Y,)Ilr
@.@,-3 ul t of --O,.I)-
3i 1960
ultDIr-a--@IMWVZ auST)mn
of th,& Report- CJA this worX t
ineortmtio, proponea V-&4 lt4ter r*ayi iA
vith
f-tho I
prcvio-,Ialy- baot% to the
l.rot f tit* par-linlly
c 2 cohodgls for c@5-np.*t W giT*R
4t proacut ImomAso of dolailo to be "rke(I out wlth@ a tiiv r-c-@-.bor
of the It If txpooi$4 -tha;t it -vul- 04.vgle+.ea2 In
for m c,,-4ord of the 1%1) Okereo 44tir-9 't'hQ mrront )"D"-t
Fur4d.* pilayldg(l by- %-,qi grc,,r4t h*-va 'oocti
caoloood,, ) T@ifj
for of i3o.If alill-i 4c,--Aly du,-virt-,3 -the p,@ix-lod JTaly lp 10-57
tt) J-a" 11@195;3 ot@d -TttXy lo 1959 to Ootobor It 1959v laze a totaa
44 on @7hie'a2,d-%Yto
-orK on
of Y, -WA% f or other
ondorozl by @hw
tho Rtowtiro o4tor do+.
)!P, de
--for A dioeortrtiou ".CA@iittoo WA lrt
the
pomvirl P,,7,,Vova for ts propog4-0---- ritio w@w-@er i@@-Nrtion at' t-tlij Wrk
pi-@rf ormo4 tuaor tho &r", I v-a4 eows in aooordw)oi 'Ri4h a rrop;3,6%1
'a
vmoh V%M to the dleof)rtatipa th;%t
lirally
To )r Aep the work that omIA r@lit l@e ucod Ili the dXer-Orte-tiVV%
frca V*iT, Y.,-Icwted efrortl t-ho gre@ate-i h,%a ocrorea poporia
for pablication banc4 lxt v'Aolg or p"+. ovi tuip
Rep-@r-@s oil tIli4 rofiecrc-,h u*r* tato kr6ma.Ato4 in P04.3yo
4t tho follo DaIG-tiatio rAOCt iEt@th4o
P-atox-lal frm4,,i thic
by tho
or la boi.ns in-cor-,i,-oretcA in reyorto of ;rolf@ti@4
Ti
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0 NO co 0
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ro
co
25 ianiiiry ig6o
KW,ORAITDUM FOR.- Tjlr,, j@h'CO.RD
T.13S/CD
SUBJECT Action on VWJI.TRA Au4't FxcePt'c'n3s
(@MTRA 76)
is
h&s contacLe7Ol@@
o-Lirit-ing hes 'L-,eell UW-tZ@-,# All;;' gale ai.1 assu'rance
thcc)td.nge
17, 1(59
1! !r
r or
to @le"Ver 'le
9 oi.' O"Lr i'oi- otir
YOI). ot f i
if colal,,i
b,3 of to
4-1
43
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r4
0
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ro
co
;.,8, 195?
T-<- - f-@ r
An ppyrt,@,'lt 0,@ i,,,,@o ou;@irttr,,s of tl,.$
2 cordition.3
of tli..3 l@l' of by
ing of tn obtp-
bL:)
for citus rOcO"'e@-
of ty@o
or vat
3.
(,f tand thq se-@-entific 8Ge@-visors to tiio
vii--iy ba to prlyvid-es
ral(i Treasixtext
F-iio 0
T-, -ri,-)
7777771
-.- .;WV
1) Lil-@14 r. Q-," Cl lif'F, FINAN CF@ I)lVljlON
VIA 2 (",ffic,,r
.)project 76, I-nNoice iil
I fi-ir t'v.-;Le above Oul@Fproject It. ,,ttacbo,,Cl.
(,-h-,ck in t2,iic@ ttrkAv,,,iiit r@f 000. 00 drawti
no later thaa l@ b@'J@vfue;t l(@@7.
I-- ia-ivoizo. A toti-.1 cf $100 000. 00
th@- -iittofA,-,l iti@ncls lle c;blig,-ktei for tkis 1,@roject, thi-
rict bc. C-loa4d.
t ',I C, A
clJ x, as C o
4
T S S 1;'A,", B
z - TSS CD
4 August 19SI
t C) -A iD Uhl.
VIA Officer
N@Y@.Ut.T!tA:5xi'Lproj(@ct 76# livoico. 01
I tiit@! above is a*,Itache@(l.
follor4a..
Cagl'-z-4@irla cbcck io. the aii-io,,irit of @,10, 000. 00 drawa
low
is a ir;-,toice. J-1. t2,.@tal tr#' Ot,"Ll. 00
ZY 5'1. it iu
v'All IL,.6 for tl@is i.@rc-)jcct, t@to
i@ Ilia
I9II'I'
TSS/CD, Auaust 1957)
1 - TSS/FASB
- TSS CD
INVOIGF.
$10,000.00
-- -------- -----------
C!-' RTI,@'ICATIOI\'S
th@it tttia id it-t-voice appl)riag to Subproject 076
of thit perfori-nai-tee hiq I>ceii natiLf,@.etory, t@i;,.t services
t-,ave
t@:,@znda of ttic p,-t-yinorkto i-cd receipts iti on file in TSS/Ci). that
tltiereof tii,3 not yet bee;i rriade.
1 i j -,zid correct tit,-at
Division
(Z) 1,1. ie @-cre,oy cortific-,2ti that thi@- to Subproject 76 of
1,11'i,@U LT i'Lt% v.,as (!ttily ttic projoct 11--is beeii
C,-trriic-(l o7@t it) v-iitt-4 tlio r.)extiorai@dzx)n dited 13 P@I)ril 61953
fi@oki-i t'-o to t,ie L).I) /A, P,@nd tb.(,- C.-@tcaoio!l c@f tt%io autil@ority in sub-
Rcocarch tlirector
17
Jialy 1957
Af T l@>t-; t)ivibioa
@i-Lbi.@rojact 76
2 t@cei to cover t@'@ie hul,).)rgjcct's at-la'sliould
c -.A r
(.)ate(
I If S"3 /OC
TSS C0@r@)
TSS CD Jtily 57)
DRA T
29 July 195
MEMORANDUM FOR-. THF, RECORD
SUBJI-7.CT MKUI,TRA Subproj
ect No. 76
1. The purpose of Subproject Na,,L6 -I
2 -.2pport
the research begun b mmoorm@ has
worked for five years for the His last position was
n is ield @md as- a u e publications.
A list Df his publications are a rio2tnded hereviith..
P-
has undertaken at study of. how indi-
viduals an(] groups who are subject to apparently all-powerful,
coercive auttiority successfully defy this P-uthoritv i pursuit of
their own goals. It is ttie'inteiition-of 2 o study the
metho@-i which prisoners uto to defy 4uthority while under the extreme
restrictions of a prisaii-environyneiit. - T[ii's type of study is a natural
extension of our previous work-on CortiDiiini@at 1-"risoii Methods and
provide.s the nece.29 sary follow up for t@to development of. systex-ns for
resisti.-.g interrogation in i.i-nprisoitment.,
3.. When this project was originally planned it Was bel
that it would serve a useful ptirpose-u-nder "'ub
was known to two me',iii.bers'of th
QUF r his further
rese a repre-
sints -" iliscipline t eq d in the
VUM=Mactivities. However, ao the project emerged, it became
2 apparent that it had definite Agency relevance ik@' xid would be best
funded as a special project. Thb project was circularized to the
blers oLUg. o"rd of Directors and a oved ii.i I)rincip I)YI6
14
C eferr nt
2 n-f I -C-, ui 9-1 a-i@T-11,707trTeel compete to 6vilua-te this particular
,project but indicated tha:t h pt the opinions of the other
members of the Board. - wtio.previously had no coritact
wi.th, indicated the greatest support for this2 projc-ct.
is willingness to give profes-sioital consultive ad@vice
nferences have alrearly been held
@an_li@Lng co
'Aliti-I Itiln. valuation of the project is forwarded
C, 11 C r ew6i-. h.
4. It'le ed tha mob." will work
p - il@ @'
indepe@nde area. biitia c
ntly ill W", - 11
vall take advantage of the research faciliti2es c>i the
------- mla-49 indicated
the been formed to
ftirnis@ professional guidance. Thus, -i@nonitor@iln;&,O@f rt"hn,,p@ project
219,
will cgn-te from thr-ce sources:@ (1)
ii@o -gum @Lz@@
(3) T SICD persop', -01. e-,
will not be -%,,tittixio, of the true- source of the Gralit7.--, Funct ofthe
project vvill be hauc_li a Q,,iarte-rlv btsis with payl"ents made
directly by the
to iled accounting
of i-itontes adv-knced hiin to the T[iis;@rocedure iLe i2i-i accord-,,6
ance v!ith the By laws of the a.n(i-vi-ill-be in the nattire of a1.3
fellow@hip Lral'it. ---L;Ilquipinent purcliase-cl-will become the property of
the it is aiiticipated that eqx@ipment costs will@ be
2 practica,ll-y, negligible in this project.-
5.. .The total co&+, will be $10, 000. 00 for a period of one
year beginninc, 1 July 19577iAd-Will-ii6t-be r-6h--ewable. Charges Nvil.l
-be against Allot.-rept 8-2502-10-001.
C c raxic
TSS/@he-n-wical Division
"PROVF.D F OR OBI,IGA.TION Approved:
OF FUNDS:
Ire 9 e em sio@ii
0 Date:
Attac c
As gtated above
1.)istr-Lbution:
Origili-xl only
July 26, 1951-
r;ear
At ta(,-I)cd is the swrima.ry per'V;@I.Iiiiig to a proposal by
You will note that ttie majorityof our
a,,oproved.
Director -0kFv'
It is re-,i--orLiTc-.nded ttiat-this-j@@ect be -initia:tcd
as of July IsL'and ftuided in the ar-tourit of $10,000.
f,-Iv,.,iy will of tho ch@tracterl
yi-,,@ir ve3ill t-@o to cz,.r-ry o-ttt, i,-inslzarch arvi
2 ard oducation
iri t
will t@, itiy 4ArAterC@ tic ronertl of liow
-t te
&ut C)rity e-ofy tl)i.8 a
jr)t4Dre-,'@t in t@ I,"
if@t) (I -C it
rf ttis liAN-@o ciniio. For tho
2 tlie,
fc@r the o -ttio
of
eentral 13@
f2.) c@ntit-o f4@Ve yanr Veriod I it'i
r r
S. "-Tn-q to
c,,r t ,I 0 Cic@rations.
NEW
p, 2
ni,y-lkts-5, work
obj--Ctive w@is to eetc-ri-ittll Vhetho-r
2 be at
voild to tr,.to of P.11, or of .01pgoes,
of' rlich c-r@arts. Tho prne't'leal ai.,.a i-4as to proirlde pote.@itial A"IVIQO
h- -dolls&
2 Lo uacd. to r@n@3. c?.or,4.rol thei@i.
@-d I f-tel@d rtti,:3y of a pr5.tciii rlo- ate.-Iriq thin 1.,rojeo'L
in P.@s t@io foc2ia@,s or tho
utrit@r,4 eho*e!t an a to@i)ic. A prolir.,.I,vigry
4c,;A 'enk@@ t'!@,o @!orioral ntril,lo %@as
tiko revoliitioi.-irq, ft.)rm. 'ri@o occiwreiice (>f striAtQs A.I,,4o
te) to b@) a sit.-tiit@lw)n i i potzrtiil 1--5?@
rA i"hiichV 'IO, I
2 role aa ft or
given t-@) tl@ic mi 'VO
W* c- rk
jai
on th4,p. of ttt gonort-%--I. throu months 2after I tiegan to,
was to
tV.@.-It It t@o posviwo to of
considcreIJ,o pc,-v:cr roltt,inp, t-,ol@-h to tt-,3 tlio of
2
c@f tl-.3 of Y,-, tr@trxr;,,4zit I-a,3iitiSit@ri it
bo
in
79 p
require@,tent% there for this degroe. X i,@oulti liropore
io Inuatiw fDr thj -12criod at plaoe a@4 apooors to re
-fert?i (treatest pror@le-,a tvs a coqroo 2of ti.,tta for a well.
dotit4ed problet!, In this general field and of profeastowa gaidanoo
atid *sat-5tAnaa. I woal(i si;@tk to r-or@aeiy-thf)se-deficiencies in
CC a
9 @@JO tioiial In Whit."l the, lnstitittion at whic',@ X
locate A-, pr,.rticiaorly r-troni@.,-
17, 'C?57
-rrint. c!f' 4c,
-n @'@vrr
tool Mill
2 ct to
-@@no are e
!@U4.
"T)n
r-r( IN,- ijt @,o i-i ty
2 -'i-- Is t-o ,3o his
ho,,icvE,r, t@rt In doine rv@, he -.-,II SlICA,Essftll@v ni--su@, bi @o own -q
of thr-- 11,1!.)tArelitl, PI!-
y
of the tF@4@,, T
h4,.r,
"-r) Itir,, for n,27@t. 4p@) ri,4 coni
c fnt. ur
I .grp rp!isoti to YoDr- t.h.--:t t4-s 5@nd the niiblicatioii of
c, rvi'2@ @iv of his stial w
y) ill n to
of t!@e (,O,crl)t, op
befn tco r,.,-Lich lit
2 erht.ure of so,-@iol,o-
ly
an,-i soci-pi.
Orki@ 9@-pect w',!40y. sofr.-s to r@?2 op tl-c- @,-reptc-Ft
-s wcll ni- tl-.c th,-or@-ticAl bt-
strte.l: 'low eof-s one rin@i int@,grtitln-
to c.. 2 wit)-, t,hom
@harea. c-07i-. vpluej cpii@ th ot@,pr.9
one Fh8re@-, -,,re persor.@@, r6yi@ot6, or In
tolitact, rrtllc-i, thri-i 2 in ijl.ect contpct?
V,y- claily @,or@ t)r,,,sezit-q t.o Lie -),-t-Jents (,-(@lijzonhi-enic L)ntic-nts)
some of W";Ol- anp4-E:r to Die to be c)@tit o," 'tiith tho!-e I.n yct
seeklnp to inpir!taiii so@ni, -@tife )f' ii,ot,ele tfiroiirh nwkiq-8ri )ipll.u,@inafory @n,l
ee-lilsio,-),Il ,aie.,,hin with 1,!enli-pi fif7ur@-s. SC'
:,,OD!. r-171 r
,,nti(:.,nt.-@ eo not ro:.iiist. cr effp(-tive lnteprfl..Ictn In 9,,ich P. sharf@il
comn)] tm-rt. It Is l@z
0 o be s4,llv, sentiirentq] and stubboi-n. The. t)lienom. ction
eoes holtcvpr to preEPnt sorLEllyhRt the capic ii,entjonpi in
the Dreepiinf, p,@raprp-,)hy which I e to rriicipl n.10 In
"II%
VA
INN
Izi
Ell
kori@t .81 1957
'E@,U" TO. 1,1,1, @'@Lw C,: S
6ub@,ect: fro4ect Oroposa@' Wm
At.tached is a who @as been
2 concei,ned for recent months with @i.e
conducted as veil as monitored re-,@earcl) 4Ln tfis ar:@-a for th
his orgaiii2,at4Lon, the
4 %I i s
-.Ve(l i,n a 2turr@ent re-ore@anizaticn c-f 7a r c h@.
nd fatflillzr iwi-t.h @l-b@-. ishments.
lias suggested that@ is. a vx-i,,re of thc"
you.ng scientist with ideas and 2i.nitiative w'@)o cor-isti".llte the best of
Im.ericals hope for i.-ti-iovaLtion. I heartly a,-,rke altholvh my judgD,@ei-it -
r-a y 'b eorejudiced by havina uoi-ked with pr-v thrcie yeaa,s
in th
2 Tize orc,,posal would not il)niy ex:-Iore a rather nei a-rea in inter-
cultural, s@cio-pol.itical stud'@es. bi-it would enable
k!uotl.j-fy his 171i. D. degroo. The proposal is roe ou
for your cor?@tic-.nts. T-)o you 3 wit@, vic- that tti4--- proposal. coul.d
constitute one of ti@e snL!All gi-ants to be rAd,,,- during 195?.'
T'FttrATI@-r, PROEW.kl,
A ca-,, t3EtiAviort
The study will investigate son@e of th6 characteristies of
the situation which deterinine whether or2 not anti-
aut.4oritarian sentir4ent,s are ex.,,nrGssed -in anti-aiAthori,".@ian
acts and which i-afl.uetice the fortils such @-@ctivity inay takes
1-@y efj'ort d@Lxririg the- year wi.1.1 be to corr2-y out a re--earch ar.,i
to fu-rther ng oducata.onal prr--par-ition. This research and education
vill be rftlevatit to wV interest irt the general problem of how
iTidivicl-@ia@L,@i an(i k-roup5 who are subject to apparenltly all-goKerful.,
coercive authority succe ssf I"y defy this authority in ptirsult of
their own goals.
l@y interest in'tliis topic, Ind riy fori@ulation of it as a veneral
topic,in the above torivs, stepis froe, vwhat I coi-iceive as a co.%no2n
thr,@;ad rxuuiing @twou;,,xh Diuch of the researcn I have done. For tho
pa@-t three y;aars- rno!3t of V ti,pie has-been-dfivotcti to stud@ine the
4
2 iriplicati-ons for thv p@ the carltui-e of4llW-by the @ /-D
Coi-.,iiliunists. This was of obvious'-Ielevance to iftany of the
central prol-lems of the study. 13
2 During the entire five vear period I @pez-,t J.n#ANS%research,
-t.-m r, F--, an' carry-rig out i-eseaLre@-4 which fi-oolae@nt]-y-
4@r, pl, '@A
involved the of si2jli.l@ir relat-loishi,ps. CAW ilesearcl,. 1.?as to
@ancl siecial operations.
s,Ltpl)ort
Consequently, it tias oi,iented freriaent-ky toward the probleyis of
C,kL)tiVE@ 2 I bn:.gan an ---mgAwm&m*rebearch 1-n Api-i.1 195)
I plannbd io --tudy in.-,tances in i,-iiich in(ii,,rid,,ials and gi-oufjs, secizi-iiifrly
i,vwerle*.s in terr,,-, of nambcrs. vyeii8ons, organi--3tJoi-is alici lek@l'.timacy,
succei,5fully resistt@,ri a 5eein,,@ngly all-powerful a,.ithority (cog*
1)rison riots, liunger st-rikc-s. gt@@np-j@a-@ strikes, work slof-,Jow-ns,
boycotts, etc.). TF.,e obj-,ctiv"- wis to determine wlietlie-r
there were w,iieh could be sl'at,3d at sorite h,-gh level
of getiorality which woald be triie of al'i, .'or of broad classes,
of sucn evei-.-,5. !'he pra(-t-'@cal ain was to orovioo potential advice
2 on I-,o WAI&Ommm&m@ ed to -anl co.-,'-.rol the:n. I had
Coz,@t@-,'Leted a field stud.; -of a )rj.son ri-ot before stati.n,- t,.,Is ,-,roject
in formal toriiis. I-, the initi.pl foeas of the pro2icet itse-l-f.
the general strike was c.-iosen-as a topic. A preli.-rii-nary review
led me to the coii-'iisiori that th- gent@ral strike wis one of the
nk)st likely fo.-,Ts in which EA3t ELtro,3@-,an satei'Lite discorit2eiit -right
take ove.-t revolutionary forin. The occurretice of gent--ra-I strj,kes also
-@-ad-a potential@--
appe.-ared to @m td ba a situation in which
role as a controllirig or stipporti.ng 2 foi,ce. "i-icrit@ wl@iieh was
given to the problem requirr",i to suspend work
on -,'@his sttx.,iy of the gen-,@ra.1 strike tlil@c-o moritti5 af tei- I began to
revie-.j 1!tGra'@tire on this to2pic. l@he exoerience was sufficient to
coiivince me tlint it wou-l,,i bi-@ possible to derive @iri!iciples of
considerable power reiatirig bot,h to the gf7@tici-atioti and the outeorrt(-, of
defip-nco o'L coercive authority.
2 This sketch of the background of rV i.ri-terest icie-rtt i-f ics it
most broadl..%@. I propose that iiW research dtiririr, the year be on a
li,rdt.ed !,ityi highly speollfic enpi.i-ical problerii in this gerier.-l. ').rea,
rathc@r tkan asuiring tojard a treatise. I wi.sh to complete a f,,aper
u,iii.ch will be acceptab't-e as a dissortation for the Pli. L). in
P.
since have coini3leted
a-1.1 o tlio-- r req@.xirefu-,nts there-for this degree: I would propose
to locate nlvse',f for the period at sucli place as appears to pie
to tiold fort-@-1 greatest proirtise as a source of @-ata for-a 6,ell-
ii-i this e ield-and of profes5ional g-aidance
f
2 and ass.istance. I would seek to rew--dy those deficiencies in
V educational backeround in which-the-institiiti.on at which I
locate is particililarly strong.
,-til,)e,nd (Cor)tinti;atio-n of Dresent sal,-!i-ry ($9#000) plils
rc-tireinont arkn.,iity nayiyients)- $9,.54o.oo
Estimato of iwvi.,ig fa-mily and i,,ie)virig or storing
holisehol@d goods 800,00
Res6earch expenditures (cl@-arical and data proceasing) 1,000.00
Travel for cons:iltation 500,00
Acadeaitt fees
Total Requ-Lrod