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l. PRoLEl. — To allocate vithin CIA over-all responsibility for ProjectARTGOIE.

2. FACTS BE/RING OH TE PROBLE.

e. Responsibility for the project nas assigned to tho Offics of Scientific Intalligence by the Daputy Director/Plans in Harch 1951. (Annex 3, TA3 B)

b. On Hay 15, 1952, the Assistant Director, Scientific Intelligence circulated to thes participating CIA office representatives a Staff Study (Annex 3, TAB A) proposing an interin field testing progre, and reconzsnding transfer of over-all responsibility for the Project fron the Office of Scientific Intelligence to Inspection and Security Office with research responsibility delegated to CiA Nedical Staff. Tho dosirability of these actions, until the Project research cbjectives as related to the Office of Technical Sortices had been clarified, was questioned by the Assistant Director, Policy Coordination. (Annex 3, TS F) AD/SI therefore addressed a zemorandan to the Deputy Director/Intalligence suggesting that this matter be taken up nith the Daputy Director/Plans and the Daputy Director/Adsinistration for the purpose of clarifying the responsibilities of the offices concerned. (Anner 3)

c. By mezorandua of June 1l, 1952 to the Deputy Director/Plans, the Daputy Director/Intalligence indicated his feeling that responsibility for tho catire Projoct should be transferred from the Offce of Scientific Intelligence to the Office of Technical Services. (Annex L) Lt a consequent meeting vith DD/P, ropresentatives of OTS, LSO, ani CSI were directed to hold furthor discussions with all Cl cozponents concerned and to subnit to E/P specific recoznendations for his decision. (Anrex 5) Such discussions were held and resulted in a tentative neoradu of agrecaent, (Annex6) to assig over-all Project authority to Ilso with delegation of full research responsibility to OTS. This agrcenent was concurred in by OSO, OPC, IzsO, and OSI, but 01s by mczorandun o2 Jy 15, 1952, (/ex 7) ited the aount of research responsibility it could accept.

MELORANDUI FOR: Deputy Director/Plas

Tis docuce. cost 'a c \_peçes No.o

: Deputy Director/Intelligonce Deputy Diroctor/Adzinictration

SUBJECT : Project ARTCHOKE

AUG 29-1952

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3. DISCUSSIO.一

a. There is now general agreement aong the CIA offices cozesmed that:

(1) Over-all responsibility for the Project should be transferred from CSI to I&SO;

(2) I&so should call upon the research and support faciliies of.CA Nodical Staff and of the Ofice of Techrical Serices as required;

(3) Liaison vith the Research nd Developzent Board ai th the Service components concerned in this prcble shoulć be the responsibility of IusO;

(4) Responsibility for the foreig-intelligencs aspocts of the subject should rezain in OSI.

b., Status of field tsstEng is outlined in the attcched mezrzim to DD/P dated August 7, 1952 fron the Secarity, Oificer, CIA (Annex 2) 2

h. ACTION RECOENDED.  It is recomenled that, mith the concace of the Deputy Director/Intelligence and te Daputy DirectorAinistration, the Decuty Director/Flans sig the attaczed nensrariun (Annex l) addressed jointly to the Assistmt Depzty (Adninistration) for Security and the Assistant Director for Scientific Inte\_ligence, 1 directing the actions indicated in 3 ove.

AREES: 7

1. Nono to AD(Anin)for Security & tho AD/SI, froa DD/P, subject: Project ARTICHOKE,,undated

2. Nemo to DD/P, fron Security Officer, CIA, subject: RTICHOk Field Interrogetion, Secret, E 7 August 1952

3. Meo to DD/I, frcn AD/SI, subiect: Special Interogations,

2 6 June 1952

4. lezo to DD/P, fron DD/I, subjcct: Project "ARTICHOKE", EE-11 June 1952

5. Kemo to AD(Adin)for Socurity, AD/so, AD/PO, CIA Ledical Stef, TSS, fron Asst. for Ops./SI, subject: Project ARICo, C 27 J 1952

6.Ncroto DD/p, fron AD/SI,subject: Projeet ARTCHO3, E lh Jay1952 :

p subject: CA Contrel Seeret, 15 July 1552,

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29 A 52 Assistent Deputr (Aain) for Security Date 29Cwe 52 ley chiel, Staft 1 X Date V 28ht心 Chief, Steff 2 Date

Office of Technical Sarvices Date 290naa/52 Dably Cil, V t Date 1

ACTION BY APPROVING AUTHIORITT: 6.CN
Approved (isapprevee), exceptions if any). Mrector/Intelligence Date
Approved (isapproved), excceptions if any.