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I UN-lTED STATES GOVE1\NMENT TO : File DATE: J Docr?mb:~r 1951 FROM.~-A-- j.:\:•·: ... SUDJECT~ Conference "Artichoke", 30 No.-emrer 1951 ~ ' A &=::~~7?- ... . iir~a=a~~~~~acting "Artichok~~?·:~;~e~~esented ; , as co-or inator for ("::·': the agenda. Details follow in substance. lf di.scussi~n col!.c~rne:~ th~ 2. First, the. ... the• of A l "side-tono; delt~y" ~JfS-stat.ed t.t111 point of vie-..r 'I l.iC1~ .. one_in which they would lik~ to have i\g€ncy supFort for tiH:flJIIii'~·r~~ f'1~i-9:~!t~~l~h; ~r t~·J J-i ~~;~r •~ ;~;~~~ :~~~.~Hh A 8; ;' ') . th~ proJect cont.1.nued, but th~y dl.d not h:n·e non~y to continue. They felt that the ":;ide-tone delay" project wa:J cne in which t!1is Ar;ency cou.ld well invest t.he necessary lJ5,000. J. -.Hr-m~J,atec.l that. he did not r~ll~·,re thP. project W-15 wcrth th~ JJS,C""..JJ, but· ·,;ould surrort the prC'lject if it. would hell?ifJI't'- r [ p .. P'Hated that he felt. that. this project could ha,·s t-een done mnch chesper if the Ag'?nc:r had had its own hl'or~tory~M021PeiiFstated that he did not think this ',.(0Uld be >~orth $)5,000 anc.\ dcubtod if it would be of any use to "Artichck':!", but st.at.ed that he >~ould Sllpport the_pro- ~.:·· ~ A ject part.icul-1rly ii it would hrl "i li<li::Jon >~crk. ,~ .. 1 / st.at.ed th.:jt he f'!lt. tha.t all thine cons ered, it was ;.;ortll;.;hile to support ~1e project. -.;,4-.. , therefC'lr'l', ~~reed thAt this conf'!<ence would support th~ ,0 ••' !'ci!!£rt~ut that tefore the actual contnct was ·.rrittP.n, c~r­ would have to te made protectin~ our intere:;t~ ln the matter althour;,h the projer:t. >~auld be run by the~since the At;er.cj·'s interest ·,;as no~._to be disclosed. In tllis CC'nnr:!ction, it ·,.;.13s ClF;:recd that . · ~IJili:IJjirand any other p:1rties interested would get to- g~? er and work on th<.? project. when it reached the contract. st.lr,e to make sure. our interests >~ere protP.ct.P.d and any speci:tl items covered. .11/ 5. ..,..-~~trtt.cd th!lt. theWJI,;i*"·.;ork :t'~'Jn ~ ,B dru~;s ;m~dr -~ at./iif{]i ;i~o:::~!l du~ ~nct ~~~ clini r:al work qd to r~c':!lVt:? it 1.n th"?_ immcri) ..a te ful.ur~. If~ 8t:lf.Nl t.h:~t. Lll~"AJJI..,:' in fom~d thr_ _! M~~~;ttJ t.hn.y '1-Ii.ll cov•Jr lh•! fl~l:.l of dru1_~J a.ryd.nll. int~r-33tcd hg£~-;ilh~ r~porL.'3 in thl:'J conn•3r:::t.ion. ~- .,.,. . ~ : ,.,_.,~stated'th;tt)Sf,IZ:5miSi\.,c.l told hi:l1 thi.s and he felt that - full reports along these lines weald 'tie forth co:nln~ . .'l.l'!i~ I,......_., .. ,, .. , '· ;_ A titS. JjJJW, The image displays a stylized graphic on the left, resembling a heavy vault door with a complex locking mechanism and a glowing blue light emanating from within. To the right, prominent white text announces "THE BLACK VAULT" in a distinctive font. Below this, a block of white text provides information about the document's origin from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically mentioning the "MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection" and citing the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as the source. The text concludes with a yellow hyperlink: "http://mkultra.theblackvault.com". The visual elements suggest a secure repository of sensitive information, emphasizing the origin and accessibility of declassified documents related to the MKULTRA program. The document contains an "Office Memorandum" from the "UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT" dated "3 December 1951." The memo is addressed "TO: File" and "FROM: " with handwritten annotations in the margin. The subject is "Conference 'Artichoke', 30 November 1951." Extensive portions of the text are redacted, indicated by heavy black bars, obscuring much of the specific details of the conference proceedings. Handwritten annotations in the margins, consisting of letters and symbols like "A," "B," and "A/B," appear to be for routing or cross-referencing purposes. No photographs, diagrams, equipment, or experimental procedures are visible on the page. M~~~;ttJ t.hn.y '1-Ii.ll cov•Jr lh•! fl~l:.l of dru1_~J a.ryd.nll. int~r-33tcd hg£~-;ilh~ r~porL.'3 in thl:'J conn•3r:::t.ion. ~- .,.,. . ~ : ,.,_.,~stated'th;tt)Sf,IZ:5miSi\.,c.l told hi:l1 thi.s and he felt that - full reports along these lines weald 'tie forth co:nln~ . .'l.l'!i~ I,......_., .. ,, .. , '· ;_ A titS. JjJJW, an.:i r:!:<pt'!"S~J'3d ~'J:":U dot1h L.~ ;,c. to whll thr.r or not r~c ~1ou.l·J r':'C"' i .. ,., any reportJ :;inc() no r'=!p•Jr t.~ alonG t.h-::~;~ linl"!s h'\ct t:'<::!P.n rec·~i -:.n:!'J to da l'.l. ~~t11tcd: Lhnr-'l __ --~ -·~~ ~~; -~liiliB;IIJIIJill~h:'ld qeen n c.r.tisc~ hl"" for tho:! .r;:;rro:·r;~· sday (5 D9cember). At thl:1 point st=1t·~d th;;.t he 1..-anted impress upon all t.ho:;e pres~nt the extre::1'~ coJt "f goor.l renearch at the pr~sent- tL'11e. He stated that. a good t,e~hnical res~arch "Project co:;t at. th~ rate o! ~20 ,000 a yrHr for ev·~ry on':! and on:-h.;:~li pr~fes.'Jionally-~qutpcd resl3archer_3. Henc~, he felt that the :';J5,C)QO :Jet out .11.bov1 for the§''fiP 4 ·J4iJil$fi'IMUtf?:was prot.n'!::Jly not exce33o\.ve. · . · · . ; . 7 !'!n a:Jked·;Ql!hiillti&l;[~ ..; ll~ther an:.r re- .:. .-.:.-~ . ... search had ber:!n conduct.ecl or any attem?tS h;.d be9n madP. to find out if work was bein-g donf! on ult.n.-sonics. He stated th~t h~ had road s.o.-,~ papers recc;!ntl;r on sonic bea."l'ling and ult.rn-!:!onlc b~:ming w!1ich indicat0d unu!=:uA.l. rE'S1.1lt!l. ~--~.bCtijl@~tnted th;.t he wou.l:l make all ncc~s­ ~ary inquiries in this coru1ection. 8. TI1e diJCU3~ion at this pQint w~9 turn~d to d~t~ctiQn Gf d~cention _ deYices, particul.:u-ly t!1e "squenlt?r" d'3vic~ and i t.9 pos 3 il.:'le us·~ and,... .." :::-' ... Jjlf. st.:t Led he wou.l.d make notes on tltis m:<t t.er and soc if h'3 could find t:'<· a.n:r out inf onna t ton . 9·1~~~~~~~~~~ ~-ci that he had ~~~~~~n~d~~~t~~~t=e=d~:=!i!!illiiiiiiilli=i!~~~~ r mo:; t of his is b~in~ p~id appa'treeennL lr through dat9 hi.c; ·,..ork ha~ :t s+,re.i~ht4J~I!rp of his di3coveries ha:.re been sign i.c:mt alent; "Artichoke" linr!S. hWf tZ ~~ haG don~ •..tork puticularly in th~ l:::scrgic acid groups a h~ f~Jels fl& · infoma tion would be 0f ext.re:,~ val'.!~ to thJ.s Ae;enc.r. 6~ I stat,cd ·that he was s~tting up tha nccessa.rr liai!lon to obtain fr fu 1 dot.ails of tili3 work. ~:oi~at!!d. th~t the !lfi~ll,~i;or the ~rja:J a friend of his :md if neco:Js:try, he co•.tld ver1 per::~onal basis. referred· to abov·~, _ i3 and drugs in the Unlted / 10. A~.statcd that th'3 infor:nation tl,:at. was s~tting up tha nccessa.rr liai!lon to obtain fr fu 1 dot.ails of tili3 work. ~:oi~at!!d. th~t the !lfi~ll,~i;or the ~rja:J a friend of his :md if neco:Js:try, he co•.tld ver1 per::~onal basis. referred· to abov·~, _ i3 and drugs in the Unlted / 10. A~.statcd that th'3 infor:nation tl,:at. he wa::~ "1' I w-.i.:l3 t;.ininr, m~'filjii\iil!ii!$(iifl bein~ obt.ain~d frcm#fi Q f~ . h.nd~is Has proving hiehly successfuL . . ~. -2- ~<t:J nbo studyi·'J'·T_!I"'e~ • _- t c f o l u l! ~ 2 b~_ tn.lno.£_·. _for At~-:>ncy 1130 wi thi:1 th? T"'ll1i dcat.ion:; of t!1o: iT h ~ Accr,>.f_rling tA!l:?'fjJ!I!~,n~ ~ felt thai~ :.1 poJsiblc us~ coulde l"''::l.d~ of-ifilli]Oill'ill .. for t.l1e training of men in thg use of druga. · - <::! . thiit;~ . .idJiJSC!t&'KZ£!tc)ii<::~ and a sper.i3.list in_ ~l.eSctri c :>hock ;..ra3 pn:3cnt in the · uilding ;.nd hn agreed to arra~ n shor.t.. mn':.!:ine after this conferenc'3 _ for tho:Je who wislv~d to talk t~!\i rela t.iv~ po:ni'bl?. u.;~ or electric shock or similar de·.rice:J ln 'conn~ction ~i Lh "Arti-:ho~:e" work. 1). At this point in the confer~nce, the id~a of settin~ uo a lab~ ,_ A orat0ry for certain work in t:.h~ J\gcnc7 was cliocuJsod. 11W~ ;hio'l.~ ~7:-. t?"l su~;gested that they contP.mpla a hborat.ory invol·dn; about four roomJ A and usln~; six men who would bo profc:Jsion;,.l re::~e:1rch~rs. ~tritcd ... A ·7'. t ha.t h-e had disr:'Jss-:d this mat~r inform:tlly with1~ . . ~ A"&.}i'; A f?'i1ifJEstated, at this point, th:3.t wher9t!S h':! th'o~-,;:;ht th~ idoa .,....:J.:> pro- bably sound, h~ f13l t a gre~t man:r of th~ de t..:ulJ should ~e discu:s:;~d be fore consid~r~tion be given 'the oroiec_~• . He stated th01t he rec~nay h1d E been able to intcreJt the-~lEin t..h~ "Arti , chok'3" wo!'k and he feH. thrit if a lab.or-1 tor:; ·.;a~ to be set u;::_, thzj~! 8 -~M!Il!l.!flii'li.! . . should und"!r3tctnd th~ tj---pe of ;.;ork donr> th":?re .~~·· A c .. stated the po::i tion that. th~ u:;e of Agency per:Jonnr.>l in dru~; exp·?ri;:,~nt~t.lon of any typ~ .,ould hwe to be consid~red ·..-it.h a gn?'lt de.'ll of caution ;.nd :n!tnV~~·.;ould hn;·':? to b9 o•rercor.1e before_ th~~ could 9e_ ?:_~n·:?~. . A ~.;,.1::; o s tn t.ed th<1. t h'3 re tofo re th•.?iiJ"S'i'i?iCf~~-!li!'!lit:::_!S;iiiltit~~:.-C! · At:;ency h:1d not sh:;r. . any int.ereJt in At;<:!nt:y -.;or~ <tlom: the "Artichok-J" '1' ·;-1 A lin~s or other related This document is a typed report with handwritten notations in the margins, primarily in the form of letters such as "A", "C", "B", and "A,C". Large portions of the text are redacted, appearing as blacked-out rectangles, indicating that sensitive information has been removed. There are no photographs, diagrams, forms, stamps, or tables visible on this page. The overall appearance is that of a heavily censored official document. gn?'lt de.'ll of caution ;.nd :n!tnV~~·.;ould hn;·':? to b9 o•rercor.1e before_ th~~ could 9e_ ?:_~n·:?~. . A ~.;,.1::; o s tn t.ed th<1. t h'3 re tofo re th•.?iiJ"S'i'i?iCf~~-!li!'!lit:::_!S;iiiltit~~:.-C! · At:;ency h:1d not sh:;r. . any int.ereJt in At;<:!nt:y -.;or~ <tlom: the "Artichok-J" '1' ·;-1 A lin~s or other related liM::; b•1t. they hstve r'!'cently· c_orll.e _ar':'•md to a ro- sit.ion cf real support for this tj--pc of W'Ork. ~!!lftstat~d th:t t, in his opinion, the htor;;torJ sh~•.1l1 be a much broacl~r type of l;.borator;r f:~·-· and not purely a medical laboratory. 11. At ~hi3 nq.l,_n_t, the 'l~~E.!:_ion of wh-?ther~~ -.;ho w.1J forrterly in4i'-;,;ould do <13 <I co-0rdinat.or in the ''.~rti­ ' ... . ch~ of work. Ji~Stf1itstated thnt h~ .,...ould d~finitaly disappro·:~ of. "tonn~c tion ;.;i th thiJ t:rpe of work and did not think~ was suitable for it. . . -J- .-....~ - .. ; .. 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