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TO: CHIEE, IISIECTION AND SECURITY Altn: Colonel Shefficld Elvards

FROM: Chief, 1.1 G

SuBJrCT: FeiorityFoquirenent for the use of Drug-Induced. lypnosis Interrogation Tochnique in

are in the process of being repatritel toa from the USSR, vherc they have been intorned since their captureby the Red Arny in l9h5. Thcse  Lr will be avuilaolo within the very moar future for intensive interrogation. In viowof and the length cf time thcy have bcon intorned, es vell as known Soviet jndoctrination of other zar. :w it is beliovod that without qneciion they have boen given The raxir "a arcnnt of Sovict Comnist indectrination and that at loot a porticn f thc have been rocruited as Communist and Sovict copicngeaconts.

.A 2. s poinled out that this may represont an extvemoly valuaule and uuiqe opuortunity whereby tremendously valucble rcsults pight be obtaired by the use of the interrogation technicues involving drug-iriuced hyvnosis. It is felt that this reprcuonie a definite priority and that all pcssihle effort should be underteken to have appropriate, ast . from this group coapletely nd fully intarrogated with tho use of these teclniqucs. le are in a position to arránge such interrogaticns in n,sccurely and cffectively.

etion: It ill bo aureciated if you will. advise me whether rupcpriate TeS personnel can bo made available to pnoceed to on a. TDY basis for the purposc of ar:islin;in coohncting such interrogations. Your concurronee in this is strongly recomended and, if
G ym coneur,rswill immediately arrange for the selec- tien or . forsuch interrogation on the iis of Liitporeonal history, background, and the. rpovks of Lhir iritial interrogabion by Cic in Bse It oull be apprecited also if you vill advise us of your, doci:icn in this matter as soon as possible. 7.

12June 1950