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• __ _. .. . . . I Chief, Security Research Staff DATE: ll August 19S"4 ~hicf, Technical Branch fro~~.-~ Technical Supplies; Request for • f r;: .. l. J'iiif{GIIOKE Team, at the request of th...-, is F f. ··going to:. o conduct speciu-··dl;>erations on three uigent and ... sensitive cases betlieen 25 August and 3 September 1954. We h~ .rI. ' . ". . · • • . •. . i t1 ~£.the cases involved with Headquarters' Case Officer,:~ ~-· ~ and it is believed that these cases make ·ideal test sub }I~, jects for research using LS~2$. 2. As you know, we have recently received from a ve~J!~j&· thWJI48 informed and authentic so1.1.rce detailed information that ·have had an ~litial success in using LSD in direct intellieence-type interroeation. In viQW of this, we feel that ai'ter the standard A.ill'ICHOKE ·work is pe-rformed by the Tl3am, c.>..-per:i.nlent"ltion should be t·· · carried out using ~w and potent chemical on the three afore mentioned subject=>. . . officers having knat-lledge of these cases support this tiew. · J. We have at present a small amount of l.SD stockpiled but we do not feel that it i3 sufficient to properly carry out these interrogations. Therefore, we request ~c authorization from G- you or . if necessary, to request fro~he following amount of l.SD for this work: - ··:--r ., Three (J) boxes, each contaJ.•1ing six (6) ampoules, I" ·~ 1 cc size, 0.10 mg per ampoule, for a total of ' :t • •• 18 ampoules (standard Sandoz pa.cltage). . ··'~-~ .. ,.· .·. ~J: 't\ \ ·• . : ,·· .. 4. Since our stockpiling of unusual chemicals is carri--ed • ,• 1 I out in an extremely covert ma.rmer a..."'1d larGe amounts -.r·e not :pro cured or kept at hand, we prefer not to secure this chemical ourselves .U.though we believe we can do so, if necess;.ry. ',; '~ F ). " Since our medical consultant will leave fa ahead.of the ARTICHOKE Team, probably on or about 16 high priority is requested for this matter • • I : . i. ... • ' I • ,;··. •• J .. ,.,; ~: ··. ,. . The page displays a stylized image of a bank vault door on the left, with a neon blue glow emanating from it. To the right of the vault, white text is overlaid on a black background, announcing "THE BLACK VAULT" in a stylized font. Below this title, the text provides details about the document's origin and the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection housed on The Black Vault website, including a URL for access. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, signatures, official stamps, forms, tables, or diagrams visible on this page. The page is primarily textual and illustrative, without any visual evidence of experimental procedures, equipment, or facilities. This document is a United States Government Office Memorandum with "STANDARD FORM NO. 64" at the top. The form is filled out with sender and recipient information, including "Chief, Security Research Staff" as the recipient and "Chief, Technical Branch" as the sender, dated "11 August 1954". There are handwritten annotations in the margins, including "A/B, 2, 29/17" at the top and several single letters or letter/number combinations (F, G, A, H-B/3) throughout the text. Portions of the text are obscured by black redactions, particularly near the end of the first paragraph and in the fifth numbered item. The document details a request for LSD for research purposes related to "ARTICHOKE Team" operations and mentions the use of LSD-25 in interrogations.