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DECEPTION MAXIMS: FACT AND FOLKLORE

ABSTRACT

The deceptions maxims discussed in this report represent the synthesis of a number of historical case studies. These case studies are part of an ORD exploratory research program on deception. It is anticipated that these maxims and other results from this research will aid intelligence analysts in thinking about the problem of deception and in detecting, analyzing and evaluating foreign deception schemes relevant to current intelligence problems.

Deception Research Program, June 1981