DCI REQUEST FOR 'CONFIDENTIAL' EDITION OF 'BRAINWASHING FROM A PSYCHOLOGICAL VIEWPOINT'

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-00434A000100060003-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 19, 2000
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: January 24, 1956
• Content Type: MF

Approved Fr.Rplease 2000/06/07 CIAr-~RDPJ-,Q,Q434A000100060003-1
24 January 1956
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Training
SUBJECTS DCI Request for "Confidential" Edition of
"Brainwashing from , a Psychological Viewpoint"
1. On occasion, the DCI receives inquiries from various important
US and foreign officials for a thorough study of "brainwashing" at the
"Confidential" level. Insofar as"he can do so without disclosing sen-
sitive material, he wishes to satisfy at least some of these requests.
By far the most suitable study for the purpose appears to be "Brainwash-
ing from a Psychological Viewpoint": issued at the "Secret" level by
the Assessment and Evaluation Staff of'OTR in June, 1955.
25X1A9a of my staf has discussed the DCI's request
25X1 A9a with jWjjjff=who., having had the study reviewed, finds that it
can be re-edited to the "Confidential" level and still remain worthy
to stand as an example of Agency work. estimated that
the re-editing will take about two weeks and as a or a formal request
to undertake the job in order to follow tidy administrative procedures.
3. I will appreciate your arranging for the "Brainwashing" study
to be re-edited and delivered chapter-by-chapter to my office. In this
way, we can arrange for the typing of new ditto masters to go on simul-
taneously with the revision.
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Li.. We plan initially to send twelve copies of the revised "Confi-
dential" study to DCI for distribution as he sees fit. The ditto
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masters will be retained by the .Staff for probable future requests
from DCI for additional copies..
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5. Obviously, such Government terms as M "IAC", etc, should
not remain in the revised edition; nor will it be appropriate to
include conclusions, recommendations, or a bibliography, all of which
were originally intended for US officials at various executive levels.
If you will request the editor to keep in mind that the DCI requires
an informative study of "brainwashing" for presentation to certain
representatives of friendly foreign countries, I feel that the new edi-
tion cannot fail to be completely satisfactory.
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