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This page displays an illustration of a vault door on the left, with a glowing blue light emanating from its center. To the right of the vault, text explains that the document was obtained from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection, which contains over 20,000 declassified CIA pages. The text also provides a URL for downloading the collection. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures present on this page. ----------------------·-··---------~--- ---------~-------- .... . .. ,: ,., ·' ..' . • • I~ • l Oetobor. 1952 .. •.. ;::r.6~~'1R~, •. ~+.Tf~~ SUBJECT: J.latter Possibl:r R.al~tini to Project ARTICHOKE: 1. Atto.ched hereto is a t:.ezorandu."'ll dcliYI)red to this office b y - · This ua!l one of e. mu::bcr of op~raticno.l · sugge~tions that l·~r. ~i~Z:~ brought. to th.is o!fiee l':hich he ~cor- · stood ;:.-.s interc~td in no·.; idc.?.s. He has no kr.o~dcdze of Proj,:let ARTIC!!O::z an-i r.~s b~~n in..tor:".:~d that his :nlg,ee;::;tion h<!s been !o;:o war.:!ed to the interested. office. 2. · The ~e=:-:-~mt!:u.":l is being !'ol~.-r:rded to· you since it is 'U:lrl.cr steod that ;,·c"J.i.. . o!'fic3 has !.!S\.1-~ed oYc1·all dir-~ction of Proj.~ct ARTICHOKE a:1:t th:..~.: .. :;:::\t"-cr app3ars to b~ related to so::.~ asp~cts of Pr o j oc. . . . , .. • .. -..o. ... -,., ••0 ....... ·.~..!.~..~ Enc. 1 I -. - ... ...... ~ ~ ~ ~ 83720 il ~~-·- t;- :J ·.0:·~~-., ..... ,._-... ....~ =~:...;.t:;:-;~~:1~ ·-..... .. .. .. - . ., . . .. • . .. .. .. A SUGG:::~mn P.i\OC?'.DUP~ :'On CQ!,T. . ZC'TIO;; OF r:::\1?:::~T IO:I .., .. It is well l~o~m th~t o.hile e subject is m1dcr hy;n~~i~, sug~es~~~~s may bo given for post-hy~.notic coha·;i~r, t~-'ld that ruch ~-:.:.;,c::~t.io:1s -:·.i.:.l be acted on 'l!."'l.lc~s they are rcpu~.:!.Ilt to cor:1.l ~:en::c or str~:1c; com·ic: ;~:.~ of I t he subject. These SUe£cstions fi':!.du:D.ly die Mi<:.y, ho~:~·.-<lr. It ~s a::o t:ell kno~1 that those under hjt-no~is 3Xe less c!iscri;:;ir.::.t.ing in thci~ Judt:- · r.ent of persons and ido~s th~ they \i'Ould be :tt ott3r ti:-.3s. It is ~::sible that this coons n ;rny for por.etr:!.tion of ot.her-::i:;:e ~ecur~ o:-z;:mi:a: ~c:.:., and it is sut;&c;t.cd that i.."lv·:~tigaticn be ~do a.s to ;;h.::th:Jr the pos~;i'..:ili~:r could be realized. A ::ethod or procedure for this. is O':.lt.Ii:~~d bclc-:7. ~£ poc itive recults arc obtained fro~ such P~ invcstication, ~o Cln th~n ~~~=-~ oUl·~el•·cs against sucb r:ethods, :md uso thew oursclV"cs a.:;ai::st the ::::.=;. The suggested proc_edure involYes e ccnbi::3.ticn of cc:li'!.!-::nce ==--~ •.:;.ct.ics r.ith hypnotic tre~tmer.t, e..."ld !:lieht £et better rc::.ults t~:-:..."1 -;ither ~-~::::: e.lone. · It o::ould be dcsie;ned. to !:::2J:e. c.·•:ailable to a spy ini'o::·::~ticn that t::~ r·~;:l1liar would not wittingly place in e:ne .. ,y h.:mds, b;r pal'S"I.l:lding t.:..,a subject. t:.:t the infcr:r..<ttion was for lcgit .; i"'ate gc·terr.oent ;;-:.J.r;.oses. J..s ~..:! a.ltcrl:at ::::.:, a. get better results than either alone. It should be designed to make available to a spy information that the individual would not wittingly place in enemy hands, by persuading the subject that the information was for legitimate government purposes. As an alternative, a man might be given hypnotically (with instruction to protect the infant), a strong compulsion to keep a secret diary into which significant facts would be copied for the writer's private consideration, and to place such diary in a preselected hiding place in his home. The enemy would, of course, get access to it in the absence of the writer. In both these cases a man might thus indirectly betray his country and yet be conscious of or not aware. Consider the first case, which is that of inducing a loyal person serving in a sensitive position into reporting to an outsider such things as (1) the progress of colleagues with classified research; (2) facts about plans and procedures; (3) military information. An enemy agent might seek to get such data by conveying to the dupe the conviction that the agent was with the F.B.I. and that regular reports on the sayings and activities of colleagues were required, and that a patriotic service would be performed if such reports were prepared after hours and sent to "John Jones, P.O. Box 0, Washington, D.C." Now in the case of an open non-hypnotic attempt to get such cooperation, the subject, although not initially suspicious of the agent and his colleagues, might well ask whether such information could serve any useful F.B.I. purpose. Research should be undertaken to see whether, if a subject were surreptitiously drugged to dull critical faculties, then hypnotized by sensible F.B.I. agents seeking to find out if the subject can be treated as a matter of importance, and given plausible hypnotic instruction, he could be made to perform post-hypnotic spying without rousing his critical faculties or bringing mental censor mechanisms into play. More variants of the basic procedure might be tried, such as varying the instructions from completely reasonable in the case of some subjects, to the completely unreasonable in the case of others, to see to what extent, if any, the mind might be taken in by The document is a declassified memorandum dated October 1, 1952, concerning "Matter Possibly Relating to Project ARTICHOKE." It includes official stamps and significant portions of the text are obscured by black redactions, particularly in the "MEMORANDUM FOR" field and within the body of the text. There are handwritten annotations, including the number "172" in a circle at the top right and what appears to be a stylized "S" below it. Additionally, there are two redacted blocks of text, one resembling a handwritten signature or endorsement on the lower right and another more structured form-like redaction in the lower center. The image is a scanned document page containing typewritten text. There are no photographs, diagrams, tables, or forms. A handwritten annotation circle around the number "172" appears in the upper right corner, and a faint horizontal line is visible near the top center of the page. There are also several small, scattered dots and smudges throughout the document, but no official stamps or significant redactions. The visual content primarily consists of the text itself, suggesting a narrative or procedural description. :::e :::.a basic procedure !&1ieht be tried, Sl!Ch as vnr;:inl! t!-le in:!trt:.~t!.ons !'r~= co::1plotaly r"~son:;.ble in the cc.~e or so;:e su~joct.s, to the c;::tpl-~t;:::.:-· :-.'::>u1·d or suspicicui'l i:1 ,tho c:.:.c of oth~rs, to sc·:l to i:hat c;ctc:;t. - if nnJ· - t ::~ Dind ::ic:;ot be te~:cn in b:r tho proc·:ldure. Inju."lcl~io::s to i''=>:·;-::t. t:~o :.:.·.:~oti~ indoctl·in~t.tion !:i£;ht bo t:-icd. S~:b::tj.t\~tiOll of fc.l:i~ ::c::':#:•i;s ·of a;. i:::,~l. . - Vicrr cic:;ht. o~ r.t.l;c::i;·tod~ Ir.j~mcticn to ~ccc;:l:. :'l:lo:z~.:u~!~t :-:c::-~1:r1i::·;t::.c o: in:;i...r.-,:ctio:l:> f:·o::: .:-.. n "nc-:::11:.11 wi~ht. be tri~d c;.1t.. Cr~:ltio~ nn \:.:.'!:~:-~::-:lin:~ ,. .. ~i~int; or dir.li~:o fo1· :;c:.:~ UllSii.;.'Tl:~l.:::d i:ltlivl~h:-::-.l- = ni - £)lt be t:.·!.~d. I . . _, _ ..- r ,-.--•. .-..r.. .. .. :...- j l i .,b.. . .... r· ·-.'', .. ( . . # .. \ , • . .. or cour:;c it v;ocld be nocc::;~~ry to ho.ve the e:q:·:l:.·il:~"nts pcrfo1·ood by pcr::o:1::; not l:no":.n prcviou::;ly to. the :;ubjocts, :;inca othcr-•ri::;c 1oic.ht hp.•tc \10 th~ir. c~hco:'lsciou::; !.dr.c!s ::n:ri!\e ·"yes, let 1::; co nl<."'nr. '::ith thi"::; actincr, :>inco it is only plo.yn E:.nd thus yi~ldinc fnlr.o results. On t'hc otho'Jr hnnd, as 1 ·an e:·:pol"i.t!!ont, it oir;;ht be clc:zi:::o.blc to r.~:o such a study. t:itb n. ~ol.!p or univor:;it.y st.~dc.r.ts who hs.\·e p:-o·;iously vol;.:ntoer~d to h'llp ;:i th a bit or psycl;oloe5.cal l"c:>~nt·ch nto b::~in about a r-~onth fro~. no;;" so tho Z:,l~ores~or 1 can pr:.:v~nt n f1·cn:iod C<lll to the F .D .I. from n subject on \-:ho!ll the 'test did not it.moso. Th~t is, cons~:1t to tcl-:o p:t:-t in a. test c.:;n b~J obtained by a p~rsc;1 havi:'lt; the stu:'lcnt 1 s confid~~ce, :::d: v:ith rnisdircct.ion a.s to t~e r~d n~ture or the ~est, but actual op~rntions ;;ill bo b7 co~plete ·strnncors. I£ such a "Drocecluro is at all successful, it co\tld t~t•obublv be ado.r.>ta.d to op-Jre.tic~s i~ the cor:=..mist ~orld vc4y cE>.sily si.'1co ~11 th:l~·a e.re f~iliar 1 with the ic!!a or sp;ring on O:'l!l ~.nother a!'ld of ba:L'"lg co:-~-::~'"ldaered by the U.C.B. to ~ct as ag~:1ts. Unqu~stio:'lL~; ~ccept~1ca of authority, and ~cquiesce:1ce in testing t:..!'ld qu~~stionL"'le pro~'!~lm•es th!'ot would be thouGbt f'nr.tr.stic _he:-aJ could prob~bly be coniic!ently nllo~od for. As a variant to the r.bovc, persons r~sponsi blo for !:.a.."<i~g periodic report.s to ·aosp~'l etc., micri1t be c1up~d i.!1to sending a."l extra co!'Y nror control purposas11 to so::.a dosi~uted :;.:osl-:ow call box • .· . ": • t 0' The document is a typed page with handwritten annotations and what appear to be stamped elements. At the top right, there is a handwritten number in a circle, "172", and a vertical line which may indicate a stamp or a divider. There are also numerous small dots scattered across the page which could be from a stamping process or simply imperfections in the original document. Towards the bottom of the page, there's a handwritten date: "March 28, 1952." and another element that could be a stamp with scribbled markings. There are no photographs, diagrams, tables, or filled-in forms visible. There are small areas of obscured content in the form of faint scribbles or smudges, particularly near the stamped elements. thouGbt f'nr.tr.stic _he:-aJ could prob~bly be coniic!ently nllo~od for. As a variant to the r.bovc, persons r~sponsi blo for !:.a.."<i~g periodic report.s to ·aosp~'l etc., micri1t be c1up~d i.!1to sending a."l extra co!'Y nror control purposas11 to so::.a dosi~uted :;.:osl-:ow call box • .· . ": • t 0'