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* •' ' -V *. : \ ' A 4:J' »j .*^.-v.„ vr r., * in -h ~t d.-Chief Scientist (reporting to c., above), (a trained • s cientist)r contributmgTubstanUve guidance in some areas and responsibl e for the technical administrative processes of MKUL.TRA. He is supported by a GS-12 . budget officer. • e« program manager for MKUL.TRA, also serves as , . - Chief of Biology Branch, (a trained scientist) . . f, project monitors located in various branches of TSD • — and specialized in the subject fields of the specific ; . - . ' , • projects for which they are assigned res ponsibility •To date this chain of command has relied primarily on oral communica- tion in the management ofMKULTRA. Files are notably incomplete, \ ' poorly organized, and lacking in evaluative statements that might give T perspective to management policies over time. A ; substantial portion . . of the MKtrt.TRA record appears to res t in the memories of the " • principal officers and^ i3=thereforealmost certain to be 16strwitlvtheir^IZ3^ departures, The senior officers in the MKULTRA chain of command •, who are not substanfiyely^alifi^ «®®d better records to measure the 1 1 validity of projects through time and to identify key areas . in which to - ’ require de tailed periodic briefipgs from workin^fpeciali^ 34, It will be noted that the Chief of Support, TSD, does not parti- cipate in the MRUCTR^ adnaihistration. The predecessor of the present Chief of Support served in TSD throughout the life of the prograr^nt^^^. 1962 without ever being associated with its management. In his stead, , ’ ^ the Chief Scientist and a GS-12 budgetofficer have provided ad ministrative support. THe^Chief Scientist has set policy on the funding of :> 23