T LEX KY 4 FEDERAL SECURITY AGE,,4CY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE LEXINGTON. KENTUCKY- Pt&#-I_YINC. A.CCIRCSS TPle .26 October 1953 PUCLIC HEAL'RH SERVICE HOSP17AL NIMH Addict ton Pes ea rch Center am enclosing a copy-of our quarterly report for your ljiformation.- You will be chiefly literested in the material beginning on Page 1', 17, and 1.9. We ar2e now beginni-ag preliminary uork with the monoethylami8c of lysergic a 'cid (LAE-32)., but probably studies with this compound will not be extensive. I have had a let,-ter from the Sandoz company lndicat'ing that they will prepare a.g'ra..-.1 of LSD-25 2 for $200.00'-and I have ordered this S-' i" I d b 'r ny-futurz material. T h I nou e a ip 1,,i' f 0 a work contemplated Inclu@ling anla,-.ial neurop@ysiology. I might suggest ,-hat I personz who are Interes2ted In this drug m.ight write to Saidoz. sincr. if would seem likely the company WOU'ld.prt.V'cr to mali:e a i&rger batch of the iiiaterial fo:- sa te to al'i-who are interested. I h4ye become,,inte.-ested In d-oirg Isorre prelli-,iinary experi.-,ients with chloropprotp4zlnc a fhenothiazine dcavlvatiye developed In France but which can .9 be obtained through Smifh-Klinc an,4 French. The European clin;.--al literature states that this matertat is a po-merful sedative drug which produccs profound effects on the autonomic nervous system as well. Smith-Kline and French has already promised ine a- supply. t t I I cnd -cctlng Cf Boston on Novcrnber 6.@h and 7th. 2 I f c I.- cums t a n c c s- p@e .-m i tI r.-.a y stop In 't;'@,'ashinqfon during the following w-ek. I cannot be sure of thi da',,., -,ince It Is also odss'tbtc thit I may have to aftend,,a m,,,cting In New York foll2owing the mccfi;-ig of flic !Drv,-l Add I ct Ion Cor-.il t f ee . Very :Ihceref-y yours, H4rrls 1-ibell, m..D . Director of Research 7 HI rr, Enclosure c -,te