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.. z 19/~ ,;t/- ;t. . ... -~-- ~\ . ·Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ( TO : Chief• Secu rit T Branch PATB: 11 October 1949 PI.OM : Interrogation Research Sect.ion • SUBJBCTz -Su&gested OTer~ll Research Program. the necessity for keeping well informed ot present interrogation methods and apecil.l opera.tional met.hod.s used by untriendly countries qannot be over emphasized. Belaw are listed various suggested phases ot research and pro posed deta.ils for the carrying out ot 'progr~ssive and ertramely a.ctive research program. • .,. It ia recommended that ever.y effort be made to a.cquire and review existing '· literature covering past and present interrogation techniques and the use ot auch opera.tional procedures 11.1 bJpnotic and drug control. The review would include all articles in periodicals and books written by apecia.lists on such subjects as genera.l interroga.tion. psychological interroga.tion. the use of the Polygraph. truth serum and hypnosis. these specia.lists may not be actively engaged in interroga.tion but may be working in a.llied fields which might provide valuable contributions to our own interests. ·This survey would also include tho careful scrutinization ot all intelligence reports involving interrogation methods and apecial operationa.l techniques. The flow ot information from this source woul.d be greatly a.ccelerated by the issuance or an interroga.tion collection re quirement. The "existing technique" survey should also include facilities tor the investigation ot the use or suspected use ot speci~ techniques. Madieal and p1)11Chiatric practitioners would be Yaluable contributors and liaison with such individuals would be extremely beneficial. The research sections or police departments and orimi.:::lology laboratories might a.ll proT& to be very ben.eficia.l. Suggested methods for liaison with such organizations will be covered in a 1epara.te memorandum. Good liaison with other sovermnental a.gencies and the Yarious branches of the military service would .b.~ very helpful. Liaison with professional hfpnotists could contribute many pointers which might be applied t~ certain phases or our problems. Lia.iaon with certain universities which are outstanding in fielda a.llied to our interests would be beneficia.!. In solll8 eases, liaison with the above mentioned organizations and individuals would involve a cover to concea.l CIA in1;erest in auch matters. the survey of "existing techniques• previously mentioned would take care or methods used in the put and present and ma.de a matter or record through books. periodica.ls and reports. It is felt that a.ctive research should be conducted in conjunction with "technique verification". This verifiea.tion would The provided image is a digital representation of a webpage, not a physical document. It features text overlayed on a dark background with an illustration of a bank vault on the left side. The vault is ornate and appears metallic, with a prominent circular dial and various gears. The text describes the source of the document as "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically mentioning the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. It provides a URL to access the collection. There are no photographs of people, locations, or equipment; no handwritten annotations, signatures, or marginalia; no official stamps; no forms; no diagrams or schematics; and no tables or structured data. There are no visible redactions or obscured content, nor any visual evidence of experimental procedures, equipment, or facilities. in1;erest in auch matters. the survey of "existing techniques• previously mentioned would take care or methods used in the put and present and ma.de a matter or record through books. periodica.ls and reports. It is felt that a.ctive research should be conducted in conjunction with "technique verification". This verifiea.tion would involve research on reportedly existing techniques and actua.l e%peri iliontation carried out to prove and disprove their vo.lue and effectiveness. This research would involve the volunteering of subjects for actua.l labora.tory experiments. Reports covering these experiments would be furnisHed in the form of lectures. demonstrations and systematic written coverage. - ' . . . . . -~ - ... ~~~-~~~-:~:.·~·-0,~~~.~·:;;,~..:,:~~~~-.:~•~:·:'~;~~>7~;~.:z-~~.:-~:;;,&~~~:~i;;."i~:f:~~;;~~~;~::=;t"'"'.;:.~~~.~·~~~;·:~~~~--{-~~~·;·'t:.·~:-:..,_ ,"'!;._;~~·::.::.·:Ao· ... Memorandum to: Chief, Security Branch From: Interregation Research Section Subjecta Sucgested Over-All Retearch Program 11 October 1949 P. 2 Besides the &urTey ot "existing teohniquesrt• and the "technique Teriti oation", a third phaae should be kept active covering "new methods". This program would also involve actual laboratory research and the issuin& ot wrbal and written reports. This phaae would also include the improvement ot techniques already in existence. As ot this date, it is telt that this Interrogation Research Section is JDOre progressrve and tar in advance ot .all existing goverumental, police, N1d. - priTate research activities concerning.the uae ot operational hypnosis and highly apecialized methods ot interrogation. It is telt that this lead might be maintained and that the program might be turther accelerated by the execution ot the above mentioned suggestions. • IT_. .. - .. .. . - -.... . - .. J . ~ - ,...... r .~~.;i>;~' ·-.~,~_;.,;h#;f:"':-~~·:•;::-~~;.;.."5.,.i"(~~r-,;;;;~-=~?-...:.,-;-;jk':o:'-~~c.,;-.,, ,.,."';·;:._-..,·_~::~-- ..: -.· : .: -·:.,. ..,. The document is a typed memo on what appears to be official government letterhead, with the header "Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT." Handwritten annotations, including "A/B I 21-2" at the top right, are present. The form "STANDARD FORM NO. 84" is visible at the top left, with fields "TO" and "FROM" filled in. There are no photographs, diagrams, tables, or structured data. Several horizontal dashes are present in the margins, their meaning unclear from the visual. A large, dark redacted area is present at the bottom right of the visible page. The document is a typed memorandum with handwritten annotations. The text of the memorandum discusses research into interrogation techniques, including hypnosis. There are several black redactions obscuring specific lines of text within the document, particularly towards the bottom. A large, handwritten "A" is present in the lower half of the page, adjacent to a large black redaction. There are no photographs, stamps, forms, diagrams, schematics, or tables visible. The overall appearance is that of a standard bureaucratic document with some content intentionally obscured.