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1. 8n 29 Apr11, and net with to discuss hia recent thoughts on the subiect or hunon end nocial behavior in the light of his intaresta in electrically controlled systems. In substance, recocntzea a eimilarity in human ana social behavior with electrical, aechonical or opticol control syeteng which mny bo considered to be basicnlly made up of three oomponants. i.e.. a meneuring Pavice, a comunication chonnel and a control aystem. He Buggested that buman and eocial behavior might be disrupted, or at leaet aizably influenced over short or long periods, by effecting changes in the human or mocial analogues to measuring devices, ete.

2. Although id not feel tht he could make concrete suggestions on how to effact the aforementioned components, he did philosophize an aucgest that one might covertly influence human diet by modifying food supplles. This might be acconplisbed, he felt, by implanting chemicale or minerala in the soils, which in turn would be selectively abeorbed by the vegetation and conaequently digested by humane. Modifications' in the humnn dlet thus effect man's measuring facilities, such as his sensory orgnns, or his communication ayatem, i.e., hig nervous aystem, blood cirouit, respiratory system, otc. In this regard most of his euggestions would necossitate an overt approach to the problem, being mont readily pccompliahed during periods of war. However, when queried regarrirg covert opplleation of his thinking, he muggested thit an ares might be simllarily effected by relying on the wints or water supplies to covertly carry the implementing chamicals to the proper source. This vould obvloualy be a long range program.

3. The thought of a long range program lea to stnte C that he felt that gelentiats may be losing sight of meosuring nnd obsorving events which evolve slowly in lieu of brief and rapid transients. Rence, meny items might be influencing or sisruptine hunan behnvior in thin country without our knovlefge. Conversoly, seversl of his EraAunte stufonta were coneidering submicroscopic phenomena in the vegetable and the solid state.

4. When the converantion evolved into wicer fields, C briefly Aiscusaed hia research thinking with D Pinsofar as it pertnined to mman conmunication ayateme ant behavior. For examnle D with his head expoued to a pulaating magnetic field. reportadly exparienced numerous geomatric patterns. They currently feel that

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perhnpa eensory parooptions mny be artificinlly stimulated in the blind, deaf, etc., with magnetio fielda or relnted phenomenn to revenl thote. unfortunate ahortcominge. Research in this vein is to continue.

5. Alrendy thought ig being given to hearing aid systeme vithout externsl batteries. Enerer is to be obtained from randomly digtributed R.F. Radio fielde in the atmoaphere, properly nbsorbed and reotified, uging new developments such as selenium ond gernaniun cells, This thinkeing cnn be rondily extenfed ent adopted to transceivern, wire-recorders, etc. without power gupplies. The potentinl of such a development will aid and implement many operationnl requirementa of this organigation.

6.4 Pwas asgured that hie suggestione vers very otimi latin. and an expreeeion of thanks.and a request to consider sizilar talks in the future was extended to him.