5-ANDARZ) FORM NO. 54 Memora;@dum U"NITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO File DATE: 4 February 19'-@2 FROM SUBJECT: "Side Tone Delay" 1. In accordance with plans established at the conference of 29. January 1952,,-@@ 'attended 2a conference 4 Febru- P-ry 1952 in in the in connection with "Side Tone Delay" contract matters. 2. Present at this conference were' who of- ficially represented. OSI and tliis'AgencyL who is head of one of the special units of and who are to carry ou2t the research in con- nection with the "Side Tone I)elay" devices. 3. position at the conference wa.s, of course, official while attended for whatever assistance they could give and be::,,iL.se of immediate operational interests in the "Side Tone Delay" device. 2 4. The primary object of the conference was to come to an agree- ment or meeting of the minds as to spec4-ficallv what were to attempt to do with the $@4,000 before the matter was officially negotiated as a contract by After considerable discussion, it was agreed that would attcmpt to develop devices along the "Side Tone Delay" principles which could be used both at permanent installations and/o@:- E. portable type for field use. It was also agreed that would research along these lines, develop, if possible, a proto-type instrument, and if this instrument Droved operationally sound, they would prepare in- structions,, etc.ior its use and the t2echnique for using same. In addition, it was also agreed that-the research would be general and would procede to@-iard an ultimate goal which would be,possibly a "Side Tone Delay" device which would have no attachments on an individual and yet would be capable of being used immediately in conjunction with a polygranh or some other device whicli would indicate deception. 2 Furthermore, it was agreed that the research was not to-be directed at an @Lrunediate and specific idea, but that it would be developed As best thought out by with conferences laid on when- ever it was necessary to make an important decision regarding either a change in the device or concentrating on one particular device or techniqu0e. P- 5. As far as security in this matter is concerned, the interests of CIA, of course, is concealed since'from a fiscal point of view, CIA merely is advancing @34,000 to who is in turn paying the money to The project itself is to be unclassi-."'ied and neither nor this Agency will furnish any classi- 2 fied material. 6. As a protective device, the contract will contain a clause which will give this Agency the right to screen any written matter concerning the "side tone delay"- prior to publication and also this Agency will have the right to purchase any instruments developed by this research. Furthermore,, it was agreed that this Agency could in- 2 spect the progress of the research from time to time and if it was being tested operationally, this Agency could participate in/and ob- serve this testing. 7. For a matter of record, contract negotiations between and will be carried on by the special contract section of, A copy of this contract apparently will be given to for his2 files and reports, both fiscal and other- wise will be furnished him from time to time by 8. It was agreed by the a.. representatives and that the contract date for the beginning of the work would be 1 March 1952.