GENERAL- SECURITY SPECIFIC- ARTICHOKE REPORT

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00140399
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: September 25, 2024
• Document Release Date: October 4, 1999
• Publication Date: January 22, 1954

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(1) As a-Iltriggersmechanismn for a bigger
project, it was proposed that an individual of
descent, approximately 35 years old, well educated,
proficient in English and well established socially
and politically in the ******* Government be induced
under ARTICHOKE to perform an act, involuntarily, of
attempted assassination against a prominent ******
politician or if necessary, 1.40nst A erican offi-
� cial The SUBJECT was formerly in but
has since terminated and is...how pmp oyed with the ***
Government. According to all available information,
the $JECT would offer no further cooperation with
Access to the SUBJECT would be extremely
ire= probably limited to a single social meeting.
Because the SUBJECT is a heavy drinker, it was pro-
ARTICHOKE
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1. The ARTICHOKE TeaM visited Sing period 8
January to 15 January l254r.7�IETTalo-i'sils of the-visit was:to
individual of ***** de ent-be-ma e
give an evaluation of othetical praltm, nanely: Can an:
l'orm an act of
attempted assassination involuntarily under the influence of
ARTICHOKE? . .
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2. PROBLEM:
a. The essential elements of the problem are as
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� . posed:that the individual could be surrePtitiously
drugged through the medium of an alcoholic cocktail
. at a social party, ARTICHOKE applied and the SUBJECT
-.induced to perform the act of attempted assassina-
tion at some later date. All the above was to be
accomplished at oitirrvoluntary uncontrolled social
meeting. After the act of attempted assassination
was performed, it was assumed that the "SUBJECT would
be taken into custody by the *** Government and
thereby f." Other than personal reaasur-
ances by ns of security involving the :
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' project, techniques, personnel and disposal of the
SUBJECT were not indicated. Whether the proposed
act of attempted assassination was carried out or
not by the SUBJECT was of 1R ,great significance in
relation to the overall prolect.
3. CONCLUSIONS:
a. In answer to the hypothetical question, can an
.individual of ****** descent be made to perform an act of
attempted assas4mation, involuntarily, under AHTIGHOICE, ac-
cording to the above 'conditions, the answer in this case was
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probably "No" because of the limitations imposed operation-
'ally as follows:
er (1) The SUBJECT mould be an involuntary and
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(2) We would have none, or, at most, very
limited physical control and custody of the SUBJECT.
(3) Access to the SUBJECT is strictly limited�
to a social engagement among a nixed group of both
cleared and uncleared personnel. 4. The final answer was that in view of the fact that
successful completion of this proposed act of attempted assass-
ination was insignificant to the overall project; to wit,
whether it was even carried out or notothat under "crash
conditions" and appropriate authority from Headquarters, the
ARTICHOKE Team Ma4. undertake the problem in spite of the ,
operationalaimitations. .
ADDENDUM:
Two main problems presented itself in relation to answer-
ing the above..4ypotheticaL-question.
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a. Security: Insufficient considera=tion was given to
the fact that .any leakage of ARTICHOKE through performance of
the proposed problem would jeopardize the entire future appli-
cation and praposed activity of the ARTICHOKE Team in thliallp
area.
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b.. It was the unanimous opinion of all ARTICHOKE
members that unless the ARTICHOKE Team had more detailed ac-
cess to the opezational plan it would be extremely difficult,
if not impossible, to carry out the assigned mission.
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