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<P><JC><B>Methods of Interrogation</B>
<P><JC>By: R.A. Garstenstien
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<P>In the PoW camps of the Second World War the Intelligence and War Science communities began the first of many serious studies exploring various methods of interrogation. Many of the early studies relied heavily on a combination of methods in an attempt to gain predictable and desirable results.
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<P>One of the most tried methods was the combination of Trilene (triacetylethylene) and hypnosis. Trilene, taken as an inhalant, was used to weaken an individual's resistance to the hypnotist. The responsibility would then fall on the hynotist to frame questions and evoke responses in a way likely to produce accurrate answers. While fairly effective, but difficlut to measure, this method combination had several problems. A Trilene dose to low, could allow the individual to fake his way through the interrogation process and high a dose could cause unconsciousness or worse, death. Even when a "correct" dose was administered the accuracy of the extracted information was always open to debate.