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37046 January1975 PROJECT BLUEBIRD/ARTICEOKE l.The basic memorandum explained tho.origins of. Project BLUEBIRD/ARTICHOKE in OSI.This:addendus concerns the indications of-activity by other officis in this progran. 2..The bolk of the material in OsT. files-concerns the work of OsI-in analyzing foreign activities:related to the usc of drugs and psychochenicals in interrogations There are however. monoranda. for the record concerning Agency neetings: at. least.through 1955.These MRs contained brief.references to work bsing -done under the auspices of other. offices in the U.s In at lcast one instance-OsI provided support for-the-donestic: RaD.offort when an OsI chemist, an expert-in toxic plants, went to in Decerber: l952 to pick up some planes with anesthatir qualitiesP for-subsequent evaluation At jtsc what tine Projcct ARnicBokE changed from an inter-agency progran concerned vith production of intelligence on foreign-activities to an agancy-operated Rap prograns(the. forerunnsz of MRuLTRa?) is not clear fxom the: files. By late SL 1952, howavar, a change had taken place and the players now were the Security Officer, CIa, the Chief, Medical Services Chief: TSs as.well as the AD/OsI  A paper oE. 16 July 1953 Erom the Sccurity Officer, CIA to ARTIchokE representatives, entitied PRestatement, of Program", notes the following basic eime: Ara. to perfect techniques utilizing existing drugs, hypnosis,-and. other elements for the:extraction. of information fron individuals whether willing or not. b o.to prcvids field teans-for testingr expsrimenting-and refining tech ofinforxation fron indigenous personnel under field conditions. TS-184903-75 IMPDET CL:BY-062106 Copy No.2-Of3

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DATE, TITLE, & PARA. 'ARE DE-CLASSIFIED BY AUTHORITY OF THE DĆI ON 24 JULY 1975. THE BALANC :OF THIS DOCUMENT RETAINS ITS SE DESIGNATION.

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experimsntation for the developnent of means: forthe con trol of-the,activities-and mental capzcities of.individuals whether Other itens through (1) concorned othar details of the progran.
Poshirg (Scientific. Advisor to-the Ab/osI).notes that "Isso has-prepared à-new sat of "by laus" for the Conmittee which will include approval-of testing of drugs on volunteers among Agency personnel\*. A reference of 29 October 1953 also ARTIcaoKE Comittes, one of which is entitled "Experimental No copy of this tamo
randum, could bs found. A record. of a conversation between AD/OSI and Dr. ofors. dated. 14 Dacember -1953.refers to the: Schwab zctiyity at Detrick-and contains the folloving cryptic notation: Suicidal tendsncics.Offensive concern flowers, making.an extract and tcsting It notescomplicationeTs wants lab faciiities for. extraction two-tunan patients to try it on there - delicate situation in G.T Afraid untovard-sccident don't want to got mixed up in clinical test work..: One of the last references in OSI-files to ARTICHOKS
is in the for of a copyof a trip report filed by men
of the Office.of Security. following a visit he made to the. e,6-1l.April 1955 for discussions with Dx. and others regarding research ondrugs. for intelligence purposos.
This tripreport- containsintimations of norethan casual Agency
interost in U.S. use-of-drugs for.intelligence purposes. Follow
up.papers were.submitted by the.Chief. ps Field Office of Ost was on the distribution. T0P S263 TS-184903-75 Page 2 o1 2 7530