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Agriculture had been cnli~;tcd to speed up _the bringin;:: in ~o the · United States various bot.1.nicals for the ARTICHOKE prc.;n.:-n and ~he Department of Ac;riculturc had given fine co-operation in th!s conr.ec tion. 6. ~;~ then spoke of the conference The document is a typed report with handwritten annotations and a circled number. On the top right corner, a handwritten number "224" is circled, and above it, "11 May 1953" is written. On the left side, there are handwritten notes: "delete," "ntire ?" and "sira." Redactions are present throughout the document, obscuring specific names, organizations, and possibly sensitive details. The body of the document consists of typed text detailing a conference and subsequent discussions regarding research and testing. There are no photographs, diagrams, or explicit visual evidence of experimental procedures. aJ:;o pointed o.~1t th<lt the V. S. Dcp:::.rt:::cnt o! Agriculture had been cnli~;tcd to speed up _the bringin;:: in ~o the · United States various bot.1.nicals for the ARTICHOKE prc.;n.:-n and ~he Department of Ac;riculturc had given fine co-operation in th!s conr.ec tion. 6. ~;~ then spoke of the conference with ~:e4:'i;;£~~ ,g~;;f%~ and certain specialists in the Food and Drug Adrr.:nistrn:ic:-. and how full co-operation had been promised by these indiv:duaJs. ~""'lZ'.iii:liclescribed the various laboratories and testing fc:.cilities of the Food and Drug Administration that would be made available to the ARTICHOKE work when and if necessary. 7. At this point, there was a general discussion cor::erning the problem of the ret~rning POW s from Korea.·~ gave a. de tailed description o£ the problem to that point a~d told of t:-.e ARTICHOKE efforts to assist in the interrogation o! the re!.urneeE. · All ha.nds agreed that the "hard cor~·rr group and those >vho had be en successfully indoctrinated were excellent subjects for AR':''ICHO=~ ·.-;ork · but it was the general opinion of those presant tha'; owir.g !.~ publicity and poor handling, the ARTICHOKE tech:dqu.es co:;uJd nc: p:-o- ·. .,bably. be brought to bear. tli~f~~~ stated tha! he was making .. every effort in this connection and pointe·d out that he kne'.';.l all tr.e Surgeon Generals personally and was endeavorbg to fully a:cqua:..::J.t them 'Vith the p~ssibility of ARTIC!10l<~ use in connectior~ \vith t~e returnees. · ·· · · . ·s • A t t h 1 · s pom· t, .st:';. . ! i . ' ; "· . ~ _ " - "~ ; - , ~" ~ ' presen · ted the paper v.•n · tten ~y of c: S,.t'~~~ the Medical Staff on his research the h;·pc·-· spray and related bstruments. This paper, which cove:-s in de!.a:..:. and various devices and problems in .connection with the ::.se of :he hypospray,. reflects as a conclusion th2t at the present ti::'le the hypospray does not appear to be useful for the A~ TICHO:~E wor:~. ~~~~~stated, however, that the 1\.~edical Staf£ inter:ds .to 1!ee::: in touch with the entire field and any new developments ,c:.:!.ol1g t!:ese lines will be studied to see if they have an ARTICHOKE ~teres:. · 9. &F.S,5t%:cr~ then discussed the "Explosive" c~se. ~~p~:·:~ P".. y·,-, ~ ~ < • .._._......~.~ pointed out that the individual known as "Explosive" had ~een .dropped from any possible operational The page is a typewritten document with several sections, each numbered and discussing various topics related to "ARTICHOKE work." There are numerous substantial black redactions across the page, obscuring names and specific details of discussions. Handwritten annotations appear at the bottom right, including "(Copy)" and a handwritten number "53-102". The document's content seems to detail discussions about the use of ARTICHOKE techniques, personnel, and specific cases, with redactions indicating sensitive or classified information. field and any new developments ,c:.:!.ol1g t!:ese lines will be studied to see if they have an ARTICHOKE ~teres:. · 9. &F.S,5t%:cr~ then discussed the "Explosive" c~se. ~~p~:·:~ P".. y·,-, ~ ~ < • .._._......~.~ pointed out that the individual known as "Explosive" had ~een .dropped from any possible operational use and that t~e civision that controlled his future activities were preparing to t1:::-n him ____ _ ..... ,.,.. _ . (Copy)· .. ... · ~ 1 oos e ~\~~~~·~::~~~.!~~~S:?4:~:::.~~:::~~~--~~.:~~:~is;:;.;;:±~r;.,~..:~itz::;~~~~~ ~Ji!·:-:'.·'-'''~ ~--~~::c-.-_-;_,,_, •., .... ,.:, .3>~.:r-.t"'*"""~7.l.. t;.,:.:,:;.:;.::-;;!;~:)ointed ou• ~~~t SO l1ud 0~.;~;;-t~::d~:U;;~··_d;:'~";-~~lrity v~-~w bcc~u!:ic (:;:;:;!;:t~g.,..' point of of lt:~t'~ medical report on "E:-:plosivc" ~d a cart:.:fcl ar:~:ly::.is of the facts in the case by ~..;'2~~~~ and ~~~!j fro:-:1 a security basis. · 10. ~~then stated that he had recently been ir. tou"ch · with Senator Lodge (U. S. Representative a':: the Unite~ ~ation::::) and Senator Lodge had sho\vn a great interest in the potcr.tic-_lity of the Chinese and Soviet usc of ''brain wa.shing" as a propc>.ga.."":da weapon fc:· ·use by the United States at the United Na:io;.s1 sessior.s. Senator .Lodge stated he was seeking a very dramatic word whic!-1 wou!o:! indi;: :;:te horror and would condemn (by its sound) So .... ·:.et prc>.ctices of at~ackir:; people's minds. ~--"'3 stated that he had mentioned use of the word "impermissible means" as a combination of wore s t.o be used b ...- Senator Lodge since the Soviets themselves ~ad widely u!:ecl these words in connection with the .recent rel~ase of the doctors who had been charged with p~isoning Soviet officials. il. k~~~ gave a brief report on spire-oxy-ba:::bit-.Jrate which he was having tested. He stated that, to date, results }:ave •. b,een disappointing but work in this connection will continue. lZ. f"~~~ then sugg·ested, in view of t~e widesprez.:: interest of the ARTICHOKE group a.."1d the fact that the .~R TIC~OKE ?='C gram of necessity continually moves in ope::-ational cha.::.r.:els, that a:1 OPS man of senior rank, possibly attached to the office of DD? - should be invited to attend these meetings ~egularly. ~~:!,!~ ~::;:;:~stated this ma!"l should have suificie:-.t al.lthority to discuss . the ARTICHOKE work with high level OPS peo:?le and srated he shou~2 also have suf£icien~ knowl~clge of operations to underst?...::d the AR TICHOI<E problems i!·.;·_!"elati.on to operat:.ons. r!.~_::;-'~':::_".:~~ ·stated he would talk to t:'-f:·:~~":"?Z~~ in this conr:.ec~ion. All . 4o.~ ,....;;ri.~ agreed this was a very sound idea. discuss . the ARTICHOKE work with high level OPS peo:?le and srated he shou~2 also have suf£icien~ knowl~clge of operations to underst?...::d the AR TICHOI<E problems i!·.;·_!"elati.on to operat:.ons. r!.~_::;-'~':::_".:~~ ·stated he would talk to t:'-f:·:~~":"?Z~~ in this conr:.ec~ion. All . 4o.~ ,....;;ri.~ agreed this was a very sound idea. 13. The meeting adjou:::-ned at e>.pproxi::-nately 4:00 ?}.{ a.!ter . Thursday, 21 May 1953 had been agreed upo:-: as tJ1e tir::e of the next meeting. This meeting to start as usual at 2:00 P}.·f ar.C. to be held in the SO Conference Room. ,· .. 'i -· The visible content of this page consists entirely of typed text, organized into numbered paragraphs. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, signatures, stamps, forms, diagrams, schematics, organizational charts, or structured data. The page exhibits several instances of redaction, where black ink obscures portions of the text, primarily at the beginning of sentences or within names. Specifically, redactions are present in paragraphs 10 and 12, as well as at the very beginning of the document. There is also a handwritten annotation at the bottom right corner that reads "(Copy) 53-103".