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Office M( 2Orandum • UNITED STATES GOT RNMENT

TO : Chief, Security Rescarch Staff

DATE: 16 llovember 1953

FROM : Chief, Technical Branch

sUBJECT: ARTICHCKE Conference, 22 Octoter 1953.

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1. 0n Thursdoy, 22 0ctober 1953, between 2:00 11 and 3:25 11, an ARTICHOKE Conference was held in the SO Conference Room, 2065 I Euilding. Frcsent at this Conference Lere rkesrarrrmrs

2. Serskopened the Cenferance by introducing avp Rahie is to represent & in the future, replacing sho is leaving the United States.

3.a then pointed out the known facts in the alleged offer of tho .to sell ten (10) kilos of LSD. A general discussion fclloved which resulted in an agreement of all hands that:

1) The Agency should purchase the LSD if possible end as soon as possitlc.

2) Furchase price estimated to be \$240,000 or less.

3)segeTto handle me thods snd deteils of purchase, cover, ete. for the purchase operation end to conduct same.

4) Fte prosent the purchsse plans to tho yroper Agoncy oliicials end obtein necessory support (fiscal or otherwise) and authorization for the operetion.

5) offer to assist in eny way rossible in connection with 4) above was accopled unddanodcseasves àgreod lo work out details in the jmwdialc futurn.

For metter of record, it should be noled thil. it uos agreed ly all hands that the purchase of this material was a tisky operation but since the don crous potentials of the chemical wers known and the

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preunt offered of such sise the purebane vns regorded as sound ir fer no other reason than a preclusive situalion.

4. Lhen pointed cut thatnsd6 Cas C Iceving for the fcllowing week cn personal tusiness end had volunteered to visit. some manufacturing firns and noted srse. specialists in comnection with ARTiCHCkE. a bad ofTered to make these visits on his oxn time and if necessary at His own expense, frovided he had prior approval fron Security and th iRTICliOkE. Conference. earae read a list. of the firms and individuals that, eeehad proposed to visil. After sone discussion. it was decided in view of the rending LSD transaction in.s.that it would be unvise to permitsssxra'to conduct any business along ARTICHOKE lines infor elscuhere in at the present time although his generous offer wes greatly appreciated. E. kama A staled that if it was later decided that, the contact of these firms and individvels eppcared essential to the AhilCilOiE problem, takotsrrs could be sent officially on this business fron Headquarters, ashington.

C liote: sse:was inforned of the APlICHCKE A Conferonce decision in this matter on Fri- day, 23 October 1953 byeeze

A 5.eee:then bricfly re-introduced the subject ot the aims and the functions of the ARTICHOrE progrem cnd onnounced that drafts of a paper in this connection would be given to ell AfTIChOkE Conference mombers for \_their study prior to the next ARlICHGkE
A meeting. In additicn,ess stated a draft of the proposal for an experimentel project using specially screened trcince volunteers would also be given to the ARTICHOKE Conforencs rsmbers
A at the seme time.ssarss ra requcsted ell menbers to exanino the drafts, nake any notes, corrections, adiitions, "te. and be propared to discuss the proposels at the following ARTICHlOKL Conference.

6.aurkaexplained in grceter detail the proposel for the use of treinee volunteers.SrssamresEointed out tha' such rosearch would be of benefit in two rain areos:

A. It would vory clearly demonstrate to certain select hrency personnel the ef:ects of chemiçals, hypnosis cnd rosaibly other elements, ctc. uron themoelves and Cheir easociales.

B. It vould give the AlTIChCko menbera an opportunity to study Whe reactiens of good subjects under more or less ideal and very

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safe conditiens and, in additien, would aflord an cpportunity for tosting neu methods and techniques.

also discussed the urgency of discovery of techniques and methcds that. would permit our personnel, in the event of their capture by the enony, to resist or defeat encmy interrogation.ere stated this was a true ARTICHOkE problem eud any,tecnnicue or method that cculd further this should be explored.sse added that any method of "buyine timc" was essential in an evacuetion end withdrawal problem.

7. The meeting adjourned at 3:25 H with the agrecment that. the next mceting would take place at 2:00 HH on 19 November l953 at the same place.