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Office MeinOrandIn • UNrTED STATES GOVERNMENT

To: Chtief, Cocerity Brinch

pate: 27 Ceptoaber 1949

FRoM : Interrogation foseerch Section

sunjeCt: Establishing of Scourity Validotion Teans

During the rocont oversens trip und as a result of disçovories during this trip, ond because requosts froa verious ficld persomnul in responsible positions, it is highly recovynded thet soze type of security validation teaa servico be furnishod to various home snd ovorscas overntional units of this orisuizatien. Selow ore listed somo sugscstions vhich might aid in the planning and establisning of such a service. Those sugGustious are by no moans intonded to be linal rnd coáplete plons but Lorely a basis around vhich a more dutailed plan mignt be constructed.

CAY ISILITY OF TEAS:

Socurity validation toans would be trained to conduct skillful general interrcgation, Polygraph interrogation, drug iuterrogation, hypnotic intorrogation, and in sono locations, tie zùministering of operational hypnosis.

FULC2TO.N OF FEM:

In tho Unitol Staies, Lie Lunction of the security validation tomas would be s follows: Tho ultiat, Polyereph serooning of all Cls porsomel; tho procosuing of rny logulty crses thich night arise Prom tise to time; more dotailed ser ning of spccial socurity catogorios such as scrcouing for Special Intelligu, inoruintion, Atonic Energy informantion, overseas deperturos, and any specinl cnt jory having access to highly clossiried information. The overscas teans would conduct scrcening of ccrtsin catogories of overscas personnel; the procossins of various informents nnd toreign opcrational porsornel being utilized; and t y sensitive cnses which might arise. Theso teams could also offer adcquato cover lor the use of operational hylmosis, and cculd offer its services to other agoncies end sorvo a four-fold pose as follous: 1. To cloar up some of tho muustrous cnses iich have been lingoring for months mnd oven years; 2. To give CI porsounel nn opportunity to pick out ihe bost inforents nd potontial oporationnl porsomnal Proa the subjocts ofTurgd taust for scrouningi. 3. such a servico vould olrer an opporlsnity to Lcep umorricially info.ed of' the overational activities of otier intolligonco gathering ngensies in tho fiold; 4.Certoin Fercon-"l on Uhcse lorms cuulà nid in tho collection ol intormetion corvcerning inturro-"tiou becuniquvs and sp:cinl operational prucodure boing utilized by Ruesia mnd Russiea Goainntod countries.

LOCATION OF TEAS:

Thoso tenas could be locatod both Statesile ud in vrrious importontover annn thontres. T cveniunl loertion of the Siatoside tenss would ineludo asiinton, D. C. rod poasibly one or two othur locatioas sorving tho central ) and vestern United otatos.

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ror Uhe presont, it vould soca inportant Uhat coneentration be plnced upn eatablishing ond the successful operution of a ton in ashingion, D. C. The muclous of this toam nlroady oxists in tho fora of our present Polygraph scrouning progrem.

In conjunction with Uhe cstablishing of oversens tones, Lhe oventunl locntion ould depend ugon tho curront zorld situation. lt would suoa dosirable to cstablish the firut tonn in esk to be utilized in conjunction with the great donl of crses presonted our orgonizution by tho asee Cormand Intolli;orce Conter facilitiss.

THAL CO: PLI CSIT:

Ench toan should have an intorrogator qunliried to do skillful dotailod tnd Sunoral intorrogation, to conduct both úrug and hypuotie intorrogation. In aroes necossitating haudling of a large nudicr of snbjoets, thrso funetions could 'o iividod mnong two or moro mon us the occasion douands. Besides those spcialists, a rodical aan should be availabie for the etlainistering of drugs. es should a clorical worker to facilitato the handling of peper vork.

TAAN ENIPHNT:

Depending upon the volure of subjoets hoadled, cach tosa would Lo cquipped sith one or more Polygrephs, rüienl sup,lies, roeording sud sonitoring vquipmont, elorical equipacnt mnd supplies.

TEAM TAGIING:

It would seca alzigrhle to train all Uuitod States torn personnol in team porsonnel could rocoivo proliuinary training in inshington and from thore given ovorscas training inarat Aftor recciving this tr-ining, porsonnel could do sent to other nrees neccssitnting replocemcnts.

COOWDIHATION AHD RESPOLSIBILITY;

Tho coordination sand rosponsibility of tuens in both the Uaited States nnd overaens is a problem which vould recuire docisious nt a level higher then this ot'Cice. Such nctivitios vould nocossitato the cooperntion of Inspection nnd Security, Ucfice of Sciontific Intelligence, Office of Spccial Oporations end porivaps othor branclos to a limited cxlont.