MINUTES OF THE (DELETED) WORKING COMMITTEE MEETING HELD 12 APRIL 1956, AT 1000 HOURS

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00146096
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: December 17, 2024
• Document Release Date: January 15, 1983
• Publication Date: May 7, 1956

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the Is.tter nroject vculd be completed by,l,ally 1956.
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but tt to re mato rore e.accv.r.2.97; . Dr.
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In nil-, orea nou. Dr.Tjizzaflec.toft. tbat 1i 1t cti.es
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c:a-doit, f1 ut1li eions Tor pulTcces riuent to�
the Aucy.
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setivity. Xt us2s pointea ci tt a joint 173,1:1ng co=ittcc,
carar:: trf) remocenteavcr, or the C-2f1c2 cZ and
hati. becn cenztltutua ond T;243 tzeelting ax;rozitzately ow:iv
tuo ueel:s. At itho o. stuf,y 1;111 b 1,1rie:.:�te..!:.c.ra to
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anted 1...het �thrio. uasc ai the., thiry7s 1722:2 tr412.5 t S"ir. O. Cut .
Dr OrCr::4 3,.F17:3A .7.t.Z. t :2 Z2:4:: tem istomstedin
in44cated that
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sc..-,n c wo had a r::;eClis:I.0 i croa1c.-re weald ccZ2 to i.1112
essistane. Dr.L..,�,...PilleAceted that there vas consiCain
colicera.mong.creratioml 31O ca this subject. Ee stated that
to uel'e loo17_Ing tho best uay to mount oz.f:oric.en.tal uol.k in
that Cc:47' to try a
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systcrmtio sny.foL. to C22 uhother judr4neat frsa
cochtall raLtics, and so forth, coula cent...saute
anything to accist oz=ating casa �Meer:: in their cycrations.
r"'"... � -ta that a possiblo'r.flueblo conclusion vould
that son-1 or these, thiug-a vould b hotter icewod.
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slf-cific in Chia ex.:�;.3. 13 Peoct,
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to cat cvar(lr.:d inforrLatice from inaiv5.duals Ithich they ordinarily
rofuse to reveal. It vas ir.icatca that this':crozran cetting
nlon3 fairly yell LL1 that va 1:21C.: in Ch.ut c1.1.0:216 of it.
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Dr.t-,41=tel. to LICI: 1:111t 17aG meaat by "the ulCale of it".
Dr.c7:Z=77.....:9iudicated. that tha e:unrimaatal desicp haa been
c:7.7.91etaa. Tventy-cif.lt inaividuals 12-.1a been cyax.atically
stAdic6. by r.c.rticit.atin3 �.."%whictricts endc COYiet".; of ctr...tatured.
oten:icao re1a*Lin.3 to each in:7iviCual. LL bec�n cc-7.21ctca. Soi.?.
cZ tie cotty.,.1 haabaz,un.
firf!scs have been rexcrtcd.
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I. Cl,arter, pro-)o.Jalc hz...1 teen ua0.e to (1:..7;ana the overt
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rec311.oll fc=de.tion.
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co closay connactaa t_-6 it is difficult'
to u.se it for ocntr=tin3 for o::ternal resec..mh in other research
oc=nitieo. 7Lerafore, it ras.beins 5?zonesca that the Society b3
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ccr.Tlotely neparatca front--; -3-Univcr31ty, a full-tic:: rcocarch
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earector of iho,ascioty hiv;t1 r...akiu3 it .po:2!-Ab1e to kecu closer
touch lath tha rc.carch r...ount projects of intorest
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Dr. e:findicate1 that he had diff iculty in
racuntinz crZ.airt projects in 'Caleb he van intorctca vria that he
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vould b nter:.:stod in uzing .ench a group. Pr. val11-4.- a. to
hnou -ch.:tiler security ac,,,,rect3 or this noir setup had. been
evaluated. Dr.t;;;;'.4M7antea to har.I.7 vhst tyoe ar pers.=
beir,g. coaside,-al a foll-tic:o. director.
:331.,017.a.1 types in Laind aml that this could -
CILIC;CCi. 1ac vith Dr ot`:::::12,5.i' heIres intcriestod. Er: e'f-r:7'4, Deintcd
out that be vs.,s not ..a co.r.d.ate for the position 17.xt that he
wouldi oertun1ty to to_7.h.cf.zt tuasboin_rf, pl .............
Ifith the conelualen of the brzlinuashind stady, essentially
the csize E,roup ver.hing en this pro-Olen any be3in on a situa�y
of the C.:;na--.7.ics c.r.? 2 ectica rroya tr.r.s.eson. A specif'ic 7.-rocr..,:1 in
this area is no1-7 in cur bartfts x1.11 probo,bly be 1:77,91cnte1. in
the yr.
:Thar?. cre no plans for further stulten on fozei
behavior such as the Chinese p::-eject. ricsavor, the Chia:cc-a stu.0,y
in loracl mon as a pilot ntu.ay in this area and should the nes'a
arise further subject stv.dios may be rcounted.
The next area cliscuscea as that or operational assistance.
' It vz.v.-, reported that tuo field. trials uning psychoehenicmln as an
najuuct to interro;ation haa been tried., that it vas plannca to
continue to give this onsistance V.berever inaicataa csA possible.
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frcm the of,balug able to tr2ke a aaaclia'a cf vbera vo
arc cs.:d thr:ra 1:a aro coirg. to hacIr if thc.
cllminintra.tion hzd been hr..ndled, 1)y reccznizt...t1 rzce,.1c.^.1 Iran.
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cunataneeo.
iicc1 cl:acialints tare ccanult:,..0. but '.J). 'L3 did
not actively T.articiyte in the 1.atorraticno. Dr. Cuan atated
that va shol)1,1. conole.ar tha 0..anGer involvca in not usin5 H.D.'s
and that evan in cartain foaicn nrean, II.D.'s ccm ba ml.ovided to
vor% ba 1==e:1. to i7.eacunt for
unfortv:aato rcacticao. Ea cr.:::Jhr.uized ntrcn7ly that than should ba
tahen into conoiCeration. Dr...Iginalc7.tel that ve did have
. this concern anla that it haa baon taken into account.
'res Curthar disoncolon of tha Chine= uttfty au a
pilot prc,oam. /t unu Saaaantaa thatthe ctho ctuzly hc bean a
verthIfailo staay, but tact nothin7 Cron thin ntu0,y inacated_
GOing syotem::.tically from cultura to culture vith sirAlar stuaies.
Further stu(laes in this area vill hava to ba co..tatea on the be.sis
of spec:lac cileratiora ra(3narements levied cr,minat cur Growl.
Sho rc:ore6entat1vas fmn other officlan asl:cd to
rayort on naything of sicaificat,co. 1.1Y..4'-",r,yea't-q that th-ra.
bad been no P.E2IC:07.1 ceocs caa nantacaed az,lin the dicsmiccd
bynnoais stufly. Dr.:77:2>rayorted that they 12:-.1 boon ached
to proauca on a crarh b:).1.4.o a dccvaant on bxalnreching, vhich ha
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unc2.etate.13 hi') received wieie circullon. 5:be doeurs.ent vas
pre.pared from vor% ro.per'ccd bv.( _Jana OTR. riloy.had triad to'
ma!:o it inte.:7ccticz cni xca4;aldle. Tivartarctcol CLat thcre .bad
bean came acca of cm:dint:tic-a in the final isouanae of the
doarcant and they hved thera htla tccn no cm7carrozczznt caused
by thlo. E.! indicated that they hal a voah to zre,)nra the
document era hcd teea civen to ucderst-cd that coordinction
yes beinz talcen care cf by commie cico. Dr.S=Xtirdicated
that he hcd no specific report to mcize, that them h.c.d been
reollcr yart1c1.tion cn cy:f.unity bc-a afEcad.r:!d, that
ho varlzed uith Security cm ARTIC:= uhc.n it eau:. u7). Dr.
indicated that he heti no rollort to er..c. other than that ho ueo
vorhinz uith 0& tho hypncoio study. Dr.t