ARTICHOKE CONFERENCE, 22 OCTOBER 1953.

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00145018
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• Document Creation Date: December 17, 2024
• Document Release Date: January 15, 1983
• Publication Date: November 16, 1953

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Chief; Security f.occr.rch Staff
Chiefs Technical branch
/.11TICI:C:0 Conference, 22 October 1953.
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1. On Thursd.y, 22 October 1953) hetvecn 2:00 FI: er_.-.1 3:25 r:,
an AMIC!:07.7. Confer:I:cc v.-cs held in the SO Cenral-vie-3 7:cen, 2Of..)5
I Euil.ing. Fre:- ant at this Cenference� were Lrritiike=geStantMOSISsiab
viirEPOOVEM,717=7,=,aar---. - end Wrilltir=p-MATOrc pre-
senting sivvislresrf...sentin7: C31 end I:0- � r..---"*......omog .
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rei.,re.:-.:enting the i.edical Staff and 44f.er..ksnaleogpiavr---7-;;,:�00,;;--X***-----
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representing LB?.
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Utilawhe is to r7pret-.7ent MP i the flatare,
��%3�.-��-r.: leavinz 1113 United .;tztes.
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3. l!r. tizz:n 1..eintecl out the. kno...-n facts in the. e11e.-..e6
offer of ;,U$'�..ioditalltik to sell 'ten (IC) :aloe of ...AST A
general C.iscuz.3ion follo�-�ed which resulted in an agreenent of all
hands that:
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1) The Asency shsuld purchase the LSD if
possible and' as soon es possible.
2) Purchase price estimated to be C240,000
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. plans to the r_rovn- cfficials
obtain necess.:�17 su�,...port (fiecal er other-
vise) and authorization for the operetion.
.5) ...iggL=h7firi offer to assist in any way
p000llao in connection t:ith 4) above v:ts .
accepted and gineWiltakft L�ncl gatIVISItawmt.,
agreed to work out cletailc in the i=:.edi-
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For natter of record, it should be noted th:.:t it Ver; creed by �Eal
hands thLt the rehezo of t.lia =Aerial t:e: s u risky orzticn it
since the dangerous potentials cf the .cheuical vexv. kno:: and
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aleount offered of such 3is.: the yurchnse wro
no other recoon thsn it preclusive situaticn.
ref:tin:0dcoLIT4 if fcr
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4. ..51;,;;;;A4,;:;,:,.41a then pointed cut thot 1--e
lcavir.r, for the follow;.r...; , ..n:ek on rvr::14.:1 nco and.hcd
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woluntcered to visit corm r.ar.u.ft-cturin7 firm notrd Er-roccen
a pool-cal:It:I in connection vith 12=10041006 hed offercd
. to r.ako thir.o vizits on his ot:n tie end if necessary et his et.-n
pens�, provided he h.c1 prior approvol fron Security and the
Conference.106113011dRitas read a list of the firm., and ir.di7ich:L.ls
ealedralidale.had prepooed to visit. Lft-r sonn C�ncl:onie!!, it Ins --grarinlif
decided in view of the L:.iD transaction in�
would be. unwise to rcroltMelped.to conduet 'r.y Lusinc:3 �
alone ICC liner, 5.4=74201...o.r- oLsewhora, inlag2h at the prcs�-_�nt
olthouc:h his f:encrour, offer was rreat/y appreciate:3. ONSUPJaitene.
ikErkstatcd that if it. wee leter decided that the ocntect of these
fir= rm.! individuzls.appecred essential. to the PP.TIC7:0*::0 problen:,
tismsaarawat could te sent officially on this business fro:1
quarters 1:ashineton.
Vote: IMASZISSZN4.11s inform:1 of the LP.TIC7.C:-C3
Conference decision in tlis.rztter on Fr
dey 23 October 1953 17.7C:=Mater'
5 Astreslattealik then briefly re-introducc2. *the, subject of tho
ond the functions of the Tiro-7n= and annov,nced that
drafts of a paper in this comection izould ri'ten to all A.::TIC:101.7.
Conference for their stst:y prior to Lhe nc:ct
Conference. In addition, 7-:rtte7.:;-,,,..:tste.:1 a draft of the proposal
for an cy.7,erinental project usi:17, serencil troinse
woltrateers would also to c7iven to the i.ZTIC::Olf.": Conferencc re=bers
at the save tie...lafiattafar rev:dented all tc C.:X="3=e' the
drafts, 11.--ke any notes, correetioas, additior.L, etc. enc.1 be prer.ared
4^ d 4 .."." e the, follow-in: Conf.:razz:a.
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