CHANGE OF RESPONSIBILITY WITHIN CIA WITH RESPECT TO PROJECT ARTICHOKE

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00144737
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 22, 2024
• Document Release Date: January 15, 1983
• Publication Date: September 2, 1952

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2 September 1952
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MORANDUX FOR: CHIEF, POLITICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE
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SUBJECT: Change of Responsibility within CIA with Respect to
Project ARTICHOKE
1. Your coneurrence as CPP (Chief, Staff 2) has been requested
in the enclosed memorandum, which proposes transferring the respon-
sibility for Froject ARTICHOKE from OSI to ISO.
2. BV or dated 15 May 1952 ADSI requested the ccmments
of Col. SO, ADFC and the Chief, CIA Medical Staff cn a
proposal 'to transfer the ultimate responsibility for Project ARTICHOKE
from OSI to IELSO.
3.. ADPC's reply of 22 May 1952
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asserted OFC's interest in the Project,
b. questicned the advisabi2ity of the proposed interim
program of field testing without a fuller understanding of
the objectives.of the Project and �
� c. recommended that ADg discuss the Project with Chief,
� TSS toward developing a line of collaboration. �
4.. On behalf of DD/P, Mr.iVr""*rranged a meeting on 14 July
1952 between representatives of 651, OSO, OPC, GI'S and I&SO. The
agreements reached at this meeting were summarized in a memorandum
from ADSI to DD/P dated 14 July 1952 which was concurred in by Mr.
aleiPftlson ADFC's behalf. The agreement may be surmarized as follows:
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a. Ovefall project responsibility was to be transferred
from OSI to I&SO.
b. Full responsibility for research was allocated to OTS.
c. Training, staffing and directing all field teams was to
be the responsibility of I&O with the understanding that all
field activities were to be under the control of the CIA mission
chief concerned.
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d. The scope of the Project is research and testing to
arrive at means of control rather than the more limited .concep:
embodied in "special interrogaticns."
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5. In a memorandum from rgrtr-, dated 15 July 19f.2,
OTS declined to undertake the full researeh responsibility but.alreed
to undertake certain research discussed with Col. Edwards.
6. The enclosed memorandum for DD/P from ADSI date. 29 Ausust
revises the 14 July memorandum to refleet the position of OTS. :t
does not spell out the res7ensibilities in quite as much aS
the 14 July memoranduth. Your concurrence is re%ueste:I. The nrc7:sse.
chances are to be effectuated by a memorandum from DD!? tsiett.1�;a0d,c=gto
and ADSI.
7. }'r .'has seen the mc,morandum and recommends your
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concurrence.
8. 8. It is understcod that DrA147.11t=m2does not want to concur
in this memorandum for OTS rithout g=fttrFitni44 aprnval. CI
plans to send the memorandum for.DD/I's and DD/A's app-ovz, with the
statement that the paper is believed to be consistent with the position
of OTS.
9. Your concurrencels recommended.
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