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.. . TO File DA'fE: 17 July 195J A • • .. ~- 6/IP SUnJnCT: Conference '' 1. On Tuesday, 11~ July 195J, bet,,·e~n J:OO PH and 5:JO the \-triter discussed various rnatters ~chnical Br;mch of SO '~oith ._-r It should be Secret cle~r~nc~ <1nce at level hacl bc~n obt:.d.ne to permit the \·rriter to discuss certain ~atters us with him at this time. Th~ briefe~vcry ~r':!full~v 2. \·Triter .on the security rrunificc;tions involved' and then d:l;,cussed the defensive n ~nac ts of ARTICHOKi:: an~i the defensive aS1•ects of the \orork of the Technical Br«n·ch with · ·· · After perhaps .an .o .'s .d~s.- w cussion on these matters, the writer uo with• OD~ned nnd c).-rlainad the vv.rious fields in Hhi.ch ARTICHOKE and he · ~ Technical Brnnch had interest thr:1t raquired research of various types. J : .: . . . . ~ .:~ ~ - :-_-. <tnd the \·Triter discussed th~se matters for a considerable lene:th Clf tiMe and~resented the w'Titer vd. th n1JJ!1erous ideas ;.rhich he had develo:-'ea and •·ras thinkinr: about ;.;hich he fee1 s art:: -,f interest to this Ar;ency and particularly to SO~e of the matter appears to be ver.f specifically of interest t6~d other components of the Agency. L~. The •n·iter informed-thc.t certain idc~s .. while not exactly pertinent to his O\m fields of interest, uere nevertheless of interest t~nd the \~Titer ;.rould con- l"l . vey any ideas submitted b~. o. the .rnpe r offices \...or immediately upon r:eceipt of them from . . .. are!ully reviewing the 5ecurity ramif C, with the conversation concluded with · agree~n~ t re tlce certain of his ideas to wr·iti them to the 1·rr iter for consideration an~l s l:.urJ,;". arpe.rently is fully .:1ware of the ::;ec,trH.v rwni.fica ojl- nnd 'ln the fOl'\o1ardit1G o.f th;material he stat~d th::Jt r;reat C~re - f\ ~ conceal its Ill ti.Jn;:~te use ter informed ~ ~ ~f the con.f~rence wi in the cvt;nt th"t m.:-terial or ide:1.s com~ in \·Till A be taken up at one'!! l·ritl'~nd .dire divisions of t.he Agenc;r wlio· may be concerned. ~·· ~·A The image is a digital representation of a document from "The Black Vault," specifically a section of the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. On the left, a stylized graphic depicts a metallic vault door with intricate locking mechanisms and a glowing blue light emanating from within. Dominating the right side of the image is bold, stylized text reading "THE BLACK VAULT," followed by a block of white text detailing the origin of the document as a declassified CIA record from the MKULTRA collection, available for download at a given URL. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, or observed experimental procedures visible on this specific page. The focus is on the title of the collection and its source. The document is a typed memorandum form, likely from a government agency, with handwritten annotations. The form, titled "Office Memorandum," has fields for "TO," "FROM," "SUBJECT," and "DATE," with some of these fields filled in. Multiple sections of text within the memorandum are heavily redacted, indicated by blacked-out areas. There are several handwritten markings, including dates and alphanumeric codes, located in the upper right and along the right margin. Some of these handwritten markings are stacked or juxtaposed, suggesting a process of review or approval. The overall impression is a declassified official document with a history of handling and review.