POLYGRAPH, PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS EVALUATION AND TELEPHONE MONITORS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00780R006100130037-3
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• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 39
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 23, 2006
• Sequence Number: 37
• Publication Date: February 19, 1974
• Content Type: MF

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9 Fr e 1974
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Management and Services
SUBJECT : Polygraph, Psychological Stress Evaluation
and Telephone Monitors
1. This memorandum is submitted for information only.
2. The Director of Central Intelligence asked the
Director of Security to make the following changes on our
responses to the questionnaire from the General Accounting
Office:
a. Amend questions 8, 9 and 16 of the polygraph
questionnaire (Part A. Attachment Il).
b. Add a sentence to the heading of Part B -
Answers to Questionnaire on Monitoring Practices and
Devices.
c. Amend paragraphs 3 and 4 of Part B by
eliminating reference to beepers.
d. Amend paragraph 8, Part B. which indicates that
employees are prohibited from installing a telephone
monitoring device on an Agency telephone by the
addition of the phrase "without authorization."
3. These changes were made and the original package
is being returned to the DCI for signature through the Deputy
Director for Management and Services.
4. When Mr. Colby signs the letter to Mr. Browne of
the General Accounting Office, we will submit an amended
package to the Deputy Director for Management and Services,
General Counsel and Legislative Counsel for their records.
5. A copy of the changes is attached.
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Toward J. Osborn
Director of Security
Attachment
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9trt B of the questionnaire covers monitoring practices
and, devices. Except for questions 5 and 6, answers to which
Were not previously requested, OUT reply is consistent with
that lade to Congressman Moss during 1970. We have, however,
f 'MIA Agency does
changed our 1970 answer to question o is
not have any rules or regulations governing telephone
lin'Msi to Our regulations prohibit
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ern loyees from installing a telephone monitoring device on
an ' mcy telephone. This prohibition is contained in a
twenty-Page classified handbook which has been distributed
to all Agency coponents . r
3 Staff position: The Office of security believes
t a reasonable attempt to cooperate
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i the General Accounting office, but some of the questions
volve classified data.
4 coren+datio a it is recommended that you approve
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Our TOSPOASOS re Inc questionnaire by signing the er o-
randu to the General Accounting Office.
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M T' A - Questionnaire on PolypT-ap
polyraphs and psychological stress evaluator
eletoction devices are the property o.! your agency?
Your response should show separate data for each. Of
V ese two categories of devices, if available.
rg This A;enc
n.strwents. I-
Please list vie total acquisition cost of all,
such devices.
Answer:
The polygraph instrument in use in this
y is the 6toelting Executive 1.'0del
22532. The purchase price with all accessories
7.50; a total cost of $100,130.0o.
Please estiate the annual maintenance costs of
such devices and indicate whether maintenance is
pexfor :led by agency personnel or by outside sources.
Al examiners porfo r first echelon
anceo onhll theinstrusents as
use y y- cixq~, s
i.h n4. Cne L;i~e i[1ew~A peiforns i nyc .7
ticated 1,Raintenance and repairs as his ot'ber
duties permit. Very infrequently an instrurient
Is returned to the ranufacturer for extensive
lacement of major conj onorats.
The anzaual b>ud.et for maintenance and repair is
now set at .`650-00- Miuual resupply costs Are
about
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such activity during fiscal 19
if your agency leases such devices, or contracts
it - other public or private ag uuc .es to perform
sq.icmz tuts, please provide the total costs for
Answer: Not apicale.
ease estivate all additional expenses attributable
to such testiva. such as travel expenses
exainers to and from location of tests, internal
and external training programs, and all other costs
fiscal 1973.
The annual budget for poly
.ph testing
provide two copies each of all intra-agency
administrative orders, rules, regulations
vos
for the hirector of security
t o Director, ul j ect : Polygraph 2 5x1
1:xa finer Instructions
any polygraph tests anO./car psychological stress
)r device tests were conducted by your a,genc
fiscal 1973?
wer 1044 applicant cases. staff-Me access
cases, and specific cases requiring clarifying
security interviews were conducted in FY 191
,
aaaa/or instructions governing the use of such devices
v4thin your agency.
AnsTcer:
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s+ ernu mera.te by i oh title an
or rsycholo,ical stress evaluator tests and. list their
=;alarv costs for fiscal 1973.
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United States Genera
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Your lot
on the use of polygr
,tors d f tale on
practices of the Central
previous Foreign eratim
SubC - tttee, Hie G ver
ves' igstions in this field
to the questions
ke the nuabered
psychological stress svalu-
oriag and. other surreillsace
ili$ene Agency to update
set forth in the enclosure &
paragraphs of the cuostionnai
keeping with the res
Goe+ent infoati:ox
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Cation concerning ency' act
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Distribution:
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1 - Legislative Counsel
1 - D/Security
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the
Polygraphs and. Psycholog
1. This Agency possesses and rakes use of polygrap
does not possess and does not use psychological str
evaluate>xs.l P1rection of the polygraph program is
responsibility of the ir.ctor of Security.
2. See final paragraph
(a) Sae final paragraph
(h) All Gxa in*Ts porfor, ,, first echaleft na'
all the instruments as they use then,
ome examiner porforris
note sophisticated maintenance and repairs as his other
infrequently an instrument is returned to
Cl.
Applicants are
part of security a
concerning possible eb
category
f their p+
ions dealing with 'lackai
ttschnent. )
ygraph Interviews or the refusal to
considered clout with all other information
processing of the individual case,
ctor of Central Intelligence ost*15,lished the
applicants will be afforded a polygraph inter-
of the security clearance process in support of
ponsibility to protect inteliigerce sources
,It is presumed that "Psychological stress evaluator" refers to
the e for Psychological Stress valuator which is a veic
.anslysis device..
was $51,000.
(C) et applicable
(d) The Y 1973 cost for polygraph training, rosearch
t 1,G5O. Ott, Annual resupply costs are about 325.00.
ants. The annual budget for sintenance and repair is new
acturer for extensive repair or replacement of s ; or co
`P'olygraph is used
exsonnel for ioyren
t o tmunist sympath
Lions, fals:
cart with investigation regard-
j, assignment,, or association with
ded polygraph examinations as a
ctdures. They are asked questions
Lp in the 'o. . ist Party, post or
or associations, past or- present
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point at which training is coieted
Vr3OS w:Lt . 1.n. L3.ridual capacities but averages 6 tog oo,
A rawer{ h officer is spcci 'icslly tasked with keeping
research in the field and assuring that corking examiners are
kept abreast of t=ie current state?of-t,h-a-att in Interrogation
and tnstrrul*ntat ion.
(d) The nn.ub ears ,. job assignments
Central intelligence Agency are C -
keeping therewith, znswers to + uestioz
have not been provide : herein.
ties of employees of the
formation.
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FOR: Director of Security
SUBJECT : Polygraph Program
1. The use of the polygraph by the Central Intelligence
Agency shall be governed by the provisions of this rnernoranduni,
You are hereby directed to take the necessary action to insure
implementation.
2. The Director of Security shall be responsible for the
supervision and training of polygraph examiners and for the
conduct of the polygraph program of the Central Intelligence
Agency. Ile shall insure that the highest standards of
operating procedures and equipment capability are established
and maintained.
3. The polygraph vrill be used in the Central Intelligence
Agency as an aid to investigation for determining the security
eligibility of persons for employment by or assignment to the
Agency; security clearance by the Agency; staff-like access to
sensitive Agency installations; utilization in operational
situations; or continued access to classified information where
implications of a security nature or investigative information
require clarifying security interviews.
4. The polygraph will not be used in the Central Intelligence
Agency on official or administrative matters involving possible
malEcasance, or for the solo purpose of determining violations of
tll e criminal laws of any cou-_.try.
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