TO THE FILES RE ON 7 APRIL 1954, WEDNESDAY, SI AND H EXPERIMENTATION AND RESEARCH WAS CARRIED ON IN BUILDING 13

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00428305
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: January 23, 2025
• Document Release Date: August 23, 2000
• Publication Date: April 7, 1954

In view of
' was decided by
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TO TIE FILES
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On 7 April 19541 Wednesday, SI and H experimentation and research
was carrie on in Buildin 1 with the followin sub 'ect,s resent:
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�The work was opened with the usual 'slow 'induction with all hands'
participating. On completion of this slow' duc ' =' s ecial uick
induction process, using PH,. was given to
sponded exceptionally well � is and
appear' that- she, as well as e beginning to make good
progress toward becoming su of deep H work,
teresting results of the previous night, it
and the writer to again reproduce the phennmena
a, different set- of subjects. Accordingly,
re chosen to carry, out the experiment set
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placed both subjects in a. deep 11 state and then took
in a deep H state Into -Room 23, where he told her that
instructions she would "open her eyes, proceed to
oom and find a secret document concelaed on :his
old that when she found the Secret document she
was to. i very carefully and conceal it on her person next to her
body -and invisible to any general inspection. of someone noticing her.
She-was told that after she concealed. the document she as to return to
Room 21, entere Room 21 via the outside door and where she would notice
a water carafe and glass on the bookcase. She wa.s: to puur herself a
glass. of water since she Would be thirsty and she was then to go to the
sofa, lie down on her stomach and pass into a deep H trance or sleep
state.- She was further told that regardless of what she heard in
room she was not to awaken under an circum tances until
whispered a code word in her ear. then after r
the suggestions sent on.
..
B as taken into Room 23 b
held in a deep H condition
a ecret document from the Agency and it was believ
person was B. minf unconscious on the sofa in Room 21.
instructe� � � oceed cautiously into Room 21
that perso did not know t rom her, if she had
it on her person, e ecret document, was told that if she
discovered the document she was to fold ace it carefully on
her person and then go to the chair in which she had been sitting prior
to the experiment and pass at once into a deep H state.;
. C. Both
that they iribui.
After
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were given specific instructions
action whatsoever.
n,her mission she returned .
in about five or six minutes to Room 21, drank the water and lay dawn on
her stomach.
hen proceede
etail search
according to witnesses
thorough and included th
� the opening of her shirt, ex
ultimately the examination of
� ment was
mirror by
with abso
part of
placed
Shortly/.
entered the room.
o c y and in con-
ument. s search,
was exceptionOly
o many positions
even.shoes� and
girdle:in which the docu-
witnessed through the two-
was conducted-by
omplete coma-like on e
fter had secured the document, she then
back inr op o her stocking, moved into the
ording to our witnesses, and passed into a dee 1e-. -te
Made no attempt to rearrange the clothing of
conscious d in a disheveled condition on th
swho were not witnesses to this entire proce
ae reception room ceiving re orts from
structed � enter
the code Word o
room when everything was in
dismissed with all hand.
. This
that A)
maintain -a.'
. appearance and.B
-made a very. intens t
determination and With
results.
Also
thereafter,
efully, me
the do
and
rde
ucted to give
entred the:
was then
c7arded as exceptionally- significant-by the writer in
perinitted.her self to be searched very thoroughly and
e search a completely Unconscious
ho is a normal young, average-type girl
or g body search on an individual with grim
obviously a desire to achieve the specific.
r partictlar significance in this matter is the fact. that
ad no recollection of any of the above recorded events
g. She noticed only that her clothing was somewhat awry
at the throat of her blouse was not pinned as previously.
had only the vaguest recollection for some of the events
i not even recall she had placed the document in her Stocking.
and would not believe it until she left the room and discovered it
there herself.
�:For matter.of record.; it should be noted that neighter
or the writer observed any of this action whatsoever-since aheyfdid
wish to embarrass any of the principals �
re ort d as reViousl Mentioned t
who observed
of the
y.t4e
the two-
The write' wishes to point out that this operation clearly- suegests.
that a person under deep H could be placed in a very compromising
position and could be photographed probably without any knowledge of this
taking place. It also reflects that a person under H might well undertake
to .F36 something they would never do in the normal course of events. � In
th-
on
sto
all of the.witnesses agreed that if
had been the size of a postage etamp,
ing to have discovered it,including po
t concealed
would have
obing her. �- 1
e work and 'could not even recall it under hypnosis.
owever, was able to remember certain parts althoug
details.Seem:vague. . .
experiment was specifically designed to see if a perso
ould be disturbed by an unknown perso a g her an
a person of a shy retiring nature such as ould make a
body search under hypnosis of another person TO � sis. Both
questions appear to be answered in the affirmative although this,
of course, requires'additionalwork.
At the conclusion of this� test, another short induction
ons were removed at this time with the exception tha
as given a PH suggestion
trolled desire to sit in
'upon entering the cars ti o horn
For matter of record,
and made every effort
why she did mot follow through on the suggestion. .Insofar as
ars and going to slee ever o.- with the exception of
esponded and again e'd not respond to thi
anation et� be made at present-b
'd not approve of the idea of sitting
wa re using all suggestions after the conclusi
erformance. This has not been checked but will be at a
later -tine.
u oft awakening'she wou d have
lap and all girls, �
into �ee epa
did. not sit in lap
doing.. Details
itt'
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