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IONORUSU FOR: Assistent Director for Policy Coordination Assistant Dircctor for Special Cperatious : Assistant Director for Isspection & Sccurity

: Proposed Nozorandum for Secretary of Defenso (copy atteched)

1. The attached senorandus fer the Secretary of Defenso is anothor stop in the phase of Projeet Artichoke havins to do vita LAC interests. The Sorvice Deportaont representatives are rovievins tha papers nov in preparation for concurrezce ty their Chicis.

2. Significant aspects of the attached papors of inkerest to CIA are:

a. The papers follow the theze already developed in the Office of the Secretary of Defcnse, RDB. azd the Services ttat this subject requires study ard réseavch froc the deronsita standpoint.

b., Such study and research is sisilar to thnt neceosary to develop an ofieasive progres,

c. The nD3 aetion does not affect any Dopartneat of Dofense or CLk prorans nov goins on. Eovever, it will facilitate coordivation of certain Departsent of Dafanso progras whsre unnccessary duplication now exists.

d. CLi con utiliso the informtion fron the RD3 peetings and the rosultins reconzendations to insure our cozceatratioa on the nost productive lines of approach and to aroid costly basis research projects. Thereforo the need for cosplete co ordination betveen the various CI offices now attesptins to evaluate Artichoke techniques and planning for their use is even moro pressing.

3. Ay cosezts or sugsestions you my wish to make reganiing the attached papors will be appreciated. Sincs it is expected that intoragenoy coordinatios vill be completed by 5 February l952, reccint of your cozzunts in this office on or before thnt date Is solicited.

JAjI 20 1952

Assistant Dircstor Sciontifis Iatelligenco

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l. The Central Intelligence Agency, in coordination with the Hilitary Intelligence Agezcies, has bad wnder study for soze tize a probles which my be of concern to national scourity on a governnont-wide level. The attachel paper indicates tho nature and scope of the problen and contains certain reconsendations as to steps necessury before ths full iuplications of this matter can be evaluatti.

2. The Comittee on Hedical Sciences of the Rescarch and Dovolepment Board has been sussested as tho appropriate agcnoy for this otuiy. Inforenl conrersations with representatives of the Roscnrch and Devolepment Board indicate that they are avare of the possiblo soriousncss of this natter and are willing to undertake the study if roquested.

3. Should you agree that the Comaitteo on Nedical Scionces is tho appropriate agency, I would eppreciate your erranging for,the cozsidoration of the problen by that Comnittsa along the lincs rccozuendei in the attachnent. The Central Intelligonce Agency and the Military Intelligczce Services are prcpared to provide guidance cnd assistance

as neccosary.

28 January 1952

MENORAlDUI FOR: The Scoretary of Defenso SURJECT: Evaluation of Certain Sciontific Techniques of Possible Concern to National Socurity

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4. I am sure that you will rccognise the isplications whicz might be drawn should it becomo lnoum, generally, that OlA or the Military Intclligence Agencies are dircctly concerzei in this ratter, even though this concern stens prirarily froz the defsasive nspoots of the Problez. The ratter is beins handled on an iziividual "zs ONLY" basis, therefore, and all reports or refcrences to the prciset should be so protected. The code word "Artichoke" has been assigaed and is unclassified when used in such a way tint it dsos not reteal the nature or scope of the probles..

(DEPUEY) DIREOTO2 FOR OETRAL IELLIGICE

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TES PROEDEX

1. Whether or not, and to what extent, any agent or proccduro càn be used to causo an individual to become subscrvicnt to an imposed control; and subsequently that indiviuual be unavare of the evcnt.

BASIC FLRERS OF TE PROELEL

l. Medical Sciezce, particularly in the fiells of paychiatry and psychotherap, has dsvoloyed a variety of techniques whezeby some coutrol can be insossd on the will of an individunl. The techniquos include neure-surgery, electric.shock, drugs, hypnosis and others.

2. In certain cases after the adninistration of these techj niques, the individual has amesia vith respeet to the ovent.

3. The techniques have not boen developed in the Uuitod States to tho point where the results can be predicted with zespect to the extent of control that can be achicved; whether or not and to vhat extent annesia will result; and vhat widesirable physiolegical roections moy occur in addition.

COCLUSIOXS:

1. If these tcchniques vere developed by a foreign governzent

ATTACHNEIN A

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to the extent that reliable results could be expected in tho rajority of cases, it is evident that a serious threat to U. S. Hational Security would exist.

2. Reports of Soviet interest and rescarch in this directics, plus runors, reports and evaluations of possible Sovict use of those techniques in interrogations, are sufficiont to warrant carcful ixvestigation of the subject as a basis for evalunting the extent of the threat to U. S. National Security.

RECOIODHRICNS:

l. That a board of scientists with competence in the apprcpriate nedical ficlds, and providcd with the necessary security sufoguarás to insure access to material bearins on the subject, be roquested to study the problen and nake recommendations.

I, 2. That the study inclpãe referezcs to all asents or procedures which pight be ccnsidered in relation to this problea and elirinate those which U. S. science can establish as unfcasible.

3. That, in the case of agents or procedures or cosbinatiozs thereof where a potential thrcat ray ezist which cannot be evaluated on the basis of the prcsent state.of U. S. science, reconcondations :be uade for further rescarch, if practical rcsults can be achievel within a roasorable tize.

4. That the recorendations include the scope of tho roscarch requircd, establishcd facilitics vhere such researeh might be unier-

taken, and the approximate cost of the rescarch.

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5. That the board subuit an interin report within three,

nonths of'the initiation of the study and further intoris reports

every threo nonths until the study is copploted.