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TO: Deputy Director of Cocurity

VIA: Chief, Socrity oscarch Staff

Chiof, Technical Pranch

JCT: Attached Tenorankum fran Cliel, Contact Division D (no etc.)

1. The tariter has careCuly exaained tho nnoranlui fron tho Contrct Bivision dated 26 Tarch l953 and is of tho opinion that if the facts aro as stated, a vory sorious situation oxists.

2. Rescarch in comoction with the AMTICHOK prorrm hnas vory clcarly shom that oao of the stanlard tochniquos usod by mcdiuas is the use of hypnosis anl in the opinion of tho aritor and in the opinion of othors who are profesnionally capetont in the field df lomnosis, the extractiou of inorntion fron porsons undor lypmnosis is entiroly possihlo. ilo the nenoranhr: doos not describo the tochnical conditions undor vhich thoso seances are hold, sucli seances Tonorally are conhucted inter condlitions idenl for lopnesis cither for onc individual or a group of individuals. As a rule, tho rooas are darkoned and various "props" are used wiich vory siaply con te tho basis for gáining dirocted attontion ani hcnce facilitating 'Rypnosis. Since it would appear from the nenorandhu that none, of the inliviiuals ençaced ore connocted in ay way vith this Agency, the :mritor is of the opinion that tho natter Tite posribly should be roferrod to tho Todoral Pureau of Invostigation.

3. Ic, hevover, it is loliovod ty the propor authorities Miat this matter can proorly !e handled ly this Aroney, perticnlarly the Cecurity Opfice of this Aceney, tho writer urzests Ch? "ollouing:

1. A caplote survoillacco on the trlore? o deteriime the theroabouts of the metinrs.

2. 1 brond survillenco on all individual? altondiug the mnntinge, partieularly the astchlieront of Cho Idontities of thoco participating.

A/B,I,19,1

DATE: 9 Apr11 1953

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3. , coprohonsiv tec'nical srveillanco of tho aron in widich tho neotings taio pleco ainod pocifically et the plantine of microphoncs in the arca vith consideration also given to Vhe taling of identity photographs in this connection,

h. Possiblo plantine of a very mocialined observer vithia the grouy threagh a developod friends'in vith eployee.

D 5. An effort Should ho made oither turough or gurroptitiously to tracc and obtain the stenographic notes nado by the wonan in qucstion at the noctings.

h. Por vabter of rocord, the vritor vishos to state tiat in hia epinion, individuals under hypnosis can rotics te initing very comlex chaical and nathenatical foriwlas. This as leon de onstrated in a cloccly related narmer by the ATICilkE vork on mumorous eccasions in this Offico.