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n Frida,, 9 Cetober 1953, betueen 3:30 and hil2 Fo riter talked :i Lin his ffice at at hisresuast conccèrniny end the proolems arisin from ws vork in connection vith the ATlCilCkE problem.

Istated he islone the horns" of a conplote dilerma. le pointed out that has worked aliot l00, of the time on the AlliiCuOiE problen ior the past fet: montis and heretofore this has not cost him any particular enoarassment as he had other cmplorces to carry out the vork but n Astatos vith the new budet and norsonnel ceilings, he hes lost tic services of tuc emoloyeos an that he has received specific instructions fron his division concorrih a muier of nroblems wiici require absolute deaclines. Rtatoi that to comnloto these prójects he noeds the serviccs or er corcone ho can carr out the work thct shonld bo done e stated tha b services aro outscandin in that he is a brilliant research man but he has for many months en ored in edonstive roseareh werk connected with Rliorek: ineludin: the trin toandF the further work that roultod from tnis tri fter nis roturn.

teted he in no ta mbinired the vork of the ARiIok projeet and he knov, ef course, that much of the work of the hTici: nrojoct vent acress the board into many prejects that his division is :ortin: on. ie sttor he folt that cefinitciy jnTiclCks required pere research and that hc as concerned in tr in to find a way whereby the AnTicuOle uork rnt his divisien conii toth have thobenetit of abiiity ani background.

proposed that consideration e siyep te spuething along the followin; lines. le strtod the had retired a nwiber ef vears aro and ims subsementiy erou ne baek to -OsI. iie stotcm. Scould ratire at anr tine snd thore was no problen involved.e statad ho rd tated t CClcernin; the pessibic transfer e. this subjcct had boen turned down (possi on tho basis that So had no slot for a man 5 nosition and salary.

C In vicu of/ihe foltouin: itiea hed occurrad to hia a Arran enents couli be nade for to é
in the Aeney as a conoltant to bothi  Secnrity rticnlerly the Nricacl3 rrojcet. le stated Liet t Uhet vay so neny iays a
veoi he couli dovete to osI work aki tho rosi of tho tire ho erud cive Sully to ATfe.

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He stated that in that way, it would gize bim a chance to bring another man in to fill the slot so occupied by and would not encumber a Blot in OSI or Security. The writer ash has been made cognizant of these ideas and he stated emphatically thi Phad not been informed of these ideas since they were merely thoughts being expressed to.the writer at this time.

Theiriterassured: he would certain not mention this patter The writer then asked whether or not, himself would support the idea of a consultant who
would be used in connection with the ARTICHOKE work and whether they both
would suppor in a consultant capacity. stated he
weuld·support for such a consultant posicion and stated,
furthermore, he was absolutely certain thath would also support fin this connection.

The writer made it very clear to "that he could do nothing along these lines himself since it was a policy matter, but stoted td thet he would not support anything thot would affect position unless it was with consent.

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