Doc 0000184477
CIA
This document is a declassified CIA memorandum dated August 6, 1952, concerning Project ARTICHOKE, which details the transfer of the project and suggests a review of its associated file.
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Ask the archive about this →-·- .. ·- .· .. - - AUG • 1. : &- MEMORANDUM FOR: C'.aief, - 0\. SUt>....JECT: Project ARTICEOKE -.> ., 1.. In accordance ldt .h tbe attacbed J:l.emo:;:-andum Cbief" to tbe.....,. 6-' 29 Jul,y 1952, of Project ~~ICEOKI is trai1sferre~ti we this date, .fro;n Chief, ~ ;1 in> Chief, _ , . ~ . ..... I 2.. Att.acbed tn thl.s n:mor<L"ldum is t.!'..e ARTidloKE file Which it is sug&ested that you review for any J .. • necessar,y ~~ediate a~tion. j = If- ,. ·-r /- ;j, . J Attacbmen'ts: !!emora."'llium as stated above. - ?v A.llTI CROXE Fih . ' cc: Chief, Chief, Chief, Di.sfu-ibution: Orig. - J~aressee 2 3 4 s 6 . , . -~·;r .. '-· .. . -:. J{) • .. ,. ' ., . .-.----... .. ,;-· • If -~"(' -~--.· -~,·- -,.,~..,._, .... ... ~. - : -· .-. ~ ~ ':, . . - . .... ~ -,...: ..,. . • c ! • • • ~- • ' ~ -·· Co7 • . , . I . '· ~
The document displays a stylized graphic of a vault door on the left, with a neon blue glow emanating from its details. The text on the right states that the document was obtained from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection, housing over 20,000 pages from the CIA. Below this, a URL for the collection is provided in bright yellow text: `http://mkultra.theblackvault.com`. The overall presentation suggests a digital artifact or a page from a website, rather than a traditional declassified paper document with handwritten notes, stamps, or forms.
The document is a memorandum dated August 6, 1952, regarding Project ARTICHOKE. It appears to be a standard administrative document with several redactions obscuring names and specific details. Handwritten notations are present, including a date stamp "AUG 6 1952" and "APPROVED FOR RELEASE" with a date of "13 JN 1970". A distribution list is provided with numerical entries and "Chief" listed multiple times, suggesting internal routing. The document also includes an "Attachments" section mentioning the "ARTICHOKE File" and a "Distribution" section with a list that includes "Orig. - Addressee" and numerical entries for various "Chief" positions, with some entries redacted.
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