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é November 1951

HiMORA!mUH TOPr rojects Reviow Committea.

"UBJECT Proposed Bxternal fiesoarch Projeot with

l. It is propoged to establish an extornal rosearch project with the through the Attached

pre papera providing background inforistion on the project and an advance copy of the propooal to te subaitted ty

2. This researeh will profitably contributo to Project "rtichcke" which was approved by the Peputy Director for Central Intelligence on

13 Harch l95l. Tho funds should be made available upon corpletion of negotiations with the for expeniiture during FY-1952.

Authorization for tle funls to carry over into FY-l953, if necessary, should to provided.

3. Thore are no administrative support requirononto within the Agoncy other than thoso alroedy providod for in tho buigots of the officos concernod.

h. The projoct will te itplenented ty trensfer of fwrds to the The will ostabliah the project on en unclansified basis and monitor it in accordence sith thir stendari procedures. In Uhe fiscal negotiationa with the the cost fr their services in monitoring the project, if ary, should te investifated.

5. Thls project was trought to our attention ty, and is fully coordinated with, the

6. This project hes been coordinatod with MD(Plans), snd the Assistant G Directors of LsO,

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PACKOTOUND IF(OTATION ON

13 PROPOSID PEEACH PTOJIOT HITR

l. The projoct iuvalves resoorch etd dovolopnont of a new technique known as "oide tono dolay", as an aid to intorro ations. Tho tecimiquo does not solve the interrogetion problen but will, if succossfully developed, provida a uooful dovico under certain conditions. As such it will make a useful contribution to certain aspects of Project Artiohoke.

2. Tho project was suggustod by to the thoro it wos referrol to the , Ropregentativos of the

which werrants developnont. lorover, thoy stato thathas coaritted all of the fuurls thoy vill have availoblo for this puposo in Fi-l952. They feel that this is a mattor in which CLA could waka a usoful contribution in the commity intcrest and from vhich CIA nicht renlise considerable bensfit.

3.  has miggostod that, should CIA vish to undartako the projeot,
the Aganey should dosl diroctly with. Thocontoct, , advises that his office would bo pilling to edniniater the project on
an unclascified Lasis excopt that his offics wlil classify as secrot any
nogotietions uith CIA ani the fact that CIA hia an intereot Ln Uhe matter.

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ATTACHENT 1

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, engaged in the development and applioetlon of interrogation motiiods es used primarily in porsonnol end criminal investifations, proposea that it coniuct resenrch in the application of side tone delay to intarrogation tochniques.

Fide tore dolay anl its effcct on the spenci contrcl of a subject weo dosorited indopendontly lyand byin 1950. It was founi that sposking difficulty is expericnced by a subjoot when his spoech is delayed a frcetion of a gecond in travoling to his ears.

Prelimiery axperiments in cur latoratory indicate that slde tone doaly viil be ugeful in sccelerating the process of obtaining desired iaformation fron subjecte who havo given positive guilt responses unier polygraph examination. Ihe available evidence beers cut the tasio postulate of the author of this proposal that tho eflects of side tone dolay when appliad during the tolling of a lle will lead the aubject to the iniepeniont and orroneous coclusion that his speech riifficulty haa mods his quilt ctvious to the examinor. The aubject'a association of cuilt witii his lack of spooch control is a nntural minteke oinco the effects of side tone deley oro siullor to tho manifegtations of quilt of an inoxpert lier (stutterings stormcring, oonfusion, ote.). On the other heni au inrocont subjoct suffers only a temporery confusion anl it does not appear poasible that false selfincrinination can result.

Proliminary expcrinonts have iniicated the neod for the investigetion of several fectors in the development of sire tone dela; as an interrogation aid.

ATTACHLENT 2

ADVAHE COFY OF

DE TUENITTD TO TE

PEOPOSAL TO

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l. It will te necessary to stud thc optimm deges of delay. D conclusions in thie' regord vere based on hia study of word list reading arl do not appear to epply accwrately undor the coniitions of impertanxe hore. Furtherrorc, it nay te that optlma rosulte will athend tho usc of a variatlo ecling delay.

2.Fince prenent polygraph interrogation tochnique roquires that onoeyllrtle replios ony to glvo. ba the subjoct it is cloar thet. this rothod of questioning is nat adepted to the purpose at !orì. Thierefore the dovelopnent of a qunstioning technique that will, among other things, tend to require longthy and detallod enswero will be of prire importance. Freliinary experiments hove chowa that this will to a dlfficult prohlen.

3. It rg bo possible to initiate an! control side tono dolay by mears of polyeraph responsos. Thus en obnortal response, through a suitablo linkage, w. uld introhco aud proportion the doley. With the additlonal tension in tho subjeot that this uould develop it might te fowxt that a cort of regenerative anplificatlon process wouli tonì to tako placo, vhich if obt inoble, would, of course, hasten tho Lroaking domn of Uhe subject.

h.Tho use of silo toao delay without doviccs attcched to the subjeat apporrs to bo of importance for Uhoso appliontiong wheie an appoartnco that normal intervlawing tochniqueo :re in use, is dosirable, The considerable benefits that would rasult inlicate the ixportancc of investigating conbinotions of dirootional microphones an' focussing speaker arrangoments to this end.

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The priixipal investigator will be

overt and covert mucculnr contrtetions and mureular prtssuroa Fsrorted Uy tho subject wuich detocta efforts to beat the tent.

With this instru-

rend me: do cot ton erlterie ues roted end the nurker of 'irconclarivo reoorts were pulstontielly reduced. introduoed a conplately neu queationing tcchnique in lie detection uhich simplifios the interpretation of tho test records anì is now widely usod by examiners.

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Tho full tine sorvioes of an aaaiatont invostigator, undor the direction of will ln utilized. The sorvicos of the firm of

apneratus roserroh oryl dovelopnent. This fir will utilize full time en instrmont eginoor for this pnmone unier the diroction of

It is estimated that the program will requiro ono yoer for copletion and it is proposod thst it be carrind ont under a fired price contract covering the follo:ing itomat

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1. Salarics A. Principal inrestigator - Nho charge B. Assistant investigator - Full time \$7500. C. Fecretary - Ono-third time 1200. \$8700.

2. Haterials cponlable A. Chart paper 200. B. Instrument ropair parts 250. 450.

3. Capital Eguipcent A. Polygreph instrurent 1700. 775. 2475.

h. Travel 1 A. 3 trips to Washington @ \$125.00 375. 375.

5. Peports A.HultlTephing 850. 500. 1350.

6. Shipping Classified Material 100. 100.

7. A.D.T. Security Syctam 800. 800,

8. Overhead, 50% of "alaries 4350. 4350.

9. Sorviceg of

A. Salaries aDircctor, - No éharge

b. Instrumont Engineer- Fuill time 7500.
c.Secrotary- One-third time 1200.\$8700.

B. laterialo e pendable a. Metal har sbock, sleet, etc. 300. b. Electronic and sound components 2000. 2300,

C. Capital items a. Tepe reconier for modification 775.775.

D. Trevel a. Three trips to Washington, D. C. 375. 375.

Total

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