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Office Me1Jzora1zdzt1Jz · GovERN~rENT uNITED sTATEs TO Chief, Inspec~on & Soourity DATE: 5 January 1950 i .... FROM Chief, Security Division SUBJECT: .. . .. . . . attached request for briefing ...... , . the· use of drugs and ... :;··.~ hypnotis~. force to be to assi~ed H fo~ not as yet of ............... appr~ed. As~t course, ci!LllllOt tr1ke place until-appr~val.has been granted. . .... It is reconmended drugs and interrog:~.tion which will permit him to engag aotivities on these subjects. I do not think that d bo briefed on any of our techniques a.nd C\tll\rly ShOUld no·~ be SO briefed as to permit actual interrogations in tho field,utilizing both drugs and hypnotism. I feel th~t this ph~se of interrogation should be controlled by CIA tmtil such time as we are sufficiently organized to make our services available to other agencies. - 't· 4 /'fi. .r!J .!>---U " Attaohmac.t. . 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" .. · ". . .· , . · .. · . ~ . ·. . - . ! .. . . ·~ . . -. ....... .,..~ t ' . t 4 . , .· •• .• . .. : . .· . .. .,. ·~·· "··· ... . " . ' \ •. . .. • = ~· !.····· . , . · . t .•. ....... .... -..,- ... - ....... • . ~---··-· • • • \·.~·..-·.; .·-.~.• · ....: '.~·.·.~.·.·~· ..... ~. .~., ·~·:. .....: ~··.·.· .-. ~-.:.;... ;.,J . , . .. . . . ,. . , . ... ·,J~-::.-,- ·=-,... .· - .. !' . ~ ,./. This document is a typed office memorandum on a "STANDARD FORM NO. 64" titled "UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT". Numerous black redactions obscure significant portions of the text, particularly in the "SUBJECT" field and throughout the body of the memo where details of drug and interrogation methods are discussed. Handwritten annotations include a circled "C", the letters "A/B, I, 299, 2", and the letters "C" and "H" on the right side. Further down, there are handwritten entries of "A" near two black redactions, followed by "5-Jan 1950" and "Concuri" above another redaction. More handwritten notes, appearing to be signatures or initials, are visible at the bottom right. The bottom of the page includes faint, illegible text that appears to be a stamped heading and some lines, potentially indicating a seal or further official routing. The document appears to be a typed memorandum from 1953, with some handwritten annotations. A numerical code, "A13, I, 299, 3," is handwritten at the top right. Several sections of text are obscured by black redactions, primarily in the middle and lower-left portions of the page. Handwritten letters "e," "F," and "H" are present in the right margin, possibly indicating classifications or routing marks. At the bottom left, the date "3/3/53" is typed. No photographs, diagrams, or filled-in forms are visible. The document is a typewritten page with several handwritten annotations and redactions. The handwritten annotations include seemingly random letters and numbers, such as "F A G", "A/B, II, 3,7", and "G", as well as a circled "C". There are also several black ink redaction bars covering parts of the text, particularly in the first and third paragraphs, indicating obscured content. The page appears to be part of an official report or memorandum, with the subject line "Drug Analysis" clearly visible, along with a date of "July 1971". The overall appearance suggests a document that has undergone a declassification review process, as evidenced by the redactions.