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104-10147-10131 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (8/2/1978)

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                                    2 August 1978


 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

 FROM:     Raymond M. Reardon
           Security Analysis Group

 SUBJECT:  Use of Drugs in the Yuriy Nosenko Case


      1.   On 1 August 1978, Thomas A. Ryan, DDO/SE Division,
 was interviewed regarding any possible use of drugs by the
 Agency during the interrogations of Yuriy Nosenko. Mr.  Scott
 Breckinridge, Principal Coordinator for HSCA Matters, was
 present during the interview. Mr.  Ryan provided the following
 information.

      2.   Ryan became directly involved in the Nosenko case
 in approximately April 1964. He participated  in the debriefing
 sessions and later in the hostile interrogations which took
 place at Clinton, Maryland. He was  directly involved with
 the handling of Nosenko until ,early 19_65 when Nosenko was
 moved to the installation at  SOLATION1 Ryan never  saw Nosenko
 while he was at J3qLATMN   althfughie did  see the Security
 logs and the medical reports which were forwarded to SE Divi-
 sion from time to time.

      3.   Ryan was certain that during the Clinton phase of
 the debriefing and/or interrogation no drugs were administered
 to Nosenko.  Furthermore, he has no reason to believe that
 any drugs, other than routine medicineswere  administered to
 Nosenko while he was being held at ISOLATION

      4.   Ryan mentioned that Paul L. Dillon and Sally Downey,
who  are still with the Agency, would be logical persons to
interview  concerning the possible use of drugs on Nosenko.
He  said that Dillon is currently stationed at the Special
jpraining Center and that Downey is currently assigned to
        He  also mentioned that John McMahon who, along with
Ryan, was one of  the two principal interrogators of Nosenko
at Clinton, may  still be associated with the Agency in a
contract capacity.


                                   Ray ond M. Reardon



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