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Chief, Contact Divigion For : Scientific Branch,r G Chief,ofrce

1. A book publishied in entitled vitlr on peger contains thie Tollowing:

"Today everynilitary doctor andnurse is traincd in lopnotism.Thcs have uscd lypnotism to an amazing extent in . bealing amnesia cases. Their poychologists use it for traumntic cascs llypnosis has indeed becoune theparamount veapon in the treatment of war neuroses."

Will you please advise vhether efas any intercot in our flnding out what.facts, if eny, the authoro have to.support the statcmonta contained in the above quotationi Such an investigation would wndoubtedly be tine-conouming and wa do not wish to' eabark upon it unless we bave some asaurance that the results might be of value to CIA.

2.This book on pages andii also containg tbe following statements wlich may be of intorast to de well as Ei G

a aucccssful author of books on and the went one step furtlier. lle hias declared:

"'I can hypnotize a man--without his knowledge or conoent--into comitting trcason againat the United States. If I can do it, ao could psychologists of other nationo in the ovent of another war.'

treagris absolutoly right, I, too, could produce hypnotic secret agento and so could bundreds of othero trained in tho ccience of hypnotie auzgeotion. I would be surprised if many secret gervices are not now actualiy employing hypnotic methoda for gome of their underground activities.

"Soon after World war II had started,SNeahte was called to Ze r. le was aoked by intellirence officers about the possibility. that e,  and secret services mighit be planing to use hypnotiom to obtain information.

4 Mareh 1952

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then made a most provocative anl controversial otatenent wlien lie told United States Intelligence officers:

.Two hundred traincd t operators, trained in the United Statcs, could develop a unique, dangerous, army of hypnotically controlled agents""