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Chiof, Socurity Branch

Interrogation Rosoarch Section

Establishing of Socurity Validation Toams

During the rocont oversons trip andaa-n.rogult, of digcovcrios during this trip, nnd bocauss roquosts from vorious fiold porsonnol in rosponsible positions, it is hichly recommondad that somo typo of socurity valiùntion toam soryice be furnishod to vnrious homo and ovorsoas oporationnl units.of this organization. Bolow are listod aome suggostions which might nid in tho plamuing and'establiahing of such asorvice. These sucgostions aro by no monns intondod to bo final nnd completo plans but morely a basis around which a more dotailod plan might be conotructed.,

CAPABILITY OF TEANS:

Soourity validation toans would be trainod to conduot skillful gonoral interrogation, Polygraph interrogation, drug intorrogation, hypnotio intorrogation, and io some locations, tho administering of oporntional hypnosia.

FUNCTION OF TEAM

Ir the United Statos, tho funotion of the socurity vnlidation teama would
be aa follows: The ultinato Polygreph soreaning of all CIA porsonnol; the pro
oesaing of any loyalty oases which might arise from time to time; moro dotailed
screoning of spooinl soourity categories suoh es soreening for Atomio Enorey information, oversos aup vve, -  infnrmation. oversoas dopnrturos,and nny special

catcgory having acooss to highly olaaaified information. Tho ovorsean toams would conduct sereening of cortain categories of ovorsons porsonnel; tho proooasing of various informants and foreirn oporational-porsonnsl boing utilizod; and any sensitivo casog which might arioo. Thoso toams could also offer adoquate cover for the use of oporational hypnosis, and could offor its sorricog to othor ncenoios and servo a four-fold purpose as fol'owsi l. To cloar up sone of tho numorous casog whioh havo beon lingoring for months and even yoars; 2. To tive CIA porsonnor an opportunity to pick out tho best informants and potontial operationnl porsonnol'from tho subjects offered thom for scroenings 3. Such a servics would offer an opportunity to keop unofficially informod of the oporational activitios of other intelligancs gathoring agencies in tho ficld; 4. Certain porsonnol on theso tenms could aid in the collootion of informntion concorning interro-Ention tochniquos- and spccial oporational procedure boing útilizod by lussia and Russian dominated countries.

LOCATIGH OF TEAIS

These tonms could be looated both Statodido and in various important overseas theatros. The ovontual location of tho. Statosido toans would includo Tashington, D. C. and possibly one or two other looations aorving tho contrnl. and wastern Unitod States.

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Momo Tot Chief, Soourity Branch fron Interrogation Roscarch Bronch Pago 2
Subjocti Eatabliahing of Soourity Valldntion Tooms 27 Soptenbor 1049

For tho prosont, it would scom importnnt that concoitrntion bo placed upon ostnblishing and tho ouccosaful operation of a tona in "ashing'on, D. C. Tho nucleug of this toan alrondy oxists in tho form of our proaont Polycraph soreoning program. : -

In conjunction with tho ostablichinc of overseas-toans, the ovontual
looation would' depond upon tho ourront wbrrd-situntian. It would soen dosiroblo
to ostablish tho firat teen in to be utilized in ccniunction htritieg,

TEAN COMPLIUIT:

Eaoh teem should have an interrogator qunlified to do akillful dotailod and general inlorrogntion, to conduct both druig and hypnotio interrogation. In nrens neoeositating handling of a large numbor of subjeots, these functions could be divided mnong tro or more mon as the occasion domands, Dosidos those speoialists, a modioal mon should be arnilnblo for the adainistoring of drugs, as should a clorical workor to facilitate the handling of poper work.

TEAM BQUIFT

Dopouding upon tho volumo of subjeots handlad, oach toun veuld bo equippod with one or noro Polygraphs, modical supplies, rocording und monitoring equipmont, olerical oquipmont nnd supplies.

TEAM TRAINING:

It would acom adrioable to trnin nll Unitod Scatos tcen porsonnel in Washington and thon dissoninato thom dopending upon the aron domand. Ovoraons tonn porsonnol could receive proliminary training in Taghington and from thoro civen oversoas training in After recoiving this training, peraonnel could bo sont to other aroas nooossitating rep: aconents

COORDINATION ANDRESPOISIBILITY

The coordinAtion and rosponsibility of tosms in both the Unitod Statos nnd ovorseas is a problem which'would requiro decisions at a lovel highor than this office. Such notivitios would nocossitato tho oooperation of Inspootion and Socurity, Office of Sciontifio Intolligonco, Offico of Speoial Oporationc and perhaps othor brnnchos to a limitod extont.

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