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Office MenoranduIn • UNITED STATES GOvERNMENT

TROM : Chief, Techuical Research Staff A

DATE: 15 July 1952

SUDJECT: Artichoke Cases, June 1952, Technical. I'robirms Involved

1. Upon arrival in the technical facilities wnich could be made available to our Team were explored. This'exploration was necessitated by the delay in shipmept ofour own supplies, caused by an embarro on air freight. obliging and assisted in every way possible in assemblin, nverything that was readily available within the local operation.

2. As a result. of the shipping delay, the first case was handled entirely with equipment made available locelly. Complete recordings of tho ontire case were made. The recordincs wore satisfactory in that case officers and others concerned were able to galn what confirnations they required. Technicar'operations were somewhat hampered by the lack of cquipmont nonetheless. llonitoring facilitics wore non-oxistont for interezbed observers. Photographic rocorls were likewise non-existont since thero was no equipment available locally.

3. Our shipment was reccived prior to setting the scene for the socond case. Extensive microphone coverage was installcd and recordings throughout, with the exception e, were continuous and of excellent quality.

h. An item of interest Cor present and futuro concidsration is one which we have many times agrzod is that. the tochnical nember of such tearns be well prepared to improvise and hanile unusual. requests and needs. In the bandling of Lhe socond case, ther were, in addition, two complote recording Facilities, comploto monitoring facilities, intercommunication setups, all interchangsable, and, for the most part, ail made up and put into working order imediately preceding the interviews. Anothor interesting requnst Uat was handled wàis that, of the psyehiatrist.The psychiatrist requested ihat conversation by.tho subject inbe interpreted by a eenintorpretar outside the roon and then transmitted through heaupnones to the psychiatrist in the room with the sibjoct. This was accomplished civing the psyehiairist almost imrediaic answors, etc. in English very soon after they were spoken smrt

5. Still another jtom of interest was mnother roqiest Srom the medical members of the Toam. It was decired that for the proper cover to be maintained, an examination by an eioctro-encephalograph

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. was necessary. Since there wer no mach apparatus available and since Lho results were of no importanco. a "dummy" machin? was improvisod by using a wire rocor.ler and sone head electrodes that were mado fron avaijable material. Th..of the Tean were quite pleased and requested photographs or Li? rlevico, which wore taken.

6. Photographic coverage of tne second case was completo and adequate. Shots were made of the subject, examining rooms, and various other locations. It was felt that such a pictorial record would he valuable for presentation and future training programs.

7. The following commonts ara from observations made in the field and are roughly some of the lacts wo should bear in mind when considoring future trips or training prograns:

1. Oporations abrond are either not being trained in the use of technical equipment or are not rocognizing the value of such equipment.

2. fequests for requireneni.s aro not bsing filled.

3. Thore is not, enough staniardization in both training and equipment to make a training program work.

h. Hore plauning and conaideration to futare needs and uses siiould bc exercised.

5. In overseas security oporations, our pecple should be furnished with food, standardisid equipment and trained in its use thorouznly.