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Chief, Soourity Branch

Interrogation Researoh Section

Suggeated Over-All Research Progran.

Tho neccnuity for koopin, well inforned of prosent intorrogation mothods and spooial oporntlonal mothoda usod by unfricndly countrioo canot bo over . emphasized. Below nro liuted various sufgosted pliaaes of roaeerch and proposed dotnils for the carrying out gf a progresaivo and extremely actiyo resonreh'protran.

It is rocormonded that evory offort bo made to acguire nnd roview existing litcrature cpvorinr pnst nnd prosent interroration tochniques and the uce of such oporational procodures as hypnotio and drur control. Tho rovicw would inolude all erticlcs in poriodicals and books writton by opeoialists on suoh gubjocts as poncrnl interrogation, psychological intorrogation, tho use of the. Polygraph, cruth sorum and hypuosis. Thooo spocialists mny not te nctively ongagod in intorrogntion but may bo vorking in allied fiolds vhich might provida valuable contributions to our own intorests. This survey would also include tho onroful scrutinizntion of all Intolligenco roports involving, intorroration mothod and spocial oporational. teoluiiques. Tho flow of infornntion from, this source would bo groatly ncocloratod by tho isouance of en interrogation collection roquironont. The "exigting tochnique" survoy should also includo facilitieg for tho invoatigation of the uce or sucpected uso of special techniques. Madical and payohiatric prnctitionora would be valuable contributora ard liaison with such indiyidunla would be oxtromely beneficinl. The reooarch sections of polica departmènta and criminology laboratories might all prove to be vory boneficial. Surrostod mothods for liaison with such organizations will be covorod in u aoparate monorandum. Good liaison with other governmental argencies and' tho verious branohoo of the nilitary sorvice would be very holpful. Liaison with professional hpnotiata oould contributo mnny puintors which might be.epplied to cartain phaaea of our problems. Liaison with cortain univorsities which are outstanding in fiolds allied to our interestg would be boneficinl. In some cases, liaison with the abovo mentionod organizations and individuals would.invoive a cover to conceal CLA interest in suoh mattors.

The aurvoy of "oxisting techniquos" previously montionod would take caro of mothods usod in tho pnat and prosont and mndo a matter of rocord through books, perrodicals and reports. It is felt thnt activo rosenrch ghould be conductod in conjunction with "tochnigue vorification". This vorificatioz would involve rosoorch on roportedly oxisting techniques and actual oxpori-. mentation carried gut to provo and dlrprove thoir value and offectivonoss. This.resonroh vould involve the voluntooring of subjocto for actual laborntory experimonto. Neports oovering thoso exporimonts wculd be furnishod in tho form of. lcctures, dcmonstratione and syatematio writton coverago.

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11 Ootober 1049

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Memoranduna tot Chief, Socurity Branch Fromt Intorrocation loscaroh Section Subjactt  Sucgostod Ovor-All Roaoaroh Progran . 11 October 1919 P. 2

Bosidos tho survoy of "existing toohniquos", and tho "tociniquo vorification", a third phase chould be kopt notive covorinc"now mothods". This program vould alao involvo aotinl laboritory resouroh\_and tho isauing of verbel and writton roports. This phnde wauld also includo, tho improvomont. of techniquos alroady in oxictonoc.

Ag-ef this dato, it is folt that this Intorrogation Rosonrch Scctlon is moro prorronsivo and fer in advanco o nll oxistinc govornnontal, police, and privato resonrch nctivitios concoriing tho use of oporational hypnosis and highly apeoialisod mothodo of intorrogation. It is folt that thic load might bo naintainod nnd thnt tho progran might bo furthor aooeloratod by the oxocution of.the abovo montionod suggeotions.