Doc 0000149601

..... •, I . 't. ' ... t' .. 4.; •• ... -.- ', • I • ··Chief, Chief,. 1 F Sending of ARTICHOKE .'. ·t ..·.. I ' ·, ·:i i . ' . ;. . . ' ·~ ~ence ·.·1 : is made to discussions concerning the sendim; of an ARTICHOKE team to. ) 1': ~for application of appropriate techniques in regard to~ The H- BtJo l > i ,.: .. ·. availability of the following facilities for ARTIPfOKE have been~·with the · · ,·. interested case officers. However, it is suggested that .th~ requirements of ARTICHOKEF ·,:· ; >· ·: · be officially 111ade known to the chief of station .-'-in· order that appropri- {·. . :: ate advance arrangements and preparations might oe made. The ARTICHOKE team is pre- ~.~··_.. pared to depart around 22 May. However, a definite date will be established when •1. . ·, ).'.'· •· ,agreed upon, but it should not vary more than two or three days from the 22 May date. . i.C· . 1·'1 :· ~ ~: .. :·~. \ It is requested that the chief of station make the necessary advance arrnns;e- ~t· ments to procure facilities as directed below in preparation for the arrival of the r·~ -~,\.ARTICHOKE team. The facilities 9,esired are as follows: .. ~:-.~~-· +~~:;· (1) House. A safe house should be obtained in which all actual operations can · .· ·,,···:·.be carried out. The house should be large enough to accommodate a team of .four per -o:!r;i. sons,- one or two case officers as determined by the chief of station and ~~~uards~g;ments should be made for all personnel to have meals on the premises ;: . '. so that operations can be carried on without the necessity of constant coming and . ;. . '. . i. going froat the safe house for ordinary living purposes. .. (2) Working area. Within the house the team will need two large-size bedrooms •I 'l vith a full bath adjoining or nearby. The rooms should be on the second .floor of . • I the house. It is preferred that the rooms be well carpeted and with drapes if pos sible in order that thP.re will be no outside noise, interference and the proceedings ... . in the room can be properly monitored • '<'· ....' .... (3) Location of the house. The house should be The image displays a stylized graphic representing a vault door on the left side, rendered in shades of gray and metallic blue. To the right of the vault graphic, white text overlays a dark background, announcing "THE BLACK VAULT." Below this title, a block of text details that the document was obtained from The Black Vault, an online database of declassified government documents, specifically mentioning the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection and providing a website URL. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, tables, diagrams, or redactions visible on this page. It is preferred that the rooms be well carpeted and with drapes if pos sible in order that thP.re will be no outside noise, interference and the proceedings ... . in the room can be properly monitored • '<'· ....' .... (3) Location of the house. The house should be located in a safe and reason : .. ably isolated area. However, it should be within reasonable distance of the station location for communication purposes and for the obtaining of any equipment and sup . · · ' , . . plies deemed neces~ary in the course of the proceedings • ~- ~·. (u) Guards. S~curity cleared guards should be provided on a twenty-four hour t ~ basis while-._ is on the premises. The team is not in a position nor does it :. . .LJ,..have the facTilli;;-'l:o serve as gy~rd for the subject, and, accordingly, whe~ the. ..·.; ~;._; subject is not be in~ processed,. gu!lrds must be available for the security of the .. subject and the house itself. 8 '11~ ::.· ... ( 5) As a suggestion it is possible that the-arrangement of guards a?d a contral mess facility ~i~ht he suitable for this operation without the nece3s~ty of ' goib~ outside the official .family and bringing in new personnel for this specific • . . . purpose. I I. .. ,. "COPY" ~:~ ' .\ ·~·· }. ' , . . . A.,· • • \.~ . ' : • .,.. :. , : .. ·! · . .. , (: ... ~: ·~~ -.·'P~· ..... _ (6) Knowl&dga of the arrival of the te!'\m and the location of the safe house and the proposed work of the team should be limited to only those personnel at · headquarters. and in the field who of necessity must have knowledge of this opera- ., · tion. Under no circumstances should the mission of the terun be circularized and become the·subject or general. discussion within the station. I, , • . (7) The team will bring with them all necessary equipment for the actual ~·' carrying out of the operation. The equipment referred to represents photographic, recording and other devices utilized by the team. The station will not be called upon to furnish any equipment in this line unless .some unforeseen emergency develops. ~ (B) Required time for the operation. After arrival of the team, two or three The document is a typed memo with handwritten annotations and some obscured content. Top center, "COPY" is stamped, and a handwritten "A" is visible. A portion of a header row with handwritten text appears at the top, followed by a datestamp like "5/7/52". A form with fields like "TO", "Chief," and "SUBJECT" is present, with some fields filled in. Sections of text are heavily redacted, indicated by black bars. At the bottom, another "COPY" stamp appears, with more redacted content. There are no photographs, diagrams, or evidence of experimental procedures visible. The document is a typed page of what appears to be operational guidelines or procedures. It contains several handwritten annotations in the margins, mostly single letters like "G" and "A," likely indicating distribution or approval. There are also several instances of obscured or redacted content, marked by blacked-out bars, particularly in sections discussing personnel and specific techniques. The page is also stamped with "COPY" in two locations, and a small, dark smudge that could be a stamp or seal is present at the top. the operation. The equipment referred to represents photographic, recording and other devices utilized by the team. The station will not be called upon to furnish any equipment in this line unless .some unforeseen emergency develops. ~ (B) Required time for the operation. After arrival of the team, two or three days should be allowed for the team to set up the·safe house and confer with the ease officers as to the techniques to be utilized. The team can then upon a~ree ·· the time the subject should be delivered to the safe house. It is estimated that a I~!. minimum of four days will be necessary to conduct the processing of the. subject, with a possibility of extending three or four ruore additional days. jJ, ... . ;.:. . ~-1 i . ·: c· The team is desirous of running other subjects selected and approved by ··;;:;··.:headquarters and the field .station. If other subjects are provided, th~ team will .... • ~ continue to stay at the safe house and arrangements can be made ~Y the team and ··· · the chief of station for the briefing on each new casa. with the case officer and · :~f the establishing of time of delivery of the subject for processing purposes. I:~; · (9) Disposal. The techniques applied by the team will be in direct considera- ; :·. . tion of facilities available to the chief of station, and in those ~tdihsoeos~ l : ~ 1 cases as where definite disposal facilities exist., the team can utilb.e \. .. ~many forms echniques. In other cases that might be presented where the disposal · facility is weak and the subject may have full or limited degree of freedom follo~ing . the processing, the team techniques will be adnpted to this situation. In each case, however, the team will discuss with the case officer and the chief of as ~tation, necessary, the factors prior to the running of a case. di~posal G- (10) Techniques. It is the full responsibili t.y of the ficer in charge of the team as to the techniques to be employed in each case, and such tech niques have been stated are predicated on the security factors involved, dis 8~ posal fa~ili~ies available.and the character of the subject. ( 11) Composi \,ion.; of the team • .. A !~\ The terun desires to une the services ofi~- ~ho _d The page contains a typewritten document with handwritten annotations in the upper right corner. The typewritten text is organized into numbered sections with headings such as "AREA," "HOUSE," "WORKING AREA," "GUARDS," and "CHEMICALS." The document appears to be a set of guidelines or instructions. There are no visible photographs, stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, or redacted content on this page. The handwritten annotation in dark ink consists of alphanumeric characters and some lines, possibly a file or reference number. be employed in each case, and such tech niques have been stated are predicated on the security factors involved, dis 8~ posal fa~ili~ies available.and the character of the subject. ( 11) Composi \,ion.; of the team • .. A !~\ The terun desires to une the services ofi~- ~ho _d "' .h·a..s-·h"acC rience in team techniques anu is •orking acti~ly ~ on es Appropriate authorizat}on should ba grantod for I ~/ .. :,he •u•e of team during this period. fT. _.., ... ( .. ~· .' ~~· ::j-·. \. . 'j~COPY" ;, • • \ . • ~H • ,;j .;.~ :· ..~ ~· The document is a typed text page with several dark, rectangular redactions obscuring content. There are no photographs, stamps, forms, diagrams, or structured data visible. The page appears to be a factual report detailing the provisions and logistics for a "B team," including medical instruments, electronic equipment, and personnel.