SI AND H EXPERIMENTATION, 17 NOVEMBER 1953

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00428208
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: January 23, 2025
• Document Release Date: August 23, 2000
• Publication Date: November 17, 1953

Security orrnatioir
TO: File
SUBJECT: SI and g Experimentation, 17 November 1953.
On Tuesday, 3.7 November 1953
in Building
d
SI
rimentation
In view or the fact that only Worked a .
few tines previousIy.and this was rirst attendance,
,both of these girls were asked to as observers only during
the first two tests.
The first test consisted of an experiment involving the
memori
word.
sage and the transmittal of same
was first triM on tb.. test wit
using e initi�nduction. las raace In a
hypnotic condition and then t5ld to open her eyes while a
passage from a book given to her by
in about two or three minutes, memorlzedT
en while still under hypnosis was given instruc-
tions that om, proceed from that room to
room #3 Ahere she would enter and sit
down. Sas to.aflerW wou1d�eople in the room and that
under no circumstances woudl she recall the memoraized passage
except if the code word "Medicine" was used. When and if the
code word "Medicine" was used, she was at once to write the
memorai2ed passage and go into a deep hypnotic sle
thereafter. After these instructions were given
notic state, was sent to Room #3 by
d the two observers pres
a ion, promises, threats, etc. to get
m mor* d passage which she wo#1d
en gave the code word t
wr0te cne fairly long passage almost wi
into a deep hypnotic state.
took control of
againTrinienrs- and walk from rool!!!!!!!!!Ithd made her
e operations
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room and upon entering that room go to tha sof 1 and pass
at once into a deep sleep. Subsequently, s awakened
and for matter of record, it should.be no e 1she ha total amnesia
for the entire performan 1 amnesia was one of the main
eietents of the test and had received instructions all
along the way in attaini a o amnesia.
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Security orrnatiorr.
DATh".,
but'
gave
. confi
After "completed the test was run on a
irig a sifferent passage andadif erent code word. .
stead of being handled entire osis was run
e es in a post-hypnotic state. Whe
in a post-hypnotic-state, she was questione a
and the obse no memory whatsoever of the.
sage. Then her the code word nieitherf concealed
in a sentence
into a deep sleep.
operat � . oom
as ha
lection w
te the me �
'en sen
age and passed
ck to the
s. wen Into a deepen the sofa
It should be noted that kpd no recol -
f the entire activity.'
test of the eveningiiiiiimigin u
the principals. too
Room 3 and placed her in a deep hy!!!!!!!!!t.
to open her eyes and gave her instructions that she w
r instructions in a "normal" manner.
envelope which he informed her con ig
ma ter and conceal this paper very carefully
on her person. He told ter she had concealed the paper,
to carry it to the ladies -go before the mirror and fix her
hair. She was instructed that another girl she did not know would
enter and at some moment while in the 1i9ia.c room, this pe
ask, "Do you happen to know where fice is?"
was instructed that when this code wasmsed e was to take
envelope from her person and hand it to the person immediately,
leave the ladies room, return to Room 3, sit in the chair where she
had been sitting and go into a deep sleep with a complete amnesia for
this entire activity.
starting with the operations romp.,
p1MITTTneep sleep and gave her the following instructions:
she was to open her eyes and act normal, but remain deep asleep during
the activity and was told to go to the ladies room, go to the mirror
and fix her hair. She was told she would note a girl there whom she
did not know who would also be fixing herheir ld to say to
the other girl, "Do you happen to know where ffice is?"
She was told the girl would give her an enve e or ocument. She was
told she was to take the envelope and very carefully conceal it on her
person. After she had concealed it, she was told to leave the ladies
room and go to Room 23. She was told there would be a man she would not
know in Room 23 and she was to engage him in conversation and if he
asked her anything about a paper or envelope she would not be able to
give any answer in this connection but she was told if anyone asked
her, "Do you know Jane Smith?", she was to ask that,person to go with
her to the operations room, through the side door and after taking
�
to
sed her
asleep
then
this person into the operations room she was to deliver the paper to him,
go to the sofa, lie down and go to sleep and have total amnesia for this
entire activity.
. After the times had
motion and out
�
observers,
and s
fro
obtax in orma
her rany questions and
answers but was unable to obtain possession of th
pertaining to it. However, whe
you' know Jane Smith?",
her to the operations�room
and completed the in3tructions given to her by
. .
.It should be noted that both of the above mentioned tests were
not discussed until approximatelY one hour later and at- this point; the
writer e � t test to both girls. Even with details of the'
aetio had no memory of the action in its entirety and
remember very maguelycertain minorincidents.
been arranged, the entire activity was set in
s without any hitch. The two
ere Placed in the ladies, room
ge of the 'concealed document �
writer, who was in room 23 tried to
hen she entered-the-roomi-asking.-
ceivin nonsense answers or general
facts
e writer aske "Do
t once asked fie writer to accompany
e gave the en o o the writer
After the conclusion of the tests. e writer explained briefly some
of the problems or the work to and s her fi
te.. ce at these sessions, e writer asked run
...: a
t sonic simpl trie a
duction with obtained a
good sleep state an a very s p. ince at this time
it was approximately e writer concluded the evening's work.