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Me:;Jzora7zdzt1JZ • STAfES GOVERN11:ENT A TO DATE: 3 H~rch 19~2 I FROM SUIIJJ!CT:. .... ·· ht.tachc·d ' t 1 ; l. · The at.tAchcd memorandum is an t::yes Only re:~ort for your 1. study and consideration. ! 2.. The writer· has set down pr!rsonal comment.s relat.ive th~ Bluehird operation and particularly contributions or rather ·lack f of c ontri[\,;tions t.o this -effort by OS I. The wri tcr has also co.n- 1-~ • m'!!nted relative matters involving staff in relation th~ m~dical to the Bluebird program. 1 .I ). The paper is not an official but rather a con docum~nt, Iiriential report for I & SO information only. h. If you have no further use for it after readinG, I will retain it in oJr controlled files. I • - -· .. __ . I ·. . .. ·., i \ \ I • I ·.) d. .. i~ ~ .. ... ~ . ~ 1. EVALUATION OF THE MEDICAL STAFF'S COH1RiffiTION TO DLUEr.IRD ... · EVALUATION OF BLUEBIRD POTEUTIAL BY THE HI!.DlCAL STAFF In view of· the fac on of the few days spent with Bluebird by no medicAl office~ Elueb ary 1952 when ... as assist Bluebird from · d~signated point of view, an evaluation contribution of the medical staff to Bluebird is impossible at this time. By the same ,. . token, it would be impossibl~ for the medical staff to make any J~~ kind of evaluation of real merit what~oevcr of the \oJOrk done to· date by the Bluebird staff and certainly to a lesser extent to the work ~one by OSI in this connection. of any whatsoever that the medical .. • Irresp~ctive evalu~tion staff may place on the Eluebird worl,, it is the writ.er's emphatic opinil!ln that this work requires an extensive exploration of the entire medical field hy compt!tent medical authority. A ~urvey of the literature in this connection th;.t a great deal of rev~als - work Bluehird lines is heing done by psychiatrists and ~tlont; psychologists all over the United States and elsr,:\-lhere and ac cording to much of the literature,. .many reJnarkable results are I obt~ined. These results are, in a great :nany instances, directly ' applicable to the Eluebird problem. Fasicall:r, we know that the. Iron C,lrta.in 11expert'5" h sult.s (Moscow Purge Trials 1936,1937- etc.) and an:r .. The document is a declassified CIA Office Memorandum, dated March 3, 1952. It features a handwritten annotation in the upper right corner, "A/B, 4, 23/32.", and a large handwritten "A" near the bottom. Portions of the document, particularly in the "TO" and "FROM" fields and the headers of the subsequent paragraphs, are obscured with black redactions. The form itself is a "STANDARD FORM NO. 4" indicating it's a government document, and the header at the top reads "UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT." The content discusses an "Eyes Only" report related to the "Bluebird program" and "OSI." States and elsr,:\-lhere and ac cording to much of the literature,. .many reJnarkable results are I obt~ined. These results are, in a great :nany instances, directly ' applicable to the Eluebird problem. Fasicall:r, we know that the. Iron C,lrta.in 11expert'5" h sult.s (Moscow Purge Trials 1936,1937- etc.) and an:r .. negative answer or \oTi would not be, i",t in the opinion of the writer, in the best interP.sts of the -Agency -r. . or the United 3tate3 Government for that matter. From a medical - i. point of there is much to be done and the medical staff vie~, ~. should be authoriz"!d to comb the country for answers to the medical • I • staff's problems involved. The medical seek out and ~ ~taff sh~1ld 1·. determine the latest and most improved techniqu"!s, the finest in :i struments, and the latest m"!dical theories in these matters, and ~ •~ tt .. a failure to do this may constitute a very grave error • < ·- , "' OSI may have done some of this searching or may in Sine~ b~ the should, of course, be "co-ordinated" pro~rk . tl1rough~ ~-; ~·· '!1 ,j ~'!. 2. EVALUATION OF ·nm: lNTELI.JGEtlCE MATEidttL OH nLOf:.13IlUJ In the \-lriter1s opinion, the intelligence collected to dat.e on material,either from behind Iron Curtain or else- Blu~bird ~1e • ., .. .. . .... I '' wht!re· is extr~m~ly poor. In fJ'!U'!rt~l, it i:s the wri t..er' .:; opinion ..... that where 'there is a deal intelligence iniomat.ion, ~re~t o.~ ·along thf!re should be som!! in ?articul~rly int~rrogation lin~:>, formation concerning or similar as used by Bl~eblrrt techniqu~s 'the Soviets and their and othP.r conntri'f!s. The infor Sat~llites m:i-tion, ha11ever that has t-een rece1ve1 is S'!cond or third-hand, 1 rumors, unsupported statements, and non-factu~l. -Along these lines, it shonld be not.ed th:tt. this office has received practically no intelligence infon~~tlon ~hatsoever to dnte from OSI and it is obvious that certain conclusions may be drawn 'from this, Le.: A) Nate-rial an'd intelligence are being wi t.hheld . from us deliberately • ·' • D) All projects, sources, or individuals that .'!.re being tapped for are failures or inform~tion not advanced far enough to produce. concrete results. .,._ C) OS! has not spread its net wide enough. .:~ .'.• -JO;'.O As stated above, pure intelligence alons these lines obtained from all sources is regarded by the writer sources, or individuals that .'!.re being tapped for are failures or inform~tion not advanced far enough to produce. concrete results. .,._ C) OS! has not spread its net wide enough. .:~ .'.• -JO;'.O As stated above, pure intelligence alons these lines obtained from all sources is regarded by the writer being very, very a~ weak. Particularly it i~ noted that there ar~ no large survey re port~ on d.p.s (particularly scientific men wht:~ :night have knoil ledge o!' Bluebird-type activities) and it appears obvious that. this should be done if it has not been done to dnte. e ~ ' ~ - ·. . l ... 3. F.VALUA.TION OF THE lmRK OF CHEr1ISTS, D:t~JCHEMISTS, ETC. IN THE UNITED ~ •.. STATES AND ELSEWHERE AlJ)NG BLUEBIRD LINES ~ r #.'. ·. ~-I ~. This qu~stion is related to No. 2 abo~ and th~ same answers "' ·obtained in No. 2 apply here. To date, we h:1ve receiv~d very "' 'i·! little information from scientific sources in this matter. It ;.:.· ~ is obvious in the United States alone are th~t th~re innumerabl~ .. •• private, educational, industrial, and sources that have eommerci~l . I . ' . ~ considerabl~ information along ~hese lines. 'Ihere ar~ a great i 'r many scienti1:1ts in the United States who work in fiP.lds .related to Bluehird ATU.i OSI or sor-~e de~ignat~d s+. . <!.f f or this Ar,oncy should .• tap every or sources for information • on~ th~3e '='. .. • . It to the writer that the great chemical ~lso seem~ obviou~ f\' firms such as HERCK, .JOHNSOI~ and JOHNSJN, DUPUNT, MUNSANTU, DOW, 1;'1-. • ~ ' I il:; • .V, ' • ,.. .· \ ... ·.::- ---------------------------------------------~·•r'• ! 0 0 ' etc., etc. wr.>uld h.:t.vc men whose infcm•at.io:n would he o!' v.:tlue to us. P;; the sam~ tol=~n, the FELL L,H\lHAT'JRIE.S, r,;;Nf.flAL E.L'E.CTn.IC, ,. . , _ .. 'vESTHIGH1USE, etc. must. have valuabl~ informa t.ion in electronics, ! ...... sound etc. Y;t.r - f ..· EVALUATION OF THE O:>NTRIBUTIOU OF OS! IN Gt~N~]li\L TO FLUEfiiRD 0. ·. ·t 0 iihile the writer obviously do"!s not know o!' all th~! efforts of OS! to obtain information in these fields, for a matter of re cord, it should be noted 'that to date, 29 Janu:try 1952, OS! has· - not given 'this office one valua.bl!, new, usabl"! paper, ·' sur;g~stion, drug,.instrwnent, technique, name The document is a typed report with handwritten annotations. Two prominent handwritten markings include a large "A" in the left margin near the beginning of the text and "H-B/6" to the left of the main body of text. There are significant redactions throughout the document, with large blacked-out sections obscuring names, dates, and specific details. The top of the page shows some faint, partial stampings and what appears to be a header or title that has been heavily redacted. The overall visual impression is that of a declassified document with portions removed for security reasons. writer obviously do"!s not know o!' all th~! efforts of OS! to obtain information in these fields, for a matter of re cord, it should be noted 'that to date, 29 Janu:try 1952, OS! has· - not given 'this office one valua.bl!, new, usabl"! paper, ·' sur;g~stion, drug,.instrwnent, technique, name of .an individual, etc., etc. s. VARDUS PANELS PROPOSED fU'lD ivHAT THl:."Y HAVE ACCOt1P1lSIIED TO DATE OR Irl t" THE FUTURE - The original pan~l as proposed and set U? by OSI apparently died at birth. As far as the writer has been able to determine, the pnncl has never even been assembled in part and apparently has accomplished nothing. conference - ' ' : ~ . -.... :.' .... -_, of..__. , re-proposed the s-la~• m• _.e., ...... ~ p v. a nel~dea -~s, ~... ~ panel top- light men be lined up and to a given .• ~rought point at a given time, be briefed on the Bluebird problem, and m.... then given a series of questions, supp6sitions, ideas, etc.,in writing, which they could then take to their various hOIIIP,S or ..... . ..'.~ plRces of business and study them and come up with thoughts ~nJ· that they might have that would be· of value to Bluebird. In the ... writer's opinion, this idea is sound, although it is an old one, \' but it would have to be laid on by proper authorities with con ~ ' ' sid~rable spade work in advance. It might be a sort of advanced stminar type of get-together. .. It is the writer's opinion that within the Ar,ency aloM, either as consultants or as full-time employees of the Agency, .-. ~ there are ~ great many men who would ~orne up with refresning and sensible TlluP.hird if given n in ! idcas.re~arding prop~r bri~fing ~ 1 ' th.:\.s matter. It is cert.ain that these individuals would know many individuals whom they could recommend for consultation. - • .., .... . . .~ - ! ., -------------1 ·. In this conn~ction, it should be an qbs,.,lute rul~ thnt if a group such as suggested above is ev'!r assembled, ~ach individual ...... present be requested to submit the nanes of individuals sho~J.ld that are knolrm by them who could possibly contribute knowledge or assistance to this work. These names obtained conld be cross checked and if subsequently determined tha.t thP.i.r infor:nation would in The document is a typewritten report with some handwritten annotations. There are no photographs or diagrams present. Several sections of text are obscured by black redactions, most notably near the top and bottom of the page, as well as a small section in the middle right. A handwritten "-2-" appears near the bottom center of the page, likely indicating a page number. No official stamps or filled-in forms are visible. as suggested above is ev'!r assembled, ~ach individual ...... present be requested to submit the nanes of individuals sho~J.ld that are knolrm by them who could possibly contribute knowledge or assistance to this work. These names obtained conld be cross checked and if subsequently determined tha.t thP.i.r infor:nation would in fact be "Valuable, Security or OSI co•Jld line them up as consultants and they could be used in this -worlt. 6. ESSENTIAL wORK 'ro DE DONE lN HYPNOSIS .. .. ~- r~iva< . ·' :l'he writer is quite aware that there are son1e highly coM petent experts in this field, medical men and !he oth~rwlse. writer contemplates visiting as many of individuals as can the~e arranged from a security point of view as soon as possible. b~ lhis office is continuing its experiments along these lines and to obtain volunteer assistance in the immediate future hop~s ne~ and in addition also hopes to obtain permission to conduct hyp - notic experiments extending over long distances and involving com- plex set-ups.. · The work to date, in the opinion of the writer, is ~ncour­ '· aging with a number of interesting res~lts -obtain~d, at least from a physical point of Ohviously, continued research view~ and experimentation is in order along these lines and will be continued by this office. ... 7. THE PROBLEI1 OF THE LONG-RANGE RESEARC!i ·AS 0 PPOSED lD lliliEDIATE ACTION 1}., ON CASES It is obvious that both long-range ·research and preparation for the handling of operational cases as they arrive must . ~e· carried on at the same time·. It has be.en long known to th., writer '< and certainly must be to interested in this work kn~tn e~ryone that the finding of a 11wonder11 drug or new uses for old drugs or techniques will only as result of slow, laborious, pain com~ th~ staking research conducted in equipped and prop~rly laboratori~s c~rried out by· highly skilled m~n of,.scienc~. Thi~ wi1.1 cost large sums of money and will take a considerable amount of time before any concrete results can be achieved. In the writer's I - -L- ,, .. opinion, hcr11ever, it is essential th:d, this absolut~ly A~ency support this type of or indirectly, and give rese~rch, dir~ctly aid and encouragement possible to other agencies or wh~rever individuals working along these lines. r ..... ~.'1' ·~' Dy the same token, the Bluebird teams must. h::1ve the best The document is a typed, multi-page report, with the visible portion primarily consisting of text. There are no photographs, diagrams, schematics, or structured data present. There are no official stamps visible, nor any forms with filled-in fields. The page does contain handwritten marginalia, including a large "B" in the lower left quadrant, and some obscured content, indicated by black redaction bars, above and within the body of the text. A stamp labeled "-3-" is also visible near the bottom center of the page. ,, .. opinion, hcr11ever, it is essential th:d, this absolut~ly A~ency support this type of or indirectly, and give rese~rch, dir~ctly aid and encouragement possible to other agencies or wh~rever individuals working along these lines. r ..... ~.'1' ·~' Dy the same token, the Bluebird teams must. h::1ve the best pr.esent knowle~e available to apply to actual operational cases they arise. To date, the writer has been unable to find wh~n 11new" information on techniques -or ad111inistrat.ion of drugs to be used nor have we any information on "new" drugs or rec~ived techniques from OSI. It, ther!~!fore, ·sho~ld be understood that at the present time, if the Bluebird team has tv handle any given case they will use th~ir best present ~nowledge and w~apons which. ~ ... are such drugs as sodium amytal, sodiwn pentothal, etc. with an .• effort made at the tim~ of drug administration to gain hypnotic contr.ol of the subject. .l • ... While we have of various agencies and individuals h~ard who are making "remarkabl~" progr~ss along "new lin~s" (such as lysergic acids, etc.), there i-s rio indication that these techniques or new drugs are in any shape to be used against • a given case at the present. As st~ted above, if th~se new -~ techniques and drugs are usable, this office has not received any such information to date. .t- ' . 8. WHY HA'TEN1T 1'0P-LEVEL PSYCHII\lRISTS AND PSYCHOl.OOlSTS I:EEN lNl'ERVIE.vED ... '10 DATE? ·~;" -~., ,~\ - . ~ ., In the United States there ~re a pum~er of important hos - pitals, clinics, etc. wh~re hypno and narco-analysis are con t ~; stantly being used apparently with excellent results. Certain I 1- r. .. ely c ·' ~~l:> llliilrn,:.r~ • (' • .. . ..• ( -~ .. ;.-t.. ,f. .~. . In addition to the hospitals and clinics that Rre using h)~no and narco-analysis, there are, in the United States, a· (• .'! number of tor-level psychiatrists and clinical psychologists 1.:.'.; who have done a great de , ... • wM~ men '\ etc. ed and ~t work should be nnaly1.ed and studied from a Bluebird point .. ~o·l ~r, of view. If the above named institutions and/or individuals have been covered by OSI, this office has not of it. 1::; h~ard ;· ~ .. -~'~·· f·~ -s- . • J;~ ·~ t k' l.:·.- ....__________ -1~~, ..... ·.· ~ The page contains typed text with numbered sections indicating document structure. There are significant redacted areas throughout the document; most notably, a large blacked-out section at the top of the page appears to be a header or title block, and there are smaller redations scattered within paragraphs. Several instances of small, scattered dots are present, which may represent stray marks or damage to the original document. The bottom section of the page contains a horizontal line and further blacked-out smudges, possibly indicating a footer or another obstructed section. No photographs, diagrams, or forms are visible. The page contains typed text with a few handwritten annotations in the margins. The annotations include "H-B/3" and "H-Blo" on the left side, and "-5-" at the bottom center. There are also some small, scattered dots and smudges that appear throughout the document, consistent with the age of the paper. The majority of the page is filled with text discussing research, techniques, and interviews related to hypno and narco-analysis. There are no photographs, diagrams, stamps, forms, or evidence of experimental procedures visible. nnaly1.ed and studied from a Bluebird point .. ~o·l ~r, of view. If the above named institutions and/or individuals have been covered by OSI, this office has not of it. 1::; h~ard ;· ~ .. -~'~·· f·~ -s- . • J;~ ·~ t k' l.:·.- ....__________ -1~~, ..... ·.· ~ ~' ~ ~~ ~ ~~ r ; : ,r ~ .~ ~ ; . ;. . ~~ \ ·; . , : .: . ,; " : ; ;; . ;, . ·, . • l : ~ ; · :r · . ; ' ~ .l ~ ~ j :U - ~ J ~ ! .. - : 4 . • : · -: ; . . . : .- , ~ . ~· . ! " . ~ '\ : ; " " \ ;, . ~ . ~ ~ -~ - -~ y . : .. , .. - ' . ! ; :~ ; ,. . . , ., q . ~ ~: ; ~ · ~ .·;,,(,~4.:;·. -... ~ ·:. · . ·~ .·.; . ' , .~ · - :. f ~ ~ri. - ~ _ ;r. .:. - ~o;- - :-•. : • , 1 1 : ., 1 . ~ .. . ~ .. ~ ... · ~ .,- . . , ~ .,. - _~. : . - : . . \ · : i.J _: .: . ..• ; · · . : t :· • . . •t ' '! l l " , :' p ": . : . " . 'r ; , ,. . .., . .. . . . ; . : r . : . - . . .- ·; · >: ~ J ~ ' -------- ---- 9. wHY Hh.SN'T THIS OFfiCE f\E.E:N FUIWISIII·.U PROG'R.JF~S m::POHL'"; OH S1'UDH::i Fn011 ....... CERTAIN 1..\RGE PROJC:CTS IN 'wHlCH tJE 111\VE A DECIDED INTl;;il~T? office has repeatedly re ho is in charge pf th .. been in town numerous times, -we have had no oppor talking with him, nor have we seen any written material from this Project. It should be not conference b~twee ndicated that he of inter.cst to this ~lines - ,,. . ~- \ tl'.·. 1) What are th~ new materials? 2) Have they developed any new techniques? -. ... 3) Why did they abandon the barbiturates? -~ ~ h) And since it appears Project. It should be not conference b~twee ndicated that he of inter.cst to this ~lines - ,,. . ~- \ tl'.·. 1) What are th~ new materials? 2) Have they developed any new techniques? -. ... 3) Why did they abandon the barbiturates? -~ ~ h) And since it appears obvious that som~ reports would have been .written· ·concerning these i t.ems, ~• J why haven't we seen them? l: --: ~asinf (who is working for .tipllliJIJ , rnade remarkablE." discCJ,IiC.r s on certain prope lyser~;ic acid groups. Since this long known of the_r.ic. ., o~~~has acid groups and has had an interest in their reaction~ reports (if any are availabl~) would be of considerable in erest \-\'- ·;;,., . . -6- ....... It "~r ~- ·It is the opinion of writer that operational officials, th~ heads of chill:!f aF;ent.s, etc. should be triefcd em rq.ue mission~, bird along the_following lines: A) Have Rll agents maintain a constant watch for intelligenc:'e, mechanical gadgetJs or devices, medical reports, photographs, etc. on Dluebird type activity by Iron Curtain countries and ·by any country in which ·they are wor~ng. B) Where possihle, drugs shonld be c.ollected, (part-icularly new or unusual-type drugs), . unusual gadP,ets, electroniC' de~icE:s including ~· electric medical instruments, shock inducing machines, etc., pictures or descriptive li terature of any of items and rumors of the~e new or unusual activities in this type of work. C) All operational cases a.nd certainly in1port.~nt cases should \"le examined with a view toward the use of Pluebird techniques. It should he clearly ex .. plained to our people that should not Blu~bird necessarily be applied as a last resort, bu~an - ,~., be appli~d anywhere along the line in working· a 1 case. .... ~ D) Our people should be instruct~d to he on a con ,I. .. stant watch for unusual activites, 3trange per ... ' •• sonality changes, pecularities, etc. that suddenly t, among our own people or people in whom we ~ppear have an interest. ., . E) All overs~ns employees or indi vidua.ls connected with any of our activities in foreign countries . (particularly near the Iron Curtain or in dan '.l.i , gerous are<~s) should be rewarned against any type '·· 'of hospitalization, m~dical attention, psyc:hi atry etc. ·eicept by authorized tre~tmcnt., f~lly ·and trusted institutions and doctors. -7- • .. ·- 11. INFORMATION FR~ .... ' It is This declassified document page contains typed text with several handwritten annotations in black ink. The annotations include "H-B/6", "A B/3", and "A", appearing on the left side of the page, with another "A H-B/6 B/3" and "A" on the bottom left. There are also multiple instances of text that have been redacted or obscured with black ink, primarily in the body of the typewritten text. The page also includes a handwritten page number "-6-" at the bottom center. No photographs, stamps, forms, diagrams, schematics, or visual evidence of experimental procedures are present. foreign countries . (particularly near the Iron Curtain or in dan '.l.i , gerous are<~s) should be rewarned against any type '·· 'of hospitalization, m~dical attention, psyc:hi atry etc. ·eicept by authorized tre~tmcnt., f~lly ·and trusted institutions and doctors. -7- • .. ·- 11. INFORMATION FR~ .... ' It is the unrlerstandir.g thnt efforts have made writ~r's ~en It .~and/or possibly others to ofltain scientifit' information ~r&n~elative Fluebird-type .activities and techniques. It •' is Ellso my understending th~t these attempts have not be~n frui 1.ful. ·r Certainly this office ha! recei\~d no info~tion !rom ~a any channels in Telation to this work. and agencies the u. ~n ~. where would receive niormation along Pluebird lines. .I e writer is n~t aware. o~an•us e o! Bluebird techniques ~y it seems that . would have studied and pro- obvi~us y with Bluebir<- ype techniques, etc. xperim~nted ~. _: Ii:. is suggested that since OSI has not produced infor111ation along these lines, that through their close I~prohably working association with up an inform"l conference ~et ~~rity officers; Bluebird team officers, an~ consi9er these matters. · - ~ . writer th,~works very and is ca;lror obtaining on anQ_drugs as needed. To date, this office that would indicate tha received information of any type '; produced written t.ypes drug uses, etc. , etc. While this material may contain nothing new, it. neverthf!less would probably be very authoritative material !or our study, analysis, and use. .A ·Jiioproposal has been t:rought to t1h~ att:ntion - - an y the writer ora1 1y on eevera occas~ons. .. ·• - -6- --------------------- ---------------- ....• .. , ,., ' . ·,. :. .. 13 ... as for many, many years sent expe s, etc. on missions all the ov~r ~·! These top-level scientists are, of course, familiar with plants that produce drugs anc! they are also, of course, fa.ntiliar with the areas of the world fl"om which -drugs cone. It is aiso . qui"t.e likely thAt any new drm;s or unusual druc:s or plants th.nt . have a drug potentiali ar ~nd. even e>;- ... perimented wi !his offi tion from any source in dicating that as been requested to :.• furni•h information 'to us, us information, or that any efforts have been this very excellent source. mention~d on·se. e- .. · .s ora lly to~ his predecesso . ~ ~ . . ..... ... . . . . . The document is a scanned page of a typewritten report, with several handwritten annotations and redactions. The number "10" and the letter "A" are clearly visible on the left side of the page, likely indicating a section or item number. There is a significant amount of text, detailing opinions and instructions related to operational procedures. Several portions of the text are obscured by black redaction marks, particularly in the first paragraph. The bottom of the page contains the roman numeral "-7-" and a blurred image that appears to be a stamp or seal. Overall, the visual elements suggest a declassified intelligence or operational document. from any source in dicating that as been requested to :.• furni•h information 'to us, us information, or that any efforts have been this very excellent source. mention~d on·se. e- .. · .s ora lly to~ his predecesso . ~ ~ . . ..... ... . . . . . From many sources, the writer has most advanced experimentation and some drugs and drug activity is held by ula their men working at .. writer that the huge facilities of ave and fine technical ~xperts . to Bluebird work (electro-encaphalo- gra.phs, etc.). To date, we have received no information wha tso .... ever from this obviously fertile field with the exception of· .1 0 . that which the writer has examined through his own .•..•.. . . m~terial limited sources • ~ '. ~ on ccnsions been CAlled to the at ~UJ'le tention of : but to date the results have been nega :· -. • -9-. '· ,-, . . .. ~' ~· ! -·A in. ~h ~ w it e1· and his nam~ hns been given to both..,.__ _ . H an ould be interviewed.) ,~l(, . I • e~' . ~ B~ 1s ' . ...- ~- .....-.. '-- . - - A ormed by hat1the f.llc:ilities ' " ~~--~ · re be~¥n r-· . ·' us.e..d.. ...t o our advantar,e f;/..3 who is one of th~ very top officials consultant of this Agency. Blt, . ·. ~have to date h_ad no written inforn;e~tion about the work of :~ong~rest to Bluebird, except several brief, oral reports~ The writer knows that ~s don~ a great deal of work in brain surgery (lobotomy, ~~~-The re~ults are of intere~ to us, but no reports have been received to date although it is possible that we will receive some information along these lines accordinr, However, it~ appears obvious - to the writer that ave reports, papers, etc. num~rous on these matters a e writer would like to see them. - F 16. PROPO~RIP f'l".".". ~ . • I - Pract-s required to perfect any technique.. Hence, t~r the propose _ . Project appears worthy of serious consider- ~:! ation, in th opin~on of the writer. ~l ,:· ·• .It should be noted t~is basica.lly a surgeon by ·t training and has done no ~~~ehird lines whatsoever. He ·•. - " i : / · / /) ' r has only· had This page is predominantly text, with significant portions obscured by black redactions. There are handwritten annotations, including "H-B13" and "A" in the margins, and a handwritten "11." and "12." preceding numbered paragraphs. The document is stamped "CLASSIFIED" at the top right and also contains a handwritten "H-B13" next to the "11." enumeration. The numbered sections detail the writer's understanding regarding efforts to obtain scientific information and the receipt of such information by the office. The visual presence of redactions suggests sensitive information was present. This page consists of typed text on a cream-colored background, showing signs of age with some yellowing and faint markings. Several lines of text are heavily redacted with thick black marker, obscuring specific names, locations, and technical details. There are handwritten annotations in the margins, including "H-B/3" and "A" on the left side, and a partial page number "-9-" at the bottom. The overall impression is that of a heavily processed document, common for declassified intelligence materials, with significant portions of sensitive information deliberately removed. Project appears worthy of serious consider- ~:! ation, in th opin~on of the writer. ~l ,:· ·• .It should be noted t~is basica.lly a surgeon by ·t training and has done no ~~~ehird lines whatsoever. He ·•. - " i : / · / /) ' r has only· had very general work in psychiatry and psychology .and he is unfamili::~r with th~ hypnotic techniques. Furthermore, barrin~:; .. the usu<il knowledc~ gained by d~ctorJ in school and medical pr~tct.ice, 't,~;\_:!: he has only a limited e:xperie~. n·~ s, particularly those we · _ .. • . &~re interested in. Hence, if s to evalunte or study • ·~A;t ·- the Bluebird program, he shoul he~ve· rudimentary, be1sic; and prac- - Jl;~~·:~_:~ r-~ tical experience before his evaluations can be regarded as a.uthori- ~!.1'-':~ tative. ;~~~,-~. ~- ~t~iZ~~I .i . ~-~:.Q::-._, ~--~- . :~.~.},_,~;!... ...;,:, : . - '·. . • ~ ,:'!to:" . ' ! .:o_ ••· -·· ·~- . ·' ..... ,. .......... ,. ..... .., . . ,_ .. ,.,. ..._ . . .. , . ,, ...... .... '· . _:... ,.,........ ,•, ..•.. - . ·:.· . .-: .. "''"-·:-·· -· _~ ··7__ . .,._,..,.._ .. ......... . _,~.. ,.,.._ ... - ... ,.. •• • 0 __.....-~- ~.., '~"'c..,...,~~.,.·-,r"'oo·,....r.•~ ~ .-~-.,...., ,,,~-~--~ 7 ' !7. - ·--· _&£_ '! .. I• ., .... . . ~ . '' ~...._. ;' I ) . . 17. · the full ramifications of this Agency's intelligence ~hile gathering facilities are unknown to the the writer knows -_rrit~r, for fact bly good working arrange- ment wit It is also obvious .\·r I,.. to t.he w woulcf-have information on Bluebird-type Whether or not this obvious source has been tapped, is unkn~n to t.hc writer and whether or not this could be done as -a policy mat.1..er is