PARTIAL RELEASE
United States Department of Defense
Office of Freedom of Information
Washington, D.C. 20301-1400
Date: September 28, 1994
FOIA Request No.: 94-BG-0051
Via First-Class Mail

Dr. Margaret L. Reyes
Department of Behavioral Genetics
Harwick Institute for Cognitive Research
Portland, Oregon 97201

Dear Dr. Reyes:

This letter is in response to your Freedom of Information Act request dated April 22, 1994, in which you requested records pertaining to: "any records referencing the Fort Garland, Colorado military installation in connection with human subjects research, psychological assessment, or behavioral modification programs, 1928–1945."

A search of Department records responsive to your request has been completed. We have located records that are responsive in part. Pursuant to our review, we are releasing certain records with portions withheld, attached as Enclosures A and B to this letter.

We note that your April 22 request is related to your earlier request of March 14, 1994 (FOIA No. 94-BG-0047), and that the responsive records partially overlap. Documents released in response to 94-BG-0047 are not duplicated in this response.

Basis for Withholding

Portions of the attached documents have been withheld pursuant to Exemptions (b)(1) (national security) and (b)(6) (personal privacy), as described in our response to FOIA No. 94-BG-0047.

We additionally note that certain records responsive to your request cannot be released as they contain references to                                 the disclosure of which has been determined to be prohibited under standing classification authority.

Sincerely,

                        
FOIA Officer, Records Management Division
Office of Freedom of Information
U.S. Department of Defense
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ENCLOSURE A
ENCLOSURE A — PARTIAL RELEASE
SUBJECT: FORT GARLAND INSTALLATION — ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS
ORIGINAL DATE RANGE:                      

Fort Garland, Colorado was an active U.S. Army installation during the period covered by your request. Standard installation records for this period are maintained by the National Archives and Records Administration and are available through normal NARA request procedures.

The following records, responsive to the specific terms of your request (human subjects research, psychological assessment, behavioral programs), have been located and are released in part:

Document 1:
Memorandum, dated             , subject:                                
From:                    , Fort Garland
To:                                

Relevant text (remainder withheld, b)(1)):

"...assessment of the                                 cohort has proceeded as scheduled. The                        expression profile is confirmed in         of the         subjects in the current intake group. Program designation:                                . Longitudinal tracking to continue under                                 authority pending completion of                                . Families have been notified that subjects will be                                                                . No disclosure has been made regarding the nature of                                                                 and none is planned."

[Remainder of Document 1 withheld in entirety, Exemption (b)(1).]

Document 2:
Quarterly progress report, subject:                                
Fort Garland installation, dated             .
[Withheld in entirety, Exemption (b)(1). 22 pages.]

Documents 3–11:
[Withheld in entirety, Exemption (b)(1).]

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ENCLOSURE B
ENCLOSURE B — PARTIAL RELEASE
SUBJECT: CHILD ASSESSMENT PROTOCOLS, 1968–1976
ORIGINAL CLASSIFICATION:                      

The following records are partially responsive to your request and are released with redactions. These records originate from a program administered through                                 in coordination with school districts in California, Colorado, Oregon, Virginia, and Washington during the period 1968–1976.

The program was designated                                 and conducted under authority derived from                                . Participation by school districts was described as voluntary in program documentation. Participation by enrolled subjects was described as                    .

Relevant excerpt from program overview document (remainder withheld):

"The purpose of the assessment program is to identify children demonstrating the inherited expression profile established by                                 in the period           –          . Identified children will be enrolled in                                 for the purpose of                                                                . Families will be notified of selection through                                 channels. The cover designation for this program at the school district level will be                                ."

[NOTE: All remaining documentation for Enclosure B — including subject enrollment records, assessment protocols, individual results, and program closure documentation — is withheld in its entirety under Exemption (b)(1). Total withheld pages: 47.]

PAGES 3–50 WITHHELD IN ENTIRETY

Exemption 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(1) — National Security
Classification Authority:                         

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