Doc 0000144836
CIA
This is a declassified CIA Office Memorandum dated August 24, 1951, concerning "Project Artichoke" and requesting additions to personnel briefings about the project.
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The image shows an "Office Memorandum" on a "STANDARD FORM NO. 64". The header includes "UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT" and a date of "24 August 1951". The subject line clearly states "Project Artichoke". Below this, in item 1, it reads "Please add to your list of personnel briefing, concerning Project Artichoke,". Some areas of the document appear to be redacted or obscured by handwritten scribbles, particularly to the right of the "TO" and "FROM" fields. There is also a handwritten annotation near the top right, appearing to be a circled number "163" and a scribbled notation that resembles a "5". The rest of the page is largely blank, with some faint horizontal lines suggesting a typed document. No photographs, diagrams, or explicit experimental details are visible.
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