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·- i •• ·. ~--~.. .. - Co-:.·····~· c·- · .. .~ .../_ OJJice • .. "TO Assis'trult Dll·ector/ Scientific Intcllieence DATE: ~9 l·~Y 29~2 FJlO~t Cllicf l·!t::dical Sbff 1 SOP.JECT: Special Intcrrocations -.··~ ..,. 1. Reference is :=-.:ld.e to the attached dra1't 1. subject "Special. Intcrro::;et io::.s." 2; At the ccctir.,z of 14 l·~Y 1952 the !·:~ci.ical O!'fice out1ino!d its position rese.rC.ing the .:..l·tichoke Proj:ct and requested that the t~l'!l "r:~co-h:;r-nosis" be used to C.:i'ine those responsibilities interic eic l:ithi~ th~ prosr~~ ~ha~ basically !t:,~dical. '!'"!\..is 'bas as::.·~ed.1" a~d. it \:as w"i t!l s"..!cb undcrstnnding that further concepts o'f res,r:-onsibiJ.iti~s vere evolved. 3· .T".ne ·attach~d draft p1·oviqes the deleg"-tio:l c! auth ority in reG~d. l"eSC::!.rch to the l·:~dical Office, a!:.:, lists i:l its "e.c~criptiou." Vll.ried. tcch.-..iqucs ~ertir.~nt to s;.:ch ::.·~sea=-::!1. T"nis l~tud exter~ tb~ sco~e of ~edical respo=sibilit~es beyc~d. the previou!:ily azreed dc'finiticn. ·q.. It w-as also a:;reed at the .!:.·~eting of 11~ !·:ay 1952 tl:.:::.t ..... f'ield s.ctiY i tics ~:culd be w::d.e1· the co:=z!.!ld of the C:.i~f of field stc>.tion conc~rned, :prov-ided that instm:ces cf t:::is C6-::-ee ~nt •Jol.lld. be :.·cferred b~k to he~1ml:!.rtcrs for fi:--~ C.ecis!.::n. Pal."a&ra:ph 2a.(3) doeG not p:!X>vide for the qi.:.alii'yin,:; ;Fzase. 5. It is requested teat the project draft Jr..Jre closely out1inc the concept of r.~clica.l rcspcnsibilit y as ori~ ::1t".lly defined and that .Pa:.·asrt'-1?h 2c.(3) be ch'..nGed to proviC.~ for the necessary quo.lL.·''ying phrase. ·. .... ·~ Att.""tcb.: 1 1. Project Draft Di::;tribut:!.cn: Oric; £. l /.cd.l·~sfice 1 1-'ile ... , . , •.. r- ·-·-:·-- -·-~----·-· . . . t ,~ TRAHSt·ll TT Al sr1r . r~. . ' ~. :t-+.O ~~"t.52 '""-ro~t 1'0: . ·~&~m> .. DUILOiroG . . ~~001.1 tf.O. .. ~~- . . REr.1ARKS: . . . I .Joe: .-~· I QSVC re:-..1. the enclosed T!l doclZcnt e.nd, ns t~<tMtl kne;ws, a.:l in co . n .. ai.! er~bltr di~~E~·ecrc!:!nt vith it. I "' oeecs to r.:e to be ::l belc.tad. ::.ttc;:~t to ~}:e up for 2 or 3 CC:l.fusio. :;e~rs nnd. in~rrectivr.oss. I ~uestion tl:e security in etc ins the stud.:r in t!J.is. vay, if it is to be clor..e a.t all. If this is su:Jposed to be cove:-ed. up o.s e. de:f'cnsi\•e feasibility stU:.y, it's o.f :pretty C.tlr..n trnnsp::~.rerit. There is + o n f . o ,_ b n \" A i ~ o -r u o. s e:·: m- p -~ e ri The dominant visual element on this page is a digital graphic of a vault door, rendered in shades of gray and blue. The text overlaying the image states that the document was obtained from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, and specifically mentions the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. This collection is described as housing over 20,000 declassified CIA pages and is available for download at a provided URL. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, or redactions visible on this page. is to be clor..e a.t all. If this is su:Jposed to be cove:-ed. up o.s e. de:f'cnsi\•e feasibility stU:.y, it's o.f :pretty C.tlr..n trnnsp::~.rerit. There is + o n f . o ,_ b n \" A i ~ o -r u o. s e:·: m- p -~ e ri ~ t :: - . : .. l .. ! .. ! .. t ... a - ., . . . . . l : : . : ;o . : : - : ~ _; t ; il ~ a . . ! t _ : r ~ :e ~ t ~ • · FRC:.1:begin to set it d.o:'l~. <- -- I •• ; . ~--;.,11· BUILDING . r=!OO:.I NO. EXT.:I:~IC.'i a · . F S O EP R M 1 9 N 4 O 6 . 36• l . ·-· . .J ·"-· . . .. . The document is a typed office memorandum on what appears to be a pre-printed form, with a header that includes "STANDARD FORM NO. 64". Handwritten annotations are present in the top right corner, including a circled number "142" and what appears to be a stamp "Copy No. I c.". There is also a handwritten "S" to the right of the date. A significant portion of the right side of the page contains a large, heavily redacted block of text and imagery, possibly an attachment or an area obscured by censorship. The bottom of the page shows a section for "Attach.:" and "Distribution:", with some handwritten entries such as "(19) May 1952)" and "Orig & 1 Addressee", "1 File". The document is a "TRANSMITTAL SLIP" dated "May 19, 1952". It contains a handwritten remark from "Joe" expressing disagreement with an enclosed document, questioning the security and transparency of a study. There are fields for "TO:", "BUILDING", and "ROOM NO.", and a section for "REMARKS". At the bottom, there is a pre-printed "FORM NO. 36-8 SEP 1946". A circled annotation "(1-12)" appears in the top right corner. The document also shows some faint, scattered dots which could be from the declassification process or an inherent characteristic of the original document's paper.