(ESTIMATED PUB DATE) (UNTITLED) RE TRUTH DRUG

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00144772
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: November 22, 2024
• Document Release Date: January 15, 1983
• Publication Date: January 1, 1950

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an6 T..ter .1n1.17.ry- 3, and 31. 7s be
ed h him on thf; s F_:����,.jcct
remor nr, n-r-
The a 1i rid c.oei-,:Yte o.: ':arnaUs
or hashish ), has been lolown as TD (truth rug ) . It is prepared by
chemist only,and is an oil T:hich ha n no tr.:;te, odor or color. The. ,
nir.�,,,.'4".,
preparation is a very involved rrocess I:novni to or17 :_4. fe-: r)ernona,e7. ';'hore is
no reason to believe that :n.y other naLirm or group is f�--mi.lir i:it:i ';..'rtr. prer�r-
.:)i,4 dA.,���il.
ation and uses of l�he droc. is r'2.30 ;limos:, impersi1e to ;..n?tlyz,..v.rd for this
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t. extii. j;+e_Lr_k.zrit,:.wi.r.::....:;j.�::a:::.:t:::...�:a.vn.y
vsn
"r � reason there :la 1itLle danger . . .. . !-.mong, the effects
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of one of oi:r men. H---ceriii,,c1-6q,e-tr_rti-Tei.1....r4ker-tr7-o). the 14_,-�iid the ;wept Trirl-it .'":." ^:1 :1
5.1F�he...373-2..ci..11.]�:e tro -1rnew- h.;.mself so that: he. might be able to 1-17v-i,-.4,,-(30!�- 1ln �
_ 17�.r7111hr,rt-1-7,--hi:vv. dottortss. prescr.iption �
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it prg:sent the oil is put up byr,the in ampules of 3cc. In7smuch ,
as a maximu:n dose is .03cc theampules are too 17r7,e 7,--r err rsc.-It igi.22 he
5U! r eat.^(71
even .25ec� The
th7t for
orr
use hc rmu:1-7. be of .5oc c7n7cit.y, or
-.,!*.17 as insulin, 71.1,.!rr:.�
body) or the 3g.:171,-, rrzy feirTn icnomnce and srY ho believes they. :'re for a vit:. min
deficiency. The Scarchors ):-Lnu.rw..))of course.)th. t tc 77.7nt is a druT ,
a r f:t
...hen exposed to 7ir the o.7i to d..:t..:�.;�3.or7te t.77rn7 yellow-or7'r
TIOIrevcr. ro:n in ofeetive fOr some wer)::s :nd in e C!,.1:7'7: in a cirec
it yr s r.!'f-ect..i.vo to some c;:tent al-;-.,or 6 month,s. c-,,
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Z.-- pi CCr."-' thic :1;�It eLerior7!.Hn.
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ir,....01CC A Tili s k!ii. hr.ve L9 1)e.! r... ;:p�..!ci.1 o-,-ier bee:-.use .-r. a ronr..T-1 rule h:-2,
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i'ir IA. i:!,.
arc rr.,,. dc 'IT in L. or sizes' � -fl,.; 1-:-.11 a,r)u1'.1 c a �:ntin 3,r).o ,-.7:�!�in ,�1coho1 � ?..,i optt.on
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PRIOR TO U6L
'ID is a "Sunuay Pullen " ud snould not De useu untess the Agent nes given
thought to all pot.:Abilities and
feels certain the tme
of the drug is necessur:i.
It must not be used inaisaziaaaaat4 indiscriminately ana without the Iroper
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.F.W4MPOIAAMT, bui_Ld-up. Its effects are to some extant similar to licluor hnu
the subject who is suspicious auu stroug miuded may not reveal tne informstiou
y44--tbretrs6. Especially is this true if he-feels that yymr� contact wiLa-him
is for thetoue purpose of getting information.$searh. before the adminis-
trat on,the Adtnt must establish some feeling of mutuality. The subject snouid
be made to iTeei secure and relaxeu. It possible no reference Lu tale business of
actual interest shouln be made witil time drug has been al.yiied cult. Laken effect.
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For tne foregoing ruasons it mity-be-t.mrr that tne best laklimaxy preliminary
move is to tet the Subject to take a few urinks-of lit4uor.
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As o--:am:)los of thu forer,oinr, Lho story VP18 told -of a -drit to a
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arr�Und tn rorrlr pod hr !'roe17
Prisoner of r:ar Cnmp in ArFini.a whurs only too-notch wporilwrwrk qemman military
t� e - tr- ���
.lasimmetreml wer-1 l'ept for interroretions. lorman ruhmarino cortmarOsr, who
wn: eonnidered outr,1;endin7 in hir ield, hod been the role survi-ror of his r+.0--
mnrine's sinkinfl nn d lt wnl thou-ht. 1,e hnd va2uahle informntion concv.Iroinr:
(3) the depth to which the submarines eould ro with sa'ety, nnd (2) tlIn morele
of 'lerman submnrino crews. loth cf these items wrrc of ortrume interest to
l!avy at thc time. !:nny attomots had been r,ade tn otrOn h%ir. infornntien from
C-
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the corn an derietyr�vvie Irk he was nxtrfrinly wary � At the tiio 1;11 41..* it, 131
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commander was invited over to the officers' club for a few sociol drinks, which
was more or less customary. Aftor a few drinks and some conversatirm, it could
be soon that while he would tolk freely on almost all matters, .he was well aware
of the fnot that an nttorot mif-ht be Tirade to o%)tain informatien from him. The
eeport,mtty was fn,.!nri to ri.ro hi7 a ei7arette whinh ha" heen loaded and after
approximately half an hour had prissod from the first R-Iministratirin, ane of the
compeny, in a round-nbout .nnd i!inotont manner, lend up .to qunstiam.ormn.cinvm,
depth. The commander, althourh at this timo definitely under the rffectg of thc
drnr:, was
still wnry and indicated ho would not ri7o information on this neint.
n l'+ -r after t7.e more eir,nretter ha+ been e-nrIrme,l, the talk was lead
c-n,rned q..)e,_It the r-rieral lnrrinr,Aof ;,.!rman
.
nubmarino norzenno1.0,mrA4m. '7owe-er, nr:40.400Ww, wns e7er eeneerrinr-
f-71- 0 fel (
r ease o!' dopo poddlor an,1 ret*cteer in 7ew
Yrok city who was wellnknewn to the operator frem his days of law enforcement
work. The dope peddler was telephoned and asked to come to :,;(3e the operator
who ,
described himself as beinr connected with secret rovernmont work and who in
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a -enitien to i,re the deoo peddler an eenertenit7o elp hir eeuntry in '11
7ar. Despite Ule character of the peddler, ho ei-idently-harberdd some feelinu
of patriotism and presented himsely/hen it was exolainnd that itwas thour,ht
hir connections in Ldeily could be used for espionare eurrorez. Cen7ersation
alone this .line wae carried on for nene tine and no reference was made to any
illeeel activities or the dope peddler. Althow;h the dnpl peddler dld not drink
liquor, he was persuaded to take just one liqueur to keep the operator "company."
Also, durine-the time, throe cigarettes had been eivcn to him at different times.
The effect was quite rapid and in about 20 minuto-. after the ti,ird eiaerette, the
7eddler told freely or the many niecel activities in Which he ha,.1 been and vas
then enefteed ccncernine the mue-lire of narcotics. 7e !lino named many or his
associates and orfietals who were also involved in thir activity, although he. was
well maare that thn IRereon to whom he was talkinm 7v,s, alien be in the future,
on with lew enforeement activity.
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A little later the peddler complained of foeline very lieht-hesvied, as
though he had had to much liquor. lie discarded this as an e-,:elanatihn; however'',
becallse he had had one drink. He did state that he had been havinr, R little
trouble with his dieestien and he had not etC.en for anoroxinat:ely Z4 hours. The
enerltrr to 7r.Jr up -F.tir; situation non'iner-J hin t.het the -:ne liqueur on an'
er.loty 7temach tnd hi 'astinr, had rlade him rick and slince7Ulle to the aleoholic
fumes. Vn aceepted his e-xelenation.
Another care erre one 7'..ieh illustrated. the rlde hal. ce-mlen ba.cir :lunt
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first be entalinhad and that snrpicion munt be alla7e
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. rh oa imrol7 1
the questioninq of aeproxLmately 30 army officers in the srace of one day. "11
of the offficers were susrected of beinr Communists and the int.r-rier here being
hr?1,3 to try to establish the ,ririen.
It rhould hP nctr'd that hecuze cf the
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soced wi+.h wi,Lch it^ intorrn.rotirns rere onrriefl
on!-, no
or recline
could be rirct e,;tanLisi-..id)nnd olsn nn-t ef the. r.cn wore in ft Com-
munists and were suspicious, their fears concerninr the quflntioninr were not
quieted. Uevertholess, the drum
itlas
adminintereo in cirlarettes nni five of the
thirty, even under the adverno c-mditions, rave full information orrIcernin7, their
Communist affiliationn.
t..eminintration
Amini.stratien pf the drur, in cim,arettes in the easiest method. liowever,
it is difcimult to -,nur:3 emonnt of drum tal-cn by the subj-e.t hoonnse of the
different hnbits or mrokinr: of 7ari,..us persons. ncr���,1,� n n3 r.nr'.174,70
,iorn to a small stub rithout with'Irnwinc it frOn their mouths
very often, -whereas
others take only a few puffs and in the iterim either hold the cirarette in their
h.Inds or place it on an anih tray. To load a cimerette. the nondle ;hould be
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1;hrnr.t in non Ler nlon he - t ezi:7//1,--'i_l� ie
Q.p.acksAit4v.4m441. The nee/jo n'lonid then 1:o
furelq,Y1 -4j ri 'in, I.
while this is takinr place.e% ertc,
,ft,"C44-14.rw-rr".`7, 71+.17 rnrrrrt,""r!""f4. 4""1""jOrtiel.werWo.r4VO: , -"110....4.003irr1r'nd
rri,hyt II ors kelrotit� ,C.,----.4.0-7,,�,==yoloblaw.a4ar.16.4..i.ozati...-04.asa.r.ottaz -Q.
Th.r, oper%tor rust he on,:cnA not to dconsit the drnr,
too nef-r the uanmr wronpirc or in too rrent conco7trnt4on nt nnp noint, it nny
reeoh the pnT2er ard -.toin it. Tho opertor may conce to,:qnce nithil .03 cc ir
nno oienrette or .01 c ri noch nr three eicnrettan to ont donn7e.
--r'Inns the cnro71.-. 7:o:r nf onnUcati.on in in `'nmel. oh !,e, eandy,11nrr
d'neyros, clic': the '!"rn 51 iN nrnincirl nli 0,!!1,1-,1
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anr1 thero is the further advanta7e the.t sone4=ik may born,' of the arount cnn-
try.6.d.t
sumed. or instance, .01 cc could be Placed in each of threo chocolates which
oonld he 7iven tlo subject nt different tines, to ns to stretch nut the operntinn.
s incy bo on oroasions. tho roro:l.�fl:oot will
ho n'Dtained from .01 cc anl that thc nrn iirht ho olroi-ormo with .03 cc.and
thereby frustratinr, the attemot. The hypodermic may he carried wranned u? iin
al...( t!.�../ 40.....1';�v.'.. F.! ;, :It, 'I/, /.....;
a nOck.ct to r". r.!lacc vrlr,.-! fool Trill he ser-rod orri tho r.,:h.jcc4. r,,ill be otJortnet,./N
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..7r e-C-.reverrm., i t MR y 1) 1.1se71 in the hfr--..e.. Pro-Io.ro ti s.,r. el' 4.-....,,, nr.rtieu1arY1-44.a.ee�
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h. usod may bo r.ade voll in ry:vanoc.
rhc a'I'ministration ol' the drus in liquor is, tho mo.st satisfactory, inasmuch
as the subject in rationalizinr, his physical feeiin^, will ascribe "is reolir,-, of
liolit-}lon.loOne.7:7 to Ithn liouor. Ths Oi!7fici:1!-.7 is, hoover, tbo nil i 7
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sol.,.1*..1.:,� in I inuor !And in Not is fin 1 y r.,-..)arir-,ly soluble n strai r-ht, -.rain $12.'7.^11'..1.
01; t�-�1"3!
arr.: nincoc! Ln 1.iri.lor 4 h will
A t,.:. fourvi tbrit ".1.-,ey will re7r.ain as small
.: erpp .1 e t r, and will settle to the bottom of the container. 'n attempt
45 4 ,',;.-d7to
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id--/elop e� tvicture 4.7,ivioli on be used riirr...stly in Jio�ioren. r4-.-- 4....1-torti.:.
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":ii -7 rinrrrtnr !Ion t ool- rhr n. r-h.o.ti on '',-,-�-1 i� i. r-i.?-^t' -.in.i. r, 'i..r'.:ti on 4 n
or2ro--.4rrat:ly lr� ::��i�nni��,�r. Tr o. fseo..4, ::�:�iinirf..ret.4r: T1 01" oi'fo�,t 771^.y r'n:7-
4.� 4 .�) : I"' S A 1 J.,' .01 � 1.1 fr./.1 jo...41- .1.: .4 / 4 /1%.� .1.1..... ,7 b - �. �e�-e.�
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where from 11, to 45 mir.utes. 4.".a.. '.:sb.i.r. 4-11e.-.Cer,..--1-.C:..11:1
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61.4....norlop-argro..4.--ryetnialis+Tf�eiri The �tii-o or reaction for.-.�,ith earth onrr,cn 3
ivIrn
aLlt�J'A
liToOr he her. confiried, thr.t
;1 10.7 r %I- of roact;.r+n hoo:-
o'nysio�il nelit ion of of food
i.21171.11 si1o7; 114 - "lent o!�-o.
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or
Th -^n� rn.1,
r,n.ctirol ntinuihrtr, nn,ior 4::14" reme T....-nr14'-�im:'7.-
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Tho onoroi:or 1.00�-no i77o.LiortA dln:7r ("7 73171117
..oe ,inhh �rtr to tho slibjeci:. -1-ilo the drur %lin nol; efu:ro 'iru-..ti'ul or" r:..h.ts cr
,,,,,. A it I! g � ,I,.. ..
ir.j.tr-.! the subject, it ,.*1 ill. / r. qu 7 '... hirit he lose or,e7,11ei!sn-;ss Ln tho :..,rie manner
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as ono who is completely drunl�)and no further quostile;f n'. 6 1 # -�-�141-�-:`.:1 "4(4.. -
is ecause of this factor that IL is atI7is1tb1e. to administer the drur, in doses �
nr
.01 cc o.-sr rc,--ir.'d cr -tine 1-hich will 7)orn't
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from 11..e
rec-Alt roly be to force the needle
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orlin. I r it; in Nrcr. thf7
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stiaLr.� the hyno,Inrmic-gi4za=i+P-41.1.-44-el1-P-i-n
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ehrtre.eteri.ltdo or the oil,
+he !-.7me1er9'e :7arnot ),� rile 1,7., ,liep7n,- the ree,fl_e in1.1 the liquid. The
, 1.o.t..14. , vi,
ropdl.i.. must be t'.)-on off 4:ho %..ynodsr.o.ic .,.-14 4-1)n li olli4 dro.7-n in thr,:v,rh A loro
k P�
a:lertnrc in the hyooc:ernie '..,e,y. The liquid n:dlihit7 ler: 7isensity at hir-her
tomoro.ture 7.
it.hrt: 1,1 r tviat nri nr.r,..int of drin!7 ^r
t5,o1 fho 7 17 f.,mitliotro,1 hos no offo,:t tho
hy the, ,irt.17, 5�tr,h. IL may 1-:e that tilc
th;.e only result from too
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much rood or drink and not from the drur.
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Cne ,.v!m;nirtrisition of from .01 cc to .03 cc will az ru.le ltult in effect
rrem no toke as rlAch or !:-:/(7, g Oiroc ho.ir!7 in oy.trroo � -
ooros to uOmini ctor drw ond r f nuhjoct, 'Y; )ofnt ho
frcoly. r (ln�t cc, it i es!7entia1 that no ooervti-on. or this 1:!.nd
carried nis...rulida.re. ;t in thero will bp no
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in%errunt;.enr, 'or cf N
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three or fo'ir hours. -hi le the subjoc`,i undor tho infthonc,). he 7:511 e7hii4
� the eonce of Ilr?inr r:7 wi 17 and for this roon }'' 7 nnne,^.rannn
� ,Nmnito rms2ioion ond oom,00nt:
^ fo c
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''t--d
're 1 rr in rorr,, 111-
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()C r rit �-r- to4,���-�-r--,
,-.1t , (Iry (A% �.�
nil inhibitions arid to the are ns Cl 17,11 l,rain wt ...-141 en indi-
e, A
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c!ti n. 1 S ,`! " 4.-....r.r�Ir"+�ts.grirs���2/041,;,1;+-:-."0�.�vroi.,14,-4-Atte.legr....norra4A1-.ttirouir,-.
rm.+,
It also rooent.Jotes the sonse..7 o.nd increq7or stronit
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I '1nr !1-.n i . 7% r'; � .1 !. f,r� :�,,
1;.9uor. 'exual tions noront�.ated to the
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noint whore almost any stotnnent zon se,.n ritiioulously funny, and, cYn thn other
tivpitn-JA,,,T)
hand. whore a pCi*EiC:1 i I�onioolli:eaaki., he royA---4- Tn zone cosns.)
rprn7sinv'n ..1r1 .d,r: nr w);.7nr thp
;nrornoti^n
onr:rrorinr. qnnsf;.ons. Tr, S'":"1" :tor it.r�oy 1)o rouns?
rorrossions arr,' anOhasizod for it tine, tl'iz condition rill rraclually eicar
It was stal...ed that, onne?rally spe717in7, thn roaotion -rill be on or extreme
uloosur,..,�?rorinnin-, an hilorions moor! ond Arep.../..srnwanovitigniememis.m. tho i.-,,2-v1nscy to
ir.'1�11rze in nr'').-tioal j,�17; or a sin?lo nn!,rro hors--)lay.
nr.c11
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Tectr; nhrwai the lr...J; noy rr7r,oin notont in ni71re'tte fbr
cow,le. of -7ne!..c n.n. in nn.) c.,t,c it ^r-und flirt (7n-lridrr!,..1.1,
in '1.7!
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TItrnril'n
r-7.7.0-,11r; ;r1 r.,-2/w7-11 ro.e.1
onless the food itc1f worn to
ir'i r'thr rintr, is or:n1;ro.ry trt'7?ficr'o1 t,rn4 o
I "re, to in ; rrIn
it �mr.:::oar,50n.
-,nrooudC T1orooti.o.:7,
t�-� 1 Ws:
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b:.� -t1,�� thn n.rcl r...70
to he ,3 rut:.
or."octu o" woor cf.!",
vn no :7:onnr. o!' n1o7on or of.hor rhy7,5ro1 ��!. -ir-ht r ph" �-�.or�o
cf -;r1117.n-1. liouor. 'lc n.,:rorn of'
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he to lked creel; on d 4o rlor.o.nrt...�04,4;31--rr�--nvrr qs,c.t....arn-o1,--ver-re�nrealrb
pro -cry bf." in no way affected)ard as R rule suldoct, will ozoribe his looso-
of tr_inr:ne thn n-t.4.-,11o1; 371try.:71_,:rtt.cr1�
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tl.t in cnu.s 7,1-v.,o on in0A-ridual re-ordoi ocni'ldontial
infornation, his mcnory of tic Nat when hp rorainn normality nay oawm him
to tnkc dosocrntc.notion (sr ono ncrt or mnothcr)svnhi. 1on7inr 1;;1.T ccruitry,
r0-tomntinn. to do tho n?orntor hnrn, r,r fin r..nnit rtui,(10. or thfse
istorcA,
this f,ct nust bo
nons4A-,-Itie,n isc
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