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,0117,C0 71Vi220Ian ,11177. UNITED SrATES L.TOVERNMENT:.-
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TO : A5sistant Director/SI
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FROM : Security Officer
suajtcT: Now Designation for Project DLUEDIRD.
DATE: 16 16 August 19,1
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Reference is rmde to your menorandum of 8 August 1951 euggesting
that a new designation be given to. the nil:BIRD Project on the basis that
the designation BLUEBIRD is now widely known and originally -aas considered
for a.linited operation.
It is recommended that the new designation be Project ARTICHOKE.
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