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OSI Proposal for an Intorim Field Program and for Organizational Changes With Pospoct to Project ARTICHOKE

1. Project ARTICHOKE is a research Project with tho objective of developing special interrogation techniques such as narco-hypnosis. By a nenorandun froz AD31 to DD/P cated 13 Karch l951 concurred in by ADSO, ADPC and the Security Officer, CIa, responsibility for initiating and coondinating activity in this field vdthin CIA and for coordinating such activities with the IAC community was placed in OSI.

2. Enclosed is a nenorandua for your signature in response to a menorendun fron ADsI reocestinz your coents on a proposed,intaria field orogran for special interrogations. This nenorendun was addressed to ADSO, ADPC, Chief of CIA Kedical Staff.

3. The OSI staff study proposes an interin field progrea and appears to place ultinate responsibility for Froject ARTICHOKE on I& Ss, The organizaticnal arrangonents proposed appear to provide that I & SS will, with the help of medical personnel provided by CIa Medical Staff, conduct covert sperial interrcgations in the field on personnel supplied by 0s0 all under the coruand of the Os0 station chief. TSS is left out of the picture oatirely.

4. In my opinion, the proposal is en effort to cover up the lack of accoplislment in this field by OSI and to block To3 fron uniertaking eny progran.

5. On 13 February I arranged for a meeting botwoen psazne and esueape Subsequontly, TSs hs let sone resoarch contracts in this field vith the prior concurrence oseemsst

:6. Because the objectives of Froject ARTIClOKE are closely connected with "Operations" and bocause DD/? noy has a rescarch orgunization to support covert operations, I believe that Tss should havo a primary interost in this ficld. Tho zororandua to ADSI reccrzends consultations botween OSI and TSS to detornisc the future of this Project.

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(144) S 21 zy 1952

MENORANDUN FOR: ADPC