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.1. Inder dote'of 23 April 1953, S30 conductod a prslininary ivostigation in tho irctnnt casc. This investigation revoaled as conducting an irvastigation at that time on Suboequontly, the writer, tirovgh the office of oxaminod tho comoleted Anvectigatlon and abtalnod synopsos of tho renorts nedo on

the subjoct at
in mid-June 1953. These nymopsos are attached and aro coplotaly nelf-explanntory.

2. In eddltion, the writor vory carofully ourvoyed in detall. the peports and wishos to state for the record thuat tho aynopsus roforrod to above cover in goneral tho full fleld investigntion made by

3. As you knou, 1s on3 of tho koy indivizhuals in tho exoerimental end rosoarch progran contonlatei iánd tork to dato has boen hold up for months psnding a repxort of this Vinvostigation. As you alao knoi wo have agrgod that bhould orain visit Thi talk tol Iiho are fully cleared:· Our intentions in sonding Thgain were:

a. Regont corrospondanco from Andicatos that he is somowhat dlscouraced in the alow dovelopment of the project and thls trip would stir up his intorsat again.

Iins now béan cloarod and at eould talk :ith Tconcerning a ro-dosigning of

Bould, nfter discussion witin Pmake an iradiato study of sny, nov proposals that came out of the discussions

Chiaf, Tochnical Rrunch.

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Chiof, Cocurlty Focoarch Ctaff

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pnd, in adlltion, abtain namos of indlviduals uho .coulal to substituted for Iln Uho avont wo havor to abanion using

Eb prepared to go to Bmodlatoly'in connaction vith thia. (Estimoted duration of trip - fivo dars.)

4. It vosld bo grontly apprectated thorefore if you would
axamino the synopses in tho cape of
and rofer then for Lmedinato study to tho Svalustion Wiicers oi
: 97 for thair opinion os to whother or not Fean bo
clenred for contact at the Soorot leval on the basis of thls in
formstion. As reportod:uove, theTreports have been oxarinod
in cappiate dotall by the writer andi thay furnish nothing addi
tional to that information set out in the attached synopcos. :

5. You wlll. note that thoso mynopseo indicato that Pis "talkative", someihat "unconventlonal" and a champion of the underdog" but, accorling to all inforants, he does not discuss classified inforation and can bo trusied vith Ton Secrct mattars.

6. In further considoration, it should be ronembored that Swill be dealing vith close porsonal friends and cioso professional-associatea of his.in thg DARTICHORE wOrK and further if be works with us his professional roputation may conceivably bo groatly. enhanced by succosshul development of our progran. lhoso aloents should ba woished, of courss, in tho evaluntion of

7. After you have raforred this momornndum and attachod
docunonts to the Fvaluntion group with the requost for highast..
possiblo prlority handling, this Orfice, with your permisslon,
will sendy isodiately tra
will then ro-discuns the AiTicHokE program at Dh the evont the Evaluation group doos not
believe that can be granted Secret olearnnce. If,
hovever, in the Ivaluation group's opinion, can bo
tranted Soorot clearance, Mill bring into the discusslon.

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AB.,I,49,4—

1.: It is requested that pormission be grantod for the underslgned to attend the national meetings of the Amerioan Fsycholor Association, The meetings. are being held this year in Cleveland, Ohio, from the third thrpugh the ninth of Soptember. It is roquested that the undersignod attend the meetings from the, fourth through the ninth of September. ,Thore are sevoral meetings that are ntoregting from the point of view of ARTICHOKE and, in addition, a treat deal of information can be gained from what other psychologists throughout the country are doing and to, keep up with the new dovolopmonts in science.

2. It is suggested that a trip to be arranged to follcw tho convention aince the location is cloge to thio would cut down axpensea."It is also llkely tha will be attending the psychology meetings.

Chiof, Teclunical Branch

24  1953