Doc 0000149464

.I . . '· \ .. :·~ • 1 , '• 20 August 1951. '· ·. ': ·~ ..• . ... . .. .: 1. The 'Project horetoforo kncr.m as "Dlucbircl", e£loctl.vo this d;.te, is dosig!Ul-tod nArtichoka". · \·Ze ;.ro aJ.tcr;.\:.:i.ng our .~lles aoco1·d~~-. A .. . . ' .. .. · ... ,·. . , . I : ••• .. ; . .· .~."· . .. ' .... : . ' .. , .. ·. : . . . , · ·. ,.,: .. . . .\ . . , . . . . .. ·. :· ' ·.·· \ . .. . . .. .. . . , . i . . . . . , .. ' . " , . · . .. . : . ·. . .h . .. ~ . . . '· . I • .. . .. - ..· I ' . r .· . ... • . ' . · . ! . : .. ~ •'· f :. . •:"' ... -.:. · ·.;. \ '·. . ., ·. ~ .. .. '.-·. \:- ' • ·' .. : .. .. .;. . ' .. ,: '.: "".,. .· . . .. t' ~ ., .... .. ,", :. . : .. .;. · · . .. , - ; ~ ,·;. ·~·. '~ ··.:. .... ~ .~·. This image is a graphic representation of a vault door, symbolizing the retrieval of declassified documents. The foreground is dominated by the intricate workings of a vault mechanism, rendered in shades of gray and accented with blue light. To the right of the vault, white text is overlaid on a black background, announcing "THE BLACK VAULT" in a stylized font. Below this title, a paragraph explains that the document was obtained from The Black Vault, an online database of declassified government documents, specifically within the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. The text also provides a URL for downloading the collection. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, signatures, stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, or redactions present. The image focuses on the symbolic representation of accessing sensitive information. This document is a declassified memorandum, likely from the CIA, dated August 20, 1951. It contains extensive redactions in black ink, obscuring portions of the text, particularly in the upper and middle sections of the page. Handwritten annotations are present in the upper right corner, including "A/B, 4, 3/23", "C", "H-B/3", and a symbol that appears to be an "A". There are also markings of "CIA" stamped or written multiple times near the redacted sections. The numbered text suggests an official directive to change project designations, changing from "Bluebird" to "Artichoke."