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ONLI 11 October 1956 二F工 MEMORANDUM FOR: FROM: SUBJECT: sit on 8 October 1956 to Projects 1. The folloving is a brief description of the Project and sore related matters, vhich you may vish to pass to Mr. noting in' viev of his interest. 3121 B 2 The Project is sponsored by TSS." Its vork is describea briefly by project belov.-

Tne purpose or is to maintain a
relationship vith other research organizations in this field and to
sponsor projects as determinde vith TSs. PROECT NO..1 This project is conducted directly by Dr. C It involves basic research on the function of the brain. hopes to produce findings on such questions asvhether or not there is an irreversible change in brain fuinctions due to long periods,.particularlyearlyin life, of static environment: PROJECT No. 2This project isconducted byDr.Dr. assistant.It is nov being completed.Essentially, it is-an assessment of the intellectual.

Three publications should be forthcoming within the next six months. The first publication vill be a technical paper for useby the CIA medical officer vhichpresumably might help in the exeminations ofeThe secondpublicationconcerns the psychologicaltestingof The third publication would be a handbook forcase officerson the intellectuals.

It was pointed out in describing this project that & primary use to which the vork might be put would be in the field of evaluating intellectuals.For example,the use of healthhistories

APPROVED FOR RELEASE. Date 1 JU197k

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Provide a project, void of the sensitivity ofoffensive techniques in this field; vhich all interested agencies can support and be benefited by. Provide a research project in vhich the competence of t those concerned vith whole societies and those concerned with the individual terget can both be brought to bear.

Any reletionship between the and vould provide for. Interest in each other's work only to the extent necessary. Both A and I ses no problems in such an arrengement, but only benefits. Ke hope to consurate this arrangemert by December or Jamuary. GENKRAL

FOREIG RESEARCH One of Dr.first questions concerned the 2 availability of inforation of foreign research inforaticn in the B field, particularlyin allied countries. This tasa nost interesting question in viev of m recent proposal to you on an unofficial cover organization to be knovmas which would have as a prinary overt function the coliantin uy overt nunction the collecting of in-

B formation on foreign research. In viev of this interest of the ,I briefed Dr.on  proposal,asking hisconfidence,and he responded that the need for foreign research information is eriticar in his area, and he vould arrange imediate support if such an organization were formed.

TOUROF PHYSICAL FLART Dr.conducted ne on a tour of his C domain at a,vards,treatment rooms,etc.
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OrEER ITEMSDr.,vhom I understood vould spend one halr hour vith us,stayed with re on through the afternoon, including cocktailsattheClub.We discussed a variety of research problems in an informal sense. I rade vhatever suggestions Icould to him on the topics discussed; for exarple, suggested he may vish to look at the question of the experiences of unnecessary brutality by Americans against prisoners, vhich might provide a contributing factor to predictions in event of capture of Americans. This idea seemed to intrigue him, and he planned, in connection vith his duties, .to look into this question. (I:subsequentlr suggestedto that the use of combat fatigue flles might also be pertinent to predicting reactions to capture.)

--CIA PSYCHO RESEARCHDr. and I vill meet A shortly vith a representative of the concerning interests of the two agencies in research in this field at o

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FUTURE BRIEFING. Dr. called re toõey end said be vas
extrenely pleased vith the trip to end boped that I vould
be ebls to go up again. Ee said that as a result of his report to
Dr. that as planning to invite ne to TSS to be
given a full briefing of all vork internal and external by his
division (Cherical Division).
TSS AND HEDICAL STAFF Dr. covert medical oficer end redical
advisor to Tss and Security (vith whoa I have vorked on one or two
matters), alvised me that Tss and he are discussing sors research
proposals and vill soon consult with re on then Neanvhile, he has
partiany briefed me end hes offered to coplete  briefing at a
mtually convenient tine in his offices