SI AND H EXPERIMENTATION AND RESEARCH, 3 FEBRUARY 1954.

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00428247
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
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• Document Creation Date: January 23, 2025
• Document Release Date: August 23, 2000
• Publication Date: February 3, 1954

TO: .File;
SUBJECT: SI and H Experimentation and Research, 3 February 1954 �
(Dix Wednesday, 3 February 19941.61 and
carried, on in Building 13 by
using the following su jec
In ' of the greatly improved work of the previous evening,
d the writer agreed to conduct more extensive tests
e session of 3 February. With this in mind, on the first
induction the subjects were driven to as great a depth as possible
. with routine tests made as the depth progressed. As soon as the
first induction was run, a second test was made and this time each
subject was tested for their ability to operate with their eyes
open, carry out normal movement, carry out instructions specifically
while remaining in a deep sleep state. All subjects responded to
this test satisfactorily.
� Immediately-thereafter, the major work of the night was begun;
details follow. All subjects were placed in a very deep hypnotic con-
dition. While in this condition they were given the following instru-
tions. In a short time they would be told 'to en their eyes, act,
walk, talk and move about in a perfectly normal manner. After they
opened their eyes their to take their handbags, leave the operations
room accompanied by
and the writer: They would go into
the Reception Room, pu 'on eir hats and coats and sign out with the
guard in the proper manner, making certain to� carry on fully normal
conversations with the guard during this process.: Thereafter t
creden 'als, leave the building'
and
d u on entering she wou go in o
were to follow the same
e ar and go into a deep
ions for amnesia for all
events except going to sleep and awakening.
ollowed out inst
fect y, ering the cars as d-ebi Fed and thereupon
an tie ter drove with the subjects in a complete s eep sta e
apartment. Arriving at the apartment, the subjects were
o again open their -eyes, remain in a deep sleep state an
I
ormal. The subjects left the cars and proceeded to OW
apartment and upon entering were told to take .
a s and coats and seat themselves on a large sofa in
dinnette and again pass into a deep sleep with their eyes c

would show:the'
would enter
a'deep sleep
'process only they wer en
sleep state. There were specific instruc
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Thereafter, instructed tOcpen her eyes,
remaining in a.deep eep state.:,-.procee in o the edroonL.and again
go into .a deep sleep. state on on
and then in the-presence of
awakened slowly.
beds, did this.
and the er/ e Was
.
wasthenremoved from the bedroom.
were then instructed to open their eyes,
leave'eso,11111111o.thebedroom 'lie down. and rinto.a deep
sleep state. :Thereafter b th
slowly in the presence of
were awakened
-and the writer.
All subjects complied specifically and completely with all
instructions issued. All subjects, upon awakening, were�cOmpletely
and totally bewildered as to where th were how they reached
that point. It should be not tha
ii-o�ir ad absolutely no
anything but going to sleep in e perations room and
meiser vaguely leaving the operations room.
had about the sane depth of amnesia exce t he could re-
on the other
hand, while complying perfectly with instruc ions, s a ed she was
ab � ember the movement in-the car, walking.about and entering
artnent although she admitted most details were ex-
rene zzy". This test, which has been executed twice previously,
(with different subjects) indicates certain very restin things:
1. IP suggestible individuals such as
ould probably move over long di. ance
noisy and confusing circumstances and renain in an
hypnotic state. �
2. -"Normal" movement is to all intents and purposes', normal.'
All three subjects passed by, the guard,.out the door and
into the cart. perfectly normal although all were acting .
under. full hypnosis.
3. This activity clearly indicates that individuals under
hypnosis might be compromised and blackmailed.
-Li.. Although this was in every sense test d the subjects,
of course, had confidence in id the writer,
nevertheless confidences, in tests, c. could be built
up by individuals whose motives would not be of the best.
This work session, including a long discussion following the
completion of the above mentioned experiment, concluded at approxi-
mately 10:00 FM. �
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