OjJice qgenrreeew - ·zora1zdzt11z • 1V c TO Chief 3ccuri t y Ec _ r arc-h it a ff FROM Chief Tecfmicc l Brnnch UNITED STATES Go RN11ENT _ DATE 16 10· r 1 CT lC ' iJ sunJECT ARTICHOKE Conference 22 October 1953 1 • On Thu rstlu - 22 October 1953 b0t w en 2 00 l-l'J md 25 l'l ConfcrcnC'P we held in th SO Conference RooT 1' 2 165 Frcsent a t thi3 Conference 1 ere A A 4 c opoc ni -r i the Ccnforrnc t- i• 1ntt·oc Jucinr • to r r1· ent lll' i n t he fui uri - r 'p a Ginc is kavinc the United S tt1 tc - h n painted out the kno '1 foe ts in the e lleecd offer of th- Sllll li ltt-c sell ten 10 kilos of LlV A general discussion fc llm ed 1 hich rP sultr cl in a11 ar -ccn ent of a 11 bands thi t 1 Th r g 11cy shoulu -ru 'chas 1 1c L ' Ll if fOS ible nd 3 soon as rossiblc 2 Furchas price estinatcd to be or less 3 T'to liond2 e rnt tlic-d nrJ detnils of purch l s cover clc fer the purchas' op ra t ion i nd to conduct ar - e u o COO L - t c Fn i -n t th- u -chu s plons to hr i rop -r i i -nc ol'i'ici 1ls c nd obt Jin nec ir uriiort fis - - 1 or c l i rwiGc nnd autlioriz tion for the or eretion 1 A 5 offnr t o - G i t in rn r ro - ib l ln rJnn ct ion i1· h · ol·-ov ' -1 iy 1tl 'Tr '• rl 1orl- cut rtcl iJ in t 1 j - u·1C'Cl5 1 • cl i r 111 t 1ir0 • For me ttc r of rccorrl it should be r o L- d t h L it - - 1 ar_Tf'Cd liy o1ll hands tlwt the purchns of tl i material o n risk · OI rut ion t-ut since the den• _ rous potcntinl3 of tile ch ffi C J 1 Herc kno m end th • 1crnt off -r d of uch siz lilt• p111 c 1 i - i r0 1 C - d 2-s ound H fer no oth r ren wn Uwn a prcclur iv- - situ 31 ion A C C I f 4 Jwn point eel out that i s lc vinE the follo1dnc ucel en p' rsc na l tusin ss enu JwJ Yolun t E red Lo vi it orne rr nufo c tu ri11 fi0- 1 s e ncl not d sr ecia is ts in connectJon with t li TlCHCK i ·b cl ·cf r r d to m ik e the c vi i ts on hi o· n time ancl if nccr r ary it tis m 1 c - f nse rrovicl ect he h rl prior ap Jroval·frc m S curit n nrl t 1i ' i it1 CliOIT Confrr nceJii W r Dd e ist of the firrr s n d ind •-•idu b that l1ect proposca to visi 1 J fto r son chscu 1011 1 t · c d cided in view of the rendj nir 1 3D transac t i on in · thn t it would be unwbe to permit lllll'to cond11ct anj• bu ' iIH •s along AF TICl OKE lin s in or elsewhere inJ H - t the µresent time nlthouldl his gen • •rous offer r r•s r re tly eppreci t d l t ai cd tho t if it os lat r decided th 1 L th contact of th - firr s and individuals ar rr r d 'c - Sf ntial to the KilCi Ol E problem t cou d t-e sent officially on thi busipess free H- o c 1quart crs asbinr ton B i¥5R i¥-- ll• Ilot e A A A in formf·d cf the d _TICllC• · t ·conferr nc decbion in thi3 rr attcr on f'rido y 23 Oc tobcr 1953 by ' ' I 5 U1 n briefly r - ntrcd' tccd th- u icct i -f • iir i and the function of th liP 'iIC lOi' E p·ogrr•1 1 rnd onnounccd tli 1t drafts of o paper in tltls conncctfon · 1 11 ld b d 1 to - 11 t · ·1c 10i t Gonfer nce r11r mbcrs for t hdr stucly prior to the ni xt AitrICHO E n tinc In a dditicn 5te t ed a draft of th p·oJ 'O t J for e n cxperir ic nt l project usine sp ciallj' sc r' ned trrince vclunt r would a lso L e i ivcn to the 1 R' ICHO m Conf r' nc r i r il rs at t he srr r ti - i r quc it ct el1 r i 1r r to r - Jtin the dn1fts •np_kc any not ·z correct lens udtiit ion ·· t c and 't-e prc r o recl to di cu the propose ls at the followinf AHTICIIOK C Confe re nee 0 i'ft 6 ¥ 4•JXflr i bcd in src ter dct il the proccrol for -oint ed out tile ' ' tch the use of trr-inr ·✓olimti -ers rczeorch would bE' of 1 -encfi t in· two ir Llill are o s A It i-muld v ry ck irly dcmonstr l - to c rtain elect llr cnc r p 'rsonn l the eL·c-c L of cliemic nl 3 bypno i nd rQ - ibly oLhcr -l 'r l 3 - t c uron th rn f'lvrr 1111d Llir-jr B oc i •d c 13 It cllt d F i'l8 Lit' Al TICitCi w •' 1r r•r 1 m oppor• unit y to tucly l hc rr cl icn •f r • -rJd sub iects under more less idc al and vcr or F conciiticn - n i n r rltil lcn · 011 ld c1 fl onJ cprorl1 mi ty for c tini nr u rnc ti 1 od 1 11d i chniques J f J1 A also discu erl U1P urg ncy of discov r · of techi1fr t1es ond methcd th it ICU d 1-'P rmit our rror onnel in th ev nl of their caoture by the enr m v to re isL or deffat cncm · inte rroi atlc n l Q· - - s t tcd thi JS a tr 11 AU TICHOt D probl J11 end D n • tecn nicu or rr cthod that cculd further this should be c Tlor d f ad l_e d th 1 t a n r method of 11 buyini ti c wa es sen l io 1 in an' c· c cul t j_on end 'IJithdrawal problem 7 The meeting adjourned at J 25 HI 1ith the a n•cment t h t the n xt meeting would take place ot 2 C0 H-1 on 19 November 19 3 at the sa rne place •