[PAGE 1]
l. Referonce is made to the attached draft, subject ."Special Interrogations."

2. At the rectins of 14 Kay l952 the Madical Office outlined its position regarding the Artichoke Froject and requested that the ter "liarco-hypnosis" be used to ¿sfine those rosponsibilities within the interin prcgran that are basically medical. This was agreed,' and it was with such understanding that further concepts of responsibilities were evolved.

3. The attached draft provides the delegation of authority in regard research to the Medical Office, eri lists is its "description" varied techniques pertinant to such research. This vould extend the scope of redical responsibilities beyozd the previously agreed definition.

4. It was also egreed at tho meoting of 14 Kay 1952 that field activities vould be under the comand of the crief of field station concerned, próvided that instances of this ag-eement vould be referred back to heodquarters for firal decision. Paregraph 2e(3) does not provide for the qualifyins rirase.

5. It is requested that the project draft more closely outline the concept of zedical responsibility as originally defined and that Parasraph 2a(3) be changed to provide for the necessary qualifying phrase.

SURJECT: Special Interrogations

FROM : Chief, Hedical Staff

Office Meorandun. UNITED STATES GOVERNENT

TO :Assistant Director/Scicntific Intelligence"DAtE: 19 May 2952

[PAGE 2]
Nay 191052

REMARKS:

.Joe: I have rend the cnclosed TS docurent and, as s knovs, a in conáid erablo disagreoment vith it. I t seems to te to be a belated attezpt to make up for 2 or 3 years confusiot and ineffectivess. I question the security in aċing the stuiy in this. way, if it is to be done at all. If this is suppcsed to be covared up as e defensive fensibility stuiy, it's r pretty damn transparent. There is ajis of obvious experimantal sork that nedis to be dore T e-stuiy iocsnltsven

FROLl:begin to get it done. BUILDING ROOH NO. EXTERSION