PROJECT ARTICHOKE

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00144735
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: November 22, 2024
• Document Release Date: January 15, 1983
• Publication Date: August 29, 1952

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SUBJECT : Project ARTICHOKE
1. EI0M,V1. -- To allocate within CIA.over-all responsibility for
Project ARTICHOKE.
2. FACTS BEARING ON THE PROBIEL!..--
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a. Responsibility for the project Was assigned to the Office
of Scientific Intelligence by the Deputy Director/Plans in
/larch 1951. (Annex 3, TAB B) � .
b, On May 15, 1952, the Assistant Director, Scientific Intelligence
circulated to the participating CIA office representatives a
Staff Study (Annex 3, TAB A.) proposing an interim field tg.sting
program, and. recommending transfer of over-all responsibility for
the Project from the Office of Scientific Intelligence to
Inspection and Security Office with research responsibility
delegated to CIA Medical Staff. The desirability of these
actions, until the Project research objectives as related to
the Office of Technical SZ:iTiCSS had been clarified, was
questioned by the Assistant Director, Policy Coordination.
(Annex 3, TAB F) AD/SI therefore addressed a memorandum to
the Deputy Director/Intelligence suggesting that this matter
be taken up with the Deputy Director/Plans and the Deputy
Director/Administration for the.Purposa of clarifying the
responsibilities of the offices concerned. (Annex 3)
c. By memorandum of June 11, 1952 to the Deputy Director/Plans,
the Deputy Director/Intelligence indicated his feeling that
responsibility for the entire Project should be transferred
from the Office of Scientific Intelligence to the Office of
Technical Services. (Annex 4) At a consequent meeting with
DD/P, representatives of OTS, ISO, ani CSI were directed to
hold farther discussions with all CIA components concerned and
to submit to MP specific recommendations for his decision..
(Annex 5) Such discussions were held and resulted in a-tentative
memormdum of agreement, (Annex 6) to assign over-all Project
authority to TOO with delegation of full research responibility
to OTS. This agreement was concurred in by CSO, OPC, ISO, and
OSI, but OTS by memorandum of July 15, 1952, (Annex 7) limited
the amount of recearch responzibility it could accept.
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. DISCUSSION. --
a. There is now general agreement among the CTA offices ecr:cerned
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(1) Over-All responsibility for the Project should bcf *
transferred from OSI to ILSO;. �
(2) TOO should call upon the research and support facilities
of. CIA redical Staff and of the Office of Technical Services
as required;
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(3) Liaison with the Research and Development -..ioard and vith
the Service components concerned in this problem should be
� the responsibility of .SO;
(4) Responsibility for the foreign-int.slligence aspects of
the subject should remain in OSI.
b., Status of field testing is outlined, in the attached =mere:6=
to DD/P dated August 7, 1952 from the Security Officer, CIA.
(Annex 2) .
ACTION R.ECODFM. -- It is recommended that, with the conc=rence
of the Deputy Director/Intelligence and the Daputy Director/.:dmin-
istration, the Deputy Director/Flans sign the attached memorandum
(Annex 1) addressed jointly to the Lscistant Daputy (Administration)
for Security and the Assistmht Director for Scientific Intelligence,
directing the actions indicated in 3 above.
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Memo to AD(Admin)for Security & the AD/SI, from DD/P, subject:
Project ARITCHOICE, "r7f"r"-T17.11 undated
'2. VSmo to DD/?, from Security Officer, CIA, subject: .ARTICEOYZ
� Field Interrogation, Secret, c_cu.i.."?..4,3 7 A:asus t 1952
5. Lfcmo to 1)1)/I, from AD/SI subject: Spa cial Interrogations ,
June 1952
4. re= to DD/P, from DD/I, subject: Project "ARTIC=",
11 June 1952
54 Eemo to AD(Admin)for Sacurity, ADISC, AD/PC, CIA 1:edical Staff, .
TSS, from Asst. for Ops./SI, subject: 2roject ARTICY.CEE, CZ=.1.TS7-Zi
'E' 27 Ju 1952
6. mcmo to DD/F, from A:1)/Si, subject: Project ARTICCE,
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