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Office Memorandum• UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT S

To: Deputy Director, Plans

SECRET

DATE: 13 March 1951

FRoM : Assistant Director for Scientific Intelligenco

sÜaJecT: Spacial Interrogations

FERENCE: Kemo. AD/SI to DD/P dated 12 February 1951
Memo. DD/P to AD/SI dated 26 February 1951

Reference subject matter was discussed at a neeting of 9 March l951 by OSO, OPC, I&SS and OSI and the folloaing recomendations concerning this progran were agreed upon.

8. The full davelopaent of a progran in the field of Special Interrogaticns should be undertaken inodiately.

b. To insure cooporation froa LAC Agencies, the principal members of the IAC should be briefed concerning CIA interest in this field for the exchange of information and the coordination of related prograns presently being.conducted by IAC Agencies.

It was agreed that the development of the Special. Interrogatioa Prograa should be orginised as follows:

A. Appointzent of a Coordinator (action man) wrr zuthority over all aspects of this progran for coordinatloin developzent and experizentation.

Establishzent of a panel of qualified professional. personnel to evaluate possibilities and give direction in the field of research and experiaentation for the devclopment of this progre.

To establish full ccordination with IAC Agencies and detoruine their activities. in related fields which might supplement or be utilized for research and experinentation purposes as deterined necessury by OsI.

To establish, if necessary, projects for research with clinical or laboratory facilities on aspects of this progran as dotermined necessary by the Coordinator and Panel.

To give direction to the field intorrogation teens on types of experimonts to be conducted and to provide the teans with developed infonantion on drugs, hypnosis, and other acans of interrocation for ficld exoeriiental purposes.

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F. To receive froa I & SS and field interrogation teans information on techniques and clinical roports developed fron field experiments.

I & Ss

Under the general direction of the OSI Coordinator I & SS vill be responsible for:

A. Recruitzent of interrogation teans for OSO, OPC and I&SS and training in the fields of:.

Polygraph Hypnosis Drugs

Psychological Interrogation Tecinical Interrogation Teaa Coordination

Such recruits are to be carried on the T/o's of the office concerned.

B. Upon completion of training, the teams to be assigned to OPC or OSo for use at European or Far East bases for practical exqerience utilizing aliens as subjects.

OSO-OPC

Ender the goneral direction of the OSI Coordinator ill:

A. Supply I & Ss with any availabls qualified personnel for training and organization in'o fiold intorrogation teans.

B. Assigrit upon complstion of training, the teans to appropriata operating bases overseas for toas experinental operating purposes.

C. Conduct at the overseas bases opavational experizents utilizing aliens as subjects in the following phases of activity.

1. Operational interrogations on a case basis as requested by·OSO-OPC.

2. Interrogation of dafectors and alien contract rersonnel to deteraine bona fides and for intelligence puposss.

3.Experisental intcrrogations utilizing all types of teclmniques.

Eqeriaents to deterine the possibilities of positive (post-hpnotic) control of individuals for operational purposes. 2.

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5. At the dircction of OSI Coordinator conducts experimental interrogations utilizing specific rethods or caterials for research purposes. Interrogation teans to provide OSI infcrzation on techniques and clinical reports obtained as result of all types of interrogations and experinents.

Under the above proposal Agency wide direction is provided thrcugh the OSI coriinator tho vill be responsible for the aggressive and active development of all hases of CIA activity in this field and coordination of the IAC Agencies in related rograns. The OSI Panel will provide professional guidance in the ficlds of devalepent and resoarch nacessary for the fuil implcmentation of this program. I & sS wiil rovide the training facilities for cperational tean personnel. The field intsrrogeion teams provide a means of conducting under field conditions exparizantation with echniques and caterials.

The security aspects of this progran will be a matter of continuing concern and he necessary security guidance will be provided by I & SS to all phases of activity, onestic and foreign.

H. MARSHOL thADaKU!