Doc 0000146261

TO : Ghiei, t;J(ti UATE: 5 November 1956 ,• FROM l.. • .·.. .. .... , ~ . - ... SUUJf:CT: Attached Re1U'9:3t for ARTJGHOJ<t; A studye~ ota .ched requ!'st for use of ART f.UHOKt has been -~ mn.de by m~ . , and in the writer's opjnion the use of AltT!(;HOKE in .l p icular case should be denied. - ct~na.-~ H Tf"t.hf) .~ ,6(3 P.iVCI'l he certainly l'\'Oula be more valu~ble to than be !:Ore, p:lr- ticularly if the he cnsc, therefore, presents a v~ry difficult dispos~l pro In addition, analy:;~is material stt~gests tnat the entire .. matter could well be a~inspired operation. · t'Urthennore, even if the need for the ARTICHOK::: ovP.rruled the ~hov9 oh,jections, 1or the record it sho,lld be not.ed th:"t it be very ~\lld difficult tl) c:~~::;embl~ an AHTIC1i0KE toa:i" in las:; than three or four \7cekn sinCl'! we have no in.fonnation as to v;bether our medical office~" oo or a !mhDtit.ute ror him could obtained upon suc11 r.hort not.ice particularly at this time of year. •.!i .i In sum::~a.r;, al·t.hough t.he ap,e, health and mental attitude of the ~bject appear sat.isfact.ory, the objections to the use of Ail'l'It.:HOK!!: in this ca.::~ in the opinion of &n:; 011tweigh th<~?. need fl)r the uso ot· the technique. The image displays a graphic representative of "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents. On the left, a stylized illustration of a vault door is prominent, featuring intricate mechanical details like gears and a central dial, suggesting security and hidden information. The right side of the image contains text explaining that the document originates from The Black Vault and is part of the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection, highlighting the nature of the content and its source. Below this explanatory text, a yellow hyperlink is displayed, serving as a direct portal to the collection. The document is a typed memorandum with several handwritten annotations. "A/B 2 21/4" and a large "A" are written in the top margin, along with "H-B/3" on the left side. The text itself is mostly clear, but there are several black redactions obscuring portions of sentences. The document appears to be a "MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD" dated November 5, 1956, concerning a request for the use of "ARTICHOKE." The handwritten "A" appear again in the lower right corner. No photographs, diagrams, or stamps are visible.