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, 12 Eo:? 19 54 TO A AT!! TtillU Chief, Security Star A \ FR011 SUPJECT: General - ARTICliOI\E; l'ROGiltU·! H~itejation }Cbj~cLivc3 Speciflc - of Aim3, and .· Fw1ctions l!~no RE.F: to Chief, St;!C,lrity Staff •.d td 21 Janllnry 1954 (eery attached) • . 1. The AnTICliOJ-:E T~3.m, in occord~ Hs r·nc.ic / {3 clir~·.;e, ·;i::;it<:?d ;:m.1 S'.lneyed nl ~s1aLion:; in ~ th~a}ea nnrl intcr·iie·.. . r::r1 nll ker r~r.sonn0l for th~ rurp03C3 Of ~ori'3ntntion nnr] th~ deterMination Of }'OS~-ible O}'t:>rntional t:lrcet.s anrJ Jlk"lt'::rbl for fut,_:re AHTlCIICl:E . \ activities:~ Tll"' voriou3 stntion chi~=?f:; nrl'i thoir st::lffs ;.:ere clearly intt:>resl~rl in th~ Al~TICI!C!:E. rrcc:ro"', an'j '-'Cre most co-cj~craUve in their efforts. All rccot.::ni~ed tht: need for the use and development of AHTICiiC'l\E for . operational purposes. ... .: To date, .the foll~;.ring facts are o•;tstonding_~- ~n· cp~r."1tio:1:tl C:lSe \JU3 SUCCr:?GSfulJ y COI'lplct~d =- ., . G- for' ~er; seraro.t~ reFort !IO\oiCVer, th~ - rrc p of a::fditiom.l operationt\1 cases ar8 lir.iil.ty] and \.Jill be r.poro.dic nt b·~st. H o.rr·ears Unt the: ity cf possi~le operational cases are loco.ted i h. Bc:::;tdc::; tlte dC'::t op~~o.tt.;nal c~sc:s,.-it clt.::rtrl:; E'V lden t that r.ubJcr;: ~-s for AHT'ICi!Ol~E totnll -1- ., , I -: . _~,...._........ .... ... .. ~ ..,' , d. Finally, even though the security probl<:?MS in- volved in comlucting an operational case o.re con:;j_d~ruble, the socurlt.y hazards in a research anrl development progrwn ~ would be significantly increased. J. This then necessitates a revisiol'l of thinking and plan ning ln regards to further research and developm·~nt in the ·, ARTICHOKE. program. For this reason, the followi:ir, program is submitted in some de~~il for consideration. Tlris re- \ search and development program do9s not promise qulckand spectacular results, but represents the m4st practical and secure approach to the problem. It "Will l!a a ,time consum- .· in£€ , tedious process requiring careful planninr, and co-or dination. The advantages and .disadvantages are frankly presented as follows: n. Fl:rst; irw.smuch o.s the pri=nury mission of the A:GICHOKE Team is to satisfy the operatiorwl n·~9ds of the ......a ~it is .cropo sed thut the Ah.TICEOKE Team ~t ·to offer bett-er ce~d G- opera ~ional _support. orivenient access to alr-·opera- tiono.l file.s, which are of primary imporbnce in e'l.•alup.tir:g the merits qf a probable target, is reo.dil:t afforded ±n • 1tlso, on' the spot decisions in operational r:.ut ters, after the ini tio.l clearance has The image displays a dark background with a prominent graphic of a bank vault door and the words "THE BLACK VAULT" in stylized white font with a blue glow. Below this, white text explains that the document was obtained from an online database of declassified government documents, specifically from the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection, a compilation of over 20,000 CIA declassified pages. The text also provides a URL for accessing the collection online. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, signatures, stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures or facilities. The visual elements primarily serve as a title and source attribution for the digital document. Ah.TICEOKE Team ~t ·to offer bett-er ce~d G- opera ~ional _support. orivenient access to alr-·opera- tiono.l file.s, which are of primary imporbnce in e'l.•alup.tir:g the merits qf a probable target, is reo.dil:t afforded ±n • 1tlso, on' the spot decisions in operational r:.ut ters, after the ini tio.l clearance has been granterl ~ can be jointly and !IJUtuo.lly agreed upon 'Without the necessit:; of long invoh·ed negotiations. Tedmico.l a:;sis form of library facilities and nterpreters/translators located ntact. is e~ e. other ons '0 namely, the d11tl. the regard to any targets b. Second; in or::ler to adequate!~· conduct o. thorough t/ ARTICHOKE research o.nd development progru:n a thorough (- seurch of the available li teruture in th~ iilillji ~nd the - laborious development of methods o.ncl techt~anAicab~e to the different racial c;roups according to the pe~uliar_: requirements related to the language, racial and cultural background and philosophy of each group, rr:u:;t be marie. C; After this hns be~n accomplished, the app~l of +-hese 1 • r. methoris and ter;hni.ques nrust be :nurle upon :;ubjects. A proposed plan for the field application o orc1~ tionul exreri~cisos, with the tentntive concurrence of the~ is attached hereto. I . ·i :·o, -2- 't. f' . \ ~ ~ 0 \ ,.· 0. . . •\ '-.~' . ; . ·: ' ' •• -, , / ,_ , , ·• ·, v 4.. Foresight is necessury to visul'l.lize the fact th~t tm less adequate personnel and competent technicol assistance are available, any reseurch and development program will · fail in its efforts.· Emphasis must again be made that re search is a time consuming, tedious process, oftentimes with long periods of seemingly nonproductivity. 5. Unless the above conditions are recognized, no re search and development program ~hould be atte~pte~ 9r even ' contemplo._ted because of the d is3.ppointments and misunder- i, ., standings that will undoubt~dly occw·. .. .. EIJCLOSURE.S 1-!-:emo, dtP 21 Jan 54, .. Subj: Fr~~~ Program a~l cy) 2-Hemo, <ltd 11-l-iuy 54, (\ \:5" Subj: Proposed R&D Frogra.rn to be C.::nducted ·- 'o.~(4.cys) .: .. '· : ... .. ,,. t., , •l ,1 I~ ... : : . . . -3- . --·~----=·~ : This document is a black and white scanned page with typed text and handwritten annotations. The typed text appears to be a memorandum with fields such as TO, ATTN, THRU, FROM, and SUBJECT. Handwritten annotations include dates, initials, and what appear to be routing marks. There are also several sections of redacted text in blocky, black redactions. A page number "-1-" is present at the bottom center of the document, indicating it is the first page of a longer document. The overall appearance suggests a formal internal communication, likely from a government agency given the redactions and official formatting. The document is a typewritten page with handwritten marginalia and redactions. There are no photographs, stamps, forms, diagrams, or tables. The page contains several black ink redactions obscuring text. Handwritten annotations appear in the margins, notably "F" and "G" multiple times. Some redactions are large, covering significant portions of sentences, while others are smaller, obscuring individual words. One large redacted area is near the bottom of the page, obscuring what appears to be a phrase. Another black ink blob is present in the upper right corner. The page number "-2-" is visible at the bottom center. The page contains typed text with some handwritten annotations and obscured content. Two large, dark, redacted areas appear near the top and middle right of the page, suggesting sensitive information has been removed. Handwritten letters "A" and "G" are visible, possibly indicating document sections or routing marks. A clear list of enclosures (two memos) with dates and subjects is provided, though some details within the program descriptions are redacted. The bottom of the page has a page number "-3-" also partially obscured beneath a redacted area. No photographs, diagrams, or experimental procedures are visually evident.