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,, - ( -:..:' · 3 Fe.bruary 1975 J.fE~!OR.:\:\Dlr.-1 FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Project ARTICHO}=E .. ·- • 1. ln the conduct of investigating Project AHTICHOKE.. attempts were ~ade to loc~te.and review all availnble Office of Security inforwation pertinent to Project ARTICHOKE. The inforr.::t tion base for the "T::tb A" the r.~er.:or~nc!u::l \~·as materials found in old SRS files, specifica~ly a box of ma tc ri:~.ls provided out of ret:i remen t fror.lZ d . . The - referenced hex of .r.:'::ttcrinls also cont~ined n file cnti. tlcd '~LSD," peTt:~.ining pritJnrilr to one Frnnk OLSO:·:. r.Juch of the inforr.:n t ion con t~ incd in 'the ."LSD" file appc<trcd to be I.G. file infor~ation. The Office of Security file on Frank OLSO~·! \-.'as not revi'et.;ed n5 the OLSO~ J:m t tcr \.;as to b~ ~andled.scparatel~ by a different reviewer •. 2. In searching Office of Security records, nn indices card for a Proj cct BLUEBIRD \·::ts found in SRD, rc fleeting nn OS .file nunbcr 69 20S. Hoh·e,·er, an exhOtustive effort to locate such file met ld th neg:t ti\•e results. ~o record Has found in SRD of any file entitled Project ARTICHOKE.· It Has speculated perhaps the Project file w::ts purged th~t RLU~HIRD .or destroyed routinely, nnd perhaps the indices card was inndvertcntly left in the file. Hot\·ever, the fact remains that although an indices card reflecting Project BLUEBIRD was !ound,_no file· could be located •. · • · 3. In attcr.1pting to locate all aY.:tilable inforoaticll\..:. · pertinent to Project ARTICHO!\E inqui.ry; ~lcssrs .qe, 'fiiW, ·r · and o· ~ere tontacted and their assistance wns obtained. . 4. As reficcted in "Tab C!' a rnet:tor.mdttm. \..:as prepared utilizing inforr.t:~.tion from DDS&T sources. Old OSI ·infor~ation \-las revie\.;ed for pertinent information regarding Project· .BLUEBIRD and Project ARTICHOKE. . *CIA C!ficer : . .. .. - .. ... _ ' ·. ., ... '· • J I J 5. . 1'\Ccorc:!i n6 to ~·lr. ft¥1. . MI!M, a rc--. . eH by Office of ~·!ecticnl s~rvir:cs perso~n~l for p~rtineilt Project .. \RTICfiO:\E natcriols ini:i.:~lly failed to reflect: rclcv.::nt d:ltn. HO\ieVcr, Dr. ... : w aGPt o.f ~-!edicill Sen·ices f'l . h' l• S 1 to • • ccrtc1• n sens1• t1•v• e . 1 cs.1n 1s rcportc~ C31ntc~n own s~fc, ~nd on his returil to duty; will search further for _per~inent Project ARTICHOi-.:E naterials . . .. 6. In response This page features a prominent graphic of a vault door on the left, with a bluish glow emanating from it. To the right of the vault, white text prominently displays "THE BLACK VAULT" in a stylized font. Below this, further white text describes the document's origin from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically mentioning the "MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection" and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The text also provides a URL for accessing the collection for download. There are no photographs of people, locations, or equipment; no handwritten annotations, signatures, or marginalia; no official stamps; no forms with filled-in fields; no diagrams, schematics, or organizational charts; no tables or structured data; and no redactions or obscured content are visible. Dr. ... : w aGPt o.f ~-!edicill Sen·ices f'l . h' l• S 1 to • • ccrtc1• n sens1• t1•v• e . 1 cs.1n 1s rcportc~ C31ntc~n own s~fc, ~nd on his returil to duty; will search further for _per~inent Project ARTICHOi-.:E naterials . . .. 6. In response to direction by 1-lr.l'41l&:e, Nr • ..,.,...., 1• ~!iliJ of DDS~T \o,"?.S contacted on. 31 January 1975 in an . attc~pt to rcvic\\' OTS records for pertinent Project :\RTICIIO~E "'i r:~atcri~ls. ~tr. 491'W reported that a discussi.on th J.lr. Snyre STE\"E:-is revealed that OTS h:Jd no pertinent records ·'WftiR available. ~-tr. reflected that the Office of the DDSf,T had ·"gone back to OTS seven or eight tines" to obtnin Project ARTICHO:.CE inforr.m tion, but none C!gg.,;;en tly rcr.t:dncd in OTS. It has been reported th~t 011 Rllll!al J? destroyed a .nur.tbcr of boxes. of rnat"erials prior ;to his tcrwin::ttion of AgcnC). . cmployncnt. ,. ·. . . l • . .... . •· ... . . - . \ ...: ., • i .. . . . . · . • . ...• 1 .. The page is a typed memorandum dated February 3, 1975, titled "MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Project ARTICHOKE." There are handwritten annotations at the top right corner, appearing to be numbers and a squiggle. Portions of the text are redacted, with blocky blacked-out areas obscuring names in paragraph 3. Another redaction is present in the first paragraph, obscuring a few words. The document contains no photographs, diagrams, or forms, and no visual evidence of experimental procedures. The document is a heavily redacted typescript with several handwritten annotations. Prominent redactions appear as black bars obscuring names and specific details. The top right corner features a handwritten note that appears to be a circled "711" or a similar numeral, and a separate handwritten loop. The text discusses a review of "Project ARTICHOKE materials" and "OTS records." The document is otherwise sparse, with no photographs, diagrams, forms, or tables visible. The overall impression is one of a declassified report with sensitive information intentionally obscured.