Memorandum: 746225- A

Clearance Level: TOP SECRET- EYES ONLY

From: Colonel Louis S. Iffer, United States Air Force, Director- Office of Strategic Anthropological Studies

To: President of the United States Harry S. Truman, Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Rear Admiral Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter, Secretary of Defense Louis A. Johnson, Secretary of the Army Frank C. Pace Jr., Secretary of the Navy Francis P. Matthews, Secretary of the Air Force Thomas K. Finletter, the Joint Chiefs of Staff: Army Chief of Staff General Lawton Collins, Air Force Chief of Staff General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Forrest P. Sherman, Commandant of the Marine Corps General Clifton Cates

Subject: PROJECT LITTLE FOOT MESMER

Summation: Project has shown greater success than anticipated. This is due to previous genetic work conducted by German scientist Dr. Heinrich Adolph Schwindler (deceased) 1940. First two specimen embryos were implanted in female opossum August 14, 1950 and should reach healthy birth weight in approximately 1.5 months according to data and projected growth. Test subject female opossum shows no sign of negative side effects from experiment. One embryo is male, the other female.

Assisting in L.F.M. are two scientists rescued from crash site in Roswell, New Mexico 1947 in accordance with Executive Order 226743176C (August 5, 1950). Both are eager to continue active participation in L.F.M.

Human staff is concerned about the motives and morale is low among the human participants. Said concerns are detailed in Memorandum 754883-B.

Colonel Louis S. Iffer,

U.S.A.F.

D.O.S.A.S.