REQUEST OF MR. HOMANS FOR AUTHORIZATION TO DISCUSS PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE WITH (SANITIZED) O/PC

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61S00750A000300090065-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 21, 2013
• Sequence Number: 65
• Publication Date: January 12, 1952
• Content Type: MF

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SECURITY INFORMATION
12 January 1952
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director .(Plans)
Deputy Director (Intelligence)
SUBJECT:
Request of Mr. Homans for Authorization to
Discuss Psychological Warfare with
0/PC
1. On 8 January Mr. George C. Hopahs and Lieut. Commander Mosel,
both of the Research and DevelopmentAoard, came to my office for help
in obtaining the necessary authoriAtion for Mr. Homans to discuss
(a) with the rdlearch is doing in support of
psychological warfare, and (b)Arith 0/PC the kinds of psychological
operations in which they enage.
2. Mr. Homans is tA chairman of the recently formed Ad Hoc Com-
mittee on PsychologicWWarfare of the Research and Development Board.
The tasks assigned hl,g committee as he explained them are:
a. To sloi:vey the reseah now being done in support of
psychological warfare whajher within the Government or by outside
instituti s.
b. to recall'
undertaken.
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3. The
as follows:
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at researchAot now in progress should be
end what mecebanism(s) should be used to control or
ch in this field.
d investigate 134w research is being used in psychological
s and endeavov(to make it more useful.
membership 9t the Ad Hoc Committee, besides Mr. Homans,
Is
Lieut. Commander Mosel, Executive Secretary, from ONI
Mr. Harry Nadel, Executive Director, Human Resources Committee, RDB
4. I understand that Mr. Homans has been cleared for TOP SECRET and
offered a job with He has talked with
in general terms and was told there was no apparent objection
o o taining formal authorization to discuss
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5. Mr. Homans recognizes the sensitive nature of CIA psychological
operations and agrees that any information he receives will not be passed
on to the other members of his committee. He points out, however, that
in order for his committee to be really useful in guiding psychological
research, its chairman must be familiar in general terms with the types
of PW operations in which 0/PC engages. He does not need to know of
specific operations in progress or planned.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
. 1. That DD/P authorize Mr. Homans to contact 0/PC and discuss their
psychological operations with appropriate persons in general terms.
2. That DD/I authorize Mr. Homans to make the contacts
and discuss their research work, provided
a. that any work being done solely for 0/PC will be discussed,
if at all, by 0/PC itself
b. that Mr. Homans agree, as with 0/PC activities, that
information will not be passed on to the other
members of his committee.
IES Q. REBER
A' stant Director
Intelligence Coordination
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