEMORANDUM CLASSIFICATION : — Declassified RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 1C CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: — 05/3 1/2000 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : CC Box 300 v9.1 1 HY 50955 DBocld:32473606 Page 1
Date : 08/08/95 Page : 1 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY : SSCIA RECORD NUMBER : 157-10014-10218 RECORDS SERIES : MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS OF THE CHURCH COMMITTEE AGENCY FILE NUMBER ; 07-M-123 ORIGINATOR : SSCIA FROM : 7 TO : TITLE : DATE : 04/24/75 PAGES : 9 SUBJECTS : CIA - DOCUMENT TYPE : MEMORANDUM CLASSIFICATION : SECRET RESTRICTIONS : REFERRED CURRENT STATUS : POSTPONED IN FULL DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 01/20/99 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : CC Box 300 [R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED HY 50955 DBocld:324273606 Page 2 ; ~
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COMMISSION ON CIA ACTIVITIES WITHIN Washington, DC 20500 There —ne time (Boston Dr Ray ), Was later re “Vin ab ut 1965-7 768 the Biz Temerged with the Chemistry Br Deputy Chief anch., In July 1970 emistry Branch and in Ja of the Cc ranch Chief, : Page 4 55 BDocld: 32423606 HW 409
ORD had been keeping a list of Such drugs, This was also the Primary Source of drugs by Edgewood Arsenal] Which was the Army's installation In the Carly 1960s, Boston himself Conducted Many tests of drugs on animals, Much of this &xperimentation was undertaken by Contractors St i Testing with Humans he was With OTS, These Were all tested on voluntary Subjects from the Agency or from Bacaville Correctional] Center in Bacaville, California, lA fluorescent Chemical which when Mixed with Shampoo would leave fluorescent traces on the hair. This ‘Was used for identification Purposes, ; 3, Cylert-magnesium Pemoline which is a memory and learning enhancement material, Testing Showed that this Product wags not in bad side effects on humans. He has heard Tumors that Certain tests were at one time Conducted on unwitting subjects but he knows Of none of the Specifics, 6 50955 Docid:324273606 Page HY
LSD Program nee A EY] Boston is aware of an LSp Program run in the 1950s under Dr, Hank Bortner, Dr, Bortner left the Agency many years 280 and is Since deceased, He told Boston that he had taken LSD himself during the Course of testing, Boston wags not aware that tests had ever been Conducted on unwitting Subjects, The Biological] Branch ooo Cat Branch The Biological Branch existed from 1961 through 1968. He engaged in the following activities: untraceable. 3. Animal training Programs, Started by ORD, were continued by TSD. In Particular, Tavens were trained to deliver Packages, etc, 4. The Branch also engaged in an ongoing analytical Program 7 50955 Docld:324236006 Page HW
HW 50955 The Chemica] Branch . Since 1968 the Biological Bra Boston States that the Chemical activities, 1. The development Of power Sources. This is by far the Chemical Branch's most important activity, taking Up about two-thirds of its time. These Power sources are the types Which are us mitters, etc *» USed in the field, used by @gents in trans. and of special} configurations for ¢ ies must be of lon Purposes, These batter g-life Oncealment 2. The analytical facilit Branch j ¥ Previous] S NOW operated by th ¥ Operated b € Chemical y the Biological Branch, 3. dead drops, tr aining activities are Carried out to trainf | 4. An Agency Security pouch 5 not be opened without CIA being abl opened. to retrieve ystem has been developed Which can- € to detect the fact that it has been 7. Doctda: 324273606 Page &
8. The Branch has developed component parts for other development and engineering branch projects. 9. The Branch is involved in a radiation health badge service for personnel overseas, The Chemical Branch has not been engaged in any experimentation with drugs which influence the mind or behavior. They have not been involved at all with drugs that would in any way affect humans. If any branch would carry on such activity, it would be the Chemical Branch. ( The Manufacture of Poison Capsules If poison capsules had been manufactured by CIA, the most likely place for such manufacture would have been the Biological Branch of CTS or ISD. Boston states that the Branch did have some capsules when he first came aboard (he doesn't know who developed them; they have since -been destroyed). These were hydrogen-cyanide capsules for suicides. They could not be given to a human unknowingly as the person taking the capsule had to crush a gas capsule with his teeth and then suck back sharply. Boston is not aware of any other poison capsules which have been manu- factured by the Chemical Branch. or by the Biological Branch between - 1961 and 1968. Boston reiterated that if a tasteless poison were to be developed in capsule form, with a delayed lethal reaction, it would almost surely be developed by the Biological Branch of TSD. Boston stated that the Biological Branch was working with Fort Dietrich ona dart launcher which would shoot a tiny dart which could not be felt by the victim. The dart was large enough to carry lethal material but it was being developed to Simply immobilize victims and it apparently was not large enough to carry sufficient amounts of knock-out material. Boston believes he would have heard of a poison capsule project but he is not sure. The requirement may have come toa Specific individual if it was a sensitive job. WW 50955 Bocld: 327473606 Page 3
Dr. Ray Treichler, who was head of the Biological] Branch from 1961 Until 1966 op 1967, Presently works for Hudson Manufacturing Company in Chicago, Dr, Nathan Gordon, Who took Over for Dr. Treichler, NOW is the Washington representative of the Midwest Research Institute of Kansas City, . Miscellaneous Matters Those Persons who may have been involved in early drug Programs. include Dr. Treichler, Dr. Bortner (dead) and Dr, Gotlieb (in India),. Other Old-timers in the Chemistry Branch include Dr. Lashbrook (retired in 1960), . James N. Roethe._ e 10 50955 Bocld:324273606 Pag HW
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