[PAGE 1]
Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT A3I 49

TO : Cuinf, Technical Franch

DATE: 17 April 1953

suBject:Pecemmendation Perardin Fxperinental. Program in

1. Folloving the mcoting of 16 April 1253 on the ARTICHOEE project, the followin recornendations are subristed on Lhe experinental proren in

(1) After the clcarance of is obtaincd, contact" to definitely ascertain vhother they are intercsted in working on a project in vhich th? Aconcy is iniorested if mutually satisfactory termns of definite rosonrch objeetives and payment, ote. are arranzed. I an morally certein that these tao individuals will be interested in such a nroject as their cencral interests have beer detorrired ani they are definitoly intorosted in this pariicular aroa.

(?) Assuming that are interested in pursuing tho project further, I surrost that tho undersi-ned zo to to definitoly deternine if thoso men aro. interosted in tocorin covort conaultant: to the A-ency; whether they woulà te interested in vorking on roscarch projeeis as individuals in their oumn organisation or outside or uhether they woulo nrefor to worl: as a team; thether they profor firancing throngh a fund organisation or uhother funds could be directly riven to then and other dcfinite surostions that they nay have as to the nrocedure of such a projcct.

(3) à"ter tiis disevssion, a noeling snonld be held in rshin-ton to detoraine uhether the ageney approves the proposals and recorriendations nado by the undiersigned and the three prosnoctiv consultants. If this approval is forthcorinr as : assumo it vill.
(1) then the next stens can bo Lalen to mako thoso peonle ironey cousnltante.

(h) Assuin, that. the thrce aforcnentioped pnople iccone concultanis of the à oncp, ? ucetin vijl bo arrenred 25 either in or Jasnin-ton to set un tentaivo roscerch nlans. àt this tim, docisions can te nade

2

[PAGE 2]
as to vhat dries vill !e iniiiaily irvostigated, vhat institution vill be authorised for subjects, whet other nrocedures vill be undertalen, ete. Also at this time a nore definite deternination will bo mide as to whal. future mnaber of individuals will. have to be cleared or vill bo involved in the rosoarch project for the folloving siz months. At, this meetins too both short-ter and long-range rescarch plans can be definitoly agrond upon.

(5) Folloving Lhe meeting in Lashington or of all the parties uho will initislly instituic reacarch netivities, thc neccssory peonle carrying on the vork in liashington and the initial. phases of tho rcscerch bogins, the undersigned can assist and stirrulate in starting the research procedures and lay plans and talc action for futurc activities.