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1. 0n Thursday, 19 :arch 1953 betxcon 2:00 and h:03 P1, a goeral conference uns held on the ATicisS progran: in the EO Cenforones Loat vith the Solloving individuals present: representingSo m a 2nd c3 and Dr. Sicey Oottlieb represonting OTs; and Ea prasent as a representative of tho Director's Office and an osserver.

Los Angeles and San Francisco in comection vith the recrcitnent or personsel for ARTIGiok field toans.

se who is to te the Azcroke Russian.

5. ww then discuased the quastion invol in, Soviet POrs and a.Eeneral discussion folloved thoreafter in connecticn vith the available infomation on "brcin washing" by the Chiness and Sovists.

with individuals who are specialising and ncintaining a constant stusy of interrogation techniques and hoped that these contaots would turn up infomation of benefit to the AnricokE Project.

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had laot year on interrogacion and espscialy tho roport of , an Azerican in Chim, vho vas intorrogated by the Chinose sono cightoen nonths aso.

and iportant if mencers o the comittce briefed Nr. Dalles and cortain a2 his top essistarts on the Lriclue vork, nlans and future icoas. 2 further stated that the subjset vas being discussed at the presont tino:

9. tssopoke o2 the exccllent tork acconplished by whss and ccranted it ves a rare thing indoed for his group to receive actual natorials in reat gantities on vhich to vork.

to the progren andrseatey comonted cn"brain washing" and the study of "crain taching" techiquos teinz censicored by the Departnent of Defonso. A discussion follcsed in hichGs andE apointed cut thct  of the Hationl codenyc Sciercs was setting tp a cenittee to study "brain washing": and popohological varfare tactics used by the liorth Korcans and tho Sovints in relation to the Pof proble. The discussion Coveloced that /swsw s eis hawling the Aceney's interests at tis tize ad ecsas wss stated that this condttee headed by sis Top Secrot and is to recsive all available infcrnation fron this Ageney os vell as all interested dezense crzenisatiors..

11. tww suggested that cze of the problans trould be whether or not a public cffensive could ba started to conbat the foars Wwa had soon sono of the naterial on "orain vashing" and suscestsd to a that rin wasingo ce usad ofensively by this agarcy. At this point, taere vas Some Cicoussion whether brain vashing" as such vas or vas not an ATiczo provinee and it vas agreed that "brain vashing" res not purelr an Azctoks subject cut vas elosely relatod. in this connection shcild be funneled into the AricsokE camnittoe before any Agency actirity along these lines be started. a discussion briomin coocion t the  work, pointed out this "brain vashins" was public kmowladge since General Mark Clark had publiely conzerted on sane and it had cppeared in various newspacers and magasires over the Enited States and that ta had besn briefod in regard to AR210oKE.  stated that the natter is before the Hational Secarity Council for discussicn. w surested thav paper in this comection be sent to

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13. Thoreafter thereias a discussion tetieon

Th. At this point, ka ciscussod the chonical "Cermnima and cave a dotailed report of rs3 efforts clons theso linas. ws also cicctced the netoriel fres obtairad ty and statod it vas nou boing tosted ani voald te flly explcitod. kd wakeployed a tape rocoriins of the tosts on "Serain vhich lestes fros 3:20 P to L:c0 7f cnd stich proved to te a very cffectivs method of presenting in questioa and anzver fora ths various proporties and woos of this new cimicel. Con conclusion of the tape recordien, c anmwered nany questions in connection vith the chamical "Sorerin".

15. st this point nared three individuals whe he stated vere, in his cpinion, highly costent nan in comnooticn vith "orain vashinsa and Pod work and in adition Wero probably thozouchly ,  and  the he steted would be valuele and who is a Sszresiding and working in

16. The dota for the next reetins vas sot for Thurséay, 15 Aoril at 2:00 PH in the So Conforencə Rom and all present vere asked to centribrte ary infaration thsy had in conncction wita the Aalcckd work at the nert zeeting.