1975 Memo Documenting the Destruction of CIA Drug Research Programs like MKULTRA

Background

It is a fact that most documents relating to MKULTRA and other drug research programs were destroyed.

In this one-page CIA Memorandum for the Record, it was documented that the order came from CIA Director Richard Helms, and was passed through to numerous individuals by Dr. Sydney Gottlieb.

You will note on the bottom of this CIA document, the number 52-HQ-101074. This is an FBI file reference number. After looking it up, I realized that is the file number for Dr. Gottlieb, in which I have already received his file. You can download his file here.

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This post was published on May 7, 2020 1:13 pm

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