A Nation Betrayed: Secret Cold War Experiments Performed on Our Children and Other Innocent People (33 page)

Jefferson Medical College

John Hopkins-Effect of Drugs on CML Agents (1965), 1960-65 Determine Effects of Drugs and CW agents on the EEG; 1951-55 Treatment of injury by GB and mustard effects; 1955-60 Studies on EEG Method to aid in evaluation of drugs

Lakeside Lab

Louisiana State University-Clinical Pathological and Pathophysiological studies in anticholinesterase poisoning (1954-58) and another study 1955-58)

Mount Sinai Hospital-Hypothalamic Control of Advenocortical Function (1967-67)-Hypothalamic Control of Adrenocortical Function (1964-66); three additional studies: 63-64; 66-67; 67-69

Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc formerly known as New York State Psychiatric Institute-Psychiatric and Therapeutic studies of compounds (1953-57); Mental behavior of human with certain agents (1957-59)

Research Triangle Institute-Search for New CML Agents (1964-67) Total $1,180,700; Extraction of Bioassay of Natural Products (1965-); Synthesis of Compounds (1964-69)

Tulane University-Dept of Psychiatry & Neurology (1955) for research in abnormal brain functioning as related to mental illness. One particular experiment involved giving LSD 25 and mescaline to mental patients who previously had wire electrodes implanted in their brains. The reports suggest that the implantation of electrodes was financed under a grant from the Commonwealth Foundation and not the Army grant. End date of project unknown

University of Illinois-(1960-61-62)-Action of Various Psychotomimetic Agents on Brain Enzyme Systems $70,170Contract G41, 1963-64-Biochemical Basis of Psychedelic Drug Actions

University of Iowa-1958, 1961-Inv. of Indole Alkaloids XO 5-604-83 $11,000 Contract 269

University of New Hampshire

University of Maryland-Drug Effects & Behavior Repertories and Environment Control (1965); Psychological Studies of effects of CW agents (1954-60); candidate therapeutic agents and CW agents effects on humans

University of Michigan-Contract #5663, (1955) in the amount of $9,000 to Conduct Research on Pharmacology of certain Compounds Affecting the Central Nervous Systems of Animals & Men (1956) $41,400, (1958) $19,897

University of Mississippi

University of Oregon

University of Pennsylvania-Experimental Basis for: (a) Treatment of CML Casualties (1961-62) (b) Mode of Transport of gases thru lung membranes (1968), (c) Threshold Doses in Humans (1964-67); Study of CW casualties in man (1951-60); Evaluation of drugs in man (1963-68)

University of Washington-Neurological Action of CW Agents (1957-62) Review of 21 reports regarding those contracts indicated the investigators established a volunteer pool of 35 medical students of which at least 19 were used in psychochemical drug experiments. Included the use of both male and female humans in testing LSM (lysergic acid morpholide), an LSD-like compound, LSD, and psilocybin. Total project cost $221,529- Contract DA18-108-405-CML-6364

University of Wisconsin-Methods for Measuring Chemically Induced Behavioral Changes in Various mammalian species (1965-1967); Behavioral Effects of Pharmacologic Materials (1965), Behavioral Effects of Pharmacoligic, Material that disrupt the central nervous system of primates (10-61 thru 9-62) $38,750 contract G34

Ypsilanti State Hospital-Officials reported their experiments which led to the conclusion that lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), appeared to be a suitable substance for therapeutic investigation in the treatment of psychoses (1951).

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Appeal to U.S. Lawmakers by MKULTRA Targeted Individuals

The declaration below represents the 1999 attempt to get the attention of lawmakers by both categories of MKULTRA targeted individuals: Electronic neuro-influence device victims and Institutional/drug/child abuse survivors.