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Possible Uso of Drags and Eypnois iOperaticnal Case

LAC3GROUND,

Accordins to beire ron in thoarca zow is a uho has been fvrichizs inportant and reguler information to ue. Nís nen has, tz to r, been palrins pericdic return visits to his headqeerters inand then returning to his post outsids of Ichere ve are in contaci vith his. It ney cppeers that this has coro er less refused té uz Niabaing iat ines dmo nut telieve ne cia sn iuarcer withstard tho confessicn tcchniques and the interrogaticn idich alveys applied to evcrseas agents vhen they rezirn to hcadquarters. stoted that fcr cbvicus reasons ve aro rost dodirous in cone vay to p sade this to co back: Fecause ef the situcticn tho possinilii of voing hymozsis as a means of (a) chencing tho Togant's cttitude about returninz, and (b) civinc hia sbility or the necessers vil to vithstand intcrregatien and confcssion; is bcing considered.

DIOCUOSICHS TLATIE TO UCE OFRRUSIS

Several veeks go apprcached the yriter ond gave hir the cctails of the case ani acker the umitor's oninicn on the yse nf hypnosis in tho case and has it corld to brought about. aico proposed that the entiru matter re disoussed vith SOÜRCE T for hi! vicso in tho mátter...Thereafter the vritor arranged for a socting di Fand SouRcEl: and the ratter vas discvssed, vith tic realt that SouRce  fclt that Le caso had =crit; thst it vas carimontal; lut thet sircc loposis and post-lopnotic ssgesticn couldi ts testod teiore the cctual ratusn oparation vas rourted, there was nethis to loce ad mech to gcin..

Since the Snvolved speaks and is cot toc rcod in
Englid, the vrite proposed that Lud mo is filiar wth hpnosis, re
veed in tho actual verk in tha coce sirce ho capeilo of spcarána SouRceen fafreed that'this seened a coud iisa.

.21 August 1959

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with andEmployee(chie, rnd as a result ol these diccssicns it was propoaed tuat uho had hed an interview vith this agent in the post, sould talk vith Source -l and Live hin ths beneiit of his knoledge.

On Fridzy, 21 August, CEmpl.Scuece  an the writer discussod the case. went over his infcrnatico cunceraing the agest ari exlained it along vith his viesa to Source . After mose discussio a ceneral areenet vs rcached that the case was a gcod opportnity to make cortain tests uisr controlled conditiens; that it shonld bo very clearly noted that it was sa experinentel situation; and that, if properly controlled, it could be a very iaportant research experirent but that the oparetions poople chould realiza that it is a coplex matter anl thot ouccess or failire in thls casa would certainly rot rean that the entirs considuration of tha use of hypnosis in operationsl cases sculd be detera'red ly the outcoe in this case. It vas aurced that Sovece ondsculd bo the nost suitable tesa and thatshculd be consulted as coon as possitla to dotendne his williréness to participate, cince he ia in private practice. It vas further egreed that although CIA Cover ard SoourityA "would te most interested in cbsarvina this natter, nevertheloss thoy shculd not be involved in tie sork for obvicus operational reascns.

CLA Empl.and vill talk uithard the writer vill also talk with The vriter will clop infon his chein of comaand gince vso or noais and drugs on this case calls fon, a corittee meetirg withi sa vltizate decision by tr. Helms.

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