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., .. / ,~ ~· HE1 :OHANDPH ~1 lio.y 1954 TO Bl..3 : ATT~ : G- TJIRU Chief, Security sta~ .. FHOH :~-.,A ' SUBJ.E.CT: General - ARTICHOl\E FROGfiAH Fropo~ed Specific - Research aj [e\relcpmcnt .- • ~to be Conducted a~ , 1. The fall O\.'ing program, the ARTICliot:E Research and -~ogra.m, -.;ith the tentative concu~ _ ~ is propose~ for orrlicatjon at~. This presupposes and is based on the fact thft the pr6per ARTICEOKE methods and techniques applicable to the different racial groups in th~have been deve1cpec1 according to the peculiar requirements related to tbe lenrunre, retia} • C.. and cultural bnckgr losophy of each grcup, vith r empr~sis placed on 2~er ti.ona.l exp:riments and excercises cnn be perfopr:ed a . on selected indigenous grcups to determine the ·feasi i:t.:rty· of the...f ollowing objectives: ·-- ... a. Use:of,.ARTICHOKE as an offensi~e -vcapon; that through the use of hypnosis and post-hypnotic suggest'icns, the subjects, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, 910uld preform act.s as inliico.~~d o.nd/or desired ·.:i th cot1rlete o.m nesio. of the procedures and techniques involved in obtaining tr..u t goal. b, Use of ARTICHOI~E as a defensive weapon; ihat .- throue;h the use of hypnosis and. post-hypnotic stiggestio~~' .· a suitable nnd effective secut·i ty measure can 'be in~ti tuted beyond the control of the individual to safer-uard the dis closure of cla~r.lfied inforr.:ntion. For exmnFle: hnving a key \-lord or tbought cont~ininc infor1:11J.tion Ferto.intns to a particular sensitive rroject act a.s the sti:nulu~ to induce unconsciousne:Js. Or, to have classified information era:;ed -1- ... -~ from a courier 1·s 'memory w1til it. .ls tec~lJ eo n t Lhf! 'lfi'ro pr1ate time of delivery by a. pn·urrnnged vcrt-nl, auditory, visual or physical s t.imulu:; acting a.s the key • .:1m of ARTICHOKE rese>arch and rie.-elop ·is divided into two operational phases · At prese>nt p~tienL~k Loth in~igenous cans at the are se_n a'nd treatro by .· . oct.cr r. at t l.tOttld be no rro- . lem to have all the a.;.sic;nr:-(1 to ARTI- CHOI<E doctors in the foy· mcdic.:J.l care. After the proper i~ establisl~d und rnr1·ort ob- tained 'Wltl~ th~ indif:enous patients, it is but a short st~Ep to,..ard llFplyint; h:;Tnotic techniques to um;ittinf, :mbject.s in the cour~e cf medical t!'ternrr. Only hypnotic t<?chniques and no druus will be u tilizcc durinG this ph~!G'?. C'nc!') th~ m::d Tl'Um benefits. h;we been reaped frcm un...-ittir'f. f:lllbj<?cts, atten tion The page features a graphic of a bank vault door on the left side and text on the right. The text explains that the document was obtained from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. It notes that this collection contains over 20,000 declassified CIA pages and provides a URL for online access. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, signatures, official stamps, forms, filled-in fields, diagrams, schematics, organizational charts, tables, structured data, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures, equipment, or facilities present on this page. The page is a declassified memorandum with heavily redacted sections, particularly on the "FROM" field and throughout the main body of text. Handwritten annotations include numerical codes and dates like "H-B/3", "A/B, 2, 10/83", and "11 May 1954." There are also marginalia in what appears to be ink, including large "G"s and an "F" next to paragraphs, and an "A" near the "THRU" line. The document is numbered "-1" at the bottom, indicating it is the first page of a larger document. The overall presentation is typical of a classified government document with official formatting and intentional obscuring of information. tained 'Wltl~ th~ indif:enous patients, it is but a short st~Ep to,..ard llFplyint; h:;Tnotic techniques to um;ittinf, :mbject.s in the cour~e cf medical t!'ternrr. Only hypnotic t<?chniques and no druus will be u tilizcc durinG this ph~!G'?. C'nc!') th~ m::d Tl'Um benefits. h;we been reaped frcm un...-ittir'f. f:lllbj<?cts, atten tion c!ln be nirecLed tm.;.nrd 'l.'itt.inr; subj!:!ct.s by m~r.n:::: of planned oper~tiono.l experiments o.nd exercises os outlii1cd irl" Fhase II. ' .. ../. 1 BASE II very close - .,_.i th tf,e. ~~- th . . . • . .. ccopera te in the AHTICH'KE; resE"nrch rro- gre.m n any oper2.tionaJ duta obtained frorn -<:o.::es conducted. When the General-~"~"u tlirws of the AETICHCl.E .... rrccrnm nre presented to th •it is felt thnt nore t.hc.n sufficient subj ".?Cts ;.;aula "e urntsli"r] by tbe::'l. Then, hyrno~is, drugs, and/or a combination of _t-!10. t1..·o cc.n bt? c~r­ ried out on a fairly lnrgo scal9 to deter;m Ln0 the feaslbili ty of AHTICHOKE: os a. d9fensive and offensive weapon. ·~· : -. . 4. Py ccnr-luct~ng bn::;ic rese>arch on urr.,;ltting sub,iects ur1der the GUi:;e of rrtcdjcnl dbp~11~Jnry practice, the S(>C'Urity hr>.z-:rda nre rr:ducE>rl toP.. b:1re ml.n1rrum, if not nil. :~~IH"tlld Lh•= b.:1~:ic . ' OJT] icatlon !'rl'l roscarch in Fhn~D I en lltl'.;l\.Linr::: subj>:cts bt; 1 'I ;I cor:.t:.:! unr-rcc:ll'::ti·;.:: 1n it~ initial ~:br~"·s, !.h0 J•rohJ .... rn cf tr-r:ni '\I nn Lion of llw l'rocram would be rnin !.mal. L,n tlte a·Lltcr J;r.ncl, ·-~-:.­·: i -..:- .\ • , should th~ brtsic .research n.nd ::11 pl.i.cntlon cf P.P,T TC!"OLF. methodo and t~chnJqu~r, in Fl:n::.~ I bcc-:r.c , .. rc-1uctive, the results r.nn be o.pr.·lied to...-!1rds conductinrr Fhase 11 ns pre sented nbove. F 5. \-larking with·th~\:ould seve~nl, members-of th --•r-- .o the brand genera] progro.rn. 3ubjects furnished by t of crirnin:l] s, defector:;, refurees and ot t'rs ~S~ol or custody. It must be presumErl ~1a _,...mo.y be prezent as int~rrreters ancl/cr o sen-er::; during .· AHDCilCKE oper::.tions in Fhase II. llcw:-ver, the tecl:nicnl of AHTICHC1KE would definitely be withheld from the r!r obvious security rea.sons. 6. e 'Dotter :;ecnrity, n~ conl:.1cts -.:it-h ~ n ref('renc~ to AHTICHOKE will be r'ltl.dc ty any member until fha.:;e II is contemplated. = o.. Shqu~d 'cor.lplic!lt.i·:m::> imi'l"'ment..-1- c tion of the J.r\TICEOKE rr• ollldJ !:r) pcr:;onncl · bccon<:J jecps.rdized, the~ thn fr:'rrcca . th·e and :J.Utl1ori tv to e.~ ucuElte tbe ARTI~IiOl\E Terun r:l!3mbcrs at his discretion. n ref('renc~ to AHTICHOKE will be r'ltl.dc ty any member until fha.:;e II is contemplated. = o.. Shqu~d 'cor.lplic!lt.i·:m::> imi'l"'ment..-1- c tion of the J.r\TICEOKE rr• ollldJ !:r) pcr:;onncl · bccon<:J jecps.rdized, the~ thn fr:'rrcca . th·e and :J.Utl1ori tv to e.~ ucuElte tbe ARTI~IiOl\E Terun r:l!3mbcrs at his discretion. b. J\ri.T ICHCi:I~ re rcr Ls to 1.' be to nnn-cparu ~iJ.l limite~ · due ted as set forth by thdi:IZ: .... : ~1-1m i nl~ tra i:'a ve s terl in the : ., -.3- • ~· .'. ' ~ ' . '·~ .: _,., .. , ., • ,. / .:' support channels, operational direction, coMmand channels and operational rrocedures ~ill be determined at a later date, provided this proposed progrom is initiated. e. Should operational cases nrise in other stations requiring the services of the ARTICHOKE Team, the opera tional cases ~ill ho.ve priorl ty and deci:Jions relating to them ~ill be established by. higher Headquarters. ~ j. : ·- : . .. : .: . -:• ; .. ~·.' "\' ' -4- i ·'~ ... \ . ,' , I ltf'~c.- t-lf ir I.: ,_ . lr. ;, .. The page is a black and white, typed document with handwritten annotations. There are multiple instances of redacted text, appearing as black bars obscuring specific words or phrases throughout the document. Additionally, there are handwritten marks in the margins, including what appear to be checkmarks and letters, such as "G" and "F". The document discusses a research program called "ARTICHOKE" and is divided into "PHASE I" and "PHASE II." There is no visual evidence of experimental procedures, equipment, facilities, or photographs of people or locations. This document is a black and white scanned page of a typewritten report, likely from the MKUltra program, given its inclusion in the collection. The page contains several redacted or obscured sections of text, indicated by black bars obscuring portions of the numbered paragraphs. There are also handwritten annotations in the margins, including the letters "F" and "G" in at least two places, and a notation "B/3". The page appears to be the third page of a longer document, as indicated by the page number "-3-" at the bottom. There are no photographs, forms, diagrams, or official stamps visible on this page. This page of a declassified CIA document from the MKUltra collection appears to be a typewritten memo, with some heavy black redactions obscuring portions of the text. A handwritten "A" is visible in the center-left of the page, and a handwritten "-4-" is present in the bottom center, possibly a page number. There are no photographs, stamps, forms, diagrams, or structured data visible. The primary visual elements are the typed text, the redactions, and the handwritten annotations, suggesting censorship or the deliberate removal of sensitive information from the document.