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Approved For Release 2007°DAFID)F IA AROP96-00788R001300020001-6 ST-CS-01-169-72 July 1972 3. (U) Controlling group behavior with drugs has been reported by I.P. Lapin (214). The study dealt with animals but may have some bearing on human behavior reorientation. According to Lapin, in order to change the behavior of a large group of animals, it is sufficient to use drugs to control the behavior of the most active animals (leaders). The article discusses the use of amphe- tamines and aminazine. Further reference to Lapin can be found -in an article of 23 September 1968 (215). 4. (U) One of the most interesting areas of research into finding new psychotropic substances may be associated with the gonionemous jellyfish. Research into the nervous and pychic disorders resulting from lesions caused by the jellyfish has been reported by the aforementioned Serbsky Institute (216). It appears that literature “on Soviet research in this field is extremely limited. Mikhalev and Vatskov studied 260 cases of lesions by poisonous gonionemous jellyfish. General and local disturbances are distinguished according to their severity and symptoms of intoxication in the clinical picture. In cases of a severe course of the affection (18 patients), except for polymorphic somatic symptoms, there were distinct neuropsychiatric deviations. They were expressed in tormenting headaches, convulsions, paresis, disturbances of Statics, sacral posterior radicular pains. Vegetative symptoms were in the form of hyperhydrosis, acrocyanosis, hypersalivation, and red demographism. Mental disturbances proceeded with an increasing fear of death, sometimes with speech and fugiform excitation, altered consciousness of the delirio-amentive or oneiroid type with illusions, hallucinations, psychosenory and delusional symptoms. The psychotic symptoms of an acute exogenous reaction subsided during the following two to five days. This research might have significance in the Soviets attempts to arrive at suitable means for controlling or altering behavior. 5. (U) A noteworthy book from Czechoslovakia that discusses some of the present problems of some militarily important psychoactive substances has been published (217). The book discusses the history of natural psychotomimetics used in religious rituals. There are mentioned two possibilities for the application of presently known psychoactive drugs for the purpose of military gain: a. Controlling stress situations in special military units in combat to include means for treating mass psychoses in extra- ordinary situations. b. The use of temporary incapacitating agents for disrupting and capturing enemy personnel. 75 NO FOREIGN DISSEMINATION CONFIDENTIAL (This page is UNCLASSIFIED) Approved For Release 2003/09/10 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001300020001-6