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. During tho two ponth tripin tho Bluobird tona coaduatod interrogationa uhich oau bo plnced iato throo genoral catogoriss. Tho firot phnso involvod fourtoon studonts,\_tmo calloy attondants, end tuo intorproters who woro toatod ot the

-All oightoen of tho Lndividuals testod\_wore andxtoónor- F tho group comprisod a olasa being given special trainlng Tor limitod poriod. The other two wero laterprotors aasigod to the school stafr. Tho socond phass of testing was"conduotod et the The aubjeots for the axmninntión wore procurod from ths

This testing poriod involved five scmi-routino cnsog ard four spocific cagos. guidance wns utilizod in tho cholce of aublocts for intorrogation. Tho third tostinr phase was conduotod at the During this phaso, tro parsonnel wero.tastod..: Ono. a a fenaloiutorpretor-translator vorking for our roprosontativos In Thd tho other waatho

During the first scrgoning phose, themnin discovory was that of a grosa mlsrepresontation of faots by tho net loader /from whom tho C atudenta for tho olass vera proaured, An axroement waa in procoss by which tho net leador reooived a gizoable amount of monoy to operato a not hich he reprogentod ao pousossing over 400 trained agonts. As it turned out, nfter dotailed queationing of,various individuals in the atudent body, the net, at most, containad from l50 to-17b agonta.Tho quality and exporicnooof tho net personnol, wec also croatly distortod..As. tho oxaaining procosdod,.it vas a rondily recogniznblo fact that the majority of tho atudents had boen quickly proourad junt prior to the starting of tho courso of instruotion.·Tho not leador had baoz sgkod to pick 35 or 40 individuals and have thom on hand for serooning in Of thess individuals. approximatoly 20 wors to he ohosen, for tralninr. When the screoning body arrivod, tharo wore only about 20 individuals on hand for scrooning. This group was narrowod dow, by, groos lnok of qualification and bnd honlth, to the final group,of 14 studonta. Somo of those wero ordored by the not loador to report t Nor training, not F realising axnctly what work thoy woro about to pefforn. Others were quickly procured and talked into purauing intellicence work as a onroer rather thmi having thoir lifo ondangorod by front lino lighting. The net loador hadi also consistontly infsrrad that the porsonnol working for lim woro boing pald, thus neoeasitating tho amount of money he was asking for. As it turnod out, it could not be ascortained that a sinelo porson in tho net, with porhaps tho oxooption of the group lenior, boing paid for their sorvices. The average studont in tho.. not was shookod at tho though that he should bo paid for this typo of work. Statements'wore made to"tho effoot that' those at thsir lovel'workdd for nothing exoept the love.of thoir. oountry, but thoy did not, know what thelr bosges. Cot.

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It devolopod that tho not londor nlso exa gornted the axount of aafo housos meintaLnod by hi: in éccording to tho boat inforantion avoil-f able, thoro wora throe safo houscs instoad of four. The net loador had alao infurrod thnt he had elroady purchnsod a boet for not operations."As tho soraoning progroaaod, it was disoovored that such a boat had pot been purchnsod." Áfter piening the informntion togathor conceraiiic micreprosentod faots, givon by tho not lordor, it would goem that tho ovorhoad that ha claimod for running tho oporation (approxiaatoly 5,000.00 per month) is a bit high. Other thnn foots,nisroprescntod by ths not londar, it was founl that a socond pnir of brothors uxistod in tho Croup unbeinomot to tho achocl otaff. It ig not knoum nhy thaae indlvidunls wishod to ooncenl tho rolationship although such was tha fnot, All students wore previously eskod cuncorning tho azistenco of a bloud rolaticnahip eith othor moabora of tho group but aomvoluntbored the fact that such a rolationshipoxioted. It nlso turnod out that there wms a closo rclativo or tho not loador in tho group. This rolativo had bosn nent ovor by tho het londor"as a roplncozont for one of tho boys rorking thero in the' galloy." It dovolopod that ho wos en oxtronoly sanrt nnd shroad iniividual who nns psrhaps sont over to givo firathond ropurt of wiat hepponed et tho school or was sorely Tabhod off and sont ovor cug to an extrono shortage of poraonnel. It was also lenrnod that confidential nessaged had boon sort from tho net loador via this relntive when ho arrived altor he had aterted school. Tha achool ofricisls voro mot infoimod of the contont of these aensages by tha individuals conoorned.: It es also losrned during the screouing:that tho otudonts wora oxporioncing soas diffioulty duo to the fact thnt intorproters vero usod For all clnss locturos.When tho intorprotors. aero qugstionod,ip ras found that thoir corale ws comowhat lor bacnus of thoir foreed confinenont in the nron nith tho atudlenta. Tho intorproters folt that they should not bo confinod bocauno of their atatus as pert of the oshool ataff and not es ordlaar, studonts in the school. Onn of tho intarproters, who was ir Tat tho tiro, possoscod a grunt Lenl of dotails coucerning the initial Although thaso facts hnro probably elready beon axploitod, if detaiied inforaan tion is dosired'concerning informant reports and precautions prior totho timo this individual would bo a cood courco of inforzation

The purposo of tho trip to tes to nttaupt to procura dono
prisoners of war for detailed and advancod interrogation. Upon arrival at it was found that the Bo0 individuals concorned woro illegul ontrants
wha hai boon dotainod nt uhg hai boon dotainod s by thd
suthoritlos." Tie local L-2 Tis lacell no contactod in an attopt fno contactod in an attopt to find out ir they suspontad wny-Comnunist activity in thio croup. As it turnod out, they had a gront doal of inforantion fron ons informnnt in particulnr concerning tho oxistonco of n larçe roup of Aguorillao at tho dotontion cap. Thoy also had rencon to bollovo thit sone of tho individuals wore lying concorning the oxnot dnte upon whioh thoy loft their hone towa 1a This was of particuler intoroot to tho intorrogntion toan in hopos thiat individuals could bo questionod that cano fros tho eron around T Ir thoy woro lying about tho dato of dapertire, It was hopefil that inforation of a positive intolligoncu nnturo night bo prooured hapérilthat inforation of a positive intolligonco nnturo night bo prooured Artor soreening fivo individuols Artor soreeninr. fivo individuols and bo useful in the forthcomirg and ho useful in the forthconir.

who geened an though thoy might be most produotive, it wao dotorminod that thauo detainoes wero being truthful conoorning thoir dato of dlepurture\_and for this rocson were of'no velue for positiva intolligonco oxploitation. thoHB3 aakod to furaish inforaation coccorning ring loaders of the suspoota

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n-Iruorilln group at the dotontion oamp. Information uns rocoivod and tho four koy porsonnel supposodly involvod in this notirity woro broucht in for detailod teoting.. It was found that tho inforantion reooivod froa the H日 informant was complotely false, Apperently the informant had soized upon'an opportunity to single out indiriduals who ware soting quite suapioious around the detontion cmup. By bring forth falso. inlonuation concorning thoso individunle, the informut probably though that boenuss tho informntion could not bo disprovod. ho vould be oonsidoredl aa boing vory oooporetivo snd holpful to Amorican authoritica. By this ustlod, he apparontly hopod to bo sent back to Jeooner than F ariiinarily would bo tha anco. It so hopponed that as the inforaant's reports progreuced, ho iusortod noro stntomonts to thãefect thnt he wes in foar of his life md that tho Lndividials in the detention canp wero watchiag him doy and nicht.. For this reason,ho dosirod to bo ronoved froa the detontion oanp and to Whon.the information was chooked by the intorrogation tonn. it gao round thnt 'the ronson tho individunls concaruéd vero anting suspiciouo ls that thoy wore involvad in a stuceling ring vhich brought illogel ontrants fron As it turned out, none of thoso indivicuals woso in ary F wry donooted with Communist autivity nor woro thoey syapnthotic toard Comunis. Tho toeting by the intorrogation toun probebly urvod tho livos of coveral of thong individunla for thoy wore going to bo gont back to F fingerad ag Gormurist guorillas. If this hed baoa tha caan, thoy would havo inodintoly booy shot πithout. trial." h fifth individunl was proceasod duo to Lnlorantlon obtuinod y Concerning his poasible Comuniat activity. This >H8 individual nog brouclttefattention boeruoe of roporto (according to their infoiment arowud the dotontion onmp) that the mna'a pife had mado statononts conceernins his Coruniat synpathy. Tho wife ns quostioned in a routino mennor and the huaband was brourht iate Tor dotniled procoocin. It dovolopod that thoro was no fowndntion whdtaoovor to tha story concorning his Comrunist activity but instead it seozol as though tho Lufornntion rar circulatod bocanso of a disliko of Bubjoct'aifo ty come of tho fonele imatos oftho. dntuntion

Durinz tho third phese of teoting, wuich mg condnotod af intorprotor-trousletor wes prooosted at Cho requost of SThig sirl hadi beun woricing for s short time
for ou reprocentativos in Dauo concorn πac urousod bccauue ol. suupicions by. that tha cirl nás in love with a mon who woa supposodly pro-Conmunist.For thio renson, Aind caused hor vina to Unitod Stntog to bo cnncelled and hnd gansod her'to loso hor job at tho in Tho girl wns taatod vith both tho routine enl intorvodinte phncas of Mtbrrogation. A cront denl of disficulty wos experlcricod during tho intorrocationn booauso of Instnictions givon her to conconl ocrtnin infomntion whioh was covorod in tho exrmination. Althourh this diotortion comowhnt dimlniohod the reliability of tho oxmination, it can ho fni-ly sefoly nccortelnod that tho cirl is not, nt tlis timo, pro-Comunist lorself Nnd that to tho best of hor knoalodgo, her boy frisnd is not a Connunist. Thoro is a etrong poosibility thrt he night bo unboknownst to her. It vould soon that somo rick.did exist, not only froa the,cirl's attachmeut to ber boy frieud.. with quostionable political ideologies but also froa the faot that gho hed
olose rolatives living ir under Roainntion,, It wep felt that while, thoso relatives wore uddei fcontrol'andwhils she maintaino

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a atronr attachont for tho pmiblo Co unlat boy friantd,.a socurity rigk did pdat.. Tho tentin procodurç tns lso  lied to the ponaror of -F F loports havo beon Birculatod to tho offect thet ho wns kcepig, conpnny rith inlivluunlo s'o woro suspactod of bning Comunist a onta. Thoro.πes sta concorn as to tho poaaibility that tho motor pool coneor vog cizinr infhraation throuch thono pooplo. It wra nlso roçunstol bi eethst thn tone deternino tho eztent (ir nny) A of atonlineot parts nnd oguiphont ron tho notor peol. Aftor tho tosting procodurs, it wan onnclulod thnt tio bay wos no! knouinzly involved in Co-nunist ncti ity ner uos hie aequsintancostip vith tho lndlvidunla cn -mnt en it reo reproooutod in tho reperti. Also, it uas nscrrtnliad, to tio natisfautlon of thg oxninere. thnt no olmnirionnt nnoumnt of itonling hedl takon plnce during tho poriod of' Subjoot'a omploynout nt tho The poriod of vaploy-6 sont in fricr to coming, tofsn not covorod in dotnil.

It is folt thnt tho rouct of tocts nininiatercd provod conclunively tho atrintazo o having ndt nced intarragotloa tachniyiea nvo!lablo. Thoso edvancod tachuiapes prevontod the teroinution or an interrogrtion vith iic asrtue of tho sbjert's truhfulroae uuoteriiand. Pne of te caaes procssnod n Fng of istoreet, rot teccaca o he Couniat wetivit: of Andiridurl codeernci, but hecuac of hia 'eterniinohlon not to toll: coneerning tho cruzrliug nctivihino. Ths individunl go, to a polnt πharo bo vould not evon answor "yoo" or "no" to guestinnt inroltod in tho Polyraph procaenin. àdvmnced lntorrogotion tochniquns waro noolied nyl hhe Subject ans tnlking freoly in a maiter sf mimttes.

Suhiert raatatanco on ralsival uniaartt dotnils F" lso rrérioncod in tne ettln ec th farie dntcrrrsar-trneluler. ivin cia 7 rs not te ro el ertin inferrtton cancorninz t .c ralabicuehlp riih her bocs, tio -lrl es extrenely rasistet durinr the proliuincry pnco of the incorrogotion hnn tha evacel proceteres voro spelied, it was maioty nscortcia le thnt the cirl hnl boon lying and that cortnln quastionrbla rolationships nnd ovonts had trnnanired. In n nunber of the at'or cnses, tho adranied procoduran woro usod nn  mn!tor of reutino, end not bocricc it ras folt that. ni'ditioinl inforantion voulà bo ohtnined. m n muher ef canes, it vos felt totll: urncccosery to une anythie boyond to intamodicto rrocrdurca. tar thia resson, all indiviluals woro not totally nrooansed, lut voro tortod only to " point wuera cowplots antiafaction was ohtalnod cenceniue tho trithful-css f shrir steeuanta. Irragnrlless of tho look of cxistence of guilt n e lerit ef c cases procmcsed, noro tet cmerionee ae oktetred in tn auiuis rin o t aso elvanend satods, Altouh te poailivo Inbellirmeo Teaerit of Hhe trip a muell, 1t is folt tvt tn "ton sork" cperio or otaa by dho poraol tncolrcd nede the ctfort rlrrile.

"mo tot Chiof I è S Staff Fromt Bltebird Ten 19 Octobor 750 -4-