SPECIAL PROJECT

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00144861
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: November 22, 2024
• Document Release Date: January 15, 1983
• Publication Date: October 11, 1951

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11 Octoter-1951
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i C.:: : Lt. Col. C. 12. Lutchin
Erecial Pivject
3.. With reforenco to our diocuorions of h Octob,...-r. 1951.
on tho culajoot, I t.:1 ono:Ir.-I:Inc ttrief-; rizmtro:--itun on Prajoct
IrLho'..m. I tru.ot thnt. -Liao holpf:13. to :cu on a C.: 7:1*
cioa stat=cr.t of the aims Lnd oce7.e Cl' to projoct.
2. It in undarotood that :fou will uoo the attechad mmc-
randun to irief the recrottiry of reft:nzo, tha Choi, receorch
p-..nn.:3. in air reopecti..-e
officos 11:-:-.-In;; r 1e1 to 1:.-.ou". rinaelo ir.f.i.onted in
1i of the :::c1=3, this ..ix cr.aLra1t:1 in-o;;:ct, I 1:.79.,2.141.
:o.tr r 747,V1di21.:; With the z of t'acoci le...;0 have
boon trio-fed on t..e oubject.
3. I t!hall look fer.:or..1 to ntetitz:- vith .):cu end the in:li-
vid:L.1r, c"..eoicr.r.ted 1:y the Cho. iron, Icwrchrq.:Ve.1.02::: t 0:1.C.1 �
rri � hns ir:dicatcd thot ho Lould 1:11:e to attend the
accuosiono also.
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1. CIA 11-s fltablivhed nnd is e,ctivnly rarletin,:: a :nroject to
detemin? 7w.let ealtebilitine for elicitinl inforze.tion or othnr� -
vise coutrollin.: tio retiens of individulle thrail the use cg
drac;s or other n1: eriontifio techaigileg!
2. The yirreve of the project is to v!rmit the development
of cotntentlres in thin field far the protection of U. S.
Covere=,nt CffIttE, I Iiitry nnd other U. p. 'personme:1
vho niz,ht f111 Zoviet control ne ve11 ns 111;;h officimiS
who mii;ht bs olbjected to control withoqt their 1%noyledze.
1. he fr.liefe of the Intelligence .t.sencies of the I.-ernrt,3ent
or tefenne hr:ve been briefed on the 7roject rnd have assured CIA
of the caornrntion of tir de;Artmente. Indivielnle fron thoso
do;nrtleatt he.ve been deriznated to provide interagency coordinn�
tion in this mtter.
h. Iqe to the pensttive n-ttlre of the -..roject, only those
sific "re d to know" in the'interested nt;encies are
briefed on ths n:dstence or tho aims of the .yrijcot. A key list
of those h7,vik; knowledce of the project iz maintained in
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9407 u:..,,Auaaar.I.J.vat VA Ui.0 VAUX=S.7.1,WI IiJ. VC1 nir weriA VA0
intra�,;:sncy 11-.s1s in the res7onsibility of ths Ae:istr.nt Iirsctor
for 'cientific E. P.. Lr. Litt%
denik;nott.="14Z.--14Weaadtemof Ilia staff as project cool...Un--11...cl./
E. A panel of caasultnuts hePded
been enteblished to *Avis., L.ae.. cociot in the 7.rocro.c.
7. In deve1o7inz the 1:rojert, CIA is undertoki-71
CL, A enroful review of n11 avail7lble inSomntion on f.oviet
activities both in intrroz...tilns,an0 in resenvoh on special
scientific mnterils or technic.aes yhich night bc adaptable to
interroastions. �
b. A 1:nr1111.11 rviev of U. S. reserlroh nnd dsvelo-,;=ent an
, speciol noicatific rrIterials or tecLniqles mi.:;ht be
adnytable to this rr-oe aad =15/It therefore be ex;ected to
te used by the
C. S:oecifio recenrch rracr-rol nimed nt devoloriac the full
yotentiftl of :Intel-let's,. or technie.ues as they are um,tovered
nnd the caaatersef,sqres. therefore.
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8, In estmhlichin3. thn rncenrch proarams. CIA
reconivls thn nncoilit7 for full coordination with otlicr agcncies.
Vhnrc c-..;-..11 in rese.%rnh are knovn tn .att=pto will lc =scIe
to. r,ricnt c7.1stinu: 71�)jects to-'.rd thesgt cnrs.
efforts will le nldo to establish nnle project3 to cover the
requirr!d renrch nren.
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