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V . '-ijl <i a ; CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY ; , ; -‘ ' WASHINGTON 25. D. C. _ . • APR i u I3b3 OffId OF THE DIRECTOR • • •* MEMORANDUM FOR: DEPUTY DIRECTOR (ADMINISTRATION) . .j_ SUBJECT . s Project MKULTRA - Extremely Sensitive Research and Development Program .. . _ V' 7 ? - J i ,0ii i June 1952Tthi. Project Review CommUUe approved . the DD/P/TSS Research Program 1 for Fiecanfeaf 15SJ. C? . 4 v : .-_*T7'Ti . ' ' • - " ,V * • f ; v - 2 . The PRC approval authorized the Director of Research, at hie discretion and with the approval of the Research Chairmao, to • obligate the researchfonds ahd abortion them among Individual pro- ject*, each projects to be subject to the usual Agency procedures and administrative controls. . . • .. ‘ * • . ; . . /.! .3. A email p art of theResearcb Program contemclated by TSS and discussed with me consi sis of ultra-sensitive work. The Batura ot the research and theTecurity cdasideratioBe involved preclude handling * the projects by means of the usual contractual agreements.^ • , ' ' 4 I have, therefore, aoproved the obligation and expenditure by . ‘ , TSS of .6% of the total budget 1 already approved by tbe PR.C for reeearch for FTr*S3 without the signing of the usual eontracta..dTi.^.*.,. other written agreements, , ? .*•*. ;; ' • • < . YfcJs 6%" will be handled as Project MKULTRA. * ' Would you please make the necessary ar rangements *0 that invoices ' forwarded by TSS applying to MKULTRA will be paid, provided thafe v ; a) Mn the aggregate, they do not cxceedT 6% .for FT. *53 - •!»*”' ... without further a^orl^tfoafrom J . - 5 ... - •- * * ' * ‘ . > b) each invoice is to bear a certification by the Chief, _ : \ z ;