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C:.:t-.·;·'"-_' .-r·•·•-...! .:::1 ._.,.., p·wnF-~S4 ~eZZRW ~W~~ --~~1- , • • 0_ifice }/ie1'JZ01"'a1zdzt11Z • UNITED. STATES GOV;ERNl\fENT 5 S~cn\-Er· · TO a Deputy Director~ ·Plans ~ DATE: lJ ~arch l9Sl I noM : Assistant Director !or Scie.11ti!ic Intellisenco I I SU~JECT: spacial tnterro~~ions I .:.:'1:::'-Ei~CE: Ue:to. J:IJ/SI to DD/P dated l2 FebrJ.&r)" l9Si I. I Uemo. DD/? to JJJ/SI 4D.ted 26 February" 19!)1_ i I i .. Reference subject ~tter was discussed at a J:!.ect.i!lg of 9 !.!arch J.95l by oso., OPC, I&SS and OSI s:ld the !ollo;v!ng recom:r.er.dations concerning this ?I'Ogl.'cu:L wer~ agreed upon. · : a. The full dsvelop:2ent o£ a progr~ in the !ield o! Special. Interrogations should be U.."'lderta!ten :i.Il=od iately. . To insure cooperation !rO:t IAC A~ellc5.es" t."l9 prin .. -. cip~ me.!!!.bcrs o! the IAC '3hould be briefed concern-· . ·--. ·- ing CIA interest in this fi~ld !or the e;cchange o£ -- .. info:-mation ru1d the coordina:l;ion o! relat3d prozrams ;_ I presentl.y boS-11g .. conductod by IAC Agencies. or It Ti:.S azt~eed that the qcvelop:tent the s-_t)eciru. Iir~cn-ogat~on P:"o;r-a.'l sh~~d be orc:..~zed as !ollc~rs: ! ' · !'-lS: .:.,. . i- Appointr:lent of a Coordir..r.::.or (act5.on man) authority over all aspects o! this pro::;;rGJ.:l .£'o1.· t-: ·devclop:1ent and exp~ent.ation. I. l. a Establ.5.sh:t~nt o! panel o! qualified pro!~ssJ.omlJ. porsonn~l I to eval1:.a.te possibili.ti.es and give ci.i.rection in the field o! research and experi.·ite11tation !or the dcvolop:::en t o! th:is" rI pro~c-~. .·. f· . : ' To establish !ull cc-:~rdina~,jion Ttith IAC Agencie~ and det~r.ido."r' le t.~eir activities. in l•elated fields Tthich r.ri.ght SUpple!:!cnt be . !. utUized !or rose3l·ch a.11d e:-:parir.mnt~.tj.on purposes ~s dctel"7.lined nocc~sa.-y by OSI. t .·· ·- To cst~bl.ish, it r.cccssaz-J, proj~cts !or research with clinic~ or laborat~~y :r~cilitios on asp~cts or this pro~~-a~ ~s dc~~r­ i I_ . . liLincd nccessar:r b:r the CoorJin3.t.or ~nd I'<lA"lcl. 1 or t To eivc di:~ction to the £iold int.crl~ocation tc~rs on typ~~ I I c:::por5=.on:':.s to be conduc~d and to p't"<Hiclo the tc<~;As rrith devel oped inCo!i:;>.tion on ili"U:;s, h:r1>=<·.,Sis, <'.nd o t.!Lcr :;•c•.ns of in-t.l)rr:) Gation for l'icld c:-:_9~r:LL~nt..1..l l>w·poscso ... .'-). -=, .•. r;rA w'!"<e*foM!fk~~~ • ... .rw-;J.:7~:-.;..: ~~i~~ .. ~ ·• ... •·· .. l . -2- ... ~.~-··-~ . ~-~ F. To receive froo I & SS ~nd field interrogation t~aos i.~or~a­ tion on This declassified CIA document is an "Office Memorandum" titled "UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT SECRET". It is from the Assistant Director for Scientific Intelligence to the Deputy Director, Plans, dated March 13, 1951, and concerns "Special Interrogations". At the bottom right corner, there is a large, roughly oval-shaped black redaction obscuring content, and another smaller redaction on the right side of the page. There are also some handwritten annotations at the top of the page, including what appears to be a "4/5" and a partial handwritten date or number. The document itself is a typed memorandum with numbered and lettered points discussing the development of a program in Special Interrogations, coordination with other agencies, and the establishment of a coordinator and panel. ili"U:;s, h:r1>=<·.,Sis, <'.nd o t.!Lcr :;•c•.ns of in-t.l)rr:) Gation for l'icld c:-:_9~r:LL~nt..1..l l>w·poscso ... .'-). -=, .•. r;rA w'!"<e*foM!fk~~~ • ... .rw-;J.:7~:-.;..: ~~i~~ .. ~ ·• ... •·· .. l . -2- ... ~.~-··-~ . ~-~ F. To receive froo I & SS ~nd field interrogation t~aos i.~or~a­ tion on tec~~ques and clinical reports developed fr~ fi~~ .e xperiments. · . · . •· , - ·- 7 I t.:. SS of Under t.'le general. direction the OSI Coordinator I & SS ~ be responSible !or: I I A. Recruit:neut of interrojiation tea=s for OSO, OPC and I&:SS and ! 1. trainil'lg in the fiel.ds or: I Polygraph Psychological Inter~gation J-trpno~is Tech."lical. Intorr::>~<ltion Drugs Te~ Coordination sUch recruits are to be carried on the T/ors· of the oi'fice concerned. B. Upon co~pletion of t-raining, the teems to be assizned to O?C or OSO for use at Europe~~ or Far East base~ for practical expel~ence utilizing aliens as subjects. OSO-I.)PC U~te~ t.hs gc~~ral direction o! t.ie OSI Coo~tor ;i.Lll: A• Sup.?lY I l: S.S i'rl. th c:.:ny a"'railabls qua.lified persor-~el for t:a.i!'.i.ng :md or6:.."l!.z:.ti1~n in·'. .o field int~rro~:'.tion t.a2.-:s. B. Assi~t _upon CO!lpletion o£ tra:L"ling, the tea."ls to appz-op:-iatu operati."lg ,bases· o~tel4Seas for tcao. c:cpari:~ctl:!-..al oporating P1L"""P03as. l==~~-:::P~~ 1I .: c. Conduct at tho o7el4seas basas op~~.:":1/,jiomu e:~er:L~ents uti.1.izin~ ! [ aliens as su'bjects in the fol.l·':l·.-ii.!:.g phases of activity. l. Operational. interrogations on a case basis ·.· as reQ.uested by·O~PC. ~ 2. Intcl·.~.·og.:a~ion of defectors and eJ.:ten con-!jr.'lct pcrsor~el to d~terminc bon~ fides and £or purposss. i intell.t~enee l r. Exper~cntal ~~tcrrogations ~t1Jizing all types o! tcchn111.uos. I ! . ~.c:pcri."lents to deter...i."le tho possibUit ics of positive (post-h:;-,notic) cont.rol of indiv-:i.duals ,. for operational purposes. ~- l . 0 I j·. ) .. . . , .. t· -3- r~~ ~ ). At the· direction or OSI Coordinator conducts . expor.L~ntal interrogations utilizir~ specific : r.etbods or r.a.terial.s !or research pW?osas. · I to OSI in!cr=ation Interroc~tion te~ms pro-~de on techniques clinical reports obtained as ~nd. rcs\ll t or all tj'Pes or intorrocat ions and ex- I pericents. · I ! . Under the al:-ove pro,osal J.r;en~J wide direction is provieed t..l.trcue,~ the OSI o~:-rlinator ..,.;no r:i.ll be res:;?onsiblc !or t."le aggressive and active de"lelop:r.ent or all. ta.scs of CIA acti"•~t:r in t.~is field .:lnd coordination or t:=:e H.C A~encies in related ro~ra~s. ~~e OSI Panel '1111 provice professiontil I ! . Under the al:-ove pro,osal J.r;en~J wide direction is provieed t..l.trcue,~ the OSI o~:-rlinator ..,.;no r:i.ll be res:;?onsiblc !or t."le aggressive and active de"lelop:r.ent or all. ta.scs of CIA acti"•~t:r in t.~is field .:lnd coordination or t:=:e H.C A~encies in related ro~ra~s. ~~e OSI Panel '1111 provice professiontil L~idance in the fioles o! ce•~lc~­ ~nt and resaarch r.ecessary !or t."le !'ull icplcr.:ent.:ltion or this progra."ii.. I t.: SS r.ill ro~~de the trainin~ facilities !or operational tea.D perso~~~. The field interrog~­ ion tea:ns pro.,i.de a mems or conducting under !ield conditions e:A."'P:!ri!:3ntation -:;i t..i. ec!\niqucs and r.ate:-ials. • The security aspects o! this program ;.;ill be a r.:a:t;ter or continuing concern .2~d he necessary security guid~nce -will be provided. by I & SS to all p~ases o! ~ctivit:r, !_or:!ign. .o~stic L~d !• ! ... r }3 ~ l~t/ •· .. .,. Date ; I ·" .. . i · •· I. J3 ~Jr.s;· I j··. Date i /·. . r..~ ..... ~·-· t ·:-: -- f. ·. '." .. ir . ~. 0 I . ). I i I ! • -- The image is a declassified document page containing typed text with some handwritten annotations. There are several instances of obscured or redacted content, primarily in the form of black marker lines of varying thickness, particularly covering portions of the text and some drawn elements. A handwritten annotation appears at the top right: "1/6". Several small, dark, illegible graphical elements, possibly stamped or drawn, are scattered throughout the page. While the text describes interrogation teams, training, and experiments, there are no visual depictions of people, locations, equipment, or specific experimental procedures other than the textual descriptions. The page contains typed text, handwritten annotations, and signature blocks. The typed text details proposed program activities and security considerations. Handwritten notes appear in the upper right corner of the page and include a heading "# MARSHALL CHAоски" above two indistinct, smudged annotations. At the bottom of the page, under the heading "Concurrences;", there are three signature blocks with handwritten dates. These dates are "13 March 1951", "13 Mar- 51", and ":13 March 1951". One signature block lists "Securificer, CIA". There are no photographs, diagrams, tables, or formal stamps visible on this page.