(DELETED) RE MILITARY APPLICATION OF HYPNOSIS WITH TWO ATTACHMENTS

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Keywords: MKULTRA
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00147025
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: January 17, 2025
• Document Release Date: January 15, 1983
• Publication Date: January 29, 1954

Office _nmorrndum � UNITED STATES G, TERNM. E T TO � Chief, Security licsearch Staff FROM t Chief, Technical branch SUDJECT: DATE: 29 January 1954 1. Reference is made to our discmsion concerning and his various iaerests, parti ci.inr his wq � kno' emd popular writer on .e.numaper of subjects. 2. The writer has examined all the v. s ..t'rr al in de- tail which you forwarded in connection with. case and for your information, this material may e broken down into three categories as follows: \D 1) Educational Material has written mtensively in the fieleof ei.n.calon, testing; child psychology, college teaching, memory training, etc. His technical writings cover many fields and in general they are written more or less in a "popular" manner. 2) Popular Writing - In this field,, bras made a number of.contributions to commercial magazines and compary magazines- In general, these subjects are of the "popular" type and have to do with. sAch standard items as tolerance, how to get along with people, how to relax, personality traits, etc. 3) Eypnosis - has been Inc on hypnosis and re atea subjects A very careful examination of is work ails. to ,f reveal anything new from our point of view and . his writings in the field of hypnosis in general Can also be regarded The writer has rea In connection with 3) above, the writer very care- fully the typewritten manuscrip submitttd b- n connection with possible mili- tary uses of hypnosis. This is very similar tO his P4 ft .ar icle on h rnnosis which appeare h-oughts are not new anu i his material appears to be somewhat sensational, it is only because individuals who might read it are roLt,rtiJarbr familiar with the subject:. While cannot in fact prove much of his mater , the .writer and his associatv will support most of. his allegations and ideas 'on the basis of .their experimIlltation � 3. On the basis of the material at hand, the writer feels that those in the Traling Division who are interested in this field should be refel'red to your Office for general discussions in these matter's since your Staff has worked in this fi.d for over three years, is familiar with the literature and has'worked with and has continuously been in contact with professional consultants in hypnotism. It is believed that your advice, and recommendations and assistance, should be considered befpre any outside Agency activity be undertaken in this direction. � It-, - - _ mpliance with your request, we have written tMillift_ for information and his views in the above n277177- (10/ and his reply siould be here in the immediate future. � tab. � -4 � ,....���������� 4. � TO: FROM: . 7 � June 22, 1954 THE MILITARY APPLICATION OF -HYPNTISM .11 I Choose two practictl applications from many with which to illustrate my propositi: l. The safeguarding of the messages entrusted to couriers. In deep hypnosis the subject, military or citilian, can be given a message to be delivered to tay Colonel X in Berlin. The subject may then be sent to Berlin on any perfectly routine assignment. The message will � be perfectly safe and will be delivered tp the proper person because 4. the sabjgct will have no memory whatsoever in the waking state as to the nature and contents of the message. i. it:can be arranged that the subject will have no knowledge of ever haulng been hypnotized. 4. no . c. It cnn be'arranged that/One beside Colonel X - in Berlin can hypnotize the subject and recover . the message. This hypnotic messenger, if I may use the phrase has in my opion at least two very definite advantages over the ordinary cdtrier. First he will never tinder any circumstance by a slip of de tongue divulge the true nature of his mission for the very simple reason that he has rd conscious knowledge of what that mission may be. He is merely going on a routine replacement in say the Adjutant General's Office. 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