MKUltra Subproject 9

Subproject 9 was a research grant funded under Project MKULTRA. The surviving paperwork is mostly financial. It covers a grant to a university and a named doctor whose name is redacted (signed only as M.D.). The grant period ran from 9 June 1953 through 30 June 1955.

A budget letter dated 27 July 1954 lays out the money. The total grant was $20,889.00 plus a supplementary grant of $4,598.00, for $25,487.00 granted. After a 10 percent overhead of $2,648.70, about $22,938.30 was available. Spending through 30 May 1954 included equipment ($4,072.66), personal services ($11,453.39), travel, and supplies, totaling $16,514.23. A proposed budget after 18 August 1954 set aside money for personal services for general staff and students and for travel, totaling $2,700.00.

Other documents show the cash flow. A 11 December 1953 memo asked the Finance Division to pay Invoice No. 2 with two cashier's checks for $13,926.00 and $278.52. A receipt acknowledges Sidney Gottlieb received those checks on 4 January 1954. A 10 May 1954 draft memo extended the subproject's end date from 18 August 1954 to 18 February 1955 because key personnel had moved and work slowed. A 28 July 1955 addendum, signed by Gottlieb as Chief of the TSS Chemical Division, set out shared responsibilities for Subprojects 9, 26, and 28.