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The image displays a graphic overlay on the title page of a declassified document. On the left, a stylized, metallic vault door with various gears and a circular combination lock is depicted. The text on the right is presented in white lettering with a blue glow effect, reading "THE BLACK VAULT" at the top, followed by a description of the document's origin and content. Below that, a URL in bright yellow text specifies where to access the full collection. No photographs, handwritten annotations, stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, or redactions are visible. ~ i UjjlCe 'lCIJ2u, aJJC£,1£/iZ • uNITED s·..._ .. T ) cuv L l\. li .\ TO AnTI C!im~ nc pr.:: :len t.a. tiv c :3 . ·DATI!: 16 July l?;;J ( {. .I ., FROM Director of Security . · . ; . , . f ' I , \ SUDJECf: ARTICHOXE; r~statcmcnt of Progr~. 1 : l. I ~ !• • 1. Rc!crcnco is made to attached S'J mcmorandu."l da.tcd . 21 l~ovcnbcr J.952 addresccd to the Assistan.._ Director, OS~; I Chief., l~dica..l Staff; and C"nicf OTS, the subject_, 11.?rojcct i; • ARTICHOKE .n 1 ~ n~ ' 2. Reference is also ma:l-~ to the ini'orma1 conference . held.Thursday, 9 July 1953 \ori.th.~~,..;;St!~ j --~!'iafeand the writer present. · . 3. At the above-:r.entioned co:.1:f"e-rencc heJ.d 9 July 195.3, ~~t':ir~ st·ated he felt in vie·..r of the e:...-pad.ing r:ort: " l i being carried out in all fields in the .ARI'ICP.0:3 proer~.lil G.!ld 1 l':ith the constantly enlarging n1Zllb"rs of contacts a:ld. consult j ants and the in:-'.uinent possibility of experil:cntal. ;;ork be' ng ~ uuderta.'-<en bot.h irl the United St:J.tes and ovt!rseas, it ;:ould be rroll to redefine th~ soecific L~ter~sts and activ-ities of all l those -..;c;r.d.I'lg with the-Project J..~ICE0:-3 and. bri.rlg up to c?.t9 I and set out for CX""'inatic.o the prese:::!-_.and future pla-"1s o! . each group engaged in this ·.:ork •.~ ~~~~ seid he felt that in order to prevent duplicatio::: of effort a...-.::1 to incr-ease • and st.k:.li<>.te interest and. acth'it:r on behalf of ARI'IC:-I0:3, and particularl:; to band eYer; e.fi'o'rt to find· ne·.r t:.etC.od.s, ne·:: techniques, ne;; chemicals, etc. ,-;.ich \or-ould rtork to the b~nefit or this Agency, all parties L"1terested should re-exa~e thei= ,, -work and un:lerst~•d clearly ho·,; each group ,-ould wor~: with an:! support the acti1itic~ c! the others involved in the ARTIC:~Oi3 prog ra .!il. 4. The basic ~eoor~~d~ referred to in Parcgrap~ 1 abovo very clearly sets forth in general ter=s the respon!libilities c! ro the l·:edical Staff, of OT3, OSI a."ld of in connccti-;n with the ARTICHCr\E progra.!:l.. This me.oora!'lch.:.":l ~so aifi:r.es and. assigns i:l general terms the various responsibilities of the participati=; groups and affirms that these resp~~sibilitics had been concu.~~d in previously in a staff study dated 29 August 1952 • .. .. .. ,. ~ .. ~-~ ·--.- , . -~ .· .. .. ...'; . . ;I,• ·. . ...._ -. general terms the various responsibilities of the participati=; groups and affirms that these resp~~sibilitics had been concu.~~d in previously in a staff study dated 29 August 1952 • .. .. .. ,. ~ .. ~-~ ·--.- , . -~ .· .. .. ...'; . . ;I,• ·. . ...._ -. ... , ··- I,' -~ ~- . . . ·j! . ,.•,,: I .It 5. ~Cl·(·,~(·~-J.....,>_~.~,·~'~: CJ !m.-t.hcr :it.;:,:.od in tho abov.:-:r.c:-.tionc-1 , ,I, confcrcnco th:lt th~Jru ':cro m.:my placo:J \;hero rc:p<".JT)5ib.iJJ.tic::; . would lio jointly bct~:e:c•· vnriou:J pa:::ticip.::.tinc croP,?!! c:..."'ld. th~rc ~ would·bo n crcat dcol cf ovorlnpp.inc·:Jinco_it n;;;::·::u.~·~J c.bvlo•:::; :! tho field \ta:J trcmcndou:1 nnd the effort no·:r covered so r..any I diverse activitic:J. -=- , :I i; 6. It felt that" n. rcstatc:::!:!nt of the a· "1!3 o! 12.TICEC":·3 is essential at this t:iJn(;. Briefly, theze b~sic a.ir.s r-;,J bo stated as folloHs~ ~ ~ a. To perfect techniques utilizing crlstine drc.es, ·hJ-p::~si:;, ~ and other elements for the extraction of infor~ticn fr:~ ~ indiv iduais "'hct..hor wllllng or not. . !I :• To provide field tea£~ for testine, exper~~nt~~g ar.i re I ~ fining techniques .utilizing currently kno~·.n ar.:i recc~.;:.:ied ~ neu materials for the cx::.raction of i.n!orm.at.ic:J. fr~ :i..!:. !l 'j digenous p~rsonnel ~d.er field conditions. ! c. In coordination with TSS and the l-~edical Staff arra!"_':e ~or :~ research and e:x:peri::lentation ;.;ithin the facili~cs o? 1 t.hose th-o Components for. the develO;::JC:::lt. or n::a..~S fc;:- .t::.:l . contro1 o! the activities and mentil capacities or ~.di7id­ f f ual.s whether willing or not. I d. ~nduct liaison and i.'1itiaJ. research i.'1 fields and. c;:eo:.s not within the i.t:zlediate caoab'i, i ties o! TSS ar-.:..:i t::e 1-!eC.ic;:..: Sta!! I for the developr.cnt of ideas and y::lssib1e =.aa::.s or e:-:e:-':.ing ·• contro1 over the actiw"ities and. L1ental. c.apacities of ir.:h-iC.- .:.1 . ua1s. : ~ . e. Control the operatior.al use o! ARTIC~0:-3 tech..-:i.ques a.-:=. ser.a :If as the support ele::J.ent to the operational cc::.;:--:nents ir. the use o! such tecf~ques. , . II f. Exp1ore means through indoctr:ination a.~d t:-ai..,:.rtg o~ p:-~vcnt:L-:. the enemy !r~ gaining control over the activities a..-:i ~ental capacit~es or A£ancy personnel; g. Serve as the coo~.inat:!:1g ele::~.ent 8!!\ong all cc..~po:1e:-.:.s :or the .Age:::1cy on thc:;e matters conce.rning the ope:-atio::al ::.se • o! ARTICHOKE tecr~ques. h. Arrange for the exchange o! ·infor::1ation ccncer:-ing ,!...?.T:!Ci-!0!3 techniques and research ~~d develo~ent am~g those The document is a typewritten memorandum on official letterhead, with several handwritten annotations. A circled number "1244" is present in the upper right corner, likely a document identifier. There are several instances of obscured content, indicated by black redaction marks, particularly in the middle of the text, obscuring names and specific details within paragraphs 2 and 3. Handwritten notes appear at the bottom of the page, including what looks like a signature or name ("Carlist") and a series of numbers ("53-183"). The document is otherwise devoid of photographs, diagrams, stamps, or filled-in forms. The document is a black and white, typewritten page with various handwritten annotations and stamps suggesting official government use. A handwritten number, "53-184," appears in the lower right corner. The top portion of the page contains numerous small, scattered dots and specks, possibly indicative of age or damage to the original document. There are also some faint, illegible markings that could be stamps or other annotations, but their exact nature cannot be determined from the provided image. The page is structured with numbered points and sub-points, indicating it's part of a larger report or memo. gaining control over the activities a..-:i ~ental capacit~es or A£ancy personnel; g. Serve as the coo~.inat:!:1g ele::~.ent 8!!\ong all cc..~po:1e:-.:.s :or the .Age:::1cy on thc:;e matters conce.rning the ope:-atio::al ::.se • o! ARTICHOKE tecr~ques. h. Arrange for the exchange o! ·infor::1ation ccncer:-ing ,!...?.T:!Ci-!0!3 techniques and research ~~d develo~ent am~g those elc=~~ts primarily ·concerned as OSI, TSS, Hed.ical Di-;is:ion, DJ? a.."ld . Se.curity Office. .. ·: :, •.. .. \ ' ~ -S I • ?.- , .. .. • . .· . •. . .. . ~ -· . .. ..... l - . ... .... , I· • .. . . i. Conduct nut.lwri7.cd J.il'.i5on 1-:lth other c::-:-.p:.:-.cnt::; c-! ;:.::ncrn . ' mcnt in tho J..f(I'!Ci!O:\J·; flolcl end nrr<!-Ti2o for llnis;:::l rc:Jponrd.bi~Uy thL"o\:sh tho 'A;:,cnc:,. . ~c:::;..o:::ent. havi::.; t~-~ moot pcrtjJlcnt intcrc~;l:, in m:~I pr:vjcct.::~ or ~ctlvi :ic= in .. other dcpo.rl:.!:to~b h.~·rine bearing 'o:. tho o...---~-a:u A:?:TI:::J:G; project. · \ 7. It :~houJ.d be recoV1izcd that there aro t:>.r'.J !acct s c~ poz siblo AR.riCHOKE intcrc~t 1-:hich have never b-::cn aO::cc·.:..atcly cx:.:or.:d. !rom the sta-"J.dpoint opcro.tic~al J,J\?ICllOiS us~. T55 e:.nd tel::! !-:::Ucol Dividon n:l.ll be e;.. ..p ccted, !rc:a tha !ra:ne·.·:ori: of th-::!.r ca;::-.bi:.itie::, ~o conduct the basic rescarch·as to nncthcr or nc~ s~Ch cl~:::e~~s ha•c any posoible nppllcaticn to op-~raticnal usc for ,!_-:a·I~HOKE p-..:.:-_::O$C:J. The introduction of nc~r idea!:> and ne:r tcch.'lioucs arc the rcs:::~sibj,.: -;. o! all components concerned _nnd should be pr~sented by cac:::. c:::ponen't . with as ~uch backero~~d ~atcrial as is possible. In this ca~~~ity · the Security Office n'i.l1. tn3.inta:in contact ad liais::. wit~ s~::.~ntifi: and technical snccialists in these fields for t'he ba.sic de·.-~::::.::.cnt c~ ideas and the s~geestions oi ccw mea."ls !or possible J..!Se i!: A?.::c:!0:·3. ! Such action "n'ill be conducted in full coordi."latic:l -..-:.th ti:e c::.cr I interested components to insure that there is no du?licati~n·cf cffo~. I I I ! ~ I I i i i l l \ ' • . ... • ~- • ' .\ ·- -3 .· ·,· , .. . -· . This document page is a typed report with handwritten notations. It features numbered paragraphs detailing agency directives and responsibilities. There is a handwritten annotation at the bottom right corner, "53-185", and a partially obscured item that appears to be a stamp or seal below a signature, "Colonel, GSC". The text also includes a page number, "-3-", indicating it's part of a larger document. The overall impression is that of a formal, internal communication within an organization, possibly a government agency, given the content and the visible designations.