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IERORAHDUR! TO THE FILE

SUBJECT: Review of ARTIC!OKE Activity, 12 Nay through8 October 195]

Introduction:

1. This report is prepared as a rcview of.the ARTICHOKE Project during the association of the writer with it. It. is hopcd this will prove a usefvl sumary for those who continue with it and a useful reference for the orientation of personnel joining it.

Sunmary:

During this period

l. An organization of the files was offected (see below).

H-B/3 contributed inatyin. vere bricfed and

3. Neetings were held of a panel of consultants (see belnw).

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3 October 1951

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TIE FILES

Letters, reports, and memoranda-have been placed in manila folders.

There are in addition two ono-thousand card (3" x 5")files and one four-hundred card (3" x 5") file.

A. Letters, reports and memoranda are grouped under thè following titles:

1. "Project Artichoke" - contains suwraries and workshects in addition to certain items not includod in the classifications below.

2. "ludget"

3. "Pibliography" (see also Card File)

L. "Chemical Reports" (wiclassified)

5."Classified Substantive Reports"

6."Discussions, liemoranda of"

7."Document-Records and Receipts"

H-B/6

8."Drugs -Instruction Manual for Assisting Doctor"

9. 雞

10.  Reading File"

11. -Report"

12. "Medical Division, 0/SI" (now in the custody o

13. "eetings, Minutes of"

lh. t...vo- This file contains sirnificanl. papers on a wiue variety of topics. They were loaned byk. in a group from the I & Ss files and should be kept togetner.

15. "Personnel"

16. "plastic"

17. "Policy Statements"

18. "public Press"

19. "Security lemos"

20."Travel"

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B. The tro one-thousand card files contaio reforences to the substance of the project, as follows:

Section I - People's names - Publications on rcen cards; personal information on buff cards.

Section II -Topics and names of drugs; vhite cards,

Section III - Places (red cards)

Section IV - Research (blue cards)

Section V - Questions Trouped which can serve as the hasis of requirements or projects. They are Crouped three ways by area :

1. Soviet

2.Satellite

3. Other Foreign

and five ways by subject:

1. Psychiatric (psycholegical)

2. Thysiological

3. Pharmacoiogical

-L. Combinations of above

5. Duress

Other topics not classified by teographic area:

1. Devices

2. 2 Locations at which activity is not knom

3. Drugs of unkmovm origin

C. Thc four-hundred card file contains security status records on all' persons who have been suggested or are fully cleared.

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In addition to tho bil:liógraphic references in thc card file are mnissued copics of the

HB31.iiocraphy on drugs

2. CIA bibliocraphy on narco-analysis

For copies thich have been issued, there is a record in the folder entitled "Bibliography."

EVENTS RECEIVIHG VIDE PUBLICITY DURING PFRIOD

1+-B/6 1. was released from The file entitled covers material relating to question of drugs having been used.

2. Popular interest was further, aroused by the appearance on television of a who had been imprisoned and tortured. Even a conic stripfhero, "Sniling Jack" was subjocted to interrogation and the use of drugs were discussed.

EVEITS BEARING OU TITERWATIOUAL INTEREST

mostinr yas leld in sat the request of the The report Es in the folder entitled "Lectings."

2.. An incident took place i In July mhich would indicate operational activity by the Soviet goverrment in this field. See file entitled "Plastic."

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BIBLIOGRAFIY

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1.The projects currently existing and identified-ns bearing, on ARTICHOKE are listed on the opposite shect. Thcre arc doubtless nany others which can be identified and catalogued as thc project develops.

2. It is becoming evident, however, that the arency will be forced to take certain risks of duplicating the efforts of others if research projects are ever to be established. The reluctance of scientific personnel. to initiate work without a thorough survey of the field, vhile undorstandable, would groatly postpone the commencement of any spocific research projects. The basic surveys required might consune about six months (full-time), by a highly skilled professional. man, once his services were obtained. The closely held nature of the projects in this lield would make it doubtful that he could obtain full disclosure from scientific colleagues.

3. lovever, once it becomes lmowm to certain sectors of the scientific intelligence community that CIA was supporting actual projects, new sources of information will become readily available.

h. The program for such activity must include short-term projocts which promise imediate return to the operational people. These will have to be formulated largely in CIA. The broad progran of fundanental research can follow certain outlines like the one proposed byt 12 Nay l95l, (See file), but can be made scientilically sound and constructive by the detailed evaluation of current vork and the specific project recommcndations of persons with high level training in the fields of pharmacolog, physiology, and psychiatry. Due to the breadth of the field in every case the person must regard the formulation of such a progran as a full-tine, if temporary, duty.

5. As a supplement to this there should be constant internal support by a recent graduate whose training includes some chemistry and some psychology. This person would read the current literature and keep the reference files up to date. Articles and items of particular pertinence would be set aside for evaluation by the experts on the advisory panel.

RESEARCHI ACTIVITY

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ARTICHOKE experimentation and research. Ahas opened ht. to the ARTICHOKE program and ia-prepared to set in motion ,even at no cost to the Agency,a program of research and experimentation in the ARTICHOKE work.

B cleared consultant in to this Agenc and consultant to numerous other Govcrnment agencies and hes continuously shown and advocated advanced research and work in the ARTICHOKE program. Has supported the ARTICHOKE work to the extent of relinquishing his personal snd private practice on many occasions to work actively in ARTICHOKE operations overseas.