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Security, Precautions for Agency Enployees Receiving Medical: Treatment,InvolvingAnesthesia,Drugs

1.Aserious security problem is concerned in allowing Agency
employees:in possession.of classified-informationto.be- subject tomedical
treatmentinvolving the application ofanesthesia or drugs by aliendoctors
Thisproblemisiparticularly:gravefor,employeos stationed overseas andif
fof: some concern in the United States.The application of drugs in,any. form
and the possibilities of,speech indicing affects.is:a,situationof:serious concern. 27 .11 el2The Soviets appear tobe fully aware.of such possibilities.
Incidentstend to confirm this.conclusion inthat:Soviet officials requiring
emergencymedical treataent are always accompanied,by another Soviet official
Itis also a general practice for Soviet officials and even nationalCommun
sistiPartyofficials to.travel to.Moscow for. medical: attention.'AThedefensr
ive precautions by'the Soviets would indicate that they have, knowledge of.
ya"means-ofhextractingiinfornation from.umwilling.or unwitting subjects 1.7 ia.eIt is recommended that for the security protection oi our iniorma-
¿tion, operations and employees,"instructionsibe issued torall Agency overseas
personnel setting forth the conditions under which they may reccive'overseas
"mecicalitreatment. and'make provision"for, theirreturn tothe United States
tinithose, cases, whera they must undergossurgery, or najor,medical treatment. Itiistrecomended that instructions' bekissued providing forithis. securitya protectioniandsbased on the followinp conditions.. 156 Ma stsInsany case whereranAgency employee must subnit to surgery. Lortextensive medical, treataent and'where.no,U.S.'medical.facilities. Wareiavailableoverseas for such treatment,that Headquarters. berotifiedand withithe concurrence:ofithe CIA Medical. Officer the?employee belreturned, tofthe: United:States at CIA expense forsthe, necessary a medicaltreatment b.In cases where employeesrequire ninorimedical.treatment theffollowing should.be.required. 121 o()Ifiavailable use of U.S.overseas nedical facilities. We(2)iIf ()is not available, use of an alien,doctoris pernitted but only when accompanied bylaimember of the fanilyo 11 1

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(3)If (2) isnot feasible or practicable for security or operational purposes, arrangements should be made to transport. the employee to the nearest U. S. medical·facility for treatment. It is possible"that arrangements could be·made whereby U. S. military,hospitals-in could serve for personnel" stationed in and military and naval hospitals in and could serve for personnel stationed in and

In cases'of accidents or emergencies: where,immediate medical
attention must be rendered by. alien doctors,a member of the family or
a memberiofthe staff'shouldiaccompany the'employee,and remain.with, the
employee during the,hospitalorimedical treatment Since a great humber of our personnel serve underrtg cover, a.smiliar program'of this:nature 'should be suggested. Srbothtfor the Drotection and cover of our employees. and fori.the
protection of keyssss fofficers,,many.of whom have a con
siderable knowledge ol our operation. This problem is one of greatest importance-to: