TO THE FILES RE ON WEDNESDAY, 14 APRIL 1954, SI AND H EXPERIMENTATION AND RESEARCH WAS CARRIED ON IN BUILDING 13, ROOM 20

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00428307
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: January 23, 2025
• Document Release Date: August 23, 2000
• Publication Date: April 14, 1954

far as possible for
the slow induction,
much study and researc as been done from time to time on such phenomena
as H subjects being able to participate 0-aatiiitieS in which they have no
particular talents, several experiments Me- conducted to demonstrate certain
H phenomena to which much study and research -had been devoted: improved
ability-to sketch; progression; mental telepathy and emotional changes.
The first experiment tried was emotional changes. havin a subject
react to various emotions while viewing pietures. L was put into
a deep H.statt and handed a copy of Life magazine o colored.
pictures: one, a ,scene of spring flowers and-the other a:-woods scen
' lal life in semi-darkness which preSented a weird effect.
was then instructed that when she saw the picture of flowers
o express extreme dislike for the whole .scene 'whereupon she began to give
a number of reasons why she disliked flowers, actually hating them, and had
no use for a picture of this type. She had previously been instructed that
the wild animal scene would appear pleasing-to her. She thereupon began to
comment in a fashion which would indicate affection for the animals shown
in the picture. The operator diligently-tried to shake her views on the
animal picture but was unable to do so.
TO THE FILE
. On Wednesday, 14 April 1954, SI and H experimentation and research. . .
was. carried on in' Building :13, Room 20 with the followin sub 'e t
se
conducted
e session.
All subjects present were given the suggestion-to condition them as.
to be carried:oUt during the evening. During
left to fulfill -a previous engagement.: Since
The xt .erime
using
enci
in Roam 21.
ng shat came' to
instructed to con
was producing
-.started the dral
very prOmptly drew a
to the previous one.
rectangle �
smaller.
the
was mental telepathy and was .conducted
s subjects. B ven
notized
as placed in ice an
ias instructe o e a irst
u keep it very simple and
much as possible on the ske
Joffice and try- to duplicate
g a r 'n the paper. so
then attache rectangle
�served to promptly draw another
ion with the exception, it was
n began to ng lines within the rectangle
resembling the lines in a British flag;,was finished.
ma_kingilina slanting in a similar direction and
Wdaing finally resembled a house but
ng sesign
was. observed
in other ways.
basically contained the
A final experiment was conducted using
recent articlejm the TIMES:11E114D discusse
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the subject.
rogression alnd commented .
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thereon. Everyone had read� the article with interest.
then progressed,to Easter Sunday, 18 April and asked t
surroundsing and activity. .
-Q: Where are you? A: I am in a church pew. Q: What church?
or does not reg-.8- Where is churc ocat 9 A:
- Q: Where is A: Q: r �e
ne proceedings. A: i bk ispunc ing m e'ri subjects smiles).
Q: Why?_ A: She is laughing and pointing out a funny Easter hat. �Q: What
hat? A: The woman in front. Q: Who is she? A: (no answer) The operator
believes the hat belonged to a close friend or relative of the family and
� subject would not reveal the name. Subject was then told it was noon.
Q: Where arc you now? A: At a table. Q: What table? -1:-?litrirei
Q: What food is on the table? A: Chicken. Q: Fried chicken? A: No,
French-fried chicken. Q: What else is on the table? A: Soup. Q: The
�thibject then described a soup her grandmother inakes that she likes very
much. .
Questioning was then discontinued.and
to,the pr sen d was awakened and had comple e amnesia for the
� above, commented on the_proceedings and said this is what
she usua oe an EasterSundayat- home. �
The session was then completed for the evening.
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a1 regreSsed back