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23 August 1952 (Saturdlay).

A Had general conference withuand and thcreafter went to safe,hoise outside of and exanined situation for technical installation. F

2h August 1952 (Sunday)

Drove to safe house referred to above. Arrived at l:00 Fli and completed technical installation, including tearing, holo in wall, building special mirror, and'erecting all necessary electronic installations and testing same.

25 August 1952 (Monday)

Caso #1.

11:20 AH arrived at safe house and set installation into opcration.

11:50 AH - arrive. B6

12:30 P -Cae arrives wi(Cae flicer), guards,andA aCase /l taken to room blindfolded.

12:ho PM - Ceneral conference, all hands, including reports subject in good spirits and not in a depressed mood. Conference included genoral apnroach to sutject and technical matters. Furthermore, it was agreed thit an informal talk would be had with tho subject for several hours during the afternoon with rsre an aspresent while others maintainec observation and monitored conversation.

1:20 fN - Conference concluded.

1:45 to 2:30 PM - Lunch.

2:30  - Hent,, first eione oan infomal bpsis with sub- 136

3:h5 Pit - Prcak.occurrcdlin first sossion and all prosent lcft subject except  who continued informal discunsion.A

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NOTE: At. this point. and aplicd drugs to bottlo B of beer which wis to bo taken in ad given to lhò subject. It should to noted that. the oxact orcportions.of the drugs at this time were not taken by. ce.since it had teon agreed before departure in the Uinited States and at. the first conferonce held t ethat,after the first. test, the namos and amounts of the drugs would be made available to the Artichoke observition lean.

L:00 P  and rejoin subjcct anin the opora-A B tións room.

h:19 P brought in ber for all hands and placed loaded bot-B tle of boer before subject.

h:20 Pil - Subject tookd first tasle of beer.

5:30 to 5:35 PH - Sutject completeddrinking bottle of hoer.

6:37 Pil -First session concluded. Subject returned to his tedroon and all hands adjourned to room downstairs for conferonce.

6:37 to 7:00 Ir - Gencral conference concerning afternoon's session.

HOlE: Artichoke Tcan memhozs exprcssed no opinion as to results of first sension, butr sstated that ho had noticed sone change in the subject toward the end of the sssion and he A felt that subjoct had less consideration before answering questions. Hothing otherwise signilicant reported.

3/ mises andleft wit a small bottle with instruc- A tions that the entire bottie was to te placed in a cup of colfee,liquid, or tea and given the subjnct at 8:00 i. Instruction further stated that, the coffee could be served with the meal. Other instructions were to maks the coffcs as clear as possihle before putting the contonts of lhe bottle into the coffee.

26 Aurust 1952 (Tunsday)

KrlE: Suhject spent an entirely quict night.

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B:15 Ai - Fronkfast was taken to subjoct by guard with correc containing contents of bottle as per instructions.

asking.cuostionsparticularly ofsrr who was extremely co-oporative) that instead of
one substance, as in Lhe original Top Secret monorandum, inB/b xas using thre substances, which he had named in
code as "O", "L", and "q". It should also he noted that at
the conclusion of the first session, the writer had specifi
cally requcsted the name of the subatanco, the chemical
formula, but,this was not given to the writer because of a
statement by that he felt ir we knew the names of

nformed the writer that For matter of record, the contents of tho laltlc (a colorless liquid) contained 20 milligrams of the substance referred t.o as "g".

8:17 Ai - Acccrding to guard's report, sutject. look first sip of coffee.

8:55 Ar.- Guard broucht tray down fron subjoci's roon with coffee entirely used.

lotE: driter examined subiect's roon at tis tine and at every other time the subject was given dopel coffee and othersutstances to ascertain whettier subject had poured coffec or . beer out, without drinking same. Writer was unablr: to find any evidence of this.

A 9:20 Ni - All hands arrived at safe house with excoption of and thc writer who had spent the night on the premises.

9:h0 Ař - Gencral conference, all hands. Discussed the tactics. for the day and it, was agreed that sonelime after l0:00 coffee, also containing one of the substances would be taken in to the opcrations room.

10:1.5 AN - Conference ad,jourred.
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andi joined the suhjeel. in the op-/ 10:16 Ali nralions roon and, according to plan, asked for coffen.

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10:20 to 10:25 Ai - Coffee for surject was propared by Suhstancexat-thi time placed in coflen wan 1/20 ofa fram of "L" whichpparently measured and placod in cupof hot coffee.

10:25 AN- Coffee was carrisd into oporations room hy nd subject given the cup of drugged coffee while all others prosent were givcn straight coffee.

10:bl Al - Sutject took first sip of colfee.

NoTE:Writer was speciSically obsorving througli mirrur and noticed t.hat subject mado a face and looked at his coffee in a strang? manner.

10:5O A: - Subjvet Look socond sin and at this time showed A suhject the grounds in tho bottom of the cup and made comment that the colfec was poorly made and bittcr.

10:52 Al - Subject finished his coffee.

left room to obtain more coffes.

11:1b to 1l:2? Al - Coffee ohtained [ron kitchen -anderain added to t.he sutject's cup 1/20 of a gram ol "1.".

11:23 AM - Coffee carried back bynz into the operations room and subject givon the drugged colfee.

1l:32 Ni - Subjecttook first sip.

ll:ll AM - Subject took another sip.

ll:Su AH - Subject finishsd his cup of coffee in two long drinks.

1:00 FM - Second session ended.

1:15 to 1:lo P - Suhject accompaniedl by  and  and A covered hy other nomhers of Artichoke Tcam and guarda, fully armed, took short walk.

1:hl PM - After sutiect returned to his hedroon. ho was sorved lunch. This lunch.sontained ahottle of hoer shich had been drugged bynd of "G".

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2:20 Fi (Anproximately) - The suhject. finished lunch but, tray was left in roor.

NOtE: No.conlerence was held during, this break for luoch primarily due to the fact that it was fairly late in the allernoon.u ever, during this period, the writer talked informally to andeestated that Lhe subject had madc what appoarod to him asrcontradiotory to the allsged rape of his wife and other events apd bad produced somc inlormatien conccrning, a duel, which ezonphat,ically stated appeared preposterous. The writer does not regard the above as being significant, and apparently ee at this time, did not regard it in this manner. It should be noted that at 2:35 Pis, tho sibject. went tack into the operations roon leaving, his Junch tray in his room and immediatcly thereafter the writer check tho subject's room complelely and examined the tray of food. In this connection, the sutject's lunch was mostly caten with the heer entiruly gone from the bottle and no evidence of disposal clsewhero. The subject's elass smelled of beer and there\_was a small amount of bect left in the glass.. 1.

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2:35 PH - Afternoon sossion begins with ge eand talking to subject.

3:35 PN - Request made Jor beer according to previois agreement. Foer brought fron refricerator and propared and drugged B/6 Land At this time, arcording to milligrans of "C" and i5 milligrans of "G" wereplaced in a bottle of tecr. These substances were in approximately l CC. of sterile water.

NOl3: It should he noted at this point that in cach instant when drugs were inserted in coffes or heer, the amounts and the subotancrs to be used were prepared primarily brerr and B/6 srsswith no specific agreomcnt as to exact amounts bicing predetermined. It should also he noted lhat from time to tine,Sanawould ask uwhat he thought of amounts, hut, as a rule, unlesss asked, ho rafrained from offering advice and comments.

In gonoral, it should he noted that would c et what she thoughl, or he would state That iue Lhourht pernaps we should try such and such or so ind so, but at no tine was a previously prepared or specific dosage administered and if .the reader will note the amounts vary and, of course, lhe

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substancescontaininr the druc.: varied and noaccessmont, was made as to the physical capacity of tho individuals concerncd either by size, age, weight, etc., etc.

3:35 PM - Peer requested.

3:40 PM - Peer taken into operations room tyewand drugged bottle placed in front of subject by B6

3:L7 PM - First sip of beer.

3:18 Pi - Second sip.

3:b9 PK - Third sip.

3:54 PK.- Fourth sip.

h:0l PM - Firth sip.

h:10 PM - Sixth sip.

h:12 PM - Seventh sip.

4:17 Ffi - Bighth sio.

h:20 Pr - Glass of beer finished.

1 b:25 PN left room sinc? sone individuals had Tinished their beer and brought in fresh hottles wnich were not drugrrd. All present in the operations room continued to drink heer.

5:Ll PH - Afternoon's session ended. All hands present in cperations room movelout and subject was taken to his bedroom.

S:45 PM - ConSerence, all hands. Artichoks Team offered no con-ent,. No signilicant statements made', no significant details obtained.

6:07 PCgnrèrence ended.

NOtf: Entire rroup excepteeessand the writer depart' from the safe house upon conclusiou of conferonen.

After a discussion with gave the writer a amall B/6 bottle of drurs which were to ho placcd in the subject's cup or coflee at breakfast the follcwing, moraing with the same instructions that had been given on the procecding davThis hottle contained 20 milligrans of "G", according

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27 August 1952 (viednesday)

8:15 AH - Subject's breakfast tray was broughl. up and coffee fixcd by the writer who placrd the drug in a small pot of coffec as had been done on the previous day. .

8:20 Ari - Preakfast given to subject.

8:50 Ai - Tray trought. down to the writer ty a quard and al.l coffoe was Finished. Subscquent check of surject's room indicated no disposal of coffec except ty drinking.

9:10 A - Teams arrive at safe house.

9:15 Ali - Conference was held by all hands and gencral procedure was worked cut for the day.

9:u9 Ai - Subject brought in oporttions rcem and firsl. sessicn beran with ee, ant grlalking to Subject. 八 1

9:57 Ai - Subject «as given drngs in a cup of water. Subject mede no objectian a taiintith fdr as wich ss auparently riven A Cetails of ihis will he set forth in the edical ronort which" waler witi. stated tliat the water contained 25 millil grams of the substance "q" and two grams of "L".

NOTE: It should be noted-at this point Lhat as-will-to-notod bolcw the syhject was givencertain amount of drugs in water fror time to tine. The writer cannot sxplain how this was riven to the subject, bul aocarently a medical approach was used. In monitoringroom and consult witcaste and then place the drugs in the glass of wator which would te taken back into the room and givon the subject. bince Lhe Artichoke Team was in an observation capacity and since apparently reit that hs could not interferin thia ovtas giving or A -,  subjtancoto thé subject. Honce, the writer aud for that mattereeeresrid not ask any questions, tut simply continuet!"To ohserve the procedure.

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10:10 pl   ns st  u har bar 33 playing, a type or: coker and using hard beans for poker chips.

10:50 AM - Subject was given 1/20 gram of "L" in water which he drank.

11:06 AM - Subject was givan 1/10 gram of "L" plus 25 nilligrams of "Q" in a glass' of water which he drank without, ohjection.

12:05 to 12:10 Pi - Thc poker session was ended atd the conversation which apparently had huen generai from'that point was changed from an entirely pleasant, tyo of conversalion to a more serious type aneesarrosicasked some apparently pointed quostions presumably both of a psychiatric and hackgrcund nature.

1:1h Fií - Session ended.

1:20 to l:35 Píi - Conversalion was held ty all hands with no significant comments.

1:35 to 2:00 Pi - Lánch.

2:20 Pi - Another corferepce was hell by all hands and at. this point B/6 the Aiche tc tobuviousyad rsed il:

2:L0 PN - Conference ended.

NOTE: This lirst case was an extremely hard, igtollirsnl, physicnlly strong individual and the Case Officer a , was desirous A of obtaining certain information. pfolt thal, sincn the Artichoke technique"had worked so successfully in June that he wished thom spplied to this subject. It had, thesefore, been 8/6 agreed previously by all hands that after the gsystem had been tried on this subject, the Artichoke techniquc woulo be hrought to bear. It had been agreed by mombers ol the Arti - choke Team that since time was the essence, the drug-hypnotir approach would not be used in this case, hut. onliy the straight drug method using sodium pentothal and Desoxin. Tho medicil report will fill in details, in this connuclion.

The Artichoke Tean rreed that they woutd pormileee e to assi: y in viow of the possible dantdrous Teactions of the subject who, as mentioneg ahove, was a vory powerful type and alzc tn nerni: to otserve the technique sinc was thcerirrepresentative

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present and was known to have absoluto full security clcarance. The Artichokc Tcam, however, specifically excluded B6

2:45 PH - The remaining rrou: had a gcneral briefing and them proceeded to rearrange the room for the Artichcke operation.

3:10 to 3:1h Fli - Foth and ont lo tis sub-86 joct's room with rer and the medical cover was laid on eing inlroduced as a specialist who would help the A sut ject with his nervous condition.

3:15 PH - ahnd subject cntored oprations B room and subjectlplaced on bed with all modical anparatus ready.

3:21 PM- Sinscrted tne needle in subject's -icht Corcarm and bogan injection of sodium pentothal under in- A structions.

3:22 to 3:30 PH -makes necessary tests to determine effect A of pentotlial.

):30 PM  uses small. syringe in left arm for about one to f two minutes.

3:31 to 3:34 Fi - Lights turned on ind off as ttests effect of drugs.

3:35 PN Pestarted preasranged discussion with subject upon sesuitsfrom

3:L0 to h:19 PM (aporoximately)nad conversation xith subject and ottained significant material during this period. Subject had roached such a complete twilight, state that ecsi and wcre capable of entering room and closely observing, operation.

NOTE: This discussion wastrimarily about, ons wiln the subject.. A

L:20 R ?) enters the room. A

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snallr\_amount of sodium pontothal was used and hyonosis was induced ty the sane method quickly and cnsily due primarily to the post-hvunotic ug gestions made during the provious day.At. this onctational sosuion thern were in the roomat all timos handling the actual intravenous injectiors) sit acting as ceneral interoretor and interrocator and witt-essge ic tha controlled hypnotic induction as dictated through tne intercon ryrreie who was A again observine throurh the slot in the doer. As stated arove, the induction was very rapid and the entire period under narco-hypnosis lasted from.7:10 PH to 8:50 PH with about one hour of this time given 1o continuons questicning be It shonlg he noted that from timeeto.tite. the hypnotic control was reinforced broswooorating throughesgrier who handled this difficult and sonsitive tochnique in a.commanding and hiphly intelligent manrer. This test was cencludod by apain directed bze brincing the sulject out of the hypnotic trance in a directly controlled manner.

6. In general, allthe material necsssary from an ictollirence point was Familiar. with the case, expreused themselves as antircly satisfied with the results of the tests to such an extent that furihertssis were regardod as unnecessary althourh the Team, of course, was entiroly willine to continue. It shoulá re notcdin this connection that. this entirc inierroeaaoith full Lape recordings which are at present still being heid ria

7. Followin the cnding of the interrogalion of the subjoct and his awakening at aporoximately 9:0O PH, the entire Team nd casc orCicers discussed the interroration and the case, in genoral, in full dotail. At this discussion, as noted above,Arrreastated that hc could raach a decision in this case on the hasis of the results of thn interroration And. rslated work thai. had toen accomplished at this point. In viow of si stairnonts, as mentioned above, this case was concluded - all hands consontine.

A. After the suhiect had tegn civen his diuner and soacwhai later thesancovoninSerpaes Sith Tnteruretinr, questloned the subject at lcngth to delermine theextenl of amnesil oblained (and also in thd opinion of all Team members), the subject had a total amnesia for this entire interrogation.

9. For.ma!tor of record and based on aclual. obsoryation by Lhy writer, the sub jcct,'at lhdènd of the interrocalion period and after he was awakened was confused, sonowhat rrerry, not, nanseated, and hunery, but, had no knewledre ot Lhe sutjccticovered or the interrogation or techniques in roneral.

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10. In the professional oninion o in this case, The interrogation of tho subject was ended at exactiy tne proper moment and at this time (one hour and fortz mimutes) the maximun tine for tnc interrosation had teen reached. r spocifically stated that hypnosis had teen complete and total results in his opinion were excellent.