ARTICHOKE REQUEST

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00146119
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 17, 2024
• Document Release Date: January 15, 1983
• Publication Date: December 3, 1957

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Apparently on 2 December 1957 or in the last days of November 1957, a
cable camc.. from. ....- .....:-...5+1,o � : - � -..,1 concerning a case of a Subject kno;
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ck. .1...plie came into v.& custody by means unknolln to the 'Titer, but h:-..3
ira een d under 'intensive interrogation since January 1957 in 31...
Interrogation to date has been friendly. SOme time ago, DCI instructed-4:�
'TTIT.:4-LO hold-,...1"..;=.-.',...71; at least fOur-more months, reasons unk-nown. Because
the inte.rroLsation is unsuccessful, although at on.... time Subject confessed
being a 3asriet 1.......;ent which he later denied, c.7:,,'".f.n,f-Z, was ra.-:troesting, that
"P-1" be used in this case to be administered by one
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The r:,�litase officer, because r.Zati was confused as t
what P-1 was, spent practicilly. the whole day of 2 December trying to find
out what this was all about, and 'ultimately reached After/:4
saw the cable, he called the writer.
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a the write- iir..formd.4'-", of the proper ARTICHOKE
procedure and requestedto (a) to find out who 1'7:: is and (b)
P-1 was considered to. be useful in such a case. was also
� warned that..thil.,p...si,S,u9tion was hazardous. Abou-t thirty minutes after the -
interview;__.-- ',..Z71,bcalled the writer and stated that had found
out t'oatr2.7-.-- s;....;".7.::-...,:;;;;;',71:7:::::`-'7;77,7,1.......1yr*. I.:`-'--`141d the writer had
guessed this nrevious:ly and. so informed � �
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At_th.9.,:itc.nt.,,._the case has been stooped pending additional informat:
from -k-472-allt -
You will be kept informed of all activity in this matter.
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