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·------------·--- .. I I I TO D.A.TE . : . .LCJ Or.t:Jh~r 1952 fROM (- SUDJECT: 1. }n Thur~tl:!y, ~· Lo.Lr.l i:y ·:rn!lliJ:.;·:·~:.; of your Off icc ~.h::1t .:). ~~.,.. ~np1r~ntly ~ssociaL~d wi til on~ of the oper-11.. , conncct..i.on Hi th Lhe a~ove rn.<::~. t~lked Lhe maLLcr over •.;lt.h".-le 2. I et.~rminc exactly the writ."r contv: t.ed d \1: as to 1-:i i· th~ disoo3ition in Lhe c~s l U'::; · oo-::;it-.icm w~:ld he in thl~ M)tt~r. ,.:anL~d t,r; talk ·..,.ith you or r:v~ in this 3. Since you ;..rcre sick at the tim~, >;or, i.n to•Jc:h .,.i and exohined tn. h"irn t.hat I felt, at ..the nresent Lim~, I cou.ld not.. P' l ve hiill any advice c5nccrnin~ the C.:J ck~d with '.:.hP. prof~s- sional rmtl of t.hP. Art~hoke Team I told him th:1l di3- oosltion w~s-not a p o\rt.ichok~. rut., to ~:;5j:;t. him, l wo~lrl at.temcit to re:1c nd ol'L.1.i.n sonr·:- inror·rn:J.IJion. I st:1l.ed Lhlt th<?r~ W;t;j· a cha.nr;e you would ba n~L11rnin.; to :rour df!Sl~ on Frid:ly, lJ Oct.ober 19~2 . . u. The writer w;:~s un:trl.e to re<!.ch~~m til anproxin-1t'!l.y 9:1!0 Ar-1 on the no1·ninf! o .tsi~j~~."'.lcd wor:_d!i,· th~ ·,..riLF!r exnlaincd the !='roh.lem . n~ II ~ .5; nformed th~ wtiter that, in hi3 opinion, a toia.l· amn~sia nad r.~eii" ~.:ainP.r.l in thi:; case a3 f:tr as the ad•1anced Artichoke technique wa:~ conc~rncd. l!c st.~tcd that h l~ted his r~port and t.h~t his report ~ould so reflect this. ~tated~Lhat in~ur~r ~3 he ;.ras concerned, the 311hj~ct woulrl h;w~ no know.Leci~c of the advanced t.ype of Lre.1~,"\1•~nt Dnd, ~cnc~, H~lltld not. be a prol'.lcm on th~t. account. if tllrn".:!d loo:;e. ·~' . Lhf"' Ar'i t..~r f•nt i n t. 011 c ll ·,J i I · UtP. ~;i lna!,i.::m .i.n dcl ..1 i.l, n r ",., d i :Hl.:'\ Lc !1 :; h o•J I ci h~ :; f"'ll L t,h;rt ,.,o,•ld indi.c .. .,·.-r~ Lh,_t, r· Lictw~:'~ \L1S nic:t.:tt..i.n•~ rli~- ro!ia.l methods 3J.rrc•:: thi..-; w~s not our prnbll~r:~. t,,.cJ Lh:d, h~ v0ry r.l.r.•.,r·l:r" •m•.IP.n;t,ortd thi:;. Th" wriL~r t!1.:r. · :tl. it ·· w:,.s t.h·~ prol'r.:/; ion:t.L orlnion of tire Ar~.j cl1okn Tcall"' not. he an:v ·h-3.zartl in turni!'H~ the suh,h:ct lonse in:;ot'::~r treatment ;.;as concerned. The ;.rri tl'!r made it vr!t',;' r:lca.r that this was th~ considered profes3ional opinion of the Te~n and the _..;.------"----------------·--- ·---.. --·- ·-···· ·-· ··----· ----- .... --- .. illiiJIIIi. The image displays "THE BLACK VAULT" in a stylized font over a dark background. To the left, a graphic depicts a large, metallic vault door with intricate locking mechanisms and a glowing blue element. The text explains that the document was obtained from The Black Vault, an online public database of declassified government documents, specifically the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. It states that this collection houses over 20,000 declassified pages from the CIA and is available for download at a provided URL. There are no photographs of people, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or any visual evidence of experimental procedures. The image serves as a header or title card for the declassified document. ion:t.L orlnion of tire Ar~.j cl1okn Tcall"' not. he an:v ·h-3.zartl in turni!'H~ the suh,h:ct lonse in:;ot'::~r treatment ;.;as concerned. The ;.rri tl'!r made it vr!t',;' r:lca.r that this was th~ considered profes3ional opinion of the Te~n and the _..;.------"----------------·--- ·---.. --·- ·-···· ·-· ··----· ----- .... --- .. illiiJIIIi. ·- ~r:r·.~~rn-:!nt. 'I'll~ ;;rit~r·, Tcmrt includ•3d) ••cnlri },e in on l.hl:;. h-:r.tev~·P,cl"!a.rly ::;t.,.;1.!,1:-d that any di::;pat..ch to lhr fin.,ti should indi.c.,t~ that ahso.Lute cert.;inLy would net•1er e·xist- i.n Lhi.:; nntter, huL t.he di:;- ratch should r~flect. that the Team is of t.h~ \Jpinion· th-3.t a very good t>:~: chance would exist for a total amnesia. 6~ · The writer. pointed out Lhat insofar as ~~curity is concerned in such ma.t.L~rs (~ltnou~il th-:.v nave no interest in dis posit~'ll rule) ~he r'lo:'it cons~rvat.ive nppro~ch should he made. ~t~ted that he understood t,his compl~tel;r. -~he wr~t~r st.:~ted t.h:~t th~ ev~n~ 7. in ca:ne in, he ;;auld N!·- tak9 the matter up with him immediately. - · ~···.. ... ~- 8: · ~pointed out that the fi~ld wanted an l111mediate n! ply <>.nd he ~~~·•anted to r.~t a cael~ c·ut b~; noon. 1 w:~r. una~·l~ t;~t .,.;iL~ 'i . Tile ·.•rilf!r to in t.ouch ..:ho was on tl.l\l1Utll l~nve 1.hls dnt..e. ~ .~ · . ,,,.. " -·----A . -· . tiOT~·.: The :lr·OVf: l"':f!fiiOr~r:~un I\ aS d i.CtC\tE;d ~ c nclu:;ion of th~ last L~;lephone convcrsatiou wit at ~: Si3 111-i, this cia t.e. At ~pproxima an cper<~t.ions A disn?,tch hy abo~e. ~~ will ~~t copy of Di writPr's views in the .. sam~. . . matter. . · .. " . . •'• ,, ~. ~ . ~ - . . . . · . . . ~ - : =- . .. · .~..-..-, ·.. .... . -~ ~'; ~~\. ·., .• !'. .. -~;-~ ·. . ·:x:':<~: ...... : ~: -~J ~ -: ;' ~~;~\~~~:::<;·~~~ ~.:~;;:~~c:::::~-i·::.:.:~;.-::.::~~-~··· ~~~~-~ :.::.:.~:' ·; :;:-·~:~'.-.-:--.· .· :L.: -~~ ·>:-:·:· : _~ :>.: ··_ ·:.::" ·~ .-.-:·:: ·- ~.. ~;._-;·::-=.:··:;. -~.: ·:::-:-;-:- ~·:. ·:: ': ... This document is a typed office memorandum from the United States Government, dated October 10, 1952. The form includes fields for "TO," "FROM," and "SUBJECT," which have been filled in with handwritten text, some of which is too obscured to read. The document contains numerous handwritten annotations in the margins, primarily consisting of the letter "A." There are also several large areas of black redaction covering portions of the text, obscuring important details. The overall appearance is that of a standard internal memo with significant redactions, suggesting sensitive information. The document is a typed report with several handwritten annotations. There are multiple redacted sections represented by dark, scribbled-out areas. "A" appears as a handwritten annotation in the top left, and again in the bottom right. Another handwritten annotation, "F", is present on the right side of the document. There are no photographs, stamps, forms, diagrams, schematics, organizational charts, or tables visible. The document appears to be a record of an administrative or procedural nature, with the redactions indicating sensitive information.