Central Intelligence Agency · MKUltra
MKUltra Subproject 59
1956 to 1957 · 16 documents · 17 pages
Summary
This file documents MKUltra Subproject 59, a project that began on April 3, 1956 and involved special studies examining pharmacological testing and evaluation of drugs on an organism. The project provided consultation services and access to medical facilities. The surviving paperwork shows financial records from April 1956 through March 1957. Cash receipts totaled $3,750.00. Disbursements included salaries of $400.00, permanent equipment of $2,199.01, consumable supplies of $202.26, and overhead of $279.00, totaling $3,080.27. A cash balance of $63.73 was to be refunded. The file includes certification that subprojects 49 and 59 were completed and returned unused funds. A memo from June 7, 1957 references a professor and equipment, with redacted details about cooperative work. An April 1, 1957 letter thanks a redacted recipient for $3,750 and notes the subproject's contribution to the organization's work. A receipt from May 1956 documents two checks received.
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