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1 Artichoko Projent

Confirming our comveroation of 22 Auguat 1951t

23 July l951 - The initinl meoting of the Artichokto Panel was hold at CIl. The meating wés attenied by CIA poraonnel ani tho CIA penol of consultante only. At that noeting thare wos mpooulation as to the oxigtonce 1 of projeots having direct or by-product valuo to "Artichoko".

8 August 1951 二CIA was asked to band rpresentatives to
il. meeting at on arrival there, it bocmo evident that thore was unor congldleration e project of direot intorest to Artichoke; nom:ly a study on the comparison of all poly gruphu. Thero is alao  otudy. wxler way on the biochamigtry of l'atiguo anl interost in extending this to the, biochemistry of nervous stress.

Our consul tant wbo is elso consultant to going to urgo the expediting of tho palygraph projeot from the plannaing atage in. tho office to.the catual invostigetlon under

Can yoy detonine what otlor relovant projoota are underway in me fecl this informction is mcoogary to avoid duplioltion in tha planuing of our oun projeots.

At the above meeting elaborate, research report the-finding of an fatigue. The on the subject of was involved. The pepers hed been left there.by a person mhose position indicated'high-level interest.