TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PROJECT ARTICHOKE

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00144691
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: October 30, 2024
• Document Release Date: January 15, 1983
• Publication Date: February 18, 1952

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17.ORLI:BUYI FOR: nrector of Central 1.11e1lienree
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FEB 1 F:52
3 TcchnicrA Lssistanco for Project Lrtichol:b
TO obtriin ti.ehnical essistanse, cosmticl to tho dev:.ent
er Prvjoet Artichoke.
2. FAC.T...0 W" 4444J
el -,7)-rt-.-� 17". 7..'"����
e. On 2 1551, Frojcot Irtichoo wcs cliseLLeeed Lt
an Enosiltivc sion of ti.o f.dvisory Cer.a-att-es
att=ied 1rd, 6-2, GNI, ;,-2, aryi the
FI.::.=o,:.�t for tno ine,Loatd r:o inLrest, the
re=bers to s.ssist r.ha to rp.;oint a ropreeenativa to
work with Ca on the project.
bo. The decnees have been neotin.,..; wIlth the CIA rz.pve-
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1,), the non-avrilabili cf tcr ichnicnJ. cav:).eo J.n cer-
tain hily fielcs.
c. In a I.:actii !". of the desirces on 214 jonacry 1552, it
was acre:Id th::t the Cez.e.d.tt;_fe on Resec.reh
.and Devciopnent Esard, is the oriv 7roup with thcireq' it
scouriby clarancu which has the tee:n2iea1 co:.:netneo to at-
YiS0 on this probl=, it was ci,-reed rnrther t'st the best
way of obtaining the services of the Co:�InLittne on ::ed4o' izienecs
would be throurjn a nar.ornndun fro:r. the rireator of C,,ntral In-
tellizonoe rocuesting their tee:IA:Laza az.ziotzr.co.
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d. A draft of the proposed :aer.arcn:lun was prepred in 0/tI;
picrxed with the appre2ri2.te offices e-rn1 stzffs in-CIA; and
circlaated to the LCdasinc:es on 26 Jenn=y 1552. The de-L�ig-
necs were to brjef their Chlefe rnd subit ce:nant or-1
gestions by 1: Fcbrunry 1252. The Cavy c,ni Air Fore-c re3re:en!sa
tive3 concurd Ly dat3 inic.tec1 11ect to
chnng:3 the 0-2 nanr.oecntativa was
ready. Lfter sovcrcl recaasts for ;:oro tho r,-n:-:s-nt.e-
tive advised, on 15 icbruc:y-122� that his cfaae he�.1 can', the
CIA dr:tft., with s1iLht r.odificatiens to the .7.10 for st.:;.r.!y ly a
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crol-ecr.:.t.t.tteo of that .'scencri., rather than 1.-y to F.0:2.3roh nnd
Develer:ment toar.-1.
od On chockinr,, with the ONI pro nz.tvb, CL wr..z.,� arly_t_lcd
that tho tavy end. Air Force do not. cenci.�_r in the 0-2 cLen
an.-1 that the ri.:.�zo.tor of rzaz.:e
then the notter comes v.p in the J.TC..
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CONCLU3.10M:
ao Tho Car.:littec on 1.:e1.!ca1 :.7ciencen, Reeenrch and De���el.c,-e-
rzent Fenn-.1 5..s. the only cc= �./ith tho reey.ieitc security c'e�-�:.--
ances rnd the co::,�mtence to previde techn!.ca.1 azzletance
to Project Artiche:e, This lo con.;:urrc.:d in 17 A2, ONT
0-2 desirnee for i'rojoct Articho: