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FRoM : Chief, Technical Pranch

sunject: Interviev with Secrct Contact.

1. On lionday, 1 February 1954, betucen 2:00 and 3:00 Pii, and the writer intervieved head of the previously been contacted and had requested and tho mad A writer to return for further discussions.

2. as extrenely co-operative and gave a list of various individuals whor he regarded as of interest to the ARTICHOKE work and made certain sugestions in conncction with botanicalsthat had ARTICHOKE possibilities. while and the writer were present, called one of his contacts and requested him for certain plants which are lanoii to have strong toxic qualities, and,which could not be easily obtained through "open" channels. stated he could do this vithout disclosin" A-ency interest in any way whatsoever and he would be lad to procure botanicals vhere he could use channels and interests.

C 3. stated he would call in the next fow days and Live him additionab contacts which he rerarded as valuable. He also requested to fwrnish him with a list of plants vhich elt vould be valuable and would make an effort to A) either procure the plant, or B) determine where it could be obtained and how it could be obtained if he himself could not do it.

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1 1ay 1953

chlar, Ceeuity Runonrch Pa Cirlar, Technical rench

s lo i: rejrd.by mauy nnovuuala en i outotanding
cathoraty on osn ntel.snl verioua. tipos of plautd rhd has snccicliaod
in certain plantá uhich cte a cztroan Astorest to tho AIo 0 prefor a mver of
tran llo, hae boan a1 th
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In racout coneroatiqus a ves inñor od af Dbiviuunlo of hinh proiesniomi standing that by doví uvald be of proat aosistancć in tho phtainin of. end propagatzon o cerbabn botanicelè in uach this Pranch is particulrrly inberootod.

uan alou inloried bhate fcoillties and itterous private to covtain Tacllitios vadeh ceald ih,thao. future suocla us vi. olanicalo poculior Das infonticd to tne NTicqok proran.in dd0ition à loytl,, patrlobie Anerieon citisen el that A this8 poperly clarred, ho toaui.bo cooperative aal vould ucihtedly ive 2 groa conl c dibnght Mkd clsort do cur panticuler jiroilono.

h. In vieu of tho sovéj it uoin le. romioct thrvreh the crooar chamáls titt be clcarad for fecrat contoci the uégient possltio priority ncaignod in t'ro cave.