Operation Moneybags was a 1964 government experiment where British Royal Marine Commandos took part in a 3 day LSD experiment.

Day 1 was a controll day where activities were observer but no LSD was ingested

On the second day of the experiment the unit of marine volunteers where each given 200 micrograms of LSD 200 μg and observed completing the same activities.

The third day shows the same activities with the after effects of the drug.

Some letters to the UK house of parliament requesting more information about these experiments revealed more information

Here are some interesting extracts from these letters:

"The use of LSD in studies with Service Volunteers has been public knowledge for decades and a film of Operation Moneybags was shown to the media and public during the Open Days held in 1969. Newspapers on 12 June 1969 carried detailed stories on the LSD trials and, more recently, replies to parliamentary questions have provided a great deal of information. The reports of the actual studies themselves are, however, well over 10 years old. It is not clear at the moment, and in the time available, whether the contents of them can now be released. I will look into this and write to you again.


"The purpose of the Moneybags, Small Change and Recount trials was to identify the effects of the drug LSD on behaviour in military operations. The Volunteers were briefed prior to the study as to the nature of the drug which would be administered. They were also informed that some of them would be given a placebo rather than the active drug so as to provide controls for the investigation. Prior to the study the Volunteers were not told specifically which individuals would have the drug rather than the placebo as this would have negated the validity of the study. After the exercise was completed the individuals were told whether they had had the drug or placebo administered.

The short term effects of the administered LSD were not suggested to the Volunteers prior to their exposure because of the risk that their response would be modified to meet the expected effects. No long term effects for single or low doses of LSD had been identified in clinical medicine and there were no possible effects to advise on.


All the Volunteers who were exposed to LSD had fully recovered from the effects of the drug within 24 hours of their exposure. I hope this information is helpful.

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The publication where these letters can be found is very interesting and talks Chemical and Biological Defence Establishment and UK and US mutual defence assistance agreement. Links Bellow.

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