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--------------- -------------··---- --._ \ I .. . , .. ... .. . . .. .. ~ HE·!ORANDtr.·! FOR: Director of Colltral Intelliccmce MAR 7 19"52 VIA : Deputy Dlrcctor (Intelli6ence) . ..., SUDJ!:];.T Te~;nical Assistance for Project Artichoke l. TrlE 1-TIOBLL.:.·:: To obtain technical a~sista~ce1 essential to the devcloFmcnt o·~ Project Articho1:e. 2. FACTS BEARI!:G OZl 'i'HE FROELE·r: a. On 2 April 1951, Project Artichoke.~as discussed a.t an ·Executiv c Scssio:1 of the I:rtellig~n·.:c Acivisor:r Co!:':~J.t.tee attended by the n~!lb~rs rerrescnt.,.ng G-2, CNI, A-2, and tho FBI. Except fo. L· · ~e .FBI, '.!hich ir:dic::tta.:i no i:lterest, the z:s:ni:::~r3 ac;recd to a~sist Slld to a.p_::.oint <). rcp:.·~sent'J.th~e to ':ork \lith CIA on the project. b. The desif;-n~es have c~e:n t1ectin3 \ti t.h the CIA rcprcsent.:ltiv e as ncccs:3r.ry, but .all &gencios h~vc been he.:ndicc.p:;:ed by the non avail.::J.bili t.;r of C0:1?ctsnt tech:1ical advice in ccrt<::.in hig!1ly fielus. spacializ~d ~edical c •. In a r.>eeting of the designees en 2.1~ J::~.!"li.lary 195~1 it \ras .. agreed t.h.at the Cc:-:r:J.tt€e en z.:eclica,l Sci<mces, Resc~!rch and Develop mont Eoard, is the cnly group \:ith the rcq·o.2isite ~ecurity clearance vhich has tb.c tech:lic.al conpct~:nce, to ttdvi~c on tbis problc:::. It \T:LS a&Te~d i\u·thcr th"l.t the best Way of' obtainine the services of the Co;.:;:Uttec on l·:edic3.l Sciences '.-rou1d be throu:;h a mc:.1or~1:!u:il frcr.t the Director of Centr:r.l Intclli~cnce requestins its technical assisto.ncc. d. The at'U'.ehcd t:.e~oro..."ldU::I on the subj cct to the Chair~n, Research and Dcvelo~ncnt Board is concurred ~~ by the interested co~ponents of CIA and by O!l! and A-2. C-2 has dcbyc:d concurrence pending r.cvie·..,. of the mattel· by a. subce::=tittce of the JIC. It is undorscocd teat the JIC ~tbcc:;l.".littec is r~cc:-.:i!ending t.he s~e Hction es propo~ed hcr~in, but that fi~al JIC action will not be t~k~n for a.t leest ~wo weeks. 3. lUCC>:·!EilDATIC:;s: a. That the Director sien tho att:tchcd :::c~orar.durn to the Chnir::!~n, Rcsc.:trch u.d Dcvelc::-~:::cnt !?::-n.rcl, r~qcc~t:i.ne tho technical aosi~t.:lnce ..:.~~·~~~-~~tJ-~1. () .. ... . ··~ ,.:.-,-·.~ ~~ ·-----------··------------- ) . ' ' .. .. . • .- ,. . · - . .... : . ~ ,·) .~ or ihe RDD Committco on gcdical Sciences. . .. . b. 'l'hnt the AD/SI trnns:r:i t to t.hc oillt ar:r mt-nc~rs of "',;.!:e IAC aud to the As~isto.nt for Spacial Scc\u·it;r Pro!>-ro..-::s, Cfficc of !:cere~·. ;:y or Defense, r..c::or:llldo. ad.vi:dng thc::1 of the nction t.:l?.en ar.:! t:.e c~ck­ eround The image displays a stylized graphic with text. On the left, a close-up view of a vault door is visible, with intricate gears and a circular locking mechanism, rendered in shades of gray and blue. To the right, bold, white, stylized text proclaims "THE BLACK VAULT" against a dark blue, glowing background. Below this, white text describes the document's origin from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically mentioning the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection, a compilation of over 20,000 declassified Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) pages. The text concludes with a yellow hyperlink to the website http://mkultra.theblackvault.com. .~ or ihe RDD Committco on gcdical Sciences. . .. . b. 'l'hnt the AD/SI trnns:r:i t to t.hc oillt ar:r mt-nc~rs of "',;.!:e IAC aud to the As~isto.nt for Spacial Scc\u·it;r Pro!>-ro..-::s, Cfficc of !:cere~·. ;:y or Defense, r..c::or:llldo. ad.vi:dng thc::1 of the nction t.:l?.en ar.:! t:.e c~ck­ eround thare!ore, together vj,th a copy 'or the att~ch~d r::e;:::cre.:::!um to RDB. , AssistMt Di:-cctor Scientific !ntclli;cnce Attacloent: 1 rei Proposed n:e~o to RDB {vith orig. only) /1 .· ~~J~ CO!:CUF.RI::!C E: Date • ·. • ·. .: ·,~ The document is a typewritten memorandum with several handwritten notations and official stamps. There are large, black redacted boxes obscuring top portions of the page, likely containing sensitive information. A handwritten annotation "0571" is visible in the upper right corner. The date "MAR 7 1952" is stamped in the upper right quadrant. No photographs, diagrams, or experimental procedures are visible; the document appears to be purely textual. The document appears to be a memo or report, with typed text forming the primary content. There are handwritten annotations, including a circled number "134)", a signature that reads "W. B. SMITH" below "APPROVED (DISAPPROVED)", and a date handwritten as "3/5" with "Date" typed beneath it. Some portions of the document are obscured by what appears to be a black stamp or marking. The page also contains some faint drawn lines and dots, typical of scanned documents.