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The Official CIA interrogation and manipulation Manual
The cold war KUBARK Files - Unabridged editionBy Central Intelligence Agency
Length4h 28m
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Official C.I.A. declassified material.
IMPORTANT: this manual was first released under the Freedom of Information Act in 1997, heavily redacted. It was released again in 2014, with a large amount of additional newly-declassified material. Unlike older versions available, which contain only the 1997 content, this edition effectively contains both versions.Extracting actionable intelligence from an uncooperative suspect is a subject fraught with difficulty. When the stakes are as high as those of anti-Soviet counterintelligence investigations of the Cold War, those difficulties multiply.
This unique, now-declassified manual makes an unflinching and in-depth examination of the techniques of the CIA interrogator tasked with tracking down and exposing moles, sleepers, double-agents and more. It equips the listener with the tools to "read", question, influence, manipulate and eventually break even the most recalcitrant subject—and the ability to recognize when these powerful techniques are used against you!
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GenreHistory, True Crime, Biography and Memoir
Length4 hrs 28 mins
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Publish dateJul 29, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1PUBLISHER'S INTRODUCTION
2I. INTRODUCTION
3A. Explanation of Purpose
4B. Explanation of Organization
5II. DEFINITIONS
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6III. LEGAL AND POLICY CONSIDERATIONS
7IV. THE INTERROGATOR
8V. THE INTERROGATEE
9A. Types Of Sources: Intelligence Categories
10B. Types of Sources: Personality Categories
11C. Other Clues
12VI. SCREENING AND OTHER PRELIMINARIES
13A. Screening
14B. Other Preliminary Procedures
15C. Summary
16VII. PLANNING THE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE INTERROGATION
17A. The Nature of Counterintelligence Interrogation
18B. The Interrogation Plan
19C. The Specifics
20VIII. THE NON-COERCIVE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE INTERROGATION
21A. General Remarks
22B. The Structure of the Interrogation
23C. Techniques of Non-Coercive Interrogation of Resistant Sources
24IX. COERCIVE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE INTERROGATION OF RESISTANT SOURCES
25A. Restrictions
26B. The Theory of Coercion
27C. Arrest
28D. Detention
29E. Deprivation of Sensory Stimuli
30F. Threats and Fear
31G. Debility
32H. Pain
33I. Heightened Suggestibility and Hypnosis
34J. Narcosis
35K. The Detection of Malingering
36L. Conclusion
37X. INTERROGATOR'S CHECK LIST
38XI. DESCRIPTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY
39OTHER BIBLIOGRAPHIES
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