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On 29 Septanter l952 there was a meeting to discuss the working aspects of ARTICiOkE. Those present were Cras andarrey The folloring points were agrced upon as a werking procedure in order that the ARTICiClE progran may be developed to its fullest and that all areas concerned can activaly engage in ARTICHCE developnant.

It was agraed that IlSO will act as the office responsible for.the developzent of the ARTICiGlE progras and vill assign and coordinate with OTS and the Nedical Gffice in the development of resaarch prograns. The Kedical Staff will be responsible for redical research and direct cperational research in support of tean operational problens. OTS;on the other hand, will be responsible for basic reseapch in the general fields supporting ARTIQOkE. I&SO will act as coordinator and be fully responsible for the actual use of ARTICHOKE techniques.

Dreiiplans to set up an office asand will engage in basic research prograns in support of ARTICiCkE. He will atterpt to divorce himself as much as possible from direct connection rith CIA. At the sare tiné, he will continue his parallel work with the Office of the Surgson General, the National Research Council, Consultant to RDP, all of wich will perit hin to zaintain cover and eplore fields of interest for ARTiGiCE without dircct reference to CIA.

LEIDRANDUE FOR THIE FILE:SUBJECT:ARTICHONE.

29 Septerber 1552

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The folloring itens of action are to be taken in support of the ARTICHOKE progran:

1. Representatives of CO and SI are tobe called to a meeting to brief then on Dr.  activities soae

0o and 0SI will be ássured thatis not engaged in collection of intelligence and in no way will invade their fields of responsibility.

2. Yonthly teetings will be called by Iss0 for discussion of ARTIcHolE problens. The ledicalOffice and OTS fcspr) will attend each meeting.

In accordance with this arrangement, OTS will be responsible for coordination with the RDB panel.

h. OTS ill refer all requests for the use of ARTICHOkE materials by the operational or area offices to I&so for coordination and approval of such use. It is the basic policy that. use of ARTICHOkE materials by non-professional case officers will be discouraged or prohibited.

5. 00 is to cbtain a Secrecy Agrecment froa on CLA interests in ARTICHOKE fields. Purpose to discourageZ fron making reference to CIA interest in this general field but not in such a panner as to hamper his work in the fièld of anosthesia and its A raifications asa professional field.

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6. LoSo to arrange through its monthly mectings for the coordination of the research prograns by the ledical Cffice and OTs . ant at the same time arrange for consultation betmeen the ledicalrepresentative andrso as to prevent those tro areas woriing at cross purposes.

The folloving items were not discussed at the meetings but are requirerents which shall inediately be put into effect. Te field is very much interested in the current and active use of ARTICOlE techniçes. At the present time ARTICHOkE techniques are currently being used by lsdical officers stationed inwme Until such tire as team techniques have teen fully developed, the use of these techniques should be erloyed only by ARTICHCKE personnel. It is a policy that IsSO will recruit and deveLop toc and train teans to be sent to ttruesto hane all cases of an ARTICHOlE nature. To this end LLSO rust accorlish the following:

1. Draw up a budget for the recruitment, training and dispatch to the field of two additional ARTICiCKE teans.

2. I&SO, by a menorandum, should define the interests of the thres ünits (I&SO, Kedical Office ani OTS) in this program.

3. I&sO must place imnediately with the Ledical Office those specific itens of operational research and material required by operaticnaltears for further testing.

h. In vier of the importance of this program and the basic lack e. 一 action that has taken place to date, it is incumbent upon Is0 to sèe Lat this progran is actively pursued and this field of activity developed to tho fullcst within the limits of our facilities.