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TO:ARTTCOKE Representatives

FON ': Director of Security

SUBJECT: ARTICHOKE; Restatement of Program.

1. Referenco is made to attached SO memoranduz dated 21 November l952 addresced to the Assistant Director, OSI; Chief, Nedical Staff; end Chief, OTS, the subject, "Projcct ARTICHOKE."

2. Reference is also mado to the infomal conferenco held Thursday, 9 July 1953 with passsstyand the writer present.

3. At the above-mentioned conference held 9 July l953, eowrb stated he felt in view of the expaniing work being carried out in all fields in the ARTICHOkE progren and with the constantly enlarging nubors of contacts and consultants and the iminent possibility of experinental work being wudertaken both in the United States and overseas, it would be wall to redofine the specific interests and activities of all those working with the Project ARTichOE and bring up to date and set out for examinaticn the present and future plans of each group engaged in this work. said he felt that in order to prevent duplication of effort and to increase end stimulate interest and activity on behalf of aRrICHOkE, and particularly to bend every effort to find new zethods, nev techniques, new chemicals, etc. wich hould work to the benefit of this Agency, all parties interested should re-exazine their work and understard clearly how each group would work with and support the activitics or the others involved in the ARTICHOkE progren.

4. The basic memorandua referred to in Paragraph l above very clearly sets forth in general terns the responsibilities of the Nedical Staff, of OT3, OSI and ofSD in connectiçn with ths ARTiChCkE progran. This memoraniua also affixes and assigns in general terms the various responsibilities of the participating groups and affirms that these respeusibilities had been concured in previously in a staff study dated 29 August l952.

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5. Eas further stalod in tho above-Tentioned conferenco that thoro vero many placos whero responsibilitics. would lio jointly betucer various participating groups and tlere would-bo a great deal ef overlapping-sinco it appeared cbvious tho ficld was tromendous and the offort nor covcred so zany divorso activities.

6. It is felt thata restatement of the as of ATiC is ossential at this time. Briofly, these basic airs ray bo stated as follows:

a. To perfect techniques utilizing exdsting drugs, hypnosis, and other elements for the extraction of inforzaticn fro individuals whethor willing or not.

b. To provide field teains for testing, experirenting ari refining techniques utilizing currently knonn ani recceried new materials for the extraction of informatica fra irdigenous personnel under field conditicns.

C. In coordination with TSS and the Nedical Staff arrerze or research and experizentation within the facilities o those two components for.the developent of sans fcr tio control of the activities and mental capacitios of individuals whether willing or not.

d. Conduct liaison and initial research in fields and areas not within the inediate capabilities of TSS ani the Nedica Staff for the developaent of ideas and possible zears of exerting .control over the activities and mental capacities of iriivicuals.

e. Control the operational uso of ARTICHCE techriques ad serra as the support element to the operational coponents in the use of such techniques. 1

f. Explore means through indoctrination and training of preventin the enemy frca gaining control over the activities and zentel capacities of Agency personnel;

g. Serve as the cooriinating elenent among all cccponents for the Agency on thcse matters concerning thé operationel =se of ARTICHOKE techniques.

h. Arrange for the exchange of information ecnceming ARTICHOKE techniques and research and developuent among those elcents primarily concerned as OSI, TSS, Medical Division, DD? and Security Office.

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i. Conduet authorized Minison with other ceposents of tovornment in tho ARTICiOKi field end arrango for Laisen responsibility through tho Agency conponent havins tho most portinent interest in new prpjects or activitic: in other departmoats having bearing on tho overall ATic:OhE project. 1

7. It should be recognized that there are rary facets c possiblo ARIICHOkE interest wich have never been adccustely exlored from the standpoint oporaticnal ARTICOE uss. TSS and tha dical Division will be cxpected, fren the franework of their capcbilities, to conduct the basic rescarch as to whethar or not such elemets have any possible application to operational use for ARTiCHOKE puposes. The introduction of nei ideas and ne: techniques are the reszcnsibili of all components concerned and should be presented by caci cuponent with as much background raterial as is possible. In this cazacity the Security Office will maintain contact ani liaisci with seientifie and technical specialists in these ficlds for the basic devalspont ci ideas and the suggestions of new means for possible use in AFiCyOkE. Such action will be coniucted in full coordinetien th the ciher interested components to insure that there is no duplication'of effor.

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