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confidence tinder skilled medical supe rvision . 11. TSD, therefore, entered into an informal arrangement I <-f.T-frAir\ cleared and •witting Individuals in the Bureau of Narcotics >•' iu 1955 which provided for. the jcekJts® of MKULTSXfflileriils for— * •, 1— ' . ; : such testing ns those ini ividuals deemed desirable and feasible. , The - : . initial arrangement obtained the servicesof a senior representative ^ Ji. - . . ; • . % . «r • * *' 1 ' • of the Bureau and oae of hi3 assistants on the Vest Coast, /^parallel - * * a * " «' «* . * ' * ' .. • • ; ‘ . • ; prfj pg^w>eat eatablished on the East Coast in 1961. • The Director— . -i * , of the- been briefed on the activity, hut TSD, who has guided MXUL.TRA from its inception, is of the opinion that the fnrmerwould disclaim all knowledge and responsibilityin the event of compromise. - The MKUJL»TRA program director has, in ^ ’ . .. fact, provided close supervision of the testing program from the. beginning ' and makes periodic visits to the sites. The sum oi^lO, OOO^has been - ^ ‘ ; provided to each of the two projects to cover cost of cultivation * of targets 1 and^of maintenance of a safehouse in each arca for the _ observation of effects of substances on Selected test individuals. ; _ 1 ; • , • :.»V v 12 , The particular advantage of these arrangements wltlx the .• r' : _ Bureau of Narcotics officials has been that test subj ects could be sought ; and cultivate** v>?tV»»n the setting of narcotics control. Some subjects .