ESTABLISHING OF SECURITY VALIDATION TEAMS

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00144894
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 22, 2024
• Document Release Date: January 15, 1983
• Publication Date: September 27, 1949

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TO : Chier,':;ccority Br:nleh
� WM:: 27 Coptombor 1149
FROM : In%erroz;ation Renoarnh :;oction
SUDIsnT: nntablizhing of Sonurity Validation Teems
During the rocont overseas trip and as a reSult or disooveries during
this trip, end Leone:4 revoots from various field personnel in responsiblo
positions, it is highly roeossnnztdod that soue typo or security validation
Loam oervico be furnishod to various home rnd overseas oporational units of
this or,nnlization. Solow ere listed oomo suggostions which might aid in the
planning and establisning of such a service. These suggostions are by no
moans intended to Lc final and coMplete plans but morely a basis around which
a :sore detailed plan mint be constructed.
CI-11MITY or' T.P.!:.3:
Security validation teshis would be trained to conduct skillful genoral
interrogation, Polygraph intorrozation, drug interrogation, hypnotic intorro-
gation,.sold in aomo locations, the ridministei-ing of operational hypnosis.
In to United Stn:es, the :unction of 4no security validution tonms would 7
be ns follows: The ulti.snto Poly:x:71)h screening of all CIA personnel; tho pro7
corn;log of rny loyulty crses which might arlsa from timo to ti=e; more detailed
scrsning of. spacial cecurity catogories such as screoning for jpecial Intelli-
informntion, Atomic Encrgy information, overseas departures, and any special
cnt ;ory having access to highly classified information. The overseas teams
would conduct scrooning of certain catogories of overseas personnel; the pro-
cessing of various informants and Coreign operational personnel being utilized;
and t..:y sonsitive cocas w,lich might arise. These teams .could also offer adequate
cover 'or the use of operational hypnozis, and cceldoffer its services to other 6
agoncioc and oorvo a four-fold ,n:pose as follows: 1. To clear up some of tho
numerous ensos n;!ich have i:oen lin,;oring for 'months snd oven years; 2. To givo , �
CL porsoonel an opportunity to piok out the bost info.nents and in.49ntial opera-
tional porsonnol from the subjooto offory taom for screoning;. 3. ioSuch a oorvico
would of:or an opvor%nnity to Loop unofficially infon.:od of 'the orerational acti-
vitios of other intolligonco gathoring agen-is.s in the field; 4. Cnrtsin yornon-
Anl on Un:ot) 01-413 could. aid in the collection or ineornation oonourning,interro-
,!.tion. tor:Luigi:on rrid opncial operational procedure utilizod by Russia and
Russian dominntod countries.
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rhoze teams nould 1..c lovoLod hoth St:IA:Co/de stn.' in various importnnvor-
seas t;ezaLres. 1%.,) cventual locrthion or the Stat.n:lc:o tcana would include
.7ns4;n:;Lon, D. C. s.sd ponoibly ono or Inn) othor loonLions serving tho contrsl
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