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ARTICHCKS Ccnforenco, 22 October1953.

1. 0n Thursday, 22 Cctober 1953, tetueen 2:00 F: er2 3:25 F:,
an AFTICHGE Conferonce wes hold in the SO Cenferenco Tcca, 2Co5
I Bullcing. Frocent at this Cenfererco vere ir.Ssswems and ro
centing So, aomisen ropronenting SI cnc Lol: S aa
reorecentinz the iecical Staff cnd te roprcsentinç LD?.

2. e opened the Conferenco by introducing

3. lir. thon yointed out tho knoun focts in the allorec offer of E to sell ten (10) dlos of LS3. A gentrel ciscussion folloved vhich resulted in on sgrce:xst of all hands that:

1) Tho Ageney should purchase the LSD if possible and' ts soon as possibie.

2) Purchase price estizated to ke (240,C00 or less.

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4) Parto prosent the parchese plans to the propar Ageney officials and obtcin necessery suyrort (fizcel cr othsrwise) and cuthorisation for tho oporctioz.

5) ks offor to cssist in any vey possitle in connootion vith 4) cbove was acceptedand awaseindessecno agrcod to work cut detoils in the izodiato future.

For pattor of rocorl, it should bo noted that it was egreed by all hands that tho purehesa of t.is mtorial us u ricky operatien lut sinco the dangerous potentials cf tho choical vere knoa und ths

Chief,Socurity focerrch Steff

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mount offered of such siss tha purehase vrs rogurled oo sowrd if fer no other reason Ulan a preclusive cituatien.

4.T then tointed cut thut eo leaving for ese tho follovira woek on rerworal bociness erd bed voluntocred to visit scre Fanufteturin: fiims end noted Ero:cen apeciclisto in comnction yith ic.  hed oforcd ,to rako thoso visits en his oun tire rnd if necossary ct tis eun expense, provlied he htd prior approvol fron Security and the fTICiCK2 Conferonce. epp reud s list of the firrs cnd inciriculs that soes. hed proposed to visit. /fter ccrn ciccussion, it uss B decided in vinw of the pendin LeD trensaction in Cssao-thtt is vould te unvdso to pereiteasto conduet rny tusiness along ARTiChCkT lines inforor clseuhere in E ct the present tiro althourh his cenorous orfer ues Toetly opprecictod. oss Castated that if it wos latsr docidod that the contoct of these firra and individuels sppeerod essential to tho /RfiCOkE problen, Keansaa cculd te sont ofricielly on this busincss frou Headquarters, licshington,

Note: Eues infored of the AnTicC Conferenco dccision in this msttor on Fridey,23 October 1953 byErereer

5. then bricfly ro-introducod tho subject of tho ains and the functions of the Acicioke pro ren and ennomocd that drafts of a papor in this connection vould ts given to ail AIchcks Conferenco zonbors for their stocy prior to the next AR.Ic Conference. In cddition, krwrrsraotsted a draft ef the troposul for an experinontal project using spociclly screened troinse volumntoers vould clso te siven to the AntICCK: Conference neztors at the sano tire. Mme requcstod all outors to uxrizs the drafts, ioke eny roteo, corrections, edditions, ete. rnd bo prepares to discucs the propossls tt the follsiing Arrtcnck Corfesense.

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staaelso discusaed the urgency of discovry of technisues end pothods tht vculd panit cur porsonnel, in the ovent of their capturo ly tho enory, to recist or cofest enory intorrog.tion. lr. mmmmotated this ves a true ARiiCicke problen and any teckniquo edded thrt any zothed ef "buging tiro" vas essential in an cvacstion enú vithdraval problea.

7. Tho noeting edjourned at 3:25 Ri wità the sreerent that the rext rseting vould toke place at 2:00 El on 19 loverber 1953 at the saro place.