PROJECT ARTICHOKE - CONVERSATIONS WITH COL. HUTCHIN.

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00144860
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 22, 2024
• Document Release Date: January 15, 1983
• Publication Date: October 4, 1951

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4 Cctober V51
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Yroject latichoLo - Conversations with Col. Thztchin.
1. On It Or:I-ober riefed Lt. Col. C. 7.
Putehtn, tlxci!.1 Lnoistpnt to thc, tecretary of refreTor
Uncorrientnul .4Z.ITTIT9 I:fttters, enthe cenerni atrecte of I'ro:ect �
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2. .4K::,0WWW4Itiandvi1.d Col. 1-:utchin tint Mr. L'Illes
has r.csienna to Lr. Chadvell the rew:onsibility for developing
ell aspects of the rroject (yhinh wan desnribed in gennral terns).
'he Lir.otor of CILstrn1 IntelIit;ence hat. briefed the h-,fe of the
vcracies nt nn xeattgve s.engion of the Intelligence.
Advisory Con-aiS4r.e. The .he,ds of t%e intellinance noies have
rromised. their tu-:.rort, end the Arny, 14.11.7, and Air Force have .
designated liaison officrrs to worl: vith LT. Chef:y.111 on the
project. Lr. Ch*:.Jwell also re7res.etts the interret4 of the other
son;anentn of the ecenci rd is developinc the project Ifith than.
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1. ii�04.414S:...,200s inntcated that hin -,:oriti= in thi nroject
is thet of coordinator ar rction =In far tr.- Chadleell o1,2 that
he is nont enxioas to lotabliih clooest rossi:nle r.!.latiothiss
with the Office a2 Chu ','ncretary of1:afeJzs nad the Research and
Develo:vtent ?!7=iNtiliag=101 indicated thvA there are
certain s�-ecific resePrch totters -hich nhoaId be followed up
uith the mt%oct Agor and thnt t%cy should be dovelo:.ed with the
advise and neristrace of Yzn. It 'a1 be no'st hel,:fal if we
could dnve,o, oar nentnots au a vnry linited in :it F113 throuch
the servicee of ftol. Eaichin. Col. X.Itchin saee.ested thnt
Dr. Perhinm, vho ie the :riaci7a1 nr,nistent to Zr. 'aitaam,
Chnirann of id7;13 far racomrentional '.:arfmre V.r.tterl, you'd be the
best contact an thin sabject. tr. i'erkinn in zware that vomething.
is co.i.n en in the field, bat voald ';refer thPt ar.rrouch him
rather thnn tnkin5 the initimtive ht,self. *Col. EUtchio sziv;eoted-
Vo�prn-rare briefiea meaorandan Ynich he coal refer to rr. Per%ins,
after vhich ve uould it down with -tr. Perkins and develon epecific
lines of attack.
14. Since Col. I5Utch1n win be in Sawlia the conin4: week, it
uas arran:;vd thf.t he woald call,:.7=tXli=gEtell'aup on Y0nda7,
15 Octobrr, at ith tine g1.4:::'.;-'-''",�-;Z;laweivan.ld rrovids hi n with the
brinfia7, zenomndam and orranzenents voald be'veee for conversations
with Ir. larMas.
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ia tin; coneActd. by thp er:eney on a �clorely controlicd "need to .
know" ba:is nnd the orientation vac c2nf1npu to the defensive
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