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Intorrogation Rosoeroh Sootion

Establichin, Subconcious Isolntion by Use of Drugs G

A memo Tron thoeae concerning, thoir intoroat in tho veo of drugs was reccived by this cffice with pront intercst. This mom oxlained doveral oxporirents that hnve been conluotod by Lhe s drztssesF These oxporinents involre the uso ol th drus, sodiun pontothnl, an a "truth sorum"i It Durther ox lainod one nuccossful pplicction of the drug nnd "nother caso whero tho drug fnilod, and roqucsted further inforuation concerninr the uso of this tochniquo.

Cruge similnr to sodiwn pentothal havo boen usol for sone tio in poyehintry. Tho procoduro is tornad neruo-synthosis or nerco-nnnlysis. The drug is noroly ndainisterod as a menns of brenking dowm the person's inhibitions nud stirulaling hin to rovenl tho problons thot exist in boti tho concious nnd subconcious mind. Actually tho procoduro is ncroly ono of goveral aenns of isalating and mnking contact vith tho subconcious mind to tho cxclusion of concious rosistonco. It is n dofinite tocluiquo vhich norassitatos a groat doal of exporionco nnd tocinical konlodgo nnd succoss ennot bo hopod to bo obtainad by moroly npplying tho injootion and usiug the routins quostion and answer mothod.

Attempts havo bonn mnde to ase tho so-called "truth coruns" in cenjunetion with rollce vor in both this country. oul lnr enforcoment operations abrond. Consistent success hns not been exporioncod. A rront nmnur of ditficvltios havo prison wich havo boon quito dliscournging; to tho oxperimenters cancernod. Somo individuals have oxporioncod sporntic succoss shilo othor porsona hnvo beon complotoly discournged by the fniluros thoy havo oxporionced. Tho vnrious "truth sorua" druga havo beon used to soto oxtent in intolligenco sork, whoro nlso tho succoss of the tochnique has been inconsistont duo to tho lack o kovlodgo of tho oporating'procoduro involved.

It has hoen conclusivoly cporioncod by this oifico thnt drurs cnn bn uood with n grent de-ros of consistent succcss in orror tht contnct nicht: bo mndo vith the subconcious mind onl in ordor thnt n pront donl of infornintion mirht bo proeurod froa this valuablo sourco. From tht infcntion cn o ohtnined, It mpporrs that vory fev individuals aro using the tochmique thich pirht contributo to conaistent succosr. Ln enaos vhore avrcess wns orperionced, lt seo to be due to tho tpo end tompormont of t'e spocilie indiyi huol porticiptlpe in tho emerirent. Th aran Lociriiquu hes hoen knovn to Coil corxlotely cith otrr individunls unler siniler circuratmnees.

It is tho opinien of e undoripned trt she mero iaeaiue of eprel instruetlons and tho ncceusry suplios vould :o a ory inpnlequato comntribucion tovard futuro succoas in tie use of drugs. In ordor that such a tochui ue bo usod auccossfully, porsonol should be choson with a cront denl of consldorntion to thoir pnst expori nce, nnturnl ability, and coneral qunlificnsioas, Aftor auch n porson is socured, ho should be exposod to a thorough trnining proram

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Chief, Socnrity Ernrich

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which wroulá ncqunint hin :lti Lie propor uso of subconcious inlation tochiquos undor a crent varioty of situations which migirt prosont thomsolvos dopending on tho individual problem at stako.

If oncouragoment is givon to non-qunlilied individuals in Cho Cisld, scrious reporsussiens ni-ht reault thus nullifying the posnibilily of success in tg cnrotully planod use of Lhis "nd nllied toclaiquea in the ruture. The uncontrolled uae of such touizigucs would elso furtish . ncouro ent, for unfri ndly countrios, to utllizo sinilor tochuiquos vhici might provo ro bo onbarrassing under tho prasont cireumstrncos in which we heve no trnined spocinlists in tho fiold to nullify the epplicntion of such proceduros.

It is hirhly recomendod thetr or any othor componont of CIA crefully scrcen thoir personuol, with tho cooperatlon of 1  S, in ordor thet they mirht Cind nn individuel qunliliod to rccuive dctniled training in 'lo uso of spocial intorrogntion nids including thnt of drug indueed subenncicus isolntion. This courso nirut consuno to. or thrce weka ofl conccntroted trainin but, would turnish tho field with n spccinlist qualified in tho obserzation of, conirollinc, of, or pnrticipnting in tho opurational uso of technical interrogation nids. It ig further suggoctod thnt linison be naintalnod =ith thcse trninod individuals in order to datornino thoir dorroo of succoss, criticize thcir technique cnd supply current tochnical informntion ns it bocomos availnbla.

If the p'ovs reroaondationa meot with arproval, it is aurcestad thct pernisnion bo rrnntod to orfnlze anterinl Cor a coocntrted courao ef instructlon on all spocinl tociunipues involved. Tho ount of this lnsiruction -iven n individunl nnd tho detinito techniques coverod would dcpond upen his qualiricntions, tho tine cloment involved, and tie nced for such knorledge in his contomplnted nssicnment.

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