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Office Memorandum · UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

to: Chief, Security Branch

DATE: 11 October 1949

FROM : Interrogation Research Section

sUBJECT-Interrogation Collection Requirement

Due to recent and continual advancements in'general interrogation procedure and in the use of teohnical interrogation aids, it is extromely important that this organization keep abreast to progresa being made throughout the entire world. This information is essential in order that we might keep our personnel in the field woll informbd as to what they ight expect, in order that we might properly train personnel about to go overseas, in order that we might perfect countor measures in our researoh program and in order that we might bo prepared to operationally use methods whioh, in effectivenass, are equal or superior to methods used by unfriendly countries.

A vary unfortunate situation pow exists in the field. Each of the mumerous intelligence organizations, contacted during the recont overseas trip. was laboring under the false imoression that some other organisation was handling the collection of interrogation information. All organizations felt that there exists a great deal of interrogation information in the field. After assembling the over-all picture, it must be concluded that almost l00% of information concerning advanced interrogation is being negleoted corpletely.

It seems essential that a collection requirement be issued covering the field of general and advanced interrogation methods and the suspected use of operational hypnosis and drugs by unfriendly countries. During the recent trip, it was quite conclusively determined that the Russians and Russian dominated countries are making use of such advanced interrogation and operational methods. Due to the lack of time and facilities.only a small amount of information regarding those used was collected. Humerous souroes are available in - the field today.

It is suggested that this office be authorized to issue a collection re= quirement setting forth the necessary Essential Elemonts of Information. It is further requested that this office be.allowed to be the recipient of such information and be allowed to revise and keep current the E.E.I.'s concerned.

It is further suggested that until adequate specialists are available in the ordinary Agency channels of ovaluation, this office be allowed to evaluate and issue reports conoerning such information.

The importance of acouiring such information cannot be over emphasized. It is this categorv of information which is needed immediatoly in conjunction with the forqulation of plans for future research projects of this office, establishment of Security Validation Teams, the use of operational hypnosis and drugs, and the establishment of an interrogation training and testing program.

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