Doc 0000144742
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This document, from the CIA's MKUltra collection, details the transfer of overall responsibility for Project ARTICHOKE from the Office of Scientific Intelligence to the Assistant Director for Administration, with specific responsibilities assigned to other offices.
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Ask the archive about this →·- •. •· /.;,- c:)c.- 0 .,. /:.Ssist.;o-'lt D.:put-J {A.:=:i."'.ist.raticin) for Securi t;;/ Assista'1.t Di:.·ect.or for Scientific Iutelli~t:."!Ce . . SL'E.BCT Project ARTICHOY.E l .... It h~..s b~en ~~eed by t.i.c various offices ccr:ce:r~c:d., a.'"ld ccncu...-:-ed in b:; t..ia D~put:r Dir;:octor;'Intellige:1ce c:nd th3 Dcpu.t-.r Director/l.:;;,.;l".ist:-ati.o:l, t.i:lt o'7er-all re~onsibility fo:- Project ./3TICE0:3 ::~ould ~e t:-a::sfa.rred frc:1 t.~e Office of Sci~n'tllic Int~lli&encc to the /:ssis·~~t Ln.-rector (.-•.==.:L..:Ustrc.tiotl) for S~ct:ri "-.:t. Your oi'!iccs i·iill t!:e:-ei'ore tcl:e the nec~sse...7 st~ps to cff~ctuate t..i.is t-cnsier i:-~ediataly. "' 2. 'Ihe Office of !n~pact:i.on 2.0ci Sccu..-i t~r Y.'ill call upon ~i.e CIA l.~eclical St~.f.f ~d the Office of 'l'ach:'~cal Sor->ices for such research <:!.."'ld S~pport 2.S :ay be reqJ.ircd and appTO?r'.!.2. teo .. :f. The rc::Eponsibili ty for the for.:,i;.n ·scientific a~p~cts of the subject co·.. · e:ra<i by F:-oject ART'lC:i013 ;·d..ll r&:e.i."'l in t.~e Of.!J..ce of Scicrrt.i:'ic InJ.:.elli~e:r..ce. 4. The ref:po_r.sicilit".t for nonitoring t.-.,.e P.escarch ar.d DeYelop ~ent Evc-.rd study i:r.i 'tiatsd by t..~at Eo.u-d. in resp::ll~se· to the Director of Central Int-~ll.igence 1 s lette:r of !.~arch 5 1952., is tr~"lsferred. 1 frc:n. t.~c Of!'icc of Scie::nti.fic I~telligence to the Office of Ins,pection a.-1c S:cu...-i'ty. I . S. Re~ponsibility for liaison r:it.h l.r.rry, navy, and Air Force repra~e-n~~vcs (!.:St:=,lis!!ed at the re9J,est of i:..:'le D~I in the IAC Executi.Yo l!::cti.::e; of 2 .~..,ril J:9.51 is ~scig::ed tO the Office of Inspection t.::ld Secu....-i "o/.
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The document is a declassified memorandum with official stamps and handwritten annotations. A circular stamp with "171" is present in the top right corner, along with handwritten text and a date: "SEP 30 1952". The document appears to be a form with fields for "No. of series" and "pages" which are partially filled in. Handwritten text is visible at the bottom right, appearing to be a signature, "FRANK G. WISNER", above a typed title "Deputy Director/Plans". There are also several black scribbled redactions throughout the document, particularly in the top section and obscured parts of the main text. It is a typed document with numbered paragraphs detailing responsibilities related to "Project ARTICHOKE."
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