2. His mental state is of a mixed type. He is an unstable man and what
is technically called a psychopathic personality. The evidence of his
illness in the past four years, as presented by one of us who has had
him under his care in England, indicates that he has had delusions of
poisoning and other similar paranoid ideas.
Partly as a reaction to the failure of his mission these abnormal ideas
got worse and led to a suicidal attempt.
In addition, he has a marked hysterical tendency, as shown by various
symptoms, notably a loss of memory which lasted from November 1943 to
June 1944, and which resisted all efforts at treatment. A second loss of
memory began in February 1945 and has lasted till the present. This
amnesic symptom will eventually clear when circumstances change.
3. At the moment he is not insane in the strict sense. His loss of
memory will not entirely interfere with his comprehension of the
proceedings, but it will interfere with his ability to make his defense
and to understand details of the past which arise in evidence.
4. We recommend that further evidence should be obtained by
narco-analysis, and that if the Court decide to proceed with the Trial,
the question should afterwards be reviewed on psychiatric grounds.
/s/ J. R. REES /s/ GEORGE RIDDOCH
M.D., F.R.C.P. M.D., F.R.C.P.
/s/ MORAN
M.D., F.R.C.P.