Senior Repregenta tly * suet: GENERAL. Security Herewith report of ARTICHOKE Tean on firet assignment. x Condidering the speed With vhich ve had to operate, I ben: Lieve 4t vent extremely well, Wo were ready vhen called upon for-support, even though the eperation 444. not materialize. 2, Ihave loft blank certain identifying inform tion which, CLASSIFICATIONa_ _ OS - . pAGE_/ OF. 3 PAG : mie, Bf r Niccheont + iy . : B/s 1, ‘The ARTICHORE JonS ttt Rn peried # Jemery to 15 Jemary 195i.” The purpos’ of the-visit was.to . ~ give an evaluntion of etical probieg, nimely: dan an ° Individual of #8 ad ‘orn an act of 7 attempted assessinition involuntarily under the influence of ARTICHOKE? : - " Oty Hoe: + : A.) the essential elements of the problen are ax eS TR a (2) As e-"trigger, mechanism" for a bigger project, it was proposed that an individual of *#***% descent, approximately 35 years old, well educated, proficient in English and well established socially apd politically in the *#**"* Government be induced hoo ‘under ARTICHORE to perform an act, involuntarily, of ne attempted assassimtion ageinst nt NRK politician or if necessary, gqninst gn Aperican offi~ oy * Gel Tue SUBJECT vas fornel oie ‘tut : pas since terminated and is Sow employed with the *** $/: en: e Goverment. According to all available informtion, 3 ee the SUBJECT would offer no further cooperation with l= Agcoss to the SUBJECT would be extreacly pais ay, y probably Limited toa single social meting, . + / |, , Because’ the SUBJECT ds a heavy drinker, 1% was pro- . ‘1 posed ‘that the individual could be surreptitiously drugged through the modiim of an alcoholic cocktat ata social party, ARTIGIOKE applied and, the SUBJECT dnduced to perform the act of attempted assassina- ton at some later date, All the above was tobe + ~ . : accomplished et oné’involuntary uncontrolled social - moting. After the act of attempted escassimtion yas performed, it vas assumed that the SUBJECT would - be taken inte custody by the ™* Goverment end Other than personal reas ns of sscurity involving the B/3 edPAGE 2 OF_3" Pacis ome, 8/3 bel «Attachment #_ gammenioe, “ Finleghs,tectmtaues, perscune? ant aispcent of the SuBsEct vere not titer Whether the proposed Set of atterpted sssassingtion wes carried out or not by the SUBJECT wa of wereat significance in 35 Sonor ts TONS ~ * +m smewer to the bypethetieal question, can an apiividual of 540% descent be mea es perform en dct of attenpted assassimition, dnvelun ) under ARTICHORE, ag. sootae, te, the above ‘contitions, the veg in ths case as probably "Ho" becauze of the ‘imitations imposed operation + ‘ally as follows: a Q) The SUBJECT woula be an involuntary and ' Tun tting SUBJECT, ' tary : (2) Me would ave none, or, at moat, very * a Himited physical contro) ant custoiy of the Susycr, : (3) Access to the SUBJECT tg strictly limited « gods] engigenent among a mized sep of both - Cleared and uncleared personnel aa . faccessful completion of this Proposed act of attempted assaga— ation was ineigniticant to the orerell, project; to wit, whether it was even carried out oF not, that under "crash fenditions" end appromiate irthority frou Headquarters, the ARTICHOKE Team Hould wadertake the problen An spite of ths . . operation) linitations, o- 4 Peoftial sorter ta thet sn view of the fact tat Br Jo main protlens presented tteelt 42 relation te answers Ang the ebove_hypathe ti ba stion, - Se Security: Insutrictent gotsideration ws given to ihe fet that any loainge or ARTES through performances of B / x} the Eroposed problem would Jeopartize the entire future eects - (OXE Team in a area :SE 7 . paGh J OF_J_ PAGES com #1 48/3 Det : Atteshinant #7 ‘b.- Th was the unanimous opinion of 2 a = | te Team had more deteLled ace, {78 Xe hs opexational plan £t vould be extremely diftica!t, Af not dmpospitie, to carry out the aes. missin, aa i gl . : 3) OF Ke smulaked only : . 5 bs coi mt ae