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Reference is made to our recent curversation and your oral inatructions to restate certain matters concerning recruitment,of BLUEBIRD team personnel, necessary qualifications for such personnel, required qualificetien by training before such personnel can becone operational in the fisld and specifically what courses of training are nocossary and the estimated time required for each course.

As you are well aware the recruitment of individuals for BLUEBIRD teaas as carried on by Personnel (and to a great extent byauemshas been to date unsuccessful. This is .undoubtedly due to a number of,reasons but primarily the problem is one of back-:ground. We have examined a great many personnel jackets and biographicel statements and although soce men have been selected, there are very fer men who initially have the icombined experience we need - i.e., polygraph training, investigetive work, sons lang-. .uage qualificaticns,considerable interrogation experience, some technical skills, and a working knowledge of communist techniques and patterns.. In view of this it is felt that in the future.wewill have to recruit for BLUEBJRD work men who have some pertinen bnrkecavsn of purrnelity n furkgeouvd hare
experiences or technical skills  a high future potential. Set out belcw therefore Mis a brief:resume of BLUEBIRD requirements and:training as proposed in cur earlier con
ferences and currently modified to suit present ,treining facilities. PERSONNEL .Personnel for teems (Beat.estizate for team ,strength for most efficient operation is 3 or 4.officers for each B teami- soe below. Minimun number of,teems required is three plus
Hashington (Edatrs) training stalf and reservo). Each /e wiel bero 2 gredatn MD, a. Medical Officer.: Pelsph trained in use of druge, hypnogis, advance SI
tecbaiques, anesthesia, ote. (Any ksy chiatic tarnig mued
be of cmsid eabee val.) alrtan Ipreyrofl

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: BLUEBIRD. SPECIAL RECOMME-NDATIONS :AD/SI MEMO DATED 1O MARCH 1951 ENTITLED "SFECIAL INTERROGATIONS"

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b. Interrogator. .Trained in use of hypnosis, advanced SI techniques, special
interrogation, polygraph operetion, investigation.eriay, degmed o
Team captain m\_-i--d - - nf adwanred technical aids. Feneral

technical work, field improvisation, technical interrogation, polygraph operation and repair,,photography,,regular and infra-red.

d. Linguist,Sama duties as interrogator but with special language qualificatione. Possibly unnecessary as most case officors in field can act as interpreters officers sent to BLUEBIRD for training will have som and it is presuned that language qualifications.

B team candidates at Hdqtrs prior to operational assignments."(The following

personnel will be recruited to .train cendidates for B teams and to asaist operationally in the field when required.)

a. Staff medical officerp, This officor should have expert kowledge of azesthesia, drug usages, legal and criminal medieal.work, hypospray, hypnosis and advance poydhiats Shor in SI,techniquee, medical chemistry,netc. (Proposed officer, Coibee process of being rroruited.)Consultant and staff adviser,srssss

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Poraonnel currently asaigned to BLUEBIAD as trainees or probablo\_ candidates for teamo,

I&s0, will probably report within one week. Personnel is attempting to recruit this man (for staff Medical Officer)

General qualificstions - Should be reasonably young, sir e or narriedwith amall family.only, desire overseas assignment, intelligent, aggressive, good command English.languageand if possibleworking knonledge of foreigo.language Gerzan Polish.:Russien Arabic, Japanose Chinese, Slavictongues (Serb, Jugo, Roumanian) etc. college education (psychology).or, wide,exporience background and trsvol, full security.clearance. (Reserve or active military status might be valuable).

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Interrogator - Experionces should contain at least 2 or 3 years full time work as investigator, interrogator, intelligence operative or 2 or 3 vears with Military Intelligence, ONI, OSS, FBI or comparablo orgenization.

Technician - An engineering degree is not esaential but candidates shoul 4
have at least 3 years professional work in one or more of the following
fields: communications, electronics, mechanics (electrical and genoral)
photography, etc.

TRAINING PROGRAM.. : 1., Training required from TAD.

4. Polygraph. Trd will be requested to give each B toam candidate a basio courae in the operation of the polygraph inoluding structural design ard emergency or field repaira. (Estimated length of.course - 2 to 4.weeks).

b. Interrogation. TRD will be requeated to give each B tean candidate basic course in interrogation. : (Estimated length.of course -.3 to 5 days -, probably given at ssme time-as polygraph training).

In the event ThD polygraph training program is not operational it is propoged to th MP. SCHOOL  ARMY IN GEORGIA o if dI L
that consideration be given to sending B candidates to the standard.6week course
given by\_Keeler in Chicago. (Use straight government cover). 2. Training required from I&So I&so Polygraph wili be requested to:train:all B tean candidates and furnish.ther
practical case work in the operation of the polygraph with special attention paid to
I&SO. use.of.the:polygraph and relatedinterrogation. I&SO Ploygtaph will also train
candidates in monitoring and practical use of standard monitoring devices. I&so
Polygraph will also demonstrate their methods of rocord keeping, fores, acheduling
and practical office operation. (estinated length of training and practicalcase
work - 2 to 3 weeks). :.1

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Training by I&SO BLUEBIRD.

a. Polygraph. All B team candidates will be treined in using the polygraph as cover for SI work inclduing fake reports, charta, etc. Cardidates will also bo trained in fiéld use of the polygraph to check admissions or information obtained under SI when possible,

b.Hypnosis

: 1. Basic training, All B toam candidates will be sent under cover to NIC for special H course underzrueyg? (Length of course - 4 days).

2. Headouarters training.. Since it is an established fact that no read sperficincoin individual can, master H and SI techniques without actual practice, the following is proposed: BLUEBIRD will attazpt to secure from carefully screened and briefed volunteers, a panel of subjocts for simple, basic experimentation in H, Post-H and SI.tochniques. These tasts will be carried on under clinical conditions and ill be carefully.controlled. All personnel involved will be either I&sO or undar I&SO security costrel. thir taunning vile te at the Hopts anen

3. Advance training (USa),"It is propoaed to set up, under suitable cover, a base for atvance training and experimentation in H and SI techniques. .This base will be developed along the lines aa outlined in the pol. team candidates will be assigned to the base and will participate in and conduct advanoed, practical "fiold type" tests prior.to eithsr overseas or hdqtrs assignment, In,addition this base will carry out advanced experimentation in H, post-n and SI techniques under specific instruction from I&SO BLUEBIRD and. the coordinator. (Prob ably along .the lines sot out previously in the proposal). (Estinated length of,time,for:this,base.to becomeoperational.- 30 days after necessary agreeaents with (Estimated lengthof assignment of B team candidates to this base - 30-60 davA)

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4. Advanced training (Overseas), Norking with  n&so

will send B teams (and I&SO BLUEBIRD personnel) ho are trained to overseas bases to participate in and develop research, testing and actual operational work as required.

c.. Drugs, All B team candidates will be given all available inforn
ation on drugs and the use of drugs in connection with H, post-H and SI techniques.
This information will be obtained from I&SO BLUEBIRD files,fgcurces, y ete. Candidates will be inatructed in techniques involving
drugs and special lectures will be arranged by I&SO BLUEBIAD and OSI by author
ities in these fiolda. Basic instruction.will be given bj (This instruotion will be,carried on during periods of training at TFD