29 October 1952 “& ae
Between the las
jand the writer/conducted Artichoke experinentation
trips. The first trip was in June and the
‘trip extended from mid-August to early September. In view of
these trips and in view of the additional work and confusion resulting
‘ron preparations for the trips, it was agreed by all hands in both in-
ees to abaondon the H experimentation during the sumer.
‘after returning eon i ‘and the writer held
a\of conferences concerning the f experinentation with =.
mar and it was decided that. the experimentation should not
only begin again, but it should be broadened and the experiments made
more complicated and more of an operational type.
jorted thesd proposals and stated that he was certain tha’
culd\now give consent to more complicated experinents, parti
cularly due to\the fact that I&SO was now to completely control the
Artichoke work dnd that OSI was no longer to be the controlling influ-
‘ence.
nermangsup~
¢ a: the writer agreed to conduct work along two
separdte dines. The first would be a continuation of basic experiments
with new personnel and\the second involving the more advanced type of
.s/ Work with thoroughly exderienced individuals, particularly in regard
to travel and operations Ynvolving long-range control both as to tine
and to space. It was alsdvagreed that H experimentation would begin .
(Seo, following.)