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-· / '. I :s'-1 o i / / \__.J / / i'J Jqly 1')55 • .. ./ '• .. MEMOitl~NDtiM FOR R.C:CORD SU.l3J.ECT: Project "Artichoke'.' ,<::-~·-· ~ ~:;:··y:~:i·~~ . ' -· ·:~:: ~·.f::;.~~~~-r 1. A few wecl:s ago, ?-.~:; , ·. _.,~.,--...~ ~. informed me o! an incident which disturbed hir.1. and· which he believed called for remedial . action. In the course of a mcctinr.r.. in the Pent0111on v;hich he attended· ~ dealing with coordination of c:,ter:::lal rescarc!l, he w3.s asked ce:-tain qubstions which indicated that several De!;cns.e; or_ficials were awc>rc of 4 CIA a.ct • l v1 • t • l cs related to uArtl • choke". ~- . : - . T .: r . . . l . _ : ; . r , . ; , . : ; . : : ~ ~ t ; ' . ~ . . ; ! . " : r . • . ...,.evG.decl or • pro!es!>cd ignorance with regard to the questions, but v:as pb:.ced. in <l position where it was c!esi.~aol.e, ~!13.t so~e reply be made to these questions. I t occurre d to:. T. . ~ .- < .,; .~ f , . - - : , : 0, • : • ; :::f"? t• h at 1 • t wou 1 . - .2 .. b c d ~s1 0 r~ bl e to create som7 . k ·1 ' n d of informal g:-oup co:-.nposcd o! representatives of the various CIA components concerned \·.-i.th. 11.~·:..rtichoke;", so th•~t problems o! the kind 1 he h::J.d encountered could be considered and a consistent policy adopted by all conc~rned. He envisaged this group as inior:n<~l and fle:dble, called together when problems arose, and not necessarily all incn1.bers being present, but !."·::.ther those who-se oHiccs had an bterest in the problem. He asked my views on this idea. z. I told him it seemed to me it would be a step for\~ard in the right direction, and that we in the Support S!a!! had rece~tly been av.-are o£ a lack o.£ .:.oorclin"2.tio::1. among the various activities rE?la!ing tO 11/,..,..,.,:,.\..0~;""'11 -"-~ \-.,.._.,..1 ..,.,,.,... "-,..o•·-•...,.--,.::1""" n-..r.,..-~,.. :_. ___ ,.._ :.,.. ..... -. .. - ....., _ I -··- --- - • ..,...., -••• -··•""'•"-- -·-·•..,- ·-~-•...,-• ...... "Artichoke", which might have had embarrassing consequences. . ;;. -~ ,,__~:::_~~-··. ·. . ,~~~.':~3S:. 3. In a conversation las-t wce:k,\ ....... The image displays an illustration of a vault door on the left, with a dark blue glow emanating from it. The text on the right states that this document was obtained from The Black Vault, an online database of declassified government documents, specifically within the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. It mentions that the collection contains over 20,000 declassified pages from the CIA and provides a URL for access. There are no photographs of people, locations, equipment, handwritten annotations, signatures, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, or evidence of experimental procedures visible in this image. The visual elements serve as a thematic representation of secure information and the source of the document. rE?la!ing tO 11/,..,..,.,:,.\..0~;""'11 -"-~ \-.,.._.,..1 ..,.,,.,... "-,..o•·-•...,.--,.::1""" n-..r.,..-~,.. :_. ___ ,.._ :.,.. ..... -. .. - ....., _ I -··- --- - • ..,...., -••• -··•""'•"-- -·-·•..,- ·-~-•...,-• ...... "Artichoke", which might have had embarrassing consequences. . ;;. -~ ,,__~:::_~~-··. ·. . ,~~~.':~3S:. 3. In a conversation las-t wce:k,\ ....... ~ .. _.:::..:_~·;.::l-iniormed me he had been v:or"king on his idetJ., and tl:za.t arr:ln_ge.r:lents v. .. erc now· completed for the inforrr.al group, on which OSI would be represented. 1 assu.-:ne such representation was arranged thro.ugh .r'V:.D/SI or Chief, Medicine Division. • <to' '• , . c~~;.~;~;~~., .. .. .. .... • ti.~.: •. ,·.. • The page is a typed memorandum with handwritten annotations. The original document appears to be classified, as indicated by smudges in areas where stamps might have been. There are several handwritten notes, including a date "19 July 1955" and a number "349" at the top, and other scribbled notes and what appears to be a signature at the bottom left, along with an additional date "20 July 55." There are no photographs, diagrams, or visual evidence of experimental procedures. Some areas of the document are illegible due to marks and smudges.