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SUBJECT: General - ARTICHOKE FROGRAM
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1. The following program, the ARTICHOKE Research and
Develo Tint Frogram, with the tentative concurre a..cf the
is proposed for application at
This presupposes and is based on the fact thyt the proper
'BLUEBIRD OPERATION
PART I
OBJECTIVES AND AGENCIES.
� 1. The ultimate objective of BLUEBIRD opei.ation is to obtain or
protect information of vital significance to the security of the United
States. More cps;-,--r.=-7z, the operation is concerned with interrogation
-where there is need for special methods to induce full disclosure.
2. BLUEBIRD Operation mill be implemented by operational and
Support personnel. This personnel mill, however, not be used to obtain
or protect information when other means are available.
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Office Memorandum
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UNITED STKTES GOVERNMENT
TO :Chiei, SS
FROM
SUBJECT: Attached Request for ARTICHOKE
,613
DATe 5 November 1956
A study oIbtached request for use of ART WOK has been
made by S .1 J, and in the writer's opinion the use of
ARTICHOKE in t1i13p icular case should be denied.
Subject in given ART
be more valuable to
ticularly if the Subjec returns to
presents a very difficult disposal problem.
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SPECIF.IC- ARTICHOKE PROGRAM
CLASSIFICATION
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DATE : Mg 2 5. 1954
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1. The attached .papers represent, /current thtriking and a
reexamination of the ARTs and objectives after four months
experience in the field. 17111 fill in details when he re-
turns to Headquarters around the first of June.
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1. The Ultlers!znrri callr'd on ti-.'".771,.xTIT4.26 harils concorning
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=nor Ls on likte4Ms.Vw.$ loth of whom ere
.rer4rted to have teen active in eruot-recearoh.for'"e=a1.727.
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anproximately three
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3. 4,===.4airo LLat*:r.s 50=4 eight sources (mere
or less) roporti.ng on ergot renearch. NC stated
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2 i'qjeniton: Chief. CoWnet Divialon, 01.) RopreQeqtattvc of Knowleat...e or U0 Covernnrn!:. Yn),zr.:.; in LS:)-25 (LyserGic !v!ta) ���� . 1. 01.12' fitad office rktrecuentat,ive has re f�Ilh eat. brul a ennrcrente with over the resenv!a Fewf !..hal. on r Aurast The threl.rben taned 7 eondv.zted Su'4eet a( thz indif!nted :haL he wom won. plemvm tha work and hz would contInue to 3i.)o7,1y Sublent wit,. all of :the LSD-25 he nicht need.
S.APMARD FORA: N3* ea
We Memorandum
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UNI ED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO Chief, Security Research Staff, rmS
FROM Chief, Technical' Branch, SRS, I&S
SUBJECT: Division Memorandum dated 21 November 1952
(Sodium Pentothal).
DATE: 11 February 1953
1. This Office has studied the subject memorandum and comments
are set out immediately following. As you are well aware, the ARTI-
CHOU technique consists not only in studying methods of obtaining
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