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--------------------··------·-·-·---- ' I l / .. . , STATES GOVERN1IE:NT TO Clz·t3 DATC: 28 July 1952 FROM. Psychiatric Consultant Agency t>lcdical Officer SODJECT: l~dicc.l Research Plans of Project , .......* " As a result or our during the recent field obser~a~ions expericent in regard to Project ve res:?ecth·ely sub::it t.be :rollo'-'in,; suggestions: l. the pur:w0se of the is to develop Pri?~ily ~roject a tlethod or eliciting the tTUtb. hostile fro:::~ subj~cts. 2. l·le believe tha.t the project s'!:locld. be reo:.·gr•·'i z.eC. so its direction is of better th~t u:~er t~e co~trol We vould sugsect that a quali~ied perso~.:1el. s:2~ aroup or specialists be as a board to a?poi~ted direct this :project. T'.:li.s group should be co::;osed or·a sec\~ity officer, a cedical office=, a ps7- ebiatrist and a research s~eci~ist. A hea-vy acce~t on'the section is basically ~~ical necessa.~· beca~c the project is a :-.edical. research o::;e. Tbis co----l ttee should have the authority: a. To direct the resee:ch. ( .J b. To deter-...:i::e th~ priority of the research proble:I. 1 e. To integrate the results of the research. d. To eszign subdivisions o! the project to appropriate or fa.-m out to brar.ch~s the~ acceptable research ase~cies. e. To dispense the necessa--y ~s. f. To develop a. pro~er co•rer !or the project. This boud should :ect at regular intertal.s so t.hat tb.e prosress of the project T:":!!.Y. be accelcrnted. __. any further field is believe ~cforc cxperi=!nt~tioo perfor~~~ ~e t.bat certain research is essential. E=icfly this b~sic resc~~cb ~Y be listed as follows: ') . . . . . . . . . . .. . . ... . ·' '• . · . . I. A Libr.u;,· Resc:arcb a. Review of the litero.ture in to t!:e a'oility rc~e...-d. of an individual to lie ~er ~~cosis a=d ~ypnos~s. -~· b. Review of the :ethods used to C!.ate to elicit the truth frOQ hostile subjects. c. Rcvie.., of the llterat~e in re;a.-c. to t=.e effect of ch-ugs on the polygr~pb.. II. Drug lrarcosis a. The co::1bined use of hy:9nosis a:::l drug na=cosis '\r'i t~ special reference to the use of C:o.1gs 'to fa:ili tate tbe iDduction of hyp~sis. b. The ability of the i:od.ividl!ill to lie sod.:iu= ,.,..~er pentothcl narcosis. c. Tbe uee of desoxyn to increase pro:lucti7~~7 ~oth ~~~~ nnd without sodiu: pen~o~hsl • • d. The effect of deso~-n on the trut~~ess c! tbe subject. e. The. cot:bined use of The image is a digital representation of a title page or introductory screen. On the left, there is a stylized depiction of a bank vault door with a circular locking mechanism and polished metal detailing, rendered in shades of gray and blue. On the right, large, stylized white text reads "THE BLACK VAULT" against a dark background with a blue glow. Below this title, white text provides information about the document's origin, stating it was obtained from "The Black Vault," an online database of declassified government documents, specifically from the MKULTRA/Mind Control Collection. The text further details that it contains over 20,000 declassified CIA pages and provides a URL for online access. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, diagrams, tables, or explicitly visible experimental procedures depicted on this page. fa:ili tate tbe iDduction of hyp~sis. b. The ability of the i:od.ividl!ill to lie sod.:iu= ,.,..~er pentothcl narcosis. c. Tbe uee of desoxyn to increase pro:lucti7~~7 ~oth ~~~~ nnd without sodiu: pen~o~hsl • • d. The effect of deso~-n on the trut~~ess c! tbe subject. e. The. cot:bined use of :pentotb.a.l a ... d pol:tc-.:..;'b.. f. Co::ibined use of fentotb.a.l 1 deso:t:t~ and J:·:>lj·gra:ph. g. Instruction of in cethods interro ~tc==ogators c~ gating un~er ~cosis arit hypnosis. h. The effect of d.-"'Ugs oo the ::polygra:p!l. III. Hypnosis a. Can the individual lie durin~ a h~~ootic ~ranee? b. Quick cethocls of induction of hyp~sis. c. Nethods of teachi:lg hJ:Pnotic tech .... ques. ~ ·l Also these resep.rch :projects should be a;:?r.,3.ch~d ·. .' i th 2.!:l open tli.n:l an.i e::..-pericnce ~roulcl inC.ica.te th~t ·,:e \.'ill ~=o":::."ol:i be :forced to rely on dru~ n."'..rcozis r~ther t~~ b;tp:osis 't::c:!.:.:.se of: A. The c'l.if:f'icultic::; especially \there ~'Ml4 ._. ·~~~~~ I:.·... ..... . ... -... : :-· ....... .:._ ... -~ , .. .~ n·.l --------------------··----------------------- -- ) (}£9. .. . . •• • ( ·- • .. . . . .. ». The uncertainty of the depth of the hypnosis. c. The of the follo·.tino. uncertain~~ ~esia These arc pri::!.:rily ::.edical research p:-oble:s. T'ae directio:l of the prosrc "t:ould. have to be under zedicDl. su~:-visio:l." ·· At the conclusion of the research these basic problc:s it o~ is field be stro~~y reco:=e~de~ t~t ~~otter proble~ setu~ ~or their prc.ctic~ e\'al\:.a.~ion. 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