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.. .. file 3 Lecemrer 1951 A~ !J C "Artichoke"- db.telr after the confernnr.e on Frio succeeded in ~inding , .~ .. , and the wri scussed eleo 4:45 ain related matters fr~ about J:)O to with 2 ~ - is reported to ~n. an aulh·:> lla is R. professor o.t the !fedical rchool of t ~ in a.ddi tiory, is ,!\ phychlatrl9t of con:Jidor nota·. ?ro- 1 is, in nddition, a fully cleared A~;ency consultant. c._ 3 • ......-.'Jxplained that he felt that electric shock might ~a ~~~i~terest to the "Artichoke" type of ilork. He stRtad that the standard electric-shock r1qchine (Hei t..er) could t·e nsed in two ways. One setting of this machine produced the normal electric-9hock trea trnent ( i ncludlng convulsion) w1 th nr:m'!sia af t.er a .n;mher of tra'-1 t'11ents. !le stated tho.t uslng this machine ns nn electro-shock device ·d th tho con .• vulsive treo.tment, hl!! felt thllt he could r,:u;:~rnntee amnMia for cert.-9in periods of time :md particnlnrly he co,tld p,uP.rnntee armesia. for any know ledge of us H of the convulsive shock. '- 4. -stated that the other or lower setting of the or machine produced a. different type shoc.k-~ He said he could not explain it, 't:nJt knew that when this lower current. -type of shock was applied with out convulsion, it had the effect of making a man talk. He said, howfl!ver, that the us'!! of this t.ypo of shock "'as prohih1 t.ed because it produced in the individud excrucitttlng pain and h9 !Jta.ted that tha!"e would be no questlon in his mipd that the individual would ba quite wllltr.f, to give infor.n~t.ion if threat~ned with the use or this Machll"l~. !Ia stated th:tt. I" this was a third-degree m~lhoo but, ul'1douttadly, rH)\Ild ts ~ffectlv-~. '- ,._ T 1187$ ll Ill Tl ~tatod that h~ had n~v~r h"ld the de..-lce :!pplled to hi1,aelf, hut ht:>d tnlk~,! wtth peopl~ who h11d r-e~n nhocked ln t.hi:l MA.rm~r nnd st~tod thn t they COMpl:Uned thrtt thP.ir whole i;laad wa3 on fire and it was r.'1uch t(lO painful a treatment for any medical 'pr:tctlca. l!e stated Uw t th~ only way it wa~ aver nsed WF.s in connection w-ith -Md n its use was extremely painfql. Th~ writer asked:. whether or not in the "eroggy" condition following ha convul y tho electric-shock mllchina anyone had attempted to obtnin hyp- e. noticg control ovt:?r This image is a digital representation of a document's cover or introductory page, not a scanned page from the MKUltra collection itself. The dominant visual element on the left is a stylized image of a bank vault door, symbolizing security and access to classified information. The text, presented in white and yellow, clearly states the document's origin from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically mentioning the "MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection" and providing a URL for access. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures present on this page. 'pr:tctlca. l!e stated Uw t th~ only way it wa~ aver nsed WF.s in connection w-ith -Md n its use was extremely painfql. Th~ writer asked:. whether or not in the "eroggy" condition following ha convul y tho electric-shock mllchina anyone had attempted to obtnin hyp- e. noticg control ovt:?r the patient, since lt occurred to t.he writ~ it would be a ~ood time to attempt to obtain hypnotic control •. ~ - stated thot, to his knowledge 1 t had never boen done, but be could make 1 ·'· _,. ...... ..., - . "' "'"''-' • 1 -• ~ •• -.-. .., ... ~~ -...... ~ . ...... ·· .· •.. .... .· -· ., ... . .... :~- • ' '" ! " ~ " :' - ·-- ) .• . ~ .... ............ - . · ' · ~ · ·" . ' . .. .,. t.hl:l nttn:':lpt in tho ne11r future nt lhc ..._. ;;nd he would sea wheth~r or not th.i.s co·Jld Le done. :: and~as A c. 'Well as a.ll other::s pretSent., ... c electro shock nt consider~ble lenr;th and it wa~ opinion thR.t an lndivldul'll coLtld gredunlly r:e re- e uss of elr.ctro-ehock trellt!'lent to the Yegotnble level. H~ stated that., wh~re:l3 RI"ln~sla co:1ld hJ guar~mt.ee(! r~l<>.ti ve the nctu:Jl use of the shock nnd tb~ u..,a el~l~!lnt ~~.trrou.nding it, he !3-'lid it would obtain imperfnct n:nne<Jia for pr.rlods further bnck. He stnted neveral instances in which people who hall been ~lve11 the electro-shock treatment remembered some details of certain things and complete ~lank::s in other ways. 6 . ' . tieing 1 according thnt the ~ t cal offic~s. and ln the mnjor in use at all times. 7. ststed also thr.tt there would _'be no way of .. detecting that an indi hn.d t-~en given electro-!! hock lroall'!ents ex- cept tl1rough the use of the electro-encephalograph and then only if the indi'7idual who had ~'een given the el~ctro-shock treatm~nt were plac~d on the ~ncephalo1~raph 'lftthin t'.olo weeks after th~ shock had t ean given. !~e st~ted t~~t a d~flntte pattern (~l~iler to the ~pilentic-cncephalo~rarh !:::Sl .d shm;ed on the enccphalo~raph <1ftor tty shock tr~•1tr:1ents, but. this patt.orn diminished in tims and disappeargd ln about two weeks • .· :· ~: •' ' .. -2- .. ,· - ·. -, ~ ·J~ ;.·~--~.·1 . : ' -. ~ • "l'" • The image is a scanned page of a typewritten document with handwritten annotations and redactions. There are no photographs, diagrams, forms, or stamps. The document is heavily redacted, with black marker obscuring significant portions of the text, particularly names and specific details. Handwritten annotations appear to be in the margins, consisting of letters (A, C, B) and a date notation "A/B, 1, 39/4." Additionally, there is handwritten text at the top right of the page which reads "3 December 1951." The overall impression is that of a declassified document where sensitive information has been intentionally obscured. (~l~iler to the ~pilentic-cncephalo~rarh !:::Sl .d shm;ed on the enccphalo~raph <1ftor tty shock tr~•1tr:1ents, but. this patt.orn diminished in tims and disappeargd ln about two weeks • .· :· ~: •' ' .. -2- .. ,· - ·. -, ~ ·J~ ;.·~--~.·1 . : ' -. ~ • "l'" • -·--· - ----·-------------- --------- - ·- ....... " _ ...... __ ' ~ . . •:-~ .. ,· . · .. ... -.. The document page appears to be a typed report with several handwritten annotations. There are black redactions of varying sizes obscurimg parts of the text, mostly names and specific details. Handwritten annotations are present in the top left corner, consisting of "AC", "C", and "AU" in different positions. Additionally, there are some faint drawings or scribbles on the left side of the page near the middle. A page number "-2-" is visible at the bottom center, and a heavily redacted paragraph or phrase is present at the bottom of the page.