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1. The ARTICHOKE Team visited uring period 8 Jamuary to 15 Jamuary 1954. The purpose of the-visit was.to give an evaluation of e hypothetical problem, namely: Can an individual of \*\*\*\*\* deseent be-made to perform an act of attempted assassination involuntarily under the influence of ARTICHOKE?

2.PROBLEM:

a. The essential elements of the problem are as follows:

(1) As atrigger, mechanism" for a bigger project, it was proposed that an individual of \*\*\*\*\* descent, approximately 35 years old, well educated, proficient in English and well established socially and politically in the \*\*\*\*\*\*\* Govermment be induced under ARTICHOKE to perform an act, involuntarily, of attempted assassination against a prominent \*\*\*\*\*\* politician or if necessary, gainst an American officialT The SUBJECT was formerly in enlgy but has since terminated and is ow employed with the \*\*\* Government. According to all available information, the SUBJECT would offer no further cooperation with

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Access to the SUBJECT would be extremely limited, probably limited to a single social meeting. Because the SUBJECT is a heavy drinker, it was proposed:that the individual could be surreptitiously drugged through the mediim of an alcoholic cocktail at a social party. ARTICHOKE applied and. the SUBJECT induced to perform the act of attempted assassination at some later date. All the above was to be accomplished at oneinvoluntary uncontrolled social meeting. After the act of attempted assassintion was performed, it was assumed that the SUBJECT would be taken into custody by the \*\*\* Goverment and thereby "disposedef." Other than personal reausur-. ances by Beans of security involving the

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project, techniques, personnel and disposal of the SUBJECT were not indicated. Whether the proposed act of attempted assassination was carried out or not by the SUEJECT was of no great significance in relation to the.overall project. 2

3.. CONCLUSIONS:

a. In answer to the hypothetical question, can an .individual of \*\*\*\*\*\* descent be made to perform an act of attempted assassination, involuntarily, under ARTICHOKE,according to the above conditions, the answer in this case was probably "No" because of the limitations imposed operationally as follows:

(1) The SUBJECT would be an involuntary and unwitting SUBJECT.

(2) We would have none, or, at most, very limited physical control and custody.of the SUBJECT.

(3) Access to the SUBJECT is strictly limited. to a social engagement among a mixed group of both cleared and uncleared personnel.

4. The final answer·was that in view of the fact that successful completion of this proposed act of attempted assassination was insignificant to the overall project; to wit, whether it was even carried out or not, that under "crash conditions" and appropriate authority from Headquarters, the ARTICHOKE Team would undertake the problem in spite of the operatioml.limitations.

ADDENDUM:

Two main problems presented itself in relation to answering the above hypothetical-question.

a. Security: Insufficient consideration was given to the fact that any leakage of ARTICHOKE through performance of the proposed problem would jeopardize the entire future application and pr posed activity of the ARTICHOKE Team in the area.

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b.. It was the uranimous opinion of all ARTICHOKE members that unless the ARTICHOKE Team had more detailed access to the operational plan it would be extremely difficult, if not impossible, to carry out the assigned mission. 王

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