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( I v v ) Uj'\IT~D STATES G OVEI~:0L'.f":i~f 'rO DATI:: 2J J~:1~~~· .19)J .., ' , -!: i FROM Chief, Ope;·<: tier::; Staff, 0/S! . r' r- SUDJECT: Artichoke 2. In acco:-da:;cc ;:i":.'1 ~·cur inst!"U.ctions, I h<lYC ~s:ce:i ~ b J (?) Dr . r - ~ = ~ - ·~ ~ 1 ~ : f ~ t o h .. a . , , . . ...:.".~. p .,...... :"t':1,1; ':"la-.- .~...l _ ~- . . , _ . _ .. . :.. L .. ~ __ , .'".- oA•-"'-' · ~ · = · -r - - - .~...,;_ .,.: : > 1 (1_0, .-= ' - r f )\ . . j . - ., - ., ~ '1. - ,~ Y 1953) n report 0:1 cur l:=:cr,rledc;e of the s~ate of the ~rt i:1 Russ.:..a. \ . .· · .. _ O~T/PGc-•.,...c,.,- _,_ _, "'- .J.::,. -- /U ( [;"; ~ .... -~...:. .... !<- • ( / f·li n ';.<;__.._/ l• !L ~ .· r\ ~~~~/. "/,~,., ~ .. ·'. The page displays a graphic of a vault door, a digital rendering, on the left side. The vault appears to be made of metal with various gears, locks, and a large central dial in the center. To the right of the vault graphic, text is presented in white with a glow effect, forming the title "THE BLACK VAULT". Below the title, there is a block of white text providing information about the document's origin and the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection, followed by a website address in yellow. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, signatures, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures present on this page. This document is a typed memorandum with significant handwritten annotations. The top of the page features official letterhead for the "UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT" and an "Office Memorandum" title. Several sections are filled with typed information, including TO, FROM, SUBJECT, and DATE fields, and numbered paragraphs detailing actions and instructions. There are also handwritten additions and markings throughout, such as a scribbled note on the right side, a circled group of numbers and parentheses on the left, and several lines of cursive text at the bottom. Some portions of the document are heavily obscured by black ink redactions, particularly in the middle left and right sections.