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--~·--------~----·--·---- -·-·---·--------- - ...... 9 Jnly 1952 .. , t1to:T10HANDUH FOR: Director of Central lntelligenc~ SUBJECT: Artichoke Ca5P.S, Jun~ 195c, ~ 1. Bet••cen h Jun~ 1952 and 18. June 1952, an HSO ic<Jrn, cornoo!i!?ci of A- () :.>taff Off-icers, Artichok~ technique:; to r two operational c~scs in a -safe house near. A and ,4 repre:Jentf'd th~ G- n conn~ction with thi~ work and handl~d the medic~! and CC'nnecteri ·psychiatric probl~rn:;/..tlth thi:l work. 2. Altho•Jgh rP.q11cs ts were made in the field for ;tddi tional subject~, only t·Jo suhj~cts '.olere handled at this time. not.h of these ind i v idun.ls cot:.J.d be clMsed as experienced, professlonnl-t:rpe a~en t!l and susp . e . cted of working r J. lr.t P.<\Ch case, a psychiatric-medical cover wa:J used to bdn~ the , ~~ Artichoke techniqu~s into action. In the first ca~e, li~ht dosng~s of drut!S coupled with hypno:~i.s ·~ere used to int.luce a cornpl~te hypnotic ' : l I tranr.e. · This trance \o/:lS held for approx i.m:1l.e l.Y one hour .!\nd forty minu t~:; .! . .. I . of interrog:ttion ""ith a suh~equent tot.11 :)Jllnr:si:t procJur.,~d. by ront-h:rpnot.l.c 'I ... . su~;r;e:Jtlon. In the s~cond case (an individu=1l of much hi~hcr intcllir,cnce than the first), a dl'!~p hypnotic trance was re::1chad after lir.ht rncdic.:~.tion . ... • ... ------.- -. -------------------------·-···----------·- 1his was followed by an interro~ation l~~ting for well over nn hour. How- ev!:!r, a partir1l amnesi.:t only was obtained at thio; tbl·~, nlthouf.h a totnl amnesia was obtainP-d for the miijor part of this te~t. Since further in- ,, terrogation was desired, a second test was made on this individual in which the Artichoke technique of u:Jing a stralr,ht medlc.:il.ion wa.s employed. On th.i.s test, hi~hly successful ~sults w<?re obtnincd in that. a full in- terro~ntion lastin~ two hours and fifteen minutes was produced, part of • which included a"remarkable re~ression. Durin~ this regression, the sub- I• ject actually "relived" certain past activit.le:; of his life, so111e d.'lt.inr; ; . bnck fiftl~'!n y~nrs while, i~ addition, t.."'le subject totr~.lly :1cc~pted~ ·~ ·:· ~the offic~r case arrl interpreter at this time) as an :>ld tru:;ted and belo'ffl<i J)!!rsan.:il friend whom the subject had knonn in year:J past in TotAl ar1ne;.ia •.;as apparently achi".:! vad for tl1e entire second test on this case. b. Chemicals used in the hypnotic approach were very li~ht and care- fully controlled dosages of sodium The image displays a graphic overlaying text, reminiscent of a webpage or a digital document preview. On the left, a stylized, metallic vault door is depicted, complete with a complex locking mechanism, suggesting themes of security and hidden information. To the right, bold, white, stylized text reads "THE BLACK VAULT." Below this title, smaller white text provides context: this document was obtained from The Black Vault, an online database of declassified government documents, specifically from the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. A yellow, hyperlinked URL is prominently displayed at the bottom. This visual presentation emphasizes the source and nature of the document being accessed. There are no photographs of people or specific equipment, no handwritten annotations, no official stamps, no forms, no tables, no diagrams, and no visible redactions in this image. this time) as an :>ld tru:;ted and belo'ffl<i J)!!rsan.:il friend whom the subject had knonn in year:J past in TotAl ar1ne;.ia •.;as apparently achi".:! vad for tl1e entire second test on this case. b. Chemicals used in the hypnotic approach were very li~ht and care- fully controlled dosages of sodium pentoth-?.1. In the second cas:;!, on thP. second test, whP.re drugs alone WP.re used, h•~av:y dos~~.;es of sodiur.. pentothal I_ were co,lpled with the s lim11lant Dc3oxyn -.;ilh ou tn tn.nd~ns; sur.cc=>:;. J,n con- I. .. I nection with the aho·tP. cases, it should be noted t.hat bot.h subjects were peakin~ ~'ind spoke ho En~lish, yeL hypno:;is w~3 obt.:J.in~d t.v who wa!l di rec Led in F~ngl i.sh thro11P.h rt complcnc clP.ctroni.c .. int.crcom :;;y:;t~m. . .. S. ••• For a mat.tcr of record, the c~9e officers involved in both cas~s expres3ed t.hem:;elves to the effect that· the Artichoke op~rations •ere entirely successful and team members felt that the tests ..d.. ~monstrated -:-------------------·--·-------·-· ·- ·-· conclusively the effectiv~ncs3 or the combined chemlc:1l-hypnoLic techniq·Jo:~ in such c<lse::;. In both c:t:;es, the sub,jects t:1lked clc<'.rly anrl at. P.:reat len~th and furnished inrorm~tion which the case officers con~id~red ex- tremely valuable. 6. For matter of record, hypnotic intluction.3 wer~ m~de b~ A ~ ;;ho dirP.c t.ed and cont.rolle (a case officer), who enacted the difficult role or int~rpret.or-hypnoti:;t in an • excellent manne'r. Technical arran~ements, which were ext-remely cor'l~Jlex and included multiple int.ercomrnunicat.ion s_y.'3tems and full \,ape recordings, were handled b Security arranr.emcnts, ;;hich involved a double jects, were handled by the office of direction Case officers werE>~, who speak::; fluent and ac t('c:i also as general interpreter (Ca::;e Hl), an --(Case #2). AG- 7. ~ full tP.chnical report of the Artichoke oo!'!rations is being prepared by t~i~ uf fice anri will b~J col!!ple ted in tne immediate future. 1 f, howe~r, addi ti·_·nal details are del'ilred by your of fie~, I&SO will be olP.ased to furnish them irn:11cdin. t.~ly. . . . • • • . . .. ., The document appears to be a typewritten memorandum with handwritten annotations. In the upper right corner, there is a handwritten numerical entry, "A/B, 2, 29/12". The main body of the text consists of two sections, labeled "MEMORANDUM FOR" and "SUBJECT:". There are numerous redacted or obscured portions of text throughout the document, indicated by black bars, suggesting sensitive or classified information. Additionally, there are some handwritten marginalia on the left side of the page, including the letters "A", "F", and "G" with accompanying redactions, as well as "H-B/3" next to a redacted section. The document also includes the date "9 July 1952". There are no photographs, diagrams, stamps, or forms visible. The document is a typed report with handwritten annotations. There are several instances of redactions, indicated by black ink obscuring parts of the text, primarily appearing in the margins and within numbered points. One annotation, labeled "B/3 A" appears in the left margin more than once, with further redactions next to it. The content of the document discusses interrogation methods, amnesia, and the use of chemicals and hypnosis during experiments. No photographs, stamps, diagrams, tables, or structured data are visible on this page. The page is a typewritten document with handwritten annotations. The majority of the text is redacted, with significant portions of sentences and words obscured by black ink marked with an "A" and "A G" in the margins. There are no photographs, stamps, forms, diagrams, schematics, organizational charts, or tables. The visual evidence of experimental procedures is limited to the nature of the redacted text, which appears to describe hypnotic inductions, security arrangements, and psychiatric work, hinting at the confidential and sensitive nature of the MKUltra program's activities.