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10 Jay 1952
Memo No. 1383

SUBJEOT Initial Considorations bofore Application of tho "ARTICHOKE" or. Polygraph Toohniques.

l. Attached is a summary of the muggostions and roquiromento and I & S that should beconsiderod proliminary to omploying "ARTICHOKE" or Polygraph Tochniques.

2. During your anticipated vioit to it 18 requosted that .looal inquirioa ragarding tho fulfillmont of these roquiromonta bo diserotoly handled inordor to roatrict tho nunbor of porsons with inowlodgo of the referoncod toahniques to tho offioially dosignated mininun;

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The folloring minima roquiromonts as thoy co apply ohould bo considorod in antioipation of the uso of tho polygraph or "ARrIcilok3" Intorrogation Tochniques.

a. Gonoral Fnoilitios

l. A sago housó or safo aron, but not a ailitary prison, aoncontration cnmp, barracks, ote., should bo provided.

2. For "ARTICkOKE", in pnrtioular, tro adjoining roon with bath are dosirable. Cno of the roons should oontain a bed, atudio couch or cot. Tho adjoining roona rontionod is essontial for sotting up tho tochnioal oquipsoent. This room, of. course, is also ossortial ns an obeervation roon and listoning post for persons intorostod in tho cnse to mnko notes and prepars quaations as tho istorrogation dovclopos.

b Tochnical Fnvilitios

l. Tho teon going fron heedquartors will either oarty with it or send by spaoinl shipmont tho nocossary tochaloal oquipaunt including olectronio, chorical and photographic oquipment. Howevor, it would be a valuablo contribution to the oporation if tho fiold would infoma hoadquartors as to the tochnical aquipmont that is evailablo ab the stations.: Inoludod in this should be n statemopt no to what tyro of ourront is availnblo (AO or C, voltago rango, froquoncy); whothor vriaca are evailablej whether or not tho ptation hns a working, recordor and, if so, whnt type (wire rooorders nro not rogardod as officiont for this typo of work)i and whothor or not oortain otundnrd. hospital-typo mdical aupplios cnn be prooured on tho ocono without difficulty.

o. Inforrntion roguired prior to oxaninntion. It in esgentinl that tho toom have in its pocaossion nll possible information concorning tho subjoct. Sot forth bolor ero a liat of iteno that aro regnrdod ao ossontial to the case and oxcoptionally holpful in dotormining tho necessary "ARIIClOrE" toohnique to be appllod to any individual-cnao.

l. A full, detailed, physical doecription of tho aubject to bo intorrogatod inoluding ago, iodloal hiatory, psyohiatrio history, any known physical weaknesses, or metal πoalnossos or poculiaritios. Ia ho an alooholic, drug nddict, ete.?

2. A full biographionl background of subjeot with dotails regnrding faally, rolativos, schooling, travol, jobs, eto.

Initial Cennidorations bofóro Appliontion of "ARTICHOKE" or Polygrnph Intortrogationo

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3. Pottls of tho caro propr, inaludior rll call aralnttera involvod, ll areas lnvolvod, e!f poocible pors o deseriplons or portinont individunls, rosidences, ote.

4. A liat ef, or a earofully rorked out :lan shoin crecifienlly and in dotail, just rhn' lnformsion ie to bo obtained frou Uo anbjoct.

5. That is tho procent condition of thio cubjoct, iios hno ho boou in prison or confinoont? If oo, for hoy lengi Has ho teen wall fod or hno ho boon on restrioted dlot? las ho boon subjcet to exhnuative interrogntion in tho imodiato paat? Should le be rogarded ns dangoroua?

G. lias tho subjoot boon polygraphodt If no, hror rocontly and what quaationo wero aod?

d. Gnarda, Earaby Trecnnttona. Hhe "Anriclik" toan should not to required to bo roauonaiblo tor tho guarding of tho aubjoct nor for thoir gm phyaicai protoction. Under no cirewnstancos mhould they hava to carry arma or dofensivo weapona of any typo. mo ruards shuld rot bo military poroonnel, ir ab ell pocaiblo, but infact onould bo bruntod econcy psople.

e. Ficcollnneous Hattors

l. If è choico axiats botzoen pleasant, confortabla, clon: eurroundinza for tho epplieation of tho tochuaipuca or gria, prlsoniite curroundings, the ploasentor surroundlngo shouid bo vsod.

2. A roon nith rugs on thie floor is aluays battor then n Toon with bare floorinz. Accardingly, a rather soundproot locntion is preferrod. pioquato colling and floor lighting io dosirnblo cud a singlo, cinring lightbulb is not alvantagdoua.

"., Tho nmbor of persons weriing on tho projoet choald Lo crrofully conrolled eud linitod to as fow porsons ao posciblo.

4. For a uaaximr chonca of succoes tha intorrorntion is bost carriad on direotly in the lanpungo of tho mulject. Tho uro oi an intorrogtós is not ton officiont.

6. At tho prosont time sinos it is repordod ns ipoasible to crento comploto rnd porfoct rancaia in ovory subjoct, áni in onticipatlon of only partial srnosia, conaidoration chould bo givon to to dis. osal problen cnd to the extont that our tochnlques roy bo coaproisod ith une on cach.lrtioular subjoct.

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