1963-11-29 · 2 source pages
A November 1963 meeting weighed whether CIA drug tests on unwitting U.S. citizens should continue after an Inspector General survey challenged the practice.
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Commentary by The Declassified Collection, separate from the original source.
Gottlieb's argument was that controlled testing could not supply accurate results; Earman says the other named officials accepted that point and the need for drug research. Their disagreement centred on the unwitting method. The meeting records that such testing had been held in abeyance since the inspection.
The meeting orders a revised charter and alternative testing proposals. A Director's decision is conditional: it may become necessary if the DD/P concludes that unwitting tests on Americans must continue. This memorandum records neither that conclusion nor a final Director's ruling.