(TITLE DELETED) RE ARTICHOKE, OBTAINING A HOUSE

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00144675
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: September 25, 2024
• Document Release Date: January 15, 1983
• Publication Date: July 15, 1954

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SUBJECT:
DATE: 15 July 1Y54
1. Between 3:00 and 4:30 ill, Wednesday:, 14 July 1954/4111111111
and the writer discussed � ediate problem In con-
nection with thd10IIIIIIPsitud.tion
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he primat:y
discussion was concerned with the immediate necessity of obtaining
a Headquarters House for
After considerable dis-
cussion, the basic essentials as set forth brilligrnd
and agreed to tentativel:i. by the writer were as follows:
a) The house should be located betwee
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if possible.
b) The house itself should be of the brownstone roe-house
type haying a:basic area of no less tharvrthtee floors.:
or possibly four. The house should have two entrances,
preferably one fore and aft. The house itself must not
kave janitor service, no doorman and no secretarik
service. It should be of sufficiently sqong construc-
tion to accomodate at least two or three of the. standard
drawer-type safes together in any One given area.
C) The house should be large enough to have internal area
for the following rooms:
1. Director and Assistant Director.
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4. A secretary and receiptionist office .(situated
at the entrance to building)
. 5. Conference room
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d).. In addition, the .house should *e .living facilities,
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possibly at least one bedroom, living room, toilet and
kitchen on top floor.
e) House must have at least three toilets and refrigerating
facilities other than mentioned immediately above or
area suitable for this type of pu� rpose.
f) Telephone service for the house is not to rtn directly
through � the
lines.
ut is to be private
) The location of the house must be as.fa...removed as pos-.
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sible fro
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private dwellings. In this connectio1 and
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nsisted that froM a sbcurity point of view the
area be cleared by Security before any:ocupanCy. IAA
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by the project
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Security to check out the house completely and make =
recommendations for any and all nexcssary safety
precautions. This to include a device for burning
and destroying classified papers and material.
esires air-conditioning in the house on an
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individual' room basis, particularly the conference room
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and important rooms with wire screening or whatever
necessary protective devices are on the windows. a
2. The matter of 24-hour protection Was discussed and it was
agreed that this would be important. In this connection, it was '
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felt that if it could be arranged properly, 1111111111maid re4cle
in the house in the apartment.on the top air. All present agreed
that riirls living in the house would not be .a good idea and a
suitable watchman who resided in was.not sound.
3. In connection with the above,
as to go to
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" start the project and explore the real estatelsituation through the
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asked if Security would offer support along these lines in an effort
%to find a proper location for these headquarters. The writer
at this could be arranged through our
and in addition are'ou
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informed
e would:assist in all ways
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possible including physical security measures.
IL. A conference was:scheduled for 10:00 All, Friday, 16 July
1954 and at this conference
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situation and surther steps will be agreed upon.
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