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( i\.tfe ""'7/11·./'IJZd'lF'?l. UNITED STATES .!. r _L I I, VI .,. "'""'I. .- 0 Dep·:.ty r::irector of Secn:d. ty DATE: 23 April 1959 b '!I \ Apparent re~"J.est for u·se of (~ttacbad) Per yoi.l1" instructions, the ;..Titer talked to· • O!: 21 .!.:;::-il 195? in this r.at"te~"'. •51!fj~ said he is a1-:e.rs of c.::..:;e, ;..'"h.ic.'t he described as ver;; lc;;-lcvel type. He said no official recue5t for Head~uarters pe!~dssion re ~~TICHOXE has come in. i!ill'h said if request is rr.acie he 1d.ll receive it c>.nd t...~en let all co.::-.;:J. ttes r:;e;nbe::s kno".> i.ll:sediately. He stated it wouJ..d be impossible for ar.;;;c:-:e tc:J 1.tse J..P.:'ICEm:E in this case "t-ti:t,hout his knodedge.· •. ,211?'1 had not seen this c~blG. . . ~~ .· - -----.. ·.-.-..- -. -. ~- -. -~ ~ .. .... . .. ...... The image is a black and white graphic display of a bank vault door, suggesting a theme of secure or hidden information. Text overlays the graphic, stating "THE BLACK VAULT" in large, stylized font. Below this, a paragraph explains that the document is from an online database of declassified government documents housed in the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection, comprising over 20,000 declassified pages from the CIA. The text concludes with a URL for accessing the entire collection. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, signatures, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, or redactions visible on this page. The document is a "Office Memorandum" from the United States Government dated April 23, 1959, addressed to the Deputy Director of Security. The subject is "ARTICHOKS - Apparent request for use of (attached)". The body of the memo discusses a conversation about a "low-level type" case and the permission process for using ARTICHOKE. There are several redactions, appearing as black ink scribbles, obscuring names and specific details within the text. Handwritten annotations are visible at the top right of the page, including the number "432" and a circular stamp-like mark. Another handwritten annotation, "58-31", is present at the bottom right corner. The document also contains some faint smudges and marks, possibly from copying or handling.