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, :.. . .. .1 • :-·~~:; ~::< ~-:·.: 4,. ~ , - , ~ -~ ~: I'! -' TO : Security Officer/CIA 8 !.larch 1952 : Deputy Securitl Officer/CIA • ~ l r. • 'ff.! SUBJECT: ARTICHOKE, .. ./ ~ •. :t, fl. feren.c e is made to the memorandum of 3 l.iarch 1.952 I . oncerning this subje . c t. .... From the sub:;tance of the attached report it appears that the c:>..-plora tion for ne;; vronder di"\lbs, new scientific devices, new cher.l.icals and other related have not, on the basis of present exploration, rroduced any ~eans b\tidance or ·infoma tion Trhich is of practical value to pur Project. lt is ·-- believed that the negligible results have been from the followin~ factors: (a) The exploration mission ~~ OSI has not been pr~'erly thought out nor sufficiently specific; with the result that they have 'vandercd through a tremendous field of science a wit~out definite mission in mind. - (b) OSI has been looki_ng within the r.cientific field for one means which ·will be the answer for ARTICHOI-:E, Tthen in all probability no one means vrill answer but a series of bC·~ elements may co~~ribute to a satisfactory ARTICH9KE appr~ch. (c) The OSI approach has been purely scientific and not operational, 1l'i th the re!nll t that 've are "putting tile cart before the horse" in this program. ,. ~ It is my feelinG that scientific exploration of this field for ARTICHOKE purposes is highly necessary and. that this could be a con time _tinuing project with OSI. Fron' time to ne might ini tiatc or sub r:; sidize certain types of re se.u-ch 'Which do show unusual potential.it y, p: -;. On the other hancl, I still feel that l&SO is pursuinG the right line , namely, the combination of drug and hypnosis. \",'e are driv.i~ at operational , use not new discoveries in the scientific field. We may, from tl)e OSI vic;;- "" .... point, be using old tools; however, if we perfect their use we Trill be ach- · ievins much more operationally than est.ablishins a large library of interes ting scientific reports. lt is, therefore, my recor.vnendation that \Ve pur~ue . . ~ .our line or activity to the greatest extent pos:Jible and directly intcrvic•v .. ' sourc~of information ourselv~s to obtnin guidance, inforr1ation and backin.~ .~,,.,.· on the-·,..n tional approach as we see The presented image is a stylized graphic, not a declassified document page. It features a large, detailed illustration of a bank vault door on the left side, rendered in shades of gray with bright blue accents and glowing effects. To the right of the vault, white text on a black background announces "THE BLACK VAULT" in a distinctive, slightly distressed font. Below this title, further white text describes the origin of the document as being from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically mentioning the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection and its origin with the CIA. The bottom of the text area displays a yellow URL: "http://mkultra.theblackvault.com". There are no photographs of people, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures. a large library of interes ting scientific reports. lt is, therefore, my recor.vnendation that \Ve pur~ue . . ~ .our line or activity to the greatest extent pos:Jible and directly intcrvic•v .. ' sourc~of information ourselv~s to obtnin guidance, inforr1ation and backin.~ .~,,.,.· on the-·,..n tional approach as we see it. To this end, 've should pick up . a:; a conzul ~CJ.~t anrl1>e prepared to .use him operat~onally as the · CJ.G~on emands. In add~ t1on, we should use a ooctilliilfromM ed1cal Staff for operational use and research as directed, and if· is · . . . .. ................. .i 1.- ' I ... •. ~ ' •I .• ;~I',.~,I.· - • 1 . .._ : ." I·;~ p .:· : ~~ ~ - ... -___ -· -----·- ... • . '(;' . . "'~]'u ~· .;. unvll.lll.Jlg . to suppl~. r a doc r'!d 1~ose v•e should obtain our arm 1 doctor. We, at the ·smne time, should coordinnte 1ti th OSl from the stand point of .. general scientific research • Vibat we basically need is practical application again3t straiGht cases •. After the· establishment of a colll!'erent t.eam using and-~ medic, we· should seck from the branche~ difficult cases for tean use and endcnvor to perfect our technique. In this ling, nothing succeeds like success· and ii we can crack open one tough case we are well on the road to ·verifying our theory. ~ .. -· --..._ -. . ... ··;;· i . ... .l. . ' .. ,. This page is a typed memorandum with handwritten annotations. At the top right, a handwritten numerical designation "A/B, 4, 23/33" appears. There are several large redacted areas, notably a horizontal bar across the top of the page and a substantial vertical block in the lower middle section interrupting a sentence. There are also smaller, less significant black marks suggesting redactions or smudges. Two capital letters "C" and "A" are written in the bottom left margin. The document itself is a formal memo, indicated by the "TO," "FROM," and "SUBJECT" fields, all of which are filled in with text. The overall impression is a historical document that has undergone declassification and redaction processes. This page features typewritten text with several handwritten annotations and redactions. There is a large, dark redaction across the top of the page, as well as a smaller redacted section and a handwritten letter "A" near the bottom. The letter "C" is also visible in handwriting on the left side of the document. The text discusses the need for practical application and the establishment of a competent team, suggesting a focus on operational cases and verifying theories. There are no photographs or diagrams visible on this page.