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., ' ·TO Security Officer/CIA DATE: lO November 1952 TIIIU naputy Sacurl ty Ofrioer FllOM Chief, Sncurity Reo~arch Staff .. SUBJBCT: ARTI CllOKE .I ·)· . 1. planninr, for further Artichoke operations con1 t~s m. • • iJ ·1." '-." . . field tonros in the two verseas aroa3; t ;:. .... • anticipa a.m 'Will be loca to :m '!~'I ,. .. -mam locationG they can Ge any po in either area as needed. lt is proposed that these teruns will be. placed in the re!lpecti ve o-rer,;ens art.!aG on tom porary duty for periods ·ra.Dginc from L-6 months at a time. Te1:1pora.ry duty ,. I: ... is b~inc utili~ed in order to eliminate any problem~ that might arise in oonn9ction with T.o. slots. It will also enable tho teruns to rcoei ve refresher training and be brought up to date on Artichoke developments DOW k0 •• during their periods of duty in the United States • ..,_ . .... 2. The composition of tho teams will each be as rollows 1 . . 1. - Grt-13 search Brunch-team leader, c~ skillad in hypnotism, lnncuage facility appropriate to the .area) 1.~ .· (rrom Medical Staff, CIA, for m~dieal support 1 . · and particularly adm.inistra lion or drur,s as li ,,4· required. Some psychiatric knowledge desir able, lancuage not essential but desirable) I 1':. l. GS-9 l "'-, __ nroh BrnnchJ to render all toohnicnl support such a! in5talling micro- ! .' ·, phones, wiring, 1-way mirrors, recording oper~te machines, etc. Lancuage desirable, not essential. i 0 .~'-. Should1have ~11-around skill in carpentry, painting. t~\ electric work) · ' :o,· . , 3. The .present table of orgnnhation of the Tecluuoal Research Brnnch,is as follows s :c. . . ·r-~- ------------------------~------ II \ . }j. . . \ "!' ~ '· • •• One of ~owever, a GS-9 was committed to him ~./ ARTICH' ~"': 11-10--,- 4. Froru th., above it can be r.cen thn t th" l"'JOT\li 'bnont of thrco individuals is etJ:>entin.l for the c::;tu~·liohmont of the proposf!~.d· field or teo.mG. The present pornonncl Tf:!Chllic:Hl 'R.,SI)O."rch Branch are G\lfticicnt, with the addition of o. medioa.l officer, to furnish n .tef:IJU, on a.n interim bn~is until tho Artichoke program is fully implem~ntod. ThereaftAr they will provide the ~eoessa.ry headquarters support, reReRroh and trninin& !Unction~, and will be pr~pBred to tunotion in an emor&cnoy basis as · replacement 1~ The visible page displays a dark background with a blue-tinted illustration of a bank vault door on the left. The words "THE BLACK VAULT" are prominently displayed in a white, stylized font at the top center. Below this, white text explains that the document was obtained from The Black Vault, an online database of declassified government documents, specifically the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. The text also provides a URL for accessing the collection. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, signatures, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or any visual evidence of experimental procedures or facilities. are G\lfticicnt, with the addition of o. medioa.l officer, to furnish n .tef:IJU, on a.n interim bn~is until tho Artichoke program is fully implem~ntod. ThereaftAr they will provide the ~eoessa.ry headquarters support, reReRroh and trninin& !Unction~, and will be pr~pBred to tunotion in an emor&cnoy basis as · replacement 1~ toto or piece meal f~ either oYerseas to~. 5· A ~rget date of 1 July 1953 is being set for departure of the two ·teams ant\ in the ensuin~; seven months the neoessa.ry recruiting mu:;t be effeoted .tollo\Yod by the training, briefing and equippinc or the teems. 6. lt is contemplnted thut during the preparo.tory period briefint; sesr.ions will bCJ nrrnn~od with· responnible offioials or tho various aroa divisions, in order to familiarize thom ·with Artichoke cnpabili ties. It is also anticipated that arrangements will be made with the &rea divisions to .ensure a flow of oases for proeouint; by each or the toiUilB. A •. The page is a scanned image of a "Standard Form No. 84" titled "Office Memorandum" from the United States Government, dated November 10, 1952. It contains typed text detailing "Artichoke" operations, including team composition and organizational structure. Handwritten annotations appear in the upper right corner, reading "A/B, 4, 13/44," and on the left side, a long vertical annotation is present, "H-B/3," along with a large "F." Several sections of text are obscured by black redactions, particularly within the numbered points detailing team roles and in the lower right section with asterisks. No photographs, diagrams, or stamps are visible. This page appears to be a typewritten memorandum with several handwritten annotations. A large, bold letter "A" is written in the lower right quadrant. There is a handwritten note in the upper left corner indicating "ARTICH 11-10--". In the lower left quadrant, there is a handwritten notation "I&SO/" followed by obscured text and "10-52". Additionally, there are several dark, horizontal, textured smudges scattered across the page, particularly in the lower half, which obscures some of the printed text. In the bottom center, the number "-2-" is present.