SI TESTING, 24 JULY 1951 (ROOM 20, 17).

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00428066
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: January 23, 2025
• Document Release Date: August 23, 2000
• Publication Date: July 24, 1951

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Subject: SI testing, 24 July 1951 (Rooms 20, 17).
uly 1951
conduc
jects:
between 6:00 PM and 9:00 PM,
SI and H e and tes
After the usual general discussion, the firstte-st.was made.
This test was tOproduce"no
pearance in all subj
nambulistic state by
ject was instruct
the �h
in
th erate.
structions on'amnesia:and after
conversationsand MOvements...:-.
eon.
fully and in .a
411, then place
versa n place after
into the adjoining room and take a
al" v
conversation and.ap-
as -placed in: a som-
versa ion was held
djoining room and bri
compleied-test as direc e
ere somewhat slower
was not given in-
ed nearly all of her
r SI and after some
was instructed by
joini -room-an find a note pad and
arried- out all instructions success-
manner.
SI and a '
instructe
o water from
Con-
o'go -
wa
carafe and:bring:a'glass.of water back toThim--7all of which
'carried out 'In a completely'normal:fashion.
. . .
_ .
. . .
the first test, another discussion was: held
then pia -. - . -- bje
en place
g room and caused t.-aawaraIST(ii' ing o es while
:,,,arefully questioned regarding general and
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..Afte
created the ha
hed, she was instructed to go
as mo 'nto Room 20.
ucin on for hat a
. wa. er was a strong Manhattan cocktail will
� - � ated,.hilarious effect. Thereafter
joined the conversation very successfully and naturally.
efully On personal matters with gpo resu s and
questioned
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created the
and "Old Fashi
cocktail b *121.
or
*nished, she'wes'instructed.t
was brou ht mt. oom ?O.
uc nation for hat she a
n" cocktail and stated she "felt"
as did either
then question
onversational mann
At the conclusion of this test, all subjects were given total
amnesia which was entirely successful. ...
were kept under SI for the
during t � - �� � � while
ually, ma
inclU
-It should be noted that during this whole test, all&stbjects
ime (about 40-50 minutes) and
questioned the sUbjectsindivid-
eats for depth,. control, etc.
in the loading'Sndworking.of
sue seq ently removed this knowledge.
Could-not even:recall seeing a "35" or.
about its working.):
eexIormaiJ..y aur1ngTtn
was able.to recall and write
prior to bein laced.un
was placed Under SI 'by
verbatim:::
Again as before at :the conclusion of the second test, all
subjects were briefed on the test and a discussion was held with
the subjects on the final test of the evening. This test consisted
of an attempt tohave each subject, under SI, memorize in rapid
time a short quotation by reading same from a book--thereafter,
each subject would be removed ,from the trance state
into the adjoining room undei post H control, where by
agreement would return subject to the trance and hav --r= �.ject
write Lo.utw.hi 1 e nder..,,SI.e memorized text. On this test,
xecuted the test without
post H period. -However,
out the
oa on
thereafter
e quotation
(gote: This phenomena cannot be explained at this point.)
of reCOr
Comment:'
With the exception of the unusual reaction of
e tests were re-
as successful. How-
are o the opinion that, as
a general r e, many ests and considerable coaching is
necessary before a subject can function while under SI
in a completely "normal" manner.
refer
garded by
ever, both