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Date: 26 Cctober 56

H-B/3

1. Backeround are a father-son combination who have worked as approximately 2 years

he was picked up (1l September tx 56) and since that time he was subjected to interrogation in an effort to clear up a number of discrepancies which clutter his explanations.

2. Present Status. After prolonged interrogation, there is still no
satisfactory explantion about the initiation, duration, reasons for and
content of which appears to be the
crux of the problem Tas resorted to hostile interrcgation and to an interrogation aid, but to little avail.ls pessimistic
about the prospects of breaking by conventional mcans and has
repeatedly asked that a team be dispatched toi.. o administer ARTICilOKE.

3. Comments.

A/B;2, 21/5

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Although the pperation is no longer ccnsidered viatle, it is believed that we should now concentrate on getting as much truth as possible from efore eventually releasing; him in order to (l) Exercise the meximum amount of control over him; (2) Effectively; (3) Learn as much as possible regarding tas regards this case.

4. Attachment. Summary of developments in the form of pertinent cahle : extracte.

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Attachment: Chronologicel List of Cahle licfercnces:

1)( dated 11 August 56:

"1. 120o HOUIS 11 AUGUST

"2. VIEW TEXT 31 JUI, AND A AUG BROADCASTS, DO NO EXCIULE FOGSIBILITY BROKEN AND 2Y dated 4 September 56:

"1. 1 SEIT SUBJ HC/E dated 20 Septemter 56:

"1. 19 SEPT SUBJ HAD FHYSICAL EXAA AND HEVIEW FEDICAI. HISTORY BYA SUBJ FHYSICALLY FIT, WELL ADJUSTED PRESENT STATUS. SUEJ ATTEMFTLD GIVE FHONEY STORY RE FFEVIOUS MLDICAL HISTORY INDICATING THEATHENT FCR MENTAL DISORDER.

"5. ANY EVENT. FLEL ARTICIOKE WARRANTED THIS CASE, HLQUE.T HQS ADVISE AVAILABILITY TEAN."

4iated 27 September 56: Para. 8 D: "FEQUEST ADVISE SOON ST FE FAEA 53S dated lo Cetober 56:

"L. IITERRCGATION TO DATE HAS NUT FRODUCED ANY FURTHER AUMISSIONS OR CHAIGES IN STORY. IN SPITE CONTINUED STRONG FRFSSUHE AND EFFORTS ENCCUTAGE SUBJ TELL ALL. IN RETURN FROMISE RELLASE ETC.. ACMANTIY INSISTS HAS TOLD THITH.

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"2. INTEJROGATICU COITINUING BUT A. FESSINISTIC FOGSIBILITY ERLAR SUBJ. STFONGLY UGE RG CONCURRENCE SOONEST USE ARTICHOKE FER and

6) DIR 34792 (0UT 91817) dated 12 0ctober 56:

"1. CANNOT JURTIFY ASTICHOKE UNTIL IT AFPAREIT TRUTH CANNOT BE OBTAINED BY CONVENTIONAL MEANS. PRESENT STATUS SUUJ-ADIISSIONS DIFFICULT PECONSTRUCT HERE FROM FAST TRAFFIC. THEREFORE REQUFST SUIMARY SUBJ IFESENT STORY WITH HIS ALLEGED REASONG FOR ACTIONS, PLUS STATION CONTIENTS THEREUIL. ASK SPECIFIC ATTENTION FOLL: ....

"2. WE CONCEFIED AT DURATION SUBJ.COIFINLMENT BOTH FROH ASFECT POGSIBIE DLFFICULTIIS WITH AND IU VILW GROWING IMFOGSIBILITY REESTABLISH CONTACT PETWEEN GUBJ AND OON CREDIBIE BASIS FOR AINY FURFOSE. WE CANNIOT HOÍD SUEJ UN ER PRESENT CONDITIONS INDEFINITEIY. ...." 7)に

"1. FOLI. SUMARY SUBJ STORY TO DATE, WHICH BASICALIY UMCHANGED SINCE FIRST 'BROKEN' 11 SEPT:.

"6. WISH REITEFATE THAT INTENGIVE INTEIROGATION SUBJ TO DATE HAS NOT BROUGIT ABOUT AIY CHANGE IN SUBJ ATTITUDE OR PRODUCED ANY NEW ADHISSIONS TO SUPPLEMENT VERSDON .... WE IICT PESSIMISTIC FOESIBILITY BREAK SUBJ COIVENTICHAL NTANG. SEE ARTICHOKE AS ONLY WAY OUT OF FBESENT IMFASSE.

"7. AGREE CONCERN DUFATION SURJ CONFINF ....

"8. .... NOTE OBTAINED 11 SEFT SUBJ SIGNED RLUFST FOR PROTICTIVE CUSTODY." 8)dated 20 (ctober 56:

"1. OUR VIEW SUBJ'S PERSISTENT RESISTANCE AND EVIDENCE HE SEEKING PIICTO EFINDICATE SCONTROL RATHER THAN INDEFENDENT UNDERTAKING BY SUBJ. WHETUES CCNTROL OF LONG OR SHORT HISTORY. FEELLSRD LONGER VIABIE ANY

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THEORY AND FHIFE PEHAINING INTEREST BREAK SUBJ COMPLETELY. HENCE CONCURREQUIST ARTICHOKE OR SHNILAR INTERROGATICN AID DE AUTHORIZFD AND RECCHEIDUSE AT SUCH TLIE: AS DBHIS APPHOFRIATE BASIS INTLRROGATOR'S -ASSESSMENT. WEAWARE SFECIAL TECHNIQUES NOT OPERATIONAL, FANACEA OR SUESTIIUTE FOR CONVENTIONALINTERROGATION BUT INCLINED DLFER SWHICH SHARES PREFEFENCE FOR COHVENTIONALINTERROGATION, OU QULSTIUN(7) WHEN FOSSIBI ITIES SUCH INTERROGATIONS AREEXHAUSTED.

"3. PIEASE NUTE DIFFICUIT PROBLEM DISPOAL SUBJ UNIESS HE QUITE BROKEN. KNOWIEDGE SUBJ OUR MAN AND &IR SIGNED RLQUEST FOF FROTECTIVE CUSTODY FEDUCE EVENTUAL EMBARASSHENT FOGSIBILITIES.

"4. REQULST C A(SIC) TEAM SOONIST."