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TO : Chief, Jecurily Uranch

DATE: 26 Septemher 1943

FRom : Interrogation Resenrch bection

suBjECT: Over-All Report on Two onthfrip

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The nnin objective of this trip waso discovor.jcther the hussiens or uussian controlled countries ore or hnve in the pst veen uiilising interrogntion and espionoge tuchni-jucs which involve ths use er trugs and iypnosis. This officols suspicions of the uso of such techniqucs were brougnt taa, climax by the rocant Lrinl ol Cardinal iinizenty.

Phring this trip, high ranking hmerican occupation orficors tnd orficiels vcro contacted in bot) nd , ilunerous infcrmant contacts were,.. kany of'theso iuformants recently arrived made iz from tneretore having current and vory enlightening inforaation concerning tncindzcnty trial. Visits wore also made to tho roturning Frisoner several iunüred of tneso returning of er border points tircugho F.i,'s were intorrogated in hopus or diseovering the use of drug or hrypnotic techniquos on them.

Durin; the trip, tho Folycroph (lie detector) was nseu in sixteen dirferent fwere processcd. In four different cases during which cases, suspected Cormunist ngents were processod by urugs ntd tno outeilishing ol tìe state of lypnosis for interroration purposes. (It was interesting, to note thát Folyireph tests coulri be run und the hypnotic stnte could be established ond maintained through the use of nn interprcter.)

From the contants mcde throurhout this trip, ib c-n le snid wilh n -roat denl of certpinhy Lhot the iusuions pnd severnl Kuasinn vominated countrios nre utilizing trug interroration to a coosiderehle extent ant nro utilizinr, irypnosis in spcciei and important inctauces. Thoso instances suri ko involve the trinl propuration proceduro ueel in suverai oxiromsely importont espionoco trinls. às for as cen bo nsceriainod fron the limited copronch mande, it would soen Lhnt the Russians are not, at this time, utilizing iypnosis oporationnlly in thcir espionago set up. ltis, lthourh, interostin to rote thpt the Russians definitely do possess"the know-now of such operations, should they care to utilize these techniques.

It is reeorynended that sieps bo Lakon to cronte l'ncilities for the susceptibility testing ond briefing ol certnin closses of individunls coing ovorsons. It is furtier rocoaunonded that security validntion tcrna bo eslabiished lor uso ogersens and tnas ppocialists be trained in tie uso of drugs and oporational hypnesis.

TAHI POH HO. 64

AlB, 2, 30/2