(UNTITLED) RE ARTICHOKE

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00144859
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: November 22, 2024
• Document Release Date: January 15, 1983
• Publication Date: October 2, 1951

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This is in the nature of an irlterim report from the Committee of
v:lich you reqnested aid in respect to Artichoke. This seems an appropriate
time to cake such a summary of activity during .approximately the last six
months (when you first asked me to consider' this question) since it is, in
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a sense, the end of the first phase of the work end the beginning of a seccnd.
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As you know, I visualized that we might form an Advisory Committee for
this work consisting of approximately six people, and the six who were con-
sidered werc,r1,1),
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have served since�May. tr--_,:gexpects to serve beginning in November.
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The CommttteeL�---:=7054P-A and myselqhave had two
genera; meetings, one in Washington in May (the triefine session) and one
in New York in July. In addition, there have been 'a number of discussions
between two or more members of the Committee, and between Committee members,
as individuals, and members of your office. As a result, several recemmenia-
tions have teen made and several projects initiated, as follows:
1. Research. en the Nature and Use of the Polycraph
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At its briefing cession the Ccmmittee was impressed with the -
importance of adequate knewledge on the tart of the Arency of the
characterireics caentilities of the Polygraph and polygraph-
:metheds, and this matter war discussed at some length at the s;eneral
neeting of the Committee in N,*iYork In,01,,and thereafter. As a
result of thee discuesions with-nce upproela, nn.e1Q (
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contact with---1,Sand appropriate persons in G4, where there
was considerable interest in research in the project, and preliminary
discussions were held looking toward a cooperative investigation or
parts of the question. Further following of these discussions is.
now within the Agency.
2. General Form'ulation of Research Areas
As a result of the second meeting of the Committee, a general formula-
1-.ioa was made of the Committee's concept of the research areas involve,'
in this investigation and the fcrmulation and weighting- which should
be given to each. This formulation is now with the Agency for further
consideration.
3. Chart of the Field, and of the Kinds of Investiration Required
In gay, a project was initiated within the Agency, with the help and
advice of the Cemmittee, to draw up a general, and insofar as possible,
a comprehensive chart of the heeds and resources within this field.
Work or. the chart progressed somewhat-during the summer, with the aid
of some of the Cc=ittee memters. It was soon found, however, that more
information was needed concerning the requirements: of the Agency and its
cwn concept of the. 7TrIblem than was ime.edia;:eiy ::orh an th-
chart has teen interrupted since July rending the receipt of this
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4. Proiect: Effectiveness
Techniques and their Relative Effoctivensc
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The Committee has suggested that the immediate initiation of on two
contract projects in this area would be helpful and relevant, and would
also ).cad naturally to later, more specialized investigations. SeVeral
possible groups which might be approached have been sugcested and
discussed, among them:
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Consideration of this area and the proper approaches to it is now going on
within the Agency.
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54. ,Project: Survey of Hy7)nosis and Narcosis .
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This area, which nay or may not be or critical importance, is one.of
the trrdest to evaluate. It is also important that the Agency come
to grips with it, particularly because of preceding history:
One'mem'eer of the Commitep_h=ls,spncerned himself particularly yith
this area, talking with,414==*6653. with an assistant
Rer,ItianE following certain titles in the literature. In addition (b
toiliOg,L.AMOd4=4Ftne following names are suggested as appropriate
consultants within this area:
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The Committee Is standing by to be of any further assistance thstt it
canto the Agency in designing this progra14
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This first "advisory" phase of Committee-yr:Irk has ttlF 1?":�7.1
possible leeds in the investigation. This secms.to be about as -far'as the
COmmittee can ;o. until further information on Agency requirements becomes
available and until an operative structure has been assembled in the.Ageney to
undertake the staff and field work necessary to select among these available
leads and to implement them. While this build-up is going for.-ard, the
Committee holds itself ready (as individual consultants) to be of any further
advisory asnistence that it can.
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