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12 March 1951

Supplementing a report dated 23 February 195l, followinE is a summary of some technical problems which confronted the B Team in the field.

1. Technical Fquipment Availablo. The tesm was assured that sufficient technionl equipment of good quality existed in the field and would be immediately placed at our disposal upon arrival. This equipment consisted of one wire recorder and the loan of one Polygraph instrument. Repnirs were effected on the recorder before it could be used. The quality of this recorder was not considered good enough to record interrogations with tho idea in mind that such recordings would be used for future transcription or training purposes. A request was made for equipment, possibly renting locally. A search was made in the local market and no such equipment to fit our needs could be found. Ir.succeeded in getting one Home Hodel American Tape Recorder. This machine was immediately put to use.

The Polygraph instrument was used only as a cover. However this was fortunate, since the Electrodermal Unit was incporative in each session. Repairs were not atterped since it was indicated that facilities for repairs existed locally.

2. Results. Recordings were made of all pertinent questioning and were of average quality. A ccmplete transeription has sinco bcen made. The need for portablo photographie equipment was urgent. Nothing in this type of equipment could be located wien needed.

3. Rocomrondations. Prier to future trips, the B Teau should be completely informed of existing equipment in field stations prior to their departure. However in this connection preparations are now being made to have in readiness complete units of technical equipment

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for immediate use. Consequently should there be a shortage of desirable equipmcnt, it could be immediately be dispatched to the field installation,

and (field stalion) were pleased with the record made in this case. Both requested that recommendotions be made on the purchase and use of techaical cquipment for field operations. A memorandum was sent to Fon 1 Narch, making such recommendations. This memorandun included such itohs as rccording equipment, photographic and miscellaneculs technical itoms. Any assistance or further inquiries werc invited.

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MEDICAL REPORT

It was deemed hazardous to attempt I.V. treatnent in this case because the Subject had been threatened - beforo our arrival - with drugs and/or truth serum. Hence, evon re-enforcemont of oral medication wi.th.I.V. could not be utilizod because of the inovitable tell-tale neodle marks wiich would have rosulted if it had been adninistered. In addition, Subject had expressed a violent dislike of tho use of needles for any reason.

conducteo: on 15, 16, and 18 January. All were held evenings.

The amounts and, in general, the effects of the medlication were similar at each session.

The Subject complained upon the first day of having boen ill sinco early moring (this hoforo the examination). He said he had beon sick in his stonach, and that he had vomitod. I went ovor him carofully, and found that although he had slight abdominal tenderness, he was not roriously aculely ill. lis heart action vas good, his blood pressuro within nommal linits, and his lunes vere free fron any acute inflamation (there is a history of pulmonary tubcrculosis in this case). Palpable arteries were hard and tortuous (arteriop sclerosis).

Neurologically, the pupils reacted only slightly to either lirht or distance. The iaiee-jorks wero slugfish. It is probablc that these signs wero duo to cerebral artorios clerosis. llo organic speech dofect was present.

Psvchiatric in; ressions:The Subject was slightly cuphoric - which is probably usual for him. He claimed, hotevcr, to ve unhapry, espocially becauso of his arrest and his acute physical εymptoms (mentioned atove). He was well orientod. lio gross momory defect vas apparent. As to the lottor he had been writing when we entorod, that of itself wouldi not bo a definite indication of mental disturbance, for he may have been simply attampting to notify influential acquaintances as to his wherealxuts, or may on the other hand having beon trying to impress us with his importance.

NOTE: This letter was a for of freeting to the Tand the exact reason for Subject's writing samne was unkown.

Upon the completion of the exanination, I told him he seemed nervous. Ho did not azrce with this, but admitted that it was possible.

i After tro polymraph tests. it was found (as pro-arranged by us) Uha'. the jubicct was "too tense andl nervous" to re:istcr accuratc results. llence, il was pointed out to him that it would be necessary, Γor his ovm food, to cive him a "bromide rowder" to help him relax. Accordingly, he was givon six grains of sodiu anytal - mixed in approximately two ounces of warm water - with some cold water to remove the bitter taste of the drug.

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In ebout tweuty mimtes. the Sub,jeet buenme drowsy, yowod, blinked hia oyes, and soon uas tast asleep. Alter five: ti ten minutes ol deoy sluntrr, efforts woro m"do to arouso him. This repuirod sbout seven nore minutos nt ihis tino. Phurine this pariod, I rave him relnration surroslions - reaffirmine that tis was thn purpose of the medication. "hon the Gubjoet hod boon inruced to ronch the desired stato, ho was rogressed ns indisated on the recordings.

In approximatoly two houra from the timo the medicotion wes administerod,,the Subject becnm? sufficiontly conscious to prohibit the snfo utiliantion of nt that time. Intorrogntion wos suspordod nnd ho os feù and alloved to slcep.

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Daring the I gave the Subjcct tug important surreations (1) that he forget ovorythin, he had snid huring thee  and (2) that he would feel much bettor tho next day (both cmotionally hnd physically). So far, as wo know, both surgestions "worked"!

Thc second sossion was vractically idunticel vith tho first. The Subjeet had been told byte et that the reason tor nother interviow yas that he had beeu too sick the lirst dny - with cmphasis upon the illnoss (nousoa and vomitin-) which had caisted before our arrival. The dosnge, administration and the timo olemcnta correspouded vell with the first sescion. fhe regressions wore more vivid this time, which sooms important to me. The two .sui;osticns montioned above ere repcated - successfuily as before.

Thu third session was initiated bv further machine runs. hecin (by provious arreoment anonr ourselves) ths Subiect was found "too nervous". henin, ho acroed with this himself. At the third intorroation, the medication ws moro rapid and profound in its effect than before - probobly becnuse af sons nleoholic boveragos which had purposely been riven him earlier in the a"y. lowover, no better effoets were notod: In feet it: ns so difficult to awakon hin that, ofter apnroximately fifteon miuutes' attempt, I gere nin two grains of coffeine intramusculirly (vhich loaves no nccdle scnr such as I.V. ould) in order to expedite tho production of the proper state for S.I. Except as noted below, the only varintion from the Cirst tao sossiens vas that he arnorently startled himself out of the Asetnto at the cnd by a subconscious rovolation of a men's name, nlthourh he had no conscious knowledge cr rocall of this. (Tho above is not en extremely unusual phcnononon. À terrilic otionnl and ilnational conflict due to a closhing within the subsconscinus is known to havo occurrod.)

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burin the third session, espccinlly while the Subjoct wns conditioned by the surrostions as to relaxntiou - he vas m ntally immunized ngninst tifought control by the onomy, either with or without the use of drurs. lie wns nroin instrueted to foreot overything. snid during the. - inelutinr mny conacious roci of Lais ismuaitz.

It bocnme arparont touard the ond er the third inierrogation that Subject's physical conaition hod sufferod a considerable det:riorntion. Subject's pulse, while not alarming, shoved some flutterinr ond was genorally woaker, Sutject's rospirntion bocnne labored rd ainful (Subject's cwn statements), Suuject bcune completely irratioual ond disoriented and ultimately,

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Subjoet lost all abilidy to atand or unik nd was carried in a semi-consrious condition to his ozn bodroom. Subsequontly, he in burn ves irretionsl then appnrontly rolt thnt he vns dying as he askod for his oruoifiz, crossed hinsel. mumerous tines, prayed nloud end made ostures of : relizious nature.

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1. iie know the man vas unconscions lurin sluep becouse ou could touch your fincers to his cyos without rosnonce.

2. Ho could not possihly havo lioì durine the.evan if he were a pathological linr). Everything ho snid urin tht state vas true to him: If anything ho thus suid were sctunlly f:lse to Inct, it would show hin to have boen mistaken, or poycnotic - not lvinr!

3. The subjeet mnintained nn honcstly friendly attitude touard us - duc to his amnesia. If this has since changed, it vould have boen due to one thin, only - someone having told him that we tractod inforation I'rom him. 1 hepe cnd pray that this has not happened!

4. From a medical point ol vien, subjoct was definitely under total effoct from tho medication. In my opinion, he was not faking, acting or ony combination thorecf.

5. Thore was no indicntion, physicclly or mentally, that Subjoet had bcen "conditioned" cither by H processes or vin administration of tirugs by mmothor agoney prior to our interrogetion.

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