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P FE: Eepzty Direct.r of Security

FRCK: Cereor Narageront Officer

SUEJECT: Report Concerning Certain Tochniques in Bypnosis

1. This report is desed upea a reqresd by the Doputy Hiractor of Secvrity for. information conccrning the contect rade by this uritor vith Dr. aduring the undersigned's rccsnt visit to California. L separcte section of thia report includcs a wugrested progtanr for preporlrs and training individuals in the use of this technique.

2. Contact vys nade vith Ir.  on l Dcec-ber 1957 at his redical clinic in;Californic. This gontlcan hed ritten an artirle which oppeared in tha tat S e by Dr. emea ln this erticle, he set Tortn iniotzon describ ine tho vto af a rapid rethod far the inruction of hvonesis. lt wes the enaersgnois inienvion to coniaci Dr.  al coei wih hin reparding certain questiors vhich aroso in disoussions tais vriter hed th rr. Ceo, Sis,Ir.sssChief, LiD, and ClA eee. Tis vas dering tho tira wen other hypnotic tcchniques wert boing reviered by those individuals and this riter. Rather than mrely covering six besic questions vith Er.- this uriter spent approimtely three hours vith tho doctor learning tho theory of the techniquo, its background, case histories, cnl vitnsssin sn cctuel dcronstretion of-the tech niçuo. So that-this report rsy be conciso, the six.qucstions postd to Dr.evill te usod to include much oaf the infomation covered in this recting.

A. Since l95u (tha date of the putlication of tho referred book) rave you realised contined sccess in the use of this rapid inductica teciniquc?

ANsrER: Dr. stated that ho has used this techniquo for cpprexirately Sourtcea years in ris medical practice uith crer a thoueand patcais. Ho sdvised that ha has ds7 of those oxpurienecs doorered. All of his efforts to date havo boan cuceetrfel,

B. Are thero cny groos or individuals utilising this tocmnique in tho csster rart of the Uuited States?

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AshElt Dr.mm hed no kaovledre of any such groups cr individucls. llo cxplaized thet ho accuired this seshnique tircugh his cortect vith a proicrnicnal hinnotist, has net had ry contact kh Kr.for the past thrco yoars.C The lest irfortion ts hnd resaningewas thie ho veo s Chief Petty Officer in ths avy. Aiter tis introduction to the techiqeby doveloped his eperience in tha usa of this tecrique perzonally and doos not kmou of any othor individual or croup vtilizing this tecaniqeo at the present tire.

O. Hou och tire do you boliove is rocessary to zester this. tecinique?

ALSR: Dr.: response vas that the rechonies of the technique cen be mstcred in fron fifteen to tuenty scconds. Bozever, as vith so rany other techmiques, exparicnco and practice lend therselves to refinsrent and sophistication in using this tcchnique.

D. Is it ebsolutcly. nocessary to have the cooporetionof the pstiezt for succcssfrl vse of this technique?.

AS In the onininof pr.  it te hiohte doe avie vo have the cocperation or tne paticnt, ana in all of ms experirents, poóple coring to his erc in naed cf .assistance end cre Lenerally willing to ccoporate in ordor thet ir. snzy astist them in enswsring imatcver necds brought them to his of fico. Thore cre individvalo, he sdced, vho domonstrate inveluntary resistanse to my irduction tochrique. In these cases, vhere it is found thst the tuchaique bas been umsuccossful efter ons, tuo, or pocsibly three tries, ths individral is "proparcd" for hypnosio by vso of svch dregs as sodivn erythol, sodius pontothal, ora now drug vhichDr.is presently using vith great svccess entitled "Foraval." Those drvgs ere adrinistered Intravenously, end then tne sas technique procedure is cxercisod th tbese paticnts.

E. Hould you consicer troining people in this technique?

lOiE: Secanse of tro nsture of ths response nade to (ucstion C, tlis point was nct crphasized inour discussions, tut the quosticn wes asked D:r se, and his corrent rsfected his thinking that tho sctral instruction or training scsocirtcd vith this tochnique couló do carfined to seconds or rimutes vith an indivitval uaose backrourd in psycioley or hypnosis vould furnish hin vith tho other techniques neccssary in inducthz a hypnotic ttate in iniividuals. lio crphasised ths fact thst

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confizsnce in the techniqre and a hizd degree of proficiener vould be aeiicved through practics and experience.

F. Actuslly, how dan,arous is this tcchique?

AS.: It vos tha cinion of Dr.  that this technique is coplctoly safe. Tho doctor forred his opinion as a result of cloying this trcsniquo in cver a thoucand cases vhich irrolved bota sexes and individuals fron 2 to 77 yoars of are. This opinion ues ferther cubstontiated by his profossioral knoulocge of tho tecuaiqe. Ho atitted that if tho errotid artery cnd tho vagns norve vere deprossed for prolonged periods of tiro thet this rould have dovaststing effects upon the individual. lonover, in his experironts, in properly utilizing this tcchríquo, the individual is in tha trencs state aftor appradizotely six sesonds,, durin; vhich this techniqus has boen used. This io an cntirely safo procecure.

ner Aecording to Lne Loj, other then for sore slicht ciscorfort, ho rcalized no pain throurhont the oneration. Dr. enwsizod that the absence of poin couldi not be sttriboted sololy to topmosis ani that tho vse of tho local enesthetic wes a fcctor. That ths unesthctis-coule bo acrinistered to cuch s sensitive cren vithzt pain poists vp the influonce of ha nosis in facilitatirs tho perince of the oberatlon. Er.e stated tht ho has uocd thls ti \_mnisus in psychozhorepcutic situaticns imvolvies stutterint, clcoholiir, croking, and msturoation. He has elso usd tnis teckrique in nic operations, as woll as on tao occa sions in Cacssrirn oncretions. le hes disrovered this techniçve to be colctoty reiicble rnd arhy e.ccenel. In canes vaere incvidrals hvo domostrated ccrtrin aeiety or cnotional ranifestations

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Er.ee acviced that a feu light sleps ceross the faco vould bring theeo indivicutls brck in preper prespective.

h. DICSarO: OP TIS SECE nCE The technique utilized by Dr. the indivicual with sugtestions aftor he hes been plscci in a receptive condltion to such streng sucrectiors. The prccsdure involves placing the subjèct in cither a sitting or stznding position. At this point tho irdividual is encouraged to solect a position on tha ceiliry st vhich to gazo, and at the sare time ho is told to trnatho dccply for socral cycles. The operator's left hand is placed ronind tho sut jcet's head at tho top of the rock to suppert the heed and proven museular Hirking," Tio sht hand pushes tho subjoct's hesd back wtil he is Eazing alsost directly upward, Ths operator then presscs tha riçht tinnb snd inicx finger ageinst tàe va Ees norve cad carotid crtory on cach, side of tho Adam's epple, and precsure is exerted vith both fingers directly to the roar rathor than in eny sort of s pincer rmerent. This is dane in order to avoid ay cerstrictions in tbe subject's breathing. While the Tirht hond is oporating ap doseriesd sbove, the left thanb eni second fingor are presscd firrly aseinst the neck just beler the rastoid bohind each car. This is also cono to produce a slightly detachad fceling.linile those. pressures are boins epplicd, the operstor thon "pours on"tho sucgosmons. mns operatión stosić Uhas irua uur io ten sccoas. Ti arount of tiro irvolved is detortined y tie point in. this procoss vhen the isdividuel relexes completely in the hands of the operator. It is at tnis point thot the presruro is relcascd, and the individual is perritted to reliro if ho is in a sested positicn, or he is cased into a chair if ho is in a stonding position. Doring this tino the oporator's finzers rorain in thsir positicrsfor e peychie stimulant to this procossing. The sugrestions are contimued and a deeper tronct stato is aticrpted. Also, yost-hpnotic surrestions can be prescnted at this tirs.If this procecure proves vnoccccssful, Dr.-Whitlos adviscd that it should ba tricd e sccond and third tire, and if thors is no succcss, then tho hypnotic drugs, as montioned earlier in tnis pero\~ rendon, shoulò bo used. Tha purposo of this techrique is to pemit the eperstor to "reach" the tuteansciors of the individual with the grectest success and facility. It is at this point where tho usual hpnotic techiques rey be utilised to ceterzine crch things as the state of the trence, Catalyptic tests ard tho phenomena of regression my bo attoroted.

5. STAGES TR PU PETATTOR OF TDIVINOALS TU TIE ITILICATION OF T50 liown as a Sugtottu prorres oicred by tris vriter ior poszible 1 o in tne developrent of individuals who veuld te co:pctent to utilino this tccrniquo in surthering the socurity noasures and objsetives o this Ageney.

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s. Selaotion cf Tocn luhars The prirary eriteria for the selectien er inuvicuals iur seen a traininz prorras vould ho the éatariration on the I rt of eacn individual that this is 2 ven then thoe is c Eo-called danrer fac tor, ticy vill be able to risolre say such cascera in thoir thinkinz. Tris writer, buccuse of his previous expericnee in Rpnosis proTars wicrtckon by tho Gffico of Security, vould recorend sien individuals as lr. lr.e manreand tha veitor as caidicatea for sren eraicins,

b. Cororohansive Feiea of tho Litoroture For those on tho toaa vho cre nos corplesey coaversrns in arciclcs and texts re. lating to the phenosena oi hmopnosis, it is recorended that this bo cansidored tho first puse of this tradnine proçrm. Vith a roicy of the litorature as a backgrouwnd, all toas mombers vould hove sore paranent foundttion upon hich to base their advanced treining. Group cessions should take place during wich porti nent or intarcsiinz iteus should be discussed to enrich the background of all cozcered.

rr ForTrainir? For thosè irdividaals on the cug osted teza wi ve t n or tis, in the opinioa of this writer, vould serve a very porthhile porpose. In dealinz wita en individual uho considers hyp rotisz as his prire field, instruetion can be reccived on other hpnotic techniques vhich can be interrolatod with this repid techiçus to cahance its ssccess.

d. peterination of Acsats Folloing a revie of the Lit erature and tne iorl training in thds program, it. is recon mended that at this point e rovicn shosld bo rade to éctonino that eszots shesld co utiiizud in this pronram. For instance, it richt be thrt in order to lessen tio resisianco of ani individusl to tho lopmnotie irduction process, tha vse of sublirinal projection may be considered. This technigue hos achievsd suen cess in coercial zavertiuing, as "Eat Fopcorn" or "Lrink Cole" projccted on e scrcun in ccrt,in rovis theators fer l/3o00 ef a second rt five-second imtcrvals. It ry bo thet rublirinal projectioa cen also bo utilizcd in soch n vay es to feture a visuel cgnestion such  "coy  or cay  Hith sirilrr success.

e. Patorineiion of Ciectivcs It voeld bo at this stage of the prorzurring that cisriy cciined obiectives ahsald be establithed. viin a clerr-cut serics of cojcetives, tho procram vill heve tha clarit, rocesser: so thst it vill not bocomo rerely a pscudo-scicutific eqeriment unich will drift