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.. , '( ·-,; ./ f .:·;- .. Acting Doputy for Security . . .. 22 ~no 1948 Security Control Staff Use of Special Interroption Techniques by Foreir;n Countries -'.· ... .. ~ -·· _ I L , . . . . # ·- .1 • " I.~ __ • :,.1fr_ ._ : , - .. • 0 '~, - ,. " .. ' . - -~- _ : , _ .. . I I" 1 -~ .r.:' ~ ""'· • '"# , ! • • ~:. . ; ... - ·~-. 0 ~· ... :·· ..,. .... -J • .. . . ., ""·· .;;_.-.k~.~· ';.o .... loo.~ :· t" -~~-•• ;· .. -~~-I!L:;-·:~~,;:·.(1 ;•") ~.-;...-: ::~": •:"''.·:~_-_",!~_-.;._ ,?-_.•·_~<. "lt-.~ _ ~ ..; ~ _ ;'. _ :··: _ ~.: _ .:: _ ::"!~.t : =: - •• _ I • %::..;·,::,_., .... -:~~-·- __•._. . _- • -- - --· -:::::;,:.~. ._·~. ... .·.~.\. ,_ .--~~·- ·~~~- _.;. \ ..... --~- ---·--- --··-----·-~·This desk handled .llny co.se involvinr, aottnty othor than that instir,n.ted by tho 1 voa. This des"< ha.ndled all Communist inspired o.otivtties. roea ~1oh or his information on German interrogation techniquon f~om·~- a ith_: 1a •. 6,1,.- and former eutennnt in the Germnn Intelligonoo o. Q~ 8 11 stationed a of the interrogation of A~orican airmen. Ro was intorror,a pori.odi.oo.lly for a t'hree-month period. This interrogation atod at Frankfort. -ow r ;. ~ I I .;. . •. r r~-··• • 0 • , ." •·• 'I•. r·: · • - #i.!) .. ; i of no !~stances where a lie detector wtis utilized ; · -~ as a part of interrogation technique by the British, Germans, French or Russians. ·_ -. . . --··----·--·· . . .. .... t~~=~~-~ ·~ ~.:._.. t.O:::·.~ ·::!~::: ... ;:-::.~ ~. . .: .. :~~.,~-.... ;~.;.--,:'~·:...; :.. '~~.;.#_·.~:·id;.~~~~:-~---:~~~.-:. .. -.. ~~~.:~;:;,~~~-~~-··-.,~··. ::.•>• .' ;:.-'. .. '.l. .. 'f.~-~ :·· ·.: ....... ·. ..... •• ....., -. ... ,....... .._.. .....,.._.,_...--,.F........,. ~ .-1- .- ..-...- F..• ..-- --~~~..,....,.....__.._........,,.....~_...,,-,....~~ ~- --- ~ .• .... ----. 0 .. • a • .. i - Scientific prcssuro mt~tthods, a~cording were used ·-- nout ski 111\t lly by the Fronoh. Thts use was on ~~tirto and psyc~olo~icd pltlno o.nd lr.lS at\lized to best aT!lll by St.A.M or the Frt'tlch Hilito.ry Sorvicos. Tho frmch rlo.yod on the emotions a ~f'at.-deal and '.1Sed such met~lods ns the The image displays a stylized graphic of a bank vault door on the left, with text on the right. The text explains that the document was obtained from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically noting that this record is part of the "MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection" comprising over 20,000 declassified pages from the CIA. It also provides a URL for accessing the collection. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, redactions, or visual evidence of experimental procedures present on this particular page. The provided image is a scanned document page with a mix of typed and handwritten text. There are several redactions (blacked-out portions) throughout the text, obscuring names and specific details. Handwritten annotations are present in the margins, including notations like "H" and "B-7" which appear to be part of a filing or indexing system, as well as "H-8.6", "H.B.-7", and "4487", likely referencing case or subject identifiers. The document itself is a report with a header indicating it pertains to "Acting Deputy for Security" and "Security Control Staff," with a title related to "Special Interrogation Techniques by Foreign Countries." No photographs, diagrams, stamps, forms, or visual evidence of experimental procedures are visible. - Scientific prcssuro mt~tthods, a~cording were used ·-- nout ski 111\t lly by the Fronoh. Thts use was on ~~tirto and psyc~olo~icd pltlno o.nd lr.lS at\lized to best aT!lll by St.A.M or the Frt'tlch Hilito.ry Sorvicos. Tho frmch rlo.yod on the emotions a ~f'at.-deal and '.1Sed such met~lods ns the ra.lse nocuaation or seri.o1s o"renses, implicat~d throa.ts -a3 to oonsequencen, roar or tho or of both a physical ~'~ a.cq~irinr, disoas~3 and r::ental _nnt'..tr~, etc. ~ plt'.ecd tho t:"remnns ceoond n:; to errtcicnt •Jae or tho pressure l'I!Othods. !he Gflrr.=a.n tochniq·lo not ":;"QS 0!1 0.8 ,, hir,h A. psycholot;;ico.l plnn~ b-..tt lnTOlvod:thc USC Of thrreta end prmisc~, S'JCh ' i as tho promotion or the ruination or a l"'an' s bu11~neos, infli_otion or ho.nn to llli ..J I.!IIJ,_ fL"llily ann relatiTI'ls, etc. consldered the Dri ttsh third i.n - -effecttveness. The British utlltzcd a. canbination of or the french and IOJ\'10 3 Ill dl._ C'rennan '!::etl1ods nnd wore cxtrcr.n,ly f;"lO<l' at tho art of tr ieknry. •• ormaiders tho J\ua::;lo.ns le.ct in the application of s~:illfu e:::surc Jneth()'ja. DurinG his assi~~ent in.ehar~e of external arfairs, ~d nn exoellonl; opport•mlty to intorroP;D.tc mo.ny intlividuo.ls Ru:ni.an interrcr,o.tion techniques-. Tie roi.tnd thnt the Rusdo.ns ende uso or vory crude torture meo~lflnims ir: thoi.r intcrror;ations. This procerhre 'ro.s ut1lhnd evon by top flight Russio..n interrogation tea."!!a. Hany pri~i ti Te torture methods -- uaed, such o.s the parson a to.nd in oold .,atcr d'lrinf!: winter time ~ro 1nakin~ for many hours or atand in a amatl cell ch could not be a~ated, whtpptnh, pinchin~ or rtn9;crs, etc. rounrl no r!v.ldence of tho or use rerined psyeholor:ical dure:sa e.rnonr, Russ ian intorro!';ato.i-s. Aoeordln~ to i.nfornntion n;:nllc.hlo to the Jntta-l States- Rrt tain cnu1'biucd opcrntton utilized use or to a !;J"&€ .tor extent than t~e dru~o other The us!:! of sodium ar.tytal Tros conatder£d only in top echelon cot~ntrlec. casos. This use wns strictly unauthorized e.nd r.o aooaunt or lt was ma.de in wrl tlr.g. ~has !'orsonally b~en assOc..\atnd r.i th U lntorror,ations ,.,here sodtu:n a:tytd was used. IT.e ia noqua.tnted ·with npprodmat.,ly 35 to 40 or other instcnoes whero thls pr,ceduro wo.s utilhod. tho 12 cnses ooncernlnr; which he harl rtrst hond inforl"llation there wo.s fYJnsidert:'.blo nuc,ess. Cor.1pletl'} infor-r:nti.on r.c.s neq~llrr!d tn c.pproxioo.tely 4~ or tho intor-ror,ations, portinl ,. .. \.' 8'.10cess ~·.3 atto.iner! in npproxina.tely 4~- or tho intorror;ations, a.nd a.pprox1- ( r.tntely 2~ or other instcnoes whero thls pr,ceduro wo.s utilhod. tho 12 cnses ooncernlnr; which he harl rtrst hond inforl"llation there wo.s fYJnsidert:'.blo nuc,ess. Cor.1pletl'} infor-r:nti.on r.c.s neq~llrr!d tn c.pproxioo.tely 4~ or tho intor-ror,ations, portinl ,. .. \.' 8'.10cess ~·.3 atto.iner! in npproxina.tely 4~- or tho intorror;ations, a.nd a.pprox1- ( r.tntely 2~ of the intorrp'";t:.tlons ':'TOre oo'ncludec! n\th vor-y little sueecss. .. Tho injection or sodtti.M n!llytc.l ~us 1:'1o.do e.t nlr:ht, tho intcrro~tlon wa.s then . oom!uotP.tl, a.nd the intorroGfl~<:'e Tf·~s aont to b~d for thCl ra:tnindor or th~ nip;ht in ordor thnt he ..,lr;ht sleep orr th~ orroct& or the drur,. Tho u.u of the drur, was Otl.:r.d..trlr.~od t-.s ~r.ueh nn nosr.ibl'l. t.'na tcolmlquo uned wn.s to Hne up 15 or 20 people for shots nn~ nr.:onr; thls r.roup hnvo 1Jne GU.l:>jr·et for t.'lo tnterrogo.tton. All or the individ,lnls t!Xoopt. the ono t" he \.ntorror;nton wore _injMted with distillnd wntor. Tho subject for intorro~tl.on 'l"'e.a ;o:lvon tho scxllU!~ 11!-:yto.l. F.::o:c.ot r.xtont to which tho C"termnnc ufitli:o:ctl drur,s and lntorro- -' r:r;o.tl.on is net \ulcT.-:n. Thoro wore prevalent rumoro tint thoy did ut;lltr.o lB ' ' me~hod, but the onl:r reliable info_nuation thnt could be ob&;ainod by ~was that oxtr~oly interested in it and conducted experiments in that tield. _ stateo that although first hand information is · - not available c~oern1ng French actiTitiea w~th the uae or drugs, it was - 2 - - ... . . .. . . . . .I. . .. : f· c ... . relie.bly knO'\"m the.t the F'ronoh were 1ntcrestod 1n this toohn1que. It was atra1r,ly rumored the.t the Rusdana utilized dru ~~ for theppurpose or inter ,. ro~. tlon, l:l'lt th~se r.unor:r could not be 8\lcc.,nsrully s•.al>stenttnte~ ,. H JGU~T!IT·i·a n! sn.v· t~n.t the 'P•J:r::;tan:J hove ,ISf!ri this tf'~:A1tq•Jo on thm • ._ dtf! ;JncO"Ter reliobl~ inton::o.tton nrmcorn\n~ Ru~s\.nn uno .,r ~f:r.1c3 to •· t.!B:J!l" ritlllOOTfort. l"!lin 111'10 nnt.t::;"':l f.,r ;'".lt"p01l•'?S l')r ~~t~f;r,.ettn~ tntl')r:T:':lt[on in \nterror,,tion:J •. Thc:r'! drr.l~S wnro ndrntnt~;+.orod b,th ~r"ll:V "TI-l hy 'J:Jft of ~rpodermtc-ne~le. illi• l -· MTJiro~ 1nfnr=t'"" concnrnln" 'lnmnn ""~ori~Tt~<ltion•'!'s fiP-ld b1t dtd n~t ~~ or it~ u~~ ot Ge~nn ~ntnrror,ntion ~r.ntarc. . F.U jJ ,,,.,s .,,., first ha!ld infonno.tion c::~ncornin~.·tho lb1o«ian •asn t)f hyrnl')s s in ·their ·· · interro~tions. - lbch of' thi.a infiJT!'Iatton \.a COnSidered relinblA bAOtlUGO or 111f''rs orrortunit7 to observe and l~nrn or forol~ 1nterr"~B.~,on Infornoti.on obtnin("ti in tHs ~!"\tOr'T1.C'"r r.ubst.nnt1.e.+.~s CYtr This page is a typed document with handwritten annotations in the left margin. The document has several redacted sections, most notably at the top of the first column and more scattered throughout. Handwritten letters, likely indices or citations, are present in the left margin next to various paragraphs. A small black and white stamp that appears to say "-2-" is visible at the bottom center of the page. There are no photographs, diagrams, forms, or stamps indicating classification levels. The visual elements suggest a heavily edited historical record with some attempt to categorize or reference specific sections. u~~ ot Ge~nn ~ntnrror,ntion ~r.ntarc. . F.U jJ ,,,.,s .,,., first ha!ld infonno.tion c::~ncornin~.·tho lb1o«ian •asn t)f hyrnl')s s in ·their ·· · interro~tions. - lbch of' thi.a infiJT!'Iatton \.a COnSidered relinblA bAOtlUGO or 111f''rs orrortunit7 to observe and l~nrn or forol~ 1nterr"~B.~,on Infornoti.on obtnin("ti in tHs ~!"\tOr'T1.C'"r r.ubst.nnt1.e.+.~s CYtr sur.r!f!tO!l or t"t4!! rtrese!10t! of c;rent 1ntorcst r.m"n~ r:e.mral ror(J1.rr:n oountri.e~ in tho opplienti.on or opeci 1!11 lnterror,nti.on tcchni.qn'JS. .. .... -··. :. . -- s' cr:co •:"\ ,. I t . . .• . - - - 3 The document contains typed text and several significant redactions. Handwritten annotations appear in the form of letter "H" and letter "C" in the margins next to paragraphs, possibly for organizational or review purposes. A handwritten letter "A" is present near the bottom right, along with a stamped word "SIGNED" above a large redacted block of text. Other large redactions obscure names and potentially sensitive information throughout the document. There is no visual evidence of experimental procedures, equipment, or facilities.