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One of your concerns before finelly deciding upon this project involves the tses to zhich theproject vold be put. I should lfke to give beloy soze of those uses es cescribed by tho cousurers, but first vould like to state one of ry vievs on the cozduct of research and developnent. I believe thet it is absolutely necessery thet sozs research rust be nnõerteken vnich prccenes tpecific research end" developzent requirenents in support of specific operaticns. Tnis provices discovery of nev idens for use in the conduct of ofriclal progrens or further research.It is, of course, guite essentièl thet tuch researchbe properly orientated in order that it pay not veuder intofields vhich froa all appearances would probably never be of concer to the governrent
2. Although I as not pressing the stteched project solelyon the tesis of this research thesis, this view shoald be coeidered as an importent part or the justirication for undertsking the project. The nanner of conduct or this project is also importent because in selecting end epplyine pertinent research ve vill, ectuallyfor the f-st tire, conbine ertrezel petent tnd hich level persauel in boththe sociel eid techrical aisciplines vho ere concersedvith
cocrcive persuesion. ea zlso greatly irressed by the opportunity to prcvide a Tesearcharena intoihich ell or the research copetence in this eubject ratter cen te brought fron the verioas agencies; this hes not been possible to dse except is highly techical Tields dne pri--rilyto the -operatic Rnferences Thich one vold de fr Icvledge of specific Cia resenrch in the areas of Lypnosis end drugs end svecial uses of redical end psychological specielists in such arezs ps human conditioning.This prolect vill avoidpublicatim af sensitive technical infornetion.
3. Aside ircn the Ebove research aspects end thirking in ter of i-elicte foreceeable uses for & tert in Russien and Chinese coarcive persuesicn tgainst both the ponletion snd the indiridal, the folloving are core of the needs ahich coasurers have given to this office. The stetes tlet such a volure voald be of greet use to their iutelligence crelysts cocerned iith Russian aad Chinese coercive persussioa as tbey bave no such systezatic, historical docunant zvetcble eleo feels that a thorough otock-teting is necessary

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Rreas. Tboy belfeve that contimuing rescarch is Leeded beckuce no politicel precsurs end/or individual indoctrination. The pesition has becn Civen us arter they had cerefully revie-ed-their arailable ceteriels end erter construction of a tiblicaraphy in this field vhich they Eupplled to us. Totura to the the places Ereat erpbasis upon tbe frociéte places Ereat empbasis upon tbe ir-odiél

use of such a tert in the varicus treining arcas. hes
steted to this office thet this project vould be of use to thez in comnection vith the follovingi The trairing of troops in a better mnderatending of the enery and thes dininishing the fear of the mrncvn, rehnbilitatioa of returoed Pors, dstercisation of Rucsien end Chinese rulnerabilities.to e U. S. displey of strenrth in peace tire end to psycholcgical variare ia tartine, civil effairs and rilitery governrent In plenning cecupation thees, training of special forces in ccnstruction of appeals far indigenoas guerrilla recnuitrent. hes ersined all,their pertizent available research before iving this positios, end in sum, their ettitude is that such research to drte hes been lirited botb in source and cbjective. Biriler to vould nse such a text es contributins to the vork of their vt Lnteliigence analysts end media propagendists as vell as in their training progran h.- Tss Checical Dirision is, ithin the Acency, the certer of
psychological and such otber scientific research in the technical
fields as necessary to support research oa influencing bursn bebavior. TES hos-carenilly rerieved ell extant research (ongoing end published
literature) and zttests thet no Ecch tert as is proposed in this
project on coercive percussion is availeble. Tss, althouchin possession
of pertient esesrch in thic field, ras enthusiasticelly endcrsed this
project for the folloring reasons:e) they need the applicetioa of.
other dieciplines to their Tield, and in fart, rind one of thei- principal
research orgenizetions alrealy norins in this directica; b) Tss is not
Cble Internlly to nndertake a enelysis of Evailable resenrch asis
propceed Mithcat either eiding other disciplines to their staff or enting thei- stcffjvc) this project vill provide contimuinz
research in this erea for the nert tio years, during vhich period there
will be other research findings both private and govenrental vhich
rill be taken into account; a) this project vill provide TSs vith an
appropriete rethod for follcring up the so called breirveshed individuals
to deteraine the persisieuce of the effects of their retention in the
nocie TES hes erong other regirenents, en requirebent supported
by the Chief,end bis staff for the kind of research enviseged by
this project insofer as it assistsin its problen involring persuesion
orissuai odefector