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b. In his discussions with the Army, Dr. Stevens learned that the Army had no records on MKNAOMI or on the Special Operations Division, Fort Detrick. He surmises these records v/ere destroyed . when the BW/CW materials were destroyed at the President's order. c. Tab H contains a chronological list of Agency documents contained in the two MKNAOMI files. These documents cover the period 5 May 1952 to 18 February 1970. They do not represent a detailed . account of MKNAOMI activity over the years, but I believe the pro- cedure described by Dr. Stevens and outlined in subparagraph 6-a above could at least partially account for the lack of such a. detailed record. In addition to the Agency documents listed in Tab H» the MKNAOMI files contain a number of reports and papers which originated at Camp Detrick. These documents are variously dated within the. time-period 1960-1969. • d. One final consideration deserves mention in connection with the • possible destruction of records related -t'o MKNAOMI. The destruction of one safe drawer full of Dr. Gottlieb's personal papers in June 1973 — described in subparagraph 5-c above -- could have included the des- truction of some MKNAOMI records, given the sensitivity of this activity. However, we have no evidence this was the case. '* . 7. Records Retirement System : The following information was briefed ' to me on 29 September by ~ ’ ’ '/OTR/RMO, * | Acting Chief of Records Center, and \ Archives Technician. From the OTS standpoint, ~Z..i states that these procedures have been in force