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Office ~ 11not ATES GC ERN!-.1ENT r • T TO ... DAT£: L December 1952 FR. OM SUBJECT: .. ·· ;· · 1 On Wednesday, 3. DecP.mber 1952·; th~ •rri ter clisc:u::sed witlliii..J the possibilitins of his bccorrdng assoC'.bted •:ith the Artl~.:- · . choke- work .overseas. ~e~used ·this associ~tion. Details· - .follow. · o!-~evious Artichol~e 2. _In view knowled;:e of the work in general and in view of his exce~.ional bac:k~round, the writ.er talkPd with~for some t.ime eooncerni-n~ the pro~l~ of int.er rop;ntion a.n~ce before actu~lly ~etting into the di~c:ussi~n concernrn·~ ·1.-:he Ar-.ticlwke prClblem.-~ :The :writer felt that~ 'Should be given the opportunit.y .to study thn prohlem:; t~ ~ fore ;my direct questions were put to him and, becau~e o( this, the (.___.. writer pointed nut the ramifications of work, the experimental th~ nature of the techniques and why~rem~rka~lc talents (lingui~tic, tec:hr:ical and intel~dea.ll:l' suited for our - work.. After this rreneral discussion, the writer rtdvanccd tbe pro- positi-on t~ concerning the pos:;ibili ty of association;wi th the Artich~~s a reP.lllar employee. Set. out.. below, in suh:- stance, are the answers to t.he writer's questions: ~ave ). st~~ed·thnt, under no circ~rnstances, would he accept perman~n or ull-ii.me cmplOJ'lnP.nt. with this Ar.enC'y, or ~ny other Agency, exc~pt ·in the event of . p. .national or war-time emergency. . . -'": ~. He would .not. take· hin wife and children t~ HP. ;- sta"M!d that he had ~tuck hi~ ne~k out. ~tJa·m~ny tim~s already and he ;-- felt that he would be be~t operatin~ alone and on some specific assi~n­ - ment if t.he:'Government actu_all.:t=·needed him. e :;;t~t.ed-tb~t." at an:v ti~, under ~my circum:;tnnce:; invol Cl spec C~Se whef-e his servir.""S couJd po3~ib.ly be of va.lue, he t-1ould n~si::;b·us on a mprrl!?nt.1s notice. HE! stated he would . "' be wj lling to go ;jnywht!re in trui ·worJ d and work on r~ny specific case, . hut lon~-time employment .... as not sui 1..ahlc. lie point.erl out t.hat ~ t the p ent. writinr. and has jn:;t recf!nt.ly sold an arti.cle . to th or which he recf:'i ved t'·lSOO.OO. He r.t~ted tha . nd they •n·e m:~ki nr ::~ C'r~rnrort.<:.h.le li ViWf,. He s ated ·he hr~d just. r:niJP"ht the home :i.~nd hf! intendn to ul~tm:~l.ely movC' t..~nd huy ::~ f:i.t·m. lie 8t.~Le<l he expect~ .his cit,izenshjp within thirty days ancl sometime t.hereaftcr hj.s. wiff! • - .. . r· The image displays a large, detailed illustration of a bank vault door on the left side, rendered in shades of gray and blue with glowing accents. To the right of the vault, prominent white text in a stylized font reads "THE BLACK VAULT." Below this title, white text presents a disclaimer stating that the document was obtained from The Black Vault, an online database of declassified government documents, specifically mentioning the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection, and provides a URL for the online collection. The overall presentation suggests an introductory or disclaimer page for a collection of sensitive, declassified information. r.t~ted tha . nd they •n·e m:~ki nr ::~ C'r~rnrort.<:.h.le li ViWf,. He s ated ·he hr~d just. r:niJP"ht the home :i.~nd hf! intendn to ul~tm:~l.ely movC' t..~nd huy ::~ f:i.t·m. lie 8t.~Le<l he expect~ .his cit,izenshjp within thirty days ancl sometime t.hereaftcr hj.s. wiff! • - .. . r· . wi)l oht~in hers. He stni.ed lh~l. hr• wnnl~d 1.1) m~kc .U. cl~::1r th<lt money considcrr~tion lo work on n f11ll-Ume .ba:;is for us rut, in the he intended to be 'his own bos~ nnd -to wort e~nd travel as he saw tated that al th~ res~~t time he is associated with . nd is const~ntly en~a~ed along psych6=-neuro c lin~s, usin~ hoth hypnosis and drugs cf fects he de~;i res. He str.~ ted thCJ t in this work h~ is hiatrists.and ha::; r,ood connectionr, in this mcntionE!d ~hove), and at t-h~ new many psychiatrists who are doing ad-· .. w ance work alcnv, Art~choke lines and he would be very r.lad to assist Artichoke or obtain information !or.the Artichoke work if that could be arrang~d. . 6. The writer, in view o-~.alents and cont~cts, .. .. ·• . sugl',ested t·h:tt. perh<~ps he mi~ht be interc:;ted in bcinr. a covert con- sultetnt for the ArtichokP work and possibly carrying out experim~nta­ -~makjng observations that would be of interc:st to us. ~ sta t.ed that he definitely would cn.ioy doin~ 1.hil" !'iork and he would travel anJ~herP. necessary if he could he of service to us in such ~sh-ould be noted that. the wri t.er did not. make an offer to asked whether or not. he would he interested in ~but ~rely this type of association with the ftgency. . • . • . 7. The writer did not to ~ttempt pr~ way and it is the writer's impression tha honest~ thP. writer in this cu~si~n. formed-'l·~"'t he w.6uld tAke up the qu~stion hein~sultant with his superiors nnd would with-~in _t'he fu_t.ure ~y correspondence .. e._- ir. at the conclusion of the day's di~cussion, slated th.;k'be reeretted that he.felt as he di~,:·t-ut that would be his final answer in this matter. He a~~in .emphatically stnt.ed that if he co•1ld bt'! of servic.e at any time, anywhere·, on a specific case, he would drop anythj.ng he· was doinS?: a.nd p,l.ac.e:·his services at the disposal of the . Agency. _ .. . - ·residence _i~ his· telephon~umber .. .. .. . ~, " The document is a typed memo with several handwritten annotations and redactions. The top of the page contains the heading "Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GO. ERNMENT" and the date "4 December 1952". There are also handwritten annotations in the top right corner, including "A" and a numerical sequence. Significant portions of the text are redacted with black ink, particularly in the "TO" and "FROM" fields, as well as within the body of the numbered points, obscuring names and specific details. Handwritten marginalia in blue ink appears on the right margin of the page, consisting of single letters like "e," "C," and "F." The overall impression is a heavily redacted official document, likely prepared for internal distribution, with some notations added for reference or classification. He a~~in .emphatically stnt.ed that if he co•1ld bt'! of servic.e at any time, anywhere·, on a specific case, he would drop anythj.ng he· was doinS?: a.nd p,l.ac.e:·his services at the disposal of the . Agency. _ .. . - ·residence _i~ his· telephon~umber .. .. .. . ~, " . " --- . . . ' . ..... . . • • • • . . The page is a typed document with several black redactions obscuring text and some handwritten annotations. The redactions are concentrated in blocky areas, particularly towards the bottom of the page and in the middle. There are handwritten cursive "C"s in the right margin of several paragraphs, likely indicating review or approval. Towards the bottom right, there is a circled or highlighted "A" with a few dots around it. There are no photographs, stamps, forms, diagrams, schematics, organizational charts, or structured data present on this page. The document appears to be an internal report or memo.