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1. Reference is nade to our discussion concerning and his various inferests, particularlu inclu@ing,his work n the field of hyrnosis. As you know. end popular writer on a nunwer of subjects.

2. The writer has examined all the vritten matorial in detail which you forwarded in connection with case and for your information, this material mayDe broken dowm into three catcgories as follows:

1) Educational Haterial has written cxtensively in the field of education, testing; child psycholocy, college teaching, menory training, etc. Ilis technical writiugs cover many fielis and in general they are written more or less in a "popular" manner.

2) Popular Writing - In this fielci, has made a number of contributions to commercial magazines and compary magazines. In general, these subjects arc of the "popular" type and have to do with.snch standard items as tolerance, how to get along with people, how to relax, personality traits, etc.

3) Hypnosis - has been writing on hypnosis and related subjects A vory careful examination of his work fails to reveal anything new from our point of view and . his writings in the field of hypnosis in general can also be regarded as of the "popular" tyne (The, writer has read

In connection with 3) above, the writer very carefully examined the\_ typewritten manuscrip submitted b: Cin conncction with possible nilitary uses of hypnosis. This is very similar to his

TO 1 Chiof, Security licscarch Staff

PROM  Chief, Technical branch

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thouchts are not new anu li his material appears to be somewhat sensational, it is only because individuals who might read it are not particularly familiar with the subject. while
cannot in fact prove nuch of his raterial, the writer and his associates will support most of. his allcgations and ideas on the basis of their experimentation.

3. On the basis of the material at hand, the writer feels that those in the Traihing Division who are interested in this field should-be referred to your Office for general discussions in these matters since your Staff has worked in this fieid for over three years, is familiar with the literature and has"worked with and has continuously been in contact with professional consultants in hypnotisn. It is believed that your advice, and recommendatious and assistance, should be considered before any outside Agency activity be undertaken in this direction.

In compliance with your request, we have written to for information and his views in the abovc matter and his reply should be here in the immediate future.

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THIE HILITARY AFPLICATION OF HYPNTISH

I choose two practical applications from many with which to Aillustrstemy proposition:

1. The safeguarding of the messages entrusted to Couriers. In dcep hypnosis the subject, military or citilian, can be given a message to be delivered to say Colonel X in Berlin. The subject may then be sent to Eerlin on any perfcttly routine assignment. The message will. bo porfectly safe and will be delivered tp the proper person because

a. the sutject will have no memory whatsoever in the waking state as to the nature and contents of the message.

b. it: can be arranged that the subject will have no kowledge of ever having been hypnotized.

c. It can be arranged that/one beside Colonel X . in Berlin can hypnotize the subject and recover . the message.

This hypnotic messenger, if I may use the phrase has in my opinion at least two very definite advantages over the ordinary codrier, First he will never under any circumstance by a slip of the tongue dinuilge the true nature of his mission for the very simple reason that he has no conscious knowledge of what that mission may be. He is merely going on a routine replacement in say the Adjutant General's Office. This will be his story and the story which he believes.

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Cocondlx, it hé any chance,, he is picked urthrongh a loakago, or. Ainformation from other Sourees the cssare is shre. de"aheont or thrid dogree tactics can pry it Joose, for he simply does not have it Tin his conscious mind. Lven if the encmy suspects the usc of hypnotism tho messago is still. sale for no one can hypnotize him except this :Colonel Xin Berlin.

My I point cut that this technique is one which can be demonstrated unäcr oxperimental conditions where you wish and when Fou wish allowing aicertain amount of time to train the subjects in question.

A specific counferintelligence technique to be used against enemy atents. This particular use of hypnotism would be more complicated and more difficult than the raher simple case which I outlined in the preceding paragraphs, but is, I assure you, quite practical. I wii: take a number of men and will establish in them through the use of hymnotism the condition of split personality. Consciously they wiil be ardent Communists, phanatical adherence to the party. line, ready and eagor to submit to any discipline which the party may prescribe. Unconsciously they will be loyal Americans just. as grimley determined to thwart the Commnists at every turn in the road.

These men acain will have no knowledre of anything that occurs in the hypnotic state--will have no knowledgge of ever having been hypnotized and can only be hypnotized by sueh persons as the original operator may choose. Consciously they will associte. with the Comunists and learn all the plans of the organization. (nce every month or at such time is advisable they will be contacted by a member of our intelligence department, hypnotized, and as loyal Amcricans will tell what they kiow. This sounds unbelievable, but I assure, you, it will work.

Once afain the advantages. Your hypotbetical cownler spy will be placed in a very difficult situation--amounting at best to social ostracism, at worst criminal prosecution. Ho wili not disclose his true role for the very simple reason that he can not. Consciously he is a Comminist and will not in a moment of wcakness admit to his relatives or to his friends that he is anything but a Comunist. Arain, ifthrough some leakage, he is suspected of being an informeer his true role is safely giarded, locked in the unconscious and impervious to all assults from the outside.

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: consider mysclf an authority on the theoreticl applications of hypnotism to warfare and would point out that it is a highly specialized subject. The average psychologist or even psycliatrist is, as at much of a loss here as would be the average chemist or physicist if called on to supervise a very :pecialized project for wliich he had had no particular training. I claim that I caf, demonstrate all my particular contentions to the"satisfaction of the government agencies and request the opportunity so to do.

In closing, may Inake one very significant point. The hussian literature is hard to get and carefully avoids any mention of the topic in question. Those Russian articles which I have been Jble to get leave'no doubt about the fact that the lussian is just as conversive about the field of hypnotism as are we.

Respectfully submitted,-

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To: Chief, Security Research Staff

FROM  Chief, Technical Branch

SUBJECT: C

1. I have examined proposals and I feel that I ahould make the following comments:

a) The idea of a courier that has been hypnotized,is not new and I am absolutely certai did not invent this idea. We ourselves have carried out much-more complex problems than this and in a general sense I will agree that it is feasible. However, there is no proof whatsoever that the hypnosis cannot be broken by ànother competent hypnotist feels this is possible) and the entire test has not yet been subjected to actual field conditions (long travel, time, etc.).

b) As far as third-degree tactics are concerned, we do not know as yet what happens to an hypnotized individual.under the third-degree or plied with chemicals of various types. Whether or not he will disclose hypnotic material or indicate he possesses same has not been deternined. Again this is a test that'we hope to carry out in the future, as you know. + 1

c) proposp that a subject "will have no knowledge of ever having boen hypnotized" is debatable. In regard to this, we are not yet certain but possibly through the use of subtle chemicals and/or a very careful cover, it might be done. It is conceivable it could be accomplished if the subject were not unduly suspicious,extremely naive or very stupid but again this point is questionable.

proposal about using hypnotized indivituals as counteragents is also not new and we, of course, have discussed this many times. Whother or not it can in fact be demonstrated we are not sure and it is hoped that the field tests we are working on may help us along these lines.

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He io. an outstanding bio-chenist, has.apecialized in the gtudy of ergot dorivatived and'in virses E OSI recently visited nnd contact can easily,be árranged,

lie ia regardad.as perhaps,the top'roecarcbor in lysergic acid,and'ita derivatives in tho world today.

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Fan' outstonding authority onmatabolign-and hus donoveryauthoritative vork on LSD and bescaline. fls papors are quotod and.used.continuously. stated that hecould be ropted throurb thar romincnr olnrto

uThé riter regarda s orfer aa,extraordinarily generous in that not only will he pay cut os.hie own pereonnl funds the necessaryexpensestovisit varioua" importont:contactein but that.he, has stated he vill'take annusl leave while,maling those visits.on behalf of this Agency.The writor feels the vork of-these individuals end organizations is of major intorest to the. LRTICROKE program and that consideration ahould be given to the advancement. of somo enallsua of money to topasist hin in making euch visits aa he' can on behalf af the Agenoy., The writer also fee] that.if visits are outborizedtto-anyof,the aboveindividunls or orgonisations gnould bo alloved to teke then, not on annual leave, but in regular course of businesn. The abovo mentioned matter is'referred to gyou for.youn consideration.us a strict Securityproblom;and.nlso foriyour consideration as a proper subject for ARTIcHokE disoussion at the regular Conference on,Thuraday, 22 Octobor 1953,