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1.Cbectivos.ThePrograa is dasigned totest and aprly methods of hypaosis thet differ in sevaral ieportant respects fros those eaployed in comventional paychothcrapy, in conventionel croorisentation and in conventional epplications to clanicstine problens. The first objeotive of ths progran is to carry through malistio tasts under field conditions, The second objective is to estcblish prccedures on the besis of these tests to mais tha techniqus avtflable for oporational use.

2. Elezents to to tested. For meximua oporational application, Jthe techrique must te ablo to achiove the following effects:

a. Induce deep trance in an umitting and unwilling subjeot.
b. Induce desp trance rapidly, i.e., within scconds.
c. Prodice indefinitoly durable annecia concerning tho trance.
d. Produce iüdofinitely durablo control of futuro behavior throuah post hypnotic suggostion, including behavicr in conflict vith the subject's norialpettern.

3. Criteria for Field Toats. Because of the sensitivity of the method. field tosts must meet certain criteria. Thess aror

a. yinimum flap potential. If a test fails in any of its elezonts. the results must be of miniauy ccncer, enbarrassacnt and socurity damageto(Note that the nature of the tecimiçue is sich that nomally the elezonta can bo schadulcd for tosting & sequence that will provent disclosure of enbarraesing or dazaging intentions. Individual cases aust be adaptable to this schoculing.)

Jb. Security of . The fact that expcrimcnts with hypnosis is not e&pocially sensitive,but tho

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olemonts re are tcstin. in this prograa roprcscnt a potontial bruakthrough in clancgetino technolocy. Thero. fore our cxperinonts iith thoce slozcnts must be protcctet to the maxinus. (Note, tho naturo of tho techniçue lords itself to stage-by-stage progross froa elonont to elencnt, with.the possibility in uost situations of dlsguicing cach olement as it is testod. Cases choson for testing must fit the situations in which such phesing is possible.)

Ic. Haxdmun Product. It is desirable, thouch not mandatory, that tost cases bo chosun fraa the tosting of which valuablo infomation can bo sxpected.

d. Confimablo Cross-Chccks. In ordor to detenmine the gensral validity of eay tost, it is desirable, though not mandatory, thet infornation be on record that will cross-chock the information obtsined. This should proferably bs derogatory or personally painful information kmokn to us froa other sourcas but withheld froa us by tho subject. (Noto. As part of tho testing of elesents 3 (curablo annesia) and L (controlled post bypnotic behavior), tho experimentera can synthosize cross-chocks, tut thoso will not be a perfeot subetituts for infomation originating outside' tbe expericont.

h. Flanning Considorations.

a. Language. Tho staff consultant who originated the techniquesspeaks only English andfluontly enough at the presont time to apply then operationally according to his omn criteria. Tests must therefore be sade initiallyon fluent English orspeakcrs.

b. Scheduling. In orier to keep up the monentuz of the stafr consultant's enthusiasa and the lovel of his akill, it is desirable to proride him as mch opportunity to practice as possible, Tost casos are therefore solicited of rhatever level is availabls. kuch experingntal progress can le made in cases mhcre the criteria lioted at 3. c & d are not rigidly met. Necdloss to say the oriteria of ainimm flap potential and socurity of the prograz are absolute.