PRINCETON PAIR LINKED TO CIA MIND-TEST PAY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP88-01315R000400250012-1
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 29, 2004
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: September 2, 1977
• Content Type: NSPR

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NEWARK, N.J.
STAR--LEDGER
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By DAVID MORRIS
Twa Princeton University research-
ers- were paid a total of $4,075 by the
Central Intelligence Agency during -the
1950s for studies that were part of a. CIA
secret; project: aimed at developing.
behavior modification techniques,
documents released yesterday by the.
university indicate. ~ vv. . . . ,...: .
In the spring of 1953, an unidentif=ied
researcher 4ffiliated, with the Depart-
ment of. Chemistry at. Princeton . was
paid $765 to isolate alkaloid chemicals in
a species of morning glory plants.;:.
According to a CIA memo, dated
"At,ril, 24, I.953,:_and.-another:w.undated
memo,: the alkaloids were to be isolated
for a study of "powerful, hypnotic and
-mentally. disorienting effects" on the
nervous system of human beings.
However, no, references to actual
experiments conducted on people were
madeinthedocuments.. -
The 1958 study, in which materials.
were compiled- comparing American cul
Princeton-affiliated researcher who
apparently, was, unaware : of'. the. CIA
Pa lints. of $3.000 to the research
Princeton by the general- counsel of the
CIA at the university's request. -
Princeton asked for the information
after being informed two weeks- ago
along with, Rutgers University-and 84
other educational institutions that they
were sites- for secret CIA-funded -re=
search conducted over a.period of 25
ears.
- The CIA researchr 'program,' under
the code 'name of Project MK-Uhra, re-
rtedly-was pursued in an effort to
er and $310 for typing expenses' were
made through- an unidentified- "cover"
'agency to, aman? described in a July 9,
'1958, CIA memo as '"an unwitting con
~sultant" at Princeton.
'The documents,. 31 pages of `)san1
tined." material, were provided.- to,.
P- Ct f, l`a 5 J CIv'
L__ PRA-
C I.~q- Lr C t lrvti. U
.develo'p so-called behavior modif ication~ techniques for. u
on humans. -
In releasing the material, Princeton
officials stated:
`"Neither project was sponsored. by
the university, nor is there any evidence
that the university as an institution was
`involved in this research."
"I don't believe the university- in-
tends to, pursue an investigation into the
identity of these individuals," said As-
sistant to the President Dennis Sullivan.
"We simply wanted to release this
material for the record."
Under current guidelines for con-
sulting work by faculty members at,
Princeton, classified research is gener-1
ally prohibited, but unclassified work is'
permissible where it does-not interfere'
with teaching duties.
No guidelines specifically cover un-
classified research that is conducted to
intelligence-gathering agencies 'of th
government, which apparently was th
nature of at least the 1958 research.
Documents, relating, Jo the - 1953
chemical research talk of getting securi-
ty clearance for the researcher, but are
unclear abut whether. the topic was actu-
ally classified:
Sullivan said a study of the universi-
ty's.policy on consulting work for intelli-
gence agencies was now more likely but
would probably:'have occurred anyway
because of Harvard University's recent
adoption of such guidlsnes
~Ju .e~ ~ U.ut =2s
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