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Chief, Tochnical Eraneh, SRS, I&S

ARTICHOKE Confcrcnce, 22 January 1953 (Informal Report).

1. On Thursday, 22 January 1953, between 2:00 and L:00 F, a general conference was held on the ARTICHOKE Project with the feland represertir Is; 20 ropresntins CST; C72rooresentins the Medical Staf: concultere to the ARTIChOKE Project; CsnssasScso consultant to the Hedical Division.

2. The conference was cpenod by smpy giving a progess report cn the APTICHOkE work since the last conrerence. covered the follcving itens:

A. Recruitment problons for the overseas ARTICHOE. e explained that APTIChOlE believei they had obtained the prover individual to hardle the interrotion-acristrative cnd a but the Personzel Division had nct as yet rade contact with the person under corsideration for the Tokyo assigment.

B. ser stated that the report fron Casas professional hypnotist and cc-sultant to this Agoncy, has not yet been reccived.

C. wwa stated that they had recoived 2 recent comnúnication fron Eg indicating the trip vas progressing and requested some assistance. (This reouest was carriod cut and the nscessary docunentation was sent to seragg to arrive

D. Ewewas then explained that hypnotic excerimenes were being continued and stated that g woeld give a more detailed report on hypnosis.

E. aagay explained that ve had recentiy concluded an agreonont with Civil Defense involvins ene of their specialist's vork in tho field of instrunont experinentation and work: is progressing excellently on an automatic injcction device relatod to the ARTIclokE vork. This vork is being handlcd very

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0n 2. successfully by of tho Ncdical Division.

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G. L pointce cut thaty had recently bricfed ccrtain loy officials in the Contact Division cn ATICHCK, inoluding c Chief of Co, to enable them to nore efficicntly carry cut liaison and contact work for ARTIClCkE in the future.

3. rars then gave a statenent on activities of OSI in relation to the ARTICHOE work. He stated that see had hecd fron  cnd it aopoared that tho cork of  in was soirg zore raoidly than had been enticipated. k and  nentioned the nane of y an Ay pe chiatrist, who did soecial vork in Cerarr and could possibly be used .to do rolated ARTICHOE vork. He is described as a specialist in the interrogatien siele ad fee1s his oe nisht be ble use to the ARfictors prograi. Eese is a trained hypnotist and, in addition, is regarded as a compotent polysraph cperator. His services could be made available on a part-tire bacis.

teans were beins trainod in US and China concerning the ase of drags L.  discussed sore infostion to the eflect that and hypnosis in intorrczation. These teas are specially trairsd and do not use physical torture although rental duress is used. Thare is a report out of ps on "Ccnfession Cang" training in Ussa and particularly use of special lights cr techniques involving lights for cs long a poriod as trenty-six days on certain suhjects. er also mentioned there ves a Sxedish phycicicn who had done renarkable but dstails vere not given.

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7. In contiming the discussion, earystated the posiiien of ATICHOE and Security insofar as collcction of inomation is concerned and stated he cculd see no reason vhy thoe medical dootors in khe fiold could rot be instructed to collest and pass on infcmation of interest along ARTIcioiE linos.  stated he voild prozare a paper on the general collection of infornation alorg AfiChoE linos.

8.  stated he felt that cortain doctors could be given special briefings cencerning ARTcHokE but that this ecid oniy be done if all feotors were settled and if thcy had Fi (?) clearance.

9. Discussion then occurred as to what -channels wculd be best to convey pertinent infornation back to Headquarters and emmsmaer stated he saw no reason why the usual madical chanrel coulć not be "sed.

10. At this point, g introduced the nerorande of ARTiciOkE technicues to modical officers in the field and  Te upon his roturn.

a crn eoL ll. ezseeaas was asked if he had any connents and he stated he had none. esetavaaswas asked the sane cuestion and stated he was attonding in the cepacity of observer only.

12. At this point, there was a general discussion concorring werk carried on at Edgewood Arsenal and at Canp Dietrich and the special use of. The discussion also conced  and Lysergic Acid.

13. Following this, astated that the AnTICHCkE organization had been studying use of certain facilities in the Unitod States as tosting Erounds for new ideas, eporiments, etc. particularl using criminals, and the criginally insane. He briefly touchcd on ths

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1h, eremest then diccussed the natier of the possible lricfin and trairing of our tep personnel. on ho. to resiot interrogatien by tho enery. A general discussion follosed this and sksz made the point that there uas a grave qaestien thethor any triefing alon; these lines wovld do nuch good. erzaaa felt a study could be mado about weys and noans for our pocnle to be inconspicuons and not sushands present any neu protlens that aight come up at the next rocting for genoral discussion.

15. goeepwat this point stated he would liko to kncu what all porsons involved wore doing in this vork and suggested ho thought it vould be a good idoa to place this on tho agorda for the next sceting. He would also likc to knc the status of tho fiieono cay devico (EProject--OlR contract) and also what OTS and Cree are no doing.

16. The neeting vas concluded by rhgiving a resune of the vork in hpnosis that had beon carried en to date by the ARTIChcKE Staff and particulariy stressing the exanole of three good subjects and their capacity fer coing advaneed hypnotic work.

17. The next necting vas set for 19 February 1953 at 2:00 P in the Conference Roon o I&S.

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