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DRAFT

5 December 1952

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RÉCORD

Meinorandum on

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TASK: The task of the Committee as defined by the Chairman,

was to indicate the following:

1) techniques and agents and degree of feasibility..

of. application to the problem of interrogation;

2 recommendatione for research for potential

agents and measurce;

a) the area or nature of investigation;., -

b)., scope;

c) recommendations for research groups

to execute;

d) estimation of effort now expended and to é

be expended;

e) commcnt on the accomplishments of

research to date.

First Mecting: The firet meeting was held on l9August

1952. List of thoee present and notes on the meeting are

attached as Enclosure I (with original only). The member-

ship of the committee is attached as Enclosure Ii (with

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original only).

Second Meeting: The second meeting was held on 1 October

1952. In addition to the committee and the underaigned, the

following were present:

Proceedings follow:

1) TheChairman read a prepared statement of the. state of the art. (This was later modified)."

Cz)— Tbriefed the Committee on plans for a

joint interrogation center at
overseas. Discuesion was limited to.straight interrogation.

C 3) discussed eelection of PW's for interrogation.

4)reviewed orthodox methods of handling : selecting and interrogating PW's.

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C. 5)

discussed interrogation in

general, the training of men in resiatance to interroga-.

tion and reported very briefly on the recent.

expedition. Since all of the data was HixX not

at hand, he did not cominent on the results achieved. 1

parahexyl and narcosis.

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reported on experience

with a variety of agents.

C 8) reported onproject.

9) The remainder of the meeting was taken up with

discussion.

Third Meeting: The third meeting of the Committee was

held on 1l November 1952. The entire meeting was occupied

by discussion and editing of a preliminary report of the

Committee XoX to the Chairman ofand with discussion

of the briefings of the previous mecting.

Fourth Meeting: The fourth meeting is to be held on 9 December 1952.

PROGRESS:

As of this date, a prcliminary report has'been prepared and

generally agreed upon. This should be in final form at the

completion of the next meeting.

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The Committee in its report will'almost certainly recommend that no further regular meetings of the Committee be held, but called when fresh information requiring interpretation becomes available. It is also likely that the Committee will recommcnd that designate or assign ah individual to 1
act as clearing house for all informatidn in the area of the Committee's interest and brief the Committee as indicated. We will comment on the Committee's final report when it is completed. .:

1) Alhof the members of the Conunittee are largelywithout personal experience in this area with the exception of the Chairman, who carried out a number of studies for OSS in WW II. As a consequence, -the statemgnts in the final report will be largely ex cathedra and based upon the scientific outlook of the individuals as applied to interpretation of the very limited aterial oflered in the briefings. The Committee is composed of-competent scientistt well able to evaluate finished work or to guide enterprises which have advanced sufficiently to provide quantitative data for diacussion.

2)Attitudes:Bothare activelyengaged in work under contract and are naturally anxious to pursue it.

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PROBABLEOUTCOME:

COMMENTS ON COMMITTEE:

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have, to my knowledge,

no direct investigative interest in any type of research.

C (Chairman) is convinced that little further can

be accompltshed by large expenditures in this field and

has stated that it would be unwiae to continue large-scale

studies, He is a friend of (formerly Deputy.

ClA) and has told him repeatedly that little can come from

investigations in this field.

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Distribution:
Files - 1 I& S - 1 (1nfo only)

Attachments: (2) Enclosure I - Minutes of Meeting15 August 1952 Enclosure II - Memberahip of Committee

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