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_____ .. -::.:. • Office Memorandum • uNITED sTATEs GovERNMENT . - ( TO : Chie.r. Security B~anoh DATE: 11 October 1949 . . . PI.OM : IDt.rrogation Research Section SUBJECT a-Inta rrogation Collection Requirement Due to recent and continual advancements in·general interrogation pro cedure md in the uae ot technical interl;'ogation aids, it is- extromely im portant that this organization keep abreast -to pro&reaa being made throughout the entire world. This intormation is .easentilll in order that we might keep our personnel in the tield •11 inf'oi"DD&d as to what they might e~eot, in order that we might properly train personnel about to go onrseas. in order ,_ that..., might pertect countor meuures in our research program and in order . 'that we might be prepared to operational13' use methods which, in effectinneaa. are equal or aupe_rior to 1118thods used by' unfriendly' countries. A very un.fortuna:t;e situation now exists in the field. Each ot the intelligence contacted-during the recent overseas ~rous organi~ations. trip, was laboring under the false impression that some other organization was handling the collection ot interrogation information. All organizations telt that there exists a great deal ot interrogation information in the tield. - Atter &:;sembling the over-all picture, it ~a~st be conoluqed that almost 100% ot intor.mation concerning advanced interrog&tion is being n'gleoted completely. .. It aeems essential that a collection requirement be issued covering the field or ge:aeral and advanced interrogation methods and the suspected use ot operational nypnosis and drugs by unfriendl7 countries. During the recent trip, it was quite conclusively determined that the Russians and Russian domin ated countries are making use ot such advanced interrogation and operational methods. Due to the lack ot time .and facilities •. only small amount or inf'or - 111 ftlation regarding these used was collected. Jumer.ous aouroes are available in - · 'the t ield today • · • It is auggestod that this office be authorized to issue a collection re . quirement setting forth the necessary Essential Elements of Intortno.tion. It is further reque3ted that this office be-allowed to be the recipient of such t into~ation and be allowed to revise and keep current the E.E.I.•s concer:aed. r It is turther suggested that until adequate specialists are available • in the Agency channels ot evaluation, this office be allowed to ~· ordin~J ~ evaluate and issue reports concerning such information. i !'ho importance ot acquiring The image displays a digital presentation of information about a declassified document. On the left side is a graphical representation of a large, secure vault door, suggesting the protected nature of the information it holds. The text on the right prominently features the title "THE BLACK VAULT" in a stylized font, followed by a description stating that the document was obtained from an online database of declassified government documents, specifically from the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. This collection, compiled by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), contains over 20,000 declassified pages and is available for download online at a provided URL. There are no photographs of people, locations, equipment, or subjects, nor are there any handwritten annotations, signatures, official stamps, forms with filled-in fields, diagrams, schematics, organizational charts, tables, structured data, or evidence of experimental procedures visible on this page. The image focuses solely on presenting introductory text and a symbolic graphic related to the source and content of the declassified documents. into~ation and be allowed to revise and keep current the E.E.I.•s concer:aed. r It is turther suggested that until adequate specialists are available • in the Agency channels ot evaluation, this office be allowed to ~· ordin~J ~ evaluate and issue reports concerning such information. i !'ho importance ot acquiring such· information cannot be over emphasized. r It is this category of information which is needed iJIIIJI.8diately in conjunction \ [, with the formulation of pl~ tor tuture research projects or this office. ; establishment or Security Validation Teams, the use of operational hypnosis ' . ,. ~ and drugs •.a nd the es-tablishment ot an interrogation training and testing .. program. The document is a typed "Office Memorandum" on a "STANDARD FORM NO. 64". There are no photographs, diagrams, tables, or evidence of experimental procedures visible. There is handwritten annotation in the upper right corner reading "A/B I -21-3". There are several black ink stamp-like marks placed throughout the document, appearing as dashes or short lines, and a partial black ink stamp or obscuration in the bottom right corner. There is also a large "A" handwritten in black ink in the lower middle section of the page.