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This is in the pature of an interim report from the Comaittee of vhich you recuested aid in respeet to Artichoke. This seers an eppropriate tine to pake such a suzary of activity during approxinately the last six months (when you first asked ze to consider this question) since it is, in a. sense, the end of the first phase of the work end the beginning of a seccnd.

As you knov, I visualized that ve night forz an Advisory Comzittee for this work consistins of approxirately six people, and the six vho vere considered were (bx3 rsgI have not yet teen able to sce.

The Comsitteefcey and myselry have had tvo general neetings, one in Vashington in Nay (the briefing sussion)'and onc in liew York in July. In adcition, there have been a number of discussions between two or more members of the Coaaittee; and betvcen Coamittee sosbers, es individuals, and mombers of your office. As a result, several reccumendations have been made and sevoral projects initiated, as follows:

l. Research,on the Nature and Use of the Polygreph

At its briefing session the Coznittee vas impressed vith the inportance of néequate knovledge on the yart of the Agency of the characteristies and capctilities of the Folyeraph and polygreph methcds, ani this catter vas discussed at sesc length at the gecerel

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one nrmaelid vas considerztle interest in rescarch in the project, and preliminary discussions were held losking toward a cooperative investigetion of parts of the question. Further folloving of these discussions is now within the Agescy.

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2. Generel Foravlation of Research Areas

As a result of the second ceetins of the Comittee, a general forwuletion was made of the Comzittee's concept of tho research areas involved in this investigation and the fcraulation and veighting vhich shoula be given to esch. This forulation is now with the Agescy for further consideration.

3. Chart of the Field, and of the Kinas of Iavestisation Recuired

In Kay, a project wes initiated within the Agency, with the help and advice of the Coz=ittee, to draw up a general, and insorer as possible, a carprchensive chart of the heeds and resources vithin this field. Work on the chart progrersed scmeyhet -during the suaner, vith the aid of sone of the Comsittee zemters. It was soon found, hovever, that more information vas needed concerning the requirezenis. of the Agency and its cwn concept or the Problem than vas imediateiy available. Werk en the chart has teen isterrupted since July pendins the receipt of this inforsation.

4. Project: Interrogation Technicues and their Relative Effectiveness

The Committee has sugsested that the inmediate initiation of one -or two contract projects in this eree vould te helpful and relevant, and would also lend naturally to later, mors specialized investigations. Several possible groups vhich might be approached heve been suggested and discussed, azong them:

Consideration of this erca and the proper epproaches to it is now goins on within the Agency.

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5. Project: Survey of Eyonosis end Narcosis

This area, vhich may or zay not be of critical importance, is one.of the hardest to evaluate. It is also important that the Agency ccse to grips with it, particularly because of preceding history.

One necter of the Cosittee bss copcerned hinself particularly yith consultents within this aree:

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The Comsittce is standing by to be of any further assistance that it can to the Agency in designing this progran.

This first "advisory" phase of Connittee vork has thus succested soveral possible lesds in the investigetion. This sccus'to be about as Ter as the Conmittee can jo.until further infomation on Agency requirements becoses available end until an operative strueture has been asscabled in the-Ageney to 1 undertake the staff and field work necessary to select among these available leads and to implement them. While this build-up is going forvard, the Cosittoe holds itself ready (as individuel consultants) to be of eny further advisory assistence that it can.