The document actively promoted the use of aggressive interrogation techniques and went so far as to make references to. At best it can help readers to avoid the characteristic mistakes of poor interrogators. Cia, kubark counterintelligence interrogation, july 1963 part 1 pp. The manual contains detailed instructions on interrogating people who may have vital information, such as captured operatives. Kubark counterintelligence interrogation handbook eassurvey. Its purpose is to provide guidelines for kubark interrogation, and particularly the counterintelligence interrogation of resistant sources. Kubark 1963 counterintelligence interrogation manual. Cia kubark counterintelligence interrogation manual, human resource exploitation training manual, art and science of interrogation by progressive management available from rakuten kobo. For purposes of simplicity and richness of insights, this guide is written from the perspective of u. Its a shame several parts are missing, either due to editings done by the cia themselves, deletion, or having not finished it before releasing it.
In 1963, the year in which mkultra ended, the cia compiled all the research into a torture manual called the kubark counterintelligence interrogation handbook. In 1963 a cia program known as kubark created the manual of counter intelligence interrogation for dissemination to its operatives. Apr 08, 2014 in the midst of controversy over the potential release of the senate select committee on intelligence report on the cias enhanced interrogation program, last month the cia quietly released a newly declassified version of the infamous 1963 kubark interrogation manual. He is accustomed to a world that makes some sense, at least to him. First of all let me say that you can get this document for free by googling it in pdf format. Kubark ci interrogations are designed, almost invariably, to yield information about foreign intelligence and security services or communist organizations. The kubark manual of counterintelligence interrogation by. Kubark was itself declassified and released to the baltimore sun, subsequent to their foia request, in 1996. This manual, the infamous kubark counterintelligence interrogation, dated july, is the source of much of the material in the second manual.
The cold war kubark files updated 2014 release, fullsize edition, newly indexed with glossary carlile intelligence library agency, central intelligence, media, carlile, media, carlile on. Counterintelligence interrogation central intelligence agency the cias oneandonly official interrogation manual was published in 1963 and has recently been made available online. The cryptonym kubark appears in the title of a 1963 cia document kubark counterintelligence interrogation which describes interrogation techniques, including, among other things, coercive counterintelligence interrogation of resistant sources. Second, there are many code names used in the book which is to be expected in a document of this kind, and nowhere in the edition is there a footnote or list mentioning what they mean. Cia kubark counterintelligence interrogation manual, human resource exploitation training manual, art and. Interrogation is the humint subdisciplineresponsible for mi exploitation of enemy personnel and documents to answer the supported specificinformation requirements sir.
There is indeed interrogation manual cia a torture manual and the cia literally wrote it. Cia, kubark counterintelligence interrogation manual kubark a cia codename for itselfdescribes the qualifications of a successful. It was released under the name kubark counterintelligence interrogation manual and i believe it should stay that way. To use kubark counterintelligence interrogation manual pdf for mac, you need to create an apple iigs rom image by. Central intelligence agency cryptonym for the cia itself.
Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Kubark counterintelligence interrogation, il manuale sulle. Kubark counterintelligence interrogation manual pdf doesnt come with a help file, but its hard to fault a program with so few features for not including documentation. Interrogation, informally known as the kubark manual. Explanation of purpose this manual cannot teach anyone how to be, or become, a good interrogator. Mdr for full text of july 1963 kubark counterintelligence. Pdf a careful reading of the kubark manual is essential for anyone involved in anticipating modernday interrogation guides such as cias kubark.
Counterintelligence theory and practice provides all of the elements required for a successful counterintelligence operation from both an academic and a practitioners point of view. There is indeed a torture manual and the cia literally wrote it. Kubark counterintelligence interrogation wikisource, the. Observations of an interrogator lessons learned and avenues for further research chapter pdf available december 2006 with 4,626 reads. The kubark manual for cia interrogation and torture war. Kubark counterintelligence interrogation the national security. Cia kubark counterintelligence interrogation manual, human resource exploitation due to covid19, orders may be delayed.
Rk counterintelligence interrogation table of contents pages 1. In facl, the relief granted the subject at this tiine fits neatly into the interrogation plan. Counterintelligence ci staff, about the threat posed by soviet intelligence operations. Dec 12, 2014 the kubark counterintelligence interrogation manual was produced by the agency to train civilian and military intelligence officers in what the cia called coercive counterintelligence interrogation of resistant sources.
This 128page report, classified secret, was drafted in july 1963 as a comprehensive guide for training interrogators in the art of obtaining intelligence from resistant sources. Pdf kubark counterintelligence interrogation national security. It was, the cia released a new version its kubark interrogation torture manual which contains new revelations that extend our knowledge of cia interrogation activities, two additional cia manuals were declassified in response to a freedom of information act foia request filed by the baltimore sun. The book has some interesting information, specially on the latter part it started kinda slow and boring for me. These sir responses, along with those of other mi disciplines, are correlated to satisfy the. It offers an advanced understanding of the underlying theory that supports the art and science of the craft, and examines the challenges and practicalities of. Counterintelligence theory and practice prunckun, hank. Central intelligence agency, kubark counterintelligence interrogation manual 1963 human resource exploitation training manual1983. The first manual, kubark counterintelligence interrogation, dated july 1963. Pdf a careful reading of the kubark manual is essential for anyone involved in interrogation, if perhaps for no other reason than to uncover a definition of. Olson this article appeared in studies of intelligence, unclassified edition, fallwinter 2001, no. Also featured is soviet defector anatole golitsyn, whose claims about soviet operations had a compelling influence on western counterintelligence services beginning about 1962 and until 1975. Read ebook the cia document of human manipulation kubark. Cia declassifies new portions of cold warera interrogation.
The remarkable story of one mans journey from brain trauma to artistic triumph free press. Kubark counterintelligence interrogation manual pdf. Kubark the coercive counterintelligence interrogation of. B cia, kubark counterintelligence interrogation, july 1963 released january 1997 part 1 pp. The center seeks to promote study, debate, and understanding of the role of intelligence in the american system of government. To use kubark counterintelligence interrogation manual pdf for mac, you need to create an apple iigs rom image by extracting it from the actual hardware. Enhanced interrogation techniques and the risk of criminality. Kubark counterintelligence interrogation july 1963. Kubark is especially vulnerable to such tactics because the interrogation is conducted for the sake of information and not for police purposes.
Mar 07, 2016 is it really interrogation if theyre willing to give up the information. It was, as alfred mccoy puts it, the codification of everything the cia had learned from its experiments throughout the 50s. Counterintelligence, in the oxford handbook of national security intelligence, loch johnson, ed. Other nation states have different counterintelligence practices. Techniques of noncoercive interrogation o rc sistant sources. Counterintelligence interrogation manual 1963 declassified by the pentagon in 1996 and released to the national security archives nsa because of the baltimore sun news organizations invocation of the freedom of information act foia. Jan 06, 2014 this is a request under the freedom of information act. It was released under the name kubark counterintelligence interrogation manual and. The 10 commandments of counterintelligence by james m. This report, classified secret, was drafted in july 1963 as a comprehensive guide for training interrogators in the art of obtaining intelligence from resistant sources. The study focuses mainly on books about the american, british, and. Army and cia interrogation manuals are seven controversial military training manuals.
The aim of the alice in wonderland or confusion technique is to confound the expectations and conditioned reactions of the interrogatee. In 1963, the agency created the kubark counterintelligence interrogation manual. The nook book ebook of the essential guide to interrogation and torture. Yes, a torture manual that would eventually define the agencys interrogation methods and training programs throughout the developing world. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read.
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