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• • • Chie!', Soourity Dra.nch 11 Ooto!Jcr 1~49 .. Interrognti.on Reoeo.roh Seotion .. ... '· Su~;Geo . t ed Ovar~ll Research Pro~ra.m. . Tho nE)ccoaiLy !'or lc:uopinr, well i'nr~t·m~d" of -pt:~sElnt iut,~rro~~ution mcth!JdD o.nd spooinl opor11tlonnl mothods uaod uy unfriendly countrico cannot bo ex--or er.1phnsizccl. Delov1 nro liuliod vnriouc :mcr,ooted pllo.soa of' roeea.rcl1 nnd pro po:cci ciotr.ilt: for ·~he CQ.l·rying ~1!1:; Sf 8. progreasiYO and extremely. O.ctiYO rosoo.rch" pt:OGr"B.r:le • • .· It lo rocol'"lTnnnuec\ thnc evory o!'f0rt be mo.~e to e.oquire nnd roviow exi:J"tinc; .. literature co'll-orin.c: p11.:1t o.nd proocnt interror;.ation techniques o.ud the uce ·or -·--· · .. , .. ,. ; . .. • I such oporo."tiono.l. procedures as hypnotic n.nd clrur. control. Tho rovicw would· include nll P.rtiolca in pol"iodicals nnd booka wri tton by opeoialistc on ouoh ouhjocts n3 ~~o1:r::r~l inlierroc;ation, psychological intorroga.tion, tho uso of the .. Polyc;ra.rh, truth oot".J...-n nnd hypnosis. Thooo cpocinlisto mrw not \:c 'l.cth'i3l:r ongngod in intorror,nti.on bu·l;; mny ho rtot·king in nlliod fields Trhich mir;h·t; provide vo.luable col1tr1butions to our own interests. This survay would also include tho oo.roful :::crutinizntion or A.ll !.ntolli(:onco rClports invol"Vinr; into rro~11tion mothodL nnd cpocio.l. oporr.:tionqJ. tooludquco. Tho flow of infcrt1ntion from thia oource. would bo c;rontly ncoolor~tod by tho iooua.nce of c.n interrOGA-tion collec·tion ro-' quiromon·t. The "exiotin~ tochniquo" ourvcy ahould olso include fo.cllitiea for ,I ..... tho invostir; o.·tion of the uce or cucpocte d uso of opoc i ol ta ohniquc s. !11odic o.l .;.. ~ o.nd poJ~hiatric prnctitionora would be vo.luable oontributor3 ~d lio.ison with such indi-v;iduals would be· cxtromaly bene.ficinl. The reaoe.rch oections o£ polico dopo.rtments "W1d criminolo~ laboratories mir;ht r.~.ll prove to be very bonof'icie.l • } ·.• . Su~r,o:stod mothods .for liaison with such orgnnizo.tionEI will be covorod in l\ . . soparo.te mo_;:lort!.lldum. Good liaison vtith othor goverumentn.l a(~enciao ruJ.d. tho various bra.nchoo of the 1:1ilitary sorvice would be very holpful. Liaison \iith ... · . ~ ~ profe3sional hv"Pnotia·ts oould contribute m111zy pointct>s which r.li~;ht be £Tf.lplied •.. ·. to cor~aln pho.neG of our problemz. Lia.lson with cortalu u.n.b·orsities ·which are outsta.ndil~ 1~ fields allied to our in·teresto would be boueficinl. In oomo co.Bos, lio.i:Jon ;;Hh tho abovo mentionod orGo.ni%ntions and ind.i.viduo.ls ·' l \. would -invo~va a. cover to conceal CIA interest in sl.loh mo.ttors. .. .:..\ -·;·~.-. ;··· ·~ . ; . The survoy of "oxicting techniquoo" previously rnontionod ;7ould to.k:e caro The image displays a stylized graphic representing a vault door, hinting at secrecy and the retrieval of classified information. The text explains that the document originates from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically focusing on the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. This collection contains over 20,000 pages of CIA declassified records and is available for download at a provided URL. There are no photographs of people, locations, equipment, or subjects; no handwritten annotations or signatures; no official stamps; no forms with filled-in fields; no diagrams, schematics, or organizational charts; no tables or structured data; and no visible redactions or obscured content. allied to our in·teresto would be boueficinl. In oomo co.Bos, lio.i:Jon ;;Hh tho abovo mentionod orGo.ni%ntions and ind.i.viduo.ls ·' l \. would -invo~va a. cover to conceal CIA interest in sl.loh mo.ttors. .. .:..\ -·;·~.-. ;··· ·~ . ; . The survoy of "oxicting techniquoo" previously rnontionod ;7ould to.k:e caro .. ·'. of rnothodo usod in tho pnDt nnd prosont o.nd mrtdo n mntto;,r of rocord throuch . . book:~, pertodlcala !1..'1d reports. lt ic felt tlvl"t activo roseo.rch ohould be conducted in conjunction with 11tochniq11e vorificn.tion" • !hie vcrifico. ~lon . , '\"'01lld i11volva rocEJo.rch on reportedly o.:dotin~ teolmiqucs e.nd o.ctunl oxp~~·i­ .. - rnentntiou co.rz'ied QUt to provu and dlr.prov·o thoir vll.luo o.nn offectlvono~s • ., "Th:b:re3o"roh ;·::mld involve the voluntoorinc of subjc-:t:::; for lltt:;tu"l.l laborntory Cxperimonta. ficportD Of'VOrinb tho::>O 0::'1..-p·~rir.lOll~S 7:ould ~e furnishod in. tho .form of'-lcctureo, dcmonstro.tions and systE!ma·!iio ·writton co·,;aro.;;o. '· .. ' '· ., .. '. , ~ ·. '. '• : \ ' . ' ... .. .. .. • I I. 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