(ESTIMATED PUB DATE) BLUEBIRD PROJECT

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00144921
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: November 22, 2024
• Document Release Date: January 15, 1983
• Publication Date: November 9, 1950

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Proposed Expansion or Projcct BLIX.731133)
a. E b1irnt and trainirx; or addit.ior.:-.1 tee.
b. reeled of or:ere-io2 . and control of tzars.
c. Operation-al ronc...arch PrO:r4...**
d. Coordination of drag rosearch with into:mated depart:no:Ito.
o. Collcction and ezainata 3 on foratzn ca:11:-�bilitiouin intarrozation
field.
Establish_nont arel 7rainins of T.27...1;ET312D tear.-2.
At the presont tine one doctor and two technicians ara orplo:ied on xirio.
A doctor in detailed from OFC to the Project. A porsonnol action is in process
for the =ploy:rant of an interroaator.
In order to root P.:;o:-.c.f roquireLerata it in a:Air:at:ad that Vara� Pall
viU be nece.ssa27 to cover adoquataly the geozra.phic. areas. Lith a cozplc:!ent
or throe fal tems the porconnel or ouch teams can be utilized to train additional
teams if Agency =cat/Irmo:Its &cm all increase in th.is proan to be r.ccessary.
a. E::crience to date has shoam that an intorrozation tearz orates
most efficiently with the followinz trair.od personrials
(1) rodical doctor (trained_ inra)
(2) SI intorrozator (lansance ability or C.X4.3�3:73 isvor'atnce)
- - (3) Polyzrooh operator (should posses:: rerldrc 1a-so73.o.d.e of
SI and foroign lanDia,To ability) - . �
Interpreter (trairod interpreter raceozary if neithcr
interrogator nor polygraph opo:ator possess la-lauaLe
(5) Toc!-_nician (trained in polysraph, coos-nnications and
photo-i-Nhy).
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b. S"---1 Pa:le...ions or intorro:qator, polyuranh and inter)roter ray
be intorcharcea-rde &siloin; upon the qualificotionz cr the erdorrael at:aim:n(4
In order to fulfil the tea requirerenta it is proposcd tart CCO arid 0?C cadi
assim throo emplo:facc rczzescinz qualifications to r=t t'ne pocitiona of inter-
rozator, polyara,h c2erator and interpreter. 7.!:e six c:cloyoes should be
detailod to It-:53.I dfl recruit a a.-adical doctor to ea:plate the
compleri...nt or tlo throe tear_s�. . -�
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train the porsonncl. co assi 'rad at 7-13, 223.0
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SC:24: 4.7.;. .4 ; � 11.7.13,11,1 o::.fice. Treinirz rill co:or all aepects
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� 1"..SS will train no pei�corral co detailed at Td.11 detsrrine vhich
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of to team runctforz the individuals arc best qualified to porton:. If it is
found that IS is unable to train the aorronacl in rOlti151 specialitioo as
interro:ator, poly_raph c;erator and intaiTrOter, IS Tri.11 call upan and
cr/C. for r.dditional per:eon:x.11 to cc...nplote the te.am roquirenento..
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or mr,15.1) actavity and rill include special information xad tochniclos
dovoloped in tho course of to c;crutienal romearch procran.
III. .Yotltod of Operation and Control of Tears.
a. .In order for field personnel to provide 1cadquarter2Trith proper
sabjects for rum= application, it is reconmindod that field station chiefs
be advised to ru,..mit to hoadqsarters all cases -Gbich they docetworthy of spocial
interro:;ation. The field ohoUld be advised that cares involvim hiOh intrlli-
cc:4e potential cr opecial oporational interest rill be considerod 1Thead-
c.tartars on the basis of full-information oubtted by ea field chief.
b. In order to-clisdnate lol.intt!ract cares, the field should Ler=
out by regular interrozation techniques all routine cases. 'ELUEDIfulYtochniques
rail only be cmpleyod�in cases rhare Iloadquarters detorrines that the
intolli-
er.ce and orerationalpotentiall is Croat and rhoro other means of emtractil.;
information are not feasible or have notbeon succesaftl. Soccrit7 considoratiobs
will le an irport,Int factor in this detAmination.
� c. ApproNal for the a7,plication of ramuro techniques Trill be nada only .
by the LIJELL3BD Control Board.
d. Teams rill to dispatchod to the field in support or approved projects.
The interested area nuct provido full operational support to the =MID team
in the field. The PLalfiRD tosm comrimder nehe fina/ dot nation as to
the intorracation techniques to be omploed and the decree of application of sub-
comcious isolation.
e. Toxa personrel an.:,r.cd to 1S ly.113. be cr..iplo7ad ru ti r.e in the
ET.1!710 Project and -.All be subject to control for traininz and uso cn
team projects z.,,-Iprz.-Nod by the PLUE117.7:D Boards
f. 050 and C:C to -oamit oasas revestina use of MONO as soon as
posrible for road consideration and for schedule of assii7ment of team projects.
z. The reale to cive consideration to asaiDnment of teams to goozraphic
areas for pericds not to =cod two renths to service cpccial racr:osts for
TLUZBIED4mterr:cat4or- end for to o-T-r4cr-- on ro.�44-o car,- r.cr e!,-ur4
security conditions...
7V. Operational riescarch Prosser.
a. Continued emporimontatien on the intravenous use of druris fox: the %
indocerert of SI. on �aillinz subjects.
� b. Continued experimentation on the oral application of dress as an
inducement to (pelyarrelh) (LI on Uir. oubjocts. �
c. Experimentation on 1.1,:e uurreptitioas oral application of dru..-x on
umillino subjects for spcech inilacoment purposes.
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e. Er.perinentation in the ure of the hypoopray az an induccnent
(polyzraph) to SI on subjccts.
. d. hrporicontationvith the hypospray as a, zurreptitious specch in�
ducin; =cans on nnwillim cabjects-aithout the Uso or polyzraph or furt:-.or
intraronoub injoction of droze.
r. Establiobing rpccifications and the ranufacturs of druz. arpules
for WO in hypospray to covor to various typos of vses in the aovo catoz.ries
and to includa applic.,tion of stizalants to offset the effects of druzs.
.Continued experi=ontation .n basic Sr techniquos.
h. Obtaining tho vervides of a security cleared trustworthy ctaae
hypnotist as a consu1t4nt to Cotervino those elemnto ef stai.;0 hypnotism whieh
nieat ho utilized to proecce an condition in an umillinz subject 'lith or �
uitacut the surraPtitious uce or druzs. In addition tho hypnotist could to
uzed to train the toaLs in thovozi..:us tcchniqueo of hynotien. 1".le to or
such a cousultant zonld to tintler tic covor of dercnsivo trainin:.; of cur peroonnel.
V. Leintain close rerItinu relationchips and support, if noceseary, on drug
reocarch prozgams boinf; conduated by other depart-cents.. 'nese depart=nts have
facilities for 07-.tensivo research in ne uee of droso and appropriate cover
um:ex v!nich to candlict rosoardh. These prorao cen to adapted to rot cur
(vorstional prolleLs in reLcarch in the field of druzs.
VI. .ter 4.-22. pro:ro�s !rave boon dovelopod, it is recormencicd that mu=51nD
conduct cnperioonts ;old eavolop tzeulirses-to doternire the pecnibilitios sod
the practtrability 7 positive use or Ea on vnlinz; and unwilling subjecta far
operational purpooe � Positite Ime of SI would be for t:m purpose of operation:a
control of indivieu.ls to pt.:rform s:ccific tesPs uncler post hypnotic suzzestion
and in ad:Litiou roule cover research in trainin: fields and Carcncive conditionirz
'azainet application by 51 by unfriarAlly olononto. iis field, if it in found
that tLe e;:plication of SI in posoilao and practicable, c2fors unlimitcd oppor�
� tunities to the op.:rating officeo..
VII. r-,r-IED norsonnel to preparo leet,iroo Per Loy oparltional personnel in
CSO and OK on aspects of BLUnIRD wtichwill permit t2-,er to coneidor posoibilitics
and refer 0A:rational rerfaests to the alilDIRD.Board. In addition .prepare traih�
inj lectureo for ALenoy field pernonnel on interrozation toOhni.7;aos as a defensive
aeasure.
VIII. CEO and CSI to accelerate the collection and estiaato prozram in the
fioldo or intorrozation :or Lroator coveraze.and more detailcd data on foroizn
capdbilities.
IL 050 and CPO to encourezo trainini; and arsignsent cf pelyEraph operators
to field stations for screenin5 of potential iltUlDiRD cases and to act in many
callos in diroct copport or BLUIVIIIM projects. .
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