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C was contacted regard Headouarters' tele cone film pertaining to studies in extra sensory perceptlon. This fila, Freparel by the late Dr. Stuart of Duke Univeraity, is more than ten years oli and is the only couy in existence. Tétated that the filz concerns instruction in the matter or extra sensery perception and deals with how to conduct experizente therein. He stated further that the filn is now out-of-date and he feels that rerhaps he can lirect Interestel parties to sourcea of other aore recent and better material dealing with the subject.

2. He has also furaished on loan one cop7 ef "Bandbook of
Tests in Parapaychology" preparel by Betty M. Hunphrer of Dike
University ia lchs which, he states, hag more recent matarial in
this matter. It will be appreciated if axtra special care is taken
ef the filn and the handbook and thnt they are retirnedeto theo  se ffice withia ten iays after receipt.

3. remarked that there is a bis sublic interest in parapeyoholcey teiay, and that he is very anxious to keep his work in the matter from coning to public knowledge. He said that he believed he knew what our peovle were trying to do in ths fieli of extra genaory cerception, and that he felt ne nifht be of soze help in aavising thez and would gladly ceme to Washingten to canfer desired. If the interested partiea io care to conier with rlease notify theoffice suficiently beforehand so-ta Br sr cay ad jugt his rather crowded schedule. Also. it wouli be asbreciated if this office were inforzel beforehand In the natter of peyment of his expenseg for his trip to Washincton and any reulera tion which might be offered him.

Enc: 1 Fila 1 Handbock

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10 December 1951

1. Reference is nade to the filn referred t A letter of 2l November l951 concerning Che ariter and C other members of Unit B have seen the filn in question and it is of no value from the Vnit E point of view.

2. However, in connection with the work of Speynit D has C definitely requested that he been contacted in an effort to determine whether his work might be productive of techniques in hypnosis and/or These requests were nade both in writing and orally to the past and we have to date received no infornation therefrom.

3. It is belleved that aletter of 21 November 1951, a copy A thaeor any other of the made in H work or ESP.

u. The Unit E request for fiias was zade through ofsicial channels in a disguised menorandum to the film unit.

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To: Files

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1. Herewith is a copy of a letter this office received through routine channels. The letter is self-explanatory.

2. The fiim referred to in the first paragraph has been seen by this office and is of no value from our point of view.

3. However, if-rou recall, this office suggested to you scne time ago that and his work night be of possible interest and should ne contist

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LEORAIDUH FORI ASUISTIT DIRDCTOR FUR SCIOIIIO LTEL IGUICE

SUEJ301:

REFERONCE:

sare subject, dated 18 February 1932 Eacurity Officer, G

1. This nemorandem is in response to yeur roqusst Cor e

2. This co has been interosted in tho operationa 1 po3si ias 0 4.1 erap sychology- and oxtrn-sensory percoptien Fer EOTO + 1 ine inod believe 7 30E9 1 of he Fssible 79 ens these te the work 5 ofrice weuld be desircb e

3. Since C am unable a0 cauiries T03 A to exploro for pose

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. 54 Office MemOranduIn • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT A/8 5270/5 tO to : Files : Files A A DATE: S April 1952

FROM SUBJECT: ES?

Ittached herewith are 3everal

These paragraph's, in general, reflect the thinking oi cencerning possible future use of the ESP and fK nhenomena. Since the writer has had the oncorturity of neeting end talking wi' it seems worthy of note that some serious considaraticn has reen in an effort to see whether EsP can he applied to matters of pure inteil: igence which might te of interest to this Agency.

accarently has had In this connecti several conversaticns along the is not aware ef any cormisments made financial or othersise.

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Part of the tninking in connection with the use o runs scmewhat like this: if a nunber of individuals ccuid be found in the U.S. who have a rery high ESP caracity, these ta nted individuals could te assigred co inteliigence problens. Such a protlem as whotner or not thesesenad a subnarine pen at a siven port or area could he attacked by ESp. Some of these problems could perhaps bs later verified to deternine whether tne ESP work was successfll.

While Aseney +ri in 3 connection has not app can
reacbed a very aivarcec
beliaves would have a properly

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STANAC RM NO. 4 Office Memorandum · UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT : Files A|B5,270/422 A

(Drugs in Cornection with ESF)

In an effort to ascertain wnethes 2shai used drugs of various types in the EsP experimentatien. the writer drew fror the library all published material by. end his associates.

A review of this material reveals that in the iSP exnarimentation, certain drugs were used primarily te test whother or not tne ES? capacities were affected by drugs. The exporinentation showed that the ESP capacities were definitely affected ty tne use c drurs as follows: using barticurate rugs such as sodium anytal, the Esp fell cff and was restored by the use of caffeine.

The exreriments set out in the oublicaticns in Seneral ir no way bear upon Artichoke matters and are of no particu\_ar interest except as they pertain to ESP experimentation.

In view of the above, it is otviaus ret if we are to obtain informatien on irigs, hy nosis, ete. frs l have to he on the tasis of unpublished material or cions since nis putlished material is not helpful frcm an Artionoke point ef view.

Is sheuld be noted that id sone experirenting wich hypncsis in the ESF experimentation, Fis she hpnotic teata were of no value asfar as Artichoke is conoerned and, in fast, were not helnful except fron a negative point of view in the actuai tSP experimentation.

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IEMORAIDUM FOR: Assistant Director for Scientific Intelligence SJBJECT:

C

1. With reference to yeur menorandun datad 10 Febriary l952 resarding s nd his activities in extra-sensory poreoption, encurs in jour decision to decline, with regret, his proposal Lor research in his chosen field.

sensory perception Secnniques are very prizitive in nature and, accordingly, lack adequate operational developqent-to varrant consideration at this tine. Hovever, in view el trexteneive baokground in psychology, hypnosis, and related masters, it is not unrealistic to keoo hin in mind should the ARTIChokE prograr devolop in the direction of his principal interest.

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HEMORArDU FORi Aonistant Director far Scientifio Lntolligenco SUDJECT C

CB. indicated to CIA in the fall of 195l, that ho nipht havo gcrething br interaat to intellirence, The inforrnticn vas channelled
A into Projoot Artichoko cnd in accord anco with arrangements throügii 00/ on Foturday, 5 Jamuary 1952.

epd primery intorost io in tho flold of extra-senoory peroeption and ho explained hia theorics end dcnonatrated his tech- niqucs aa they nipht apply to intelligence.re Fsuggo sted A that rasubit n propocal for tho roshoreli lie feols noccosary. to doVeloo his technines. The proposrl wes reccived on 15 Jamuary 1952 and is on file in C/s1.

3. h:rs backround in other matters of noro direot interest to Frojeot Arblehoke then oxtra-sensory poreeption, ond be is working ,on a ccntract forrreof ponaiblo intorest tas Therefcro, 2o wrs iirvited to cone to Wnsninrton to taiz vith a gcup of CIA persomel on 31 Jamuary l952, Cloaranco through Foerst (procided Artichoko and other operationnl mattors are not discusred) was nuthorized by Ls for thig visit nnd further oonteots.

L. Conclusicns from deelinga wiufsto datot

n FIr a conaciontiqus. nincore indlvidual with acknowlodged corpetenee in the fiold, of paycholory.

b. lia bas dodicated his life to raccrrch in extre-sonsory porcertion cnl is convirced that his thcories are valid. In thic posision he is opon to oriticism ond he has becomg a highly controvorsinl figure in the field of poycholory.

C. radnits thet it would. tok rn intencivo roscarch effort to ucover the basic principles of oxtrn-sonsory porception, and tho neniar ani oxtont to whlch it covld le adoptod for intelligenco camot to dotominod at present.

d. without atterpting to pasg ou Uhe validity ee theorioo, it enn te stated Uat thoir dovolopmcnt wLiTto u long ond expengive process. Unlest en ereptionni discovery voro made, aotual adentation for preotical intolligonco purposen could not be expeoted for yoero, if ever.

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5. Recommendations:

Ts propocal a. That we docline with rerrets for research.

b. That we maintain contact with as a consultant for Project Artichoke becauso of his extensive background in psycholocy, hopncsis and relatod matters. (Pis forms have boen given to him and until these havo boen processed by I&s, he wlll not be brought into operational matters, nor into other matters olassifiod higher. than Secret.)

n mind in o. That we koepoie connection with other aspeots of Project Artichoke, nith the possibility that he might under-takte rosearch for us in fields other than extra-sonsory perception at the appropriate tizo.

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intereat to cnrone 1132 50 have n0 17
end exhrustive 7 n
an epplied one? 2 9 ha と L 1 to
year's tire Size the next
I think ve would al? n. clenr-cut ronsfer or if we knov vhere we ctand. Uct a clear-cus failuie

The only point thet roncirs is chat ve could nos unlertnke to do this in a year vith our presens setu and commitmento.

In ny cnse, 1': has been inseresting eoing into the matter vith you.

Sincerely youre,

P.3. Zour succstion of a possible tLe-in cid ot, I soke it, have any connection in your minc. :lth either or ouv enisting arrancenente.

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Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

DATE: 31 Jamuary 1952

SUBJECT: ESP

1. On 31 January 1952, between 10:15 and 11:30 AM, the writer attended an informal conference held in WhseconcerningESP work and its possible use by the Agency.

2. Present at this conference were outstanding authority on ESP in the Unitei States; OSI; and various other individuals connected with 05l: and cut of the conference from tine to tine

3. While the exact nature of the meeting was unknrw to the writer, it appears that oSI, in general ters, was expisring the possibility of conducting research along ESP lines that would be of value to this Azency. In this ccnnecticn, the writer has shown a letter fron aein whic set forth certain ideas \*hich he neid concerning FSP in relavich to the Ageney together with roughly estimatsd costs of this work over certain periods of tine.

h. During the time that the writer was present,: as explaining in very general terns scme of his work, some of his proposed future ideas, and acne of his sore or less secret research which he was conducting for s ykon animais.

5. e k explained that he felt that in the fields of pure intelligence, EsP had definitely sonething of value for tne Agency. He explained that EsF had to do with concepts or physical phenomena that oould not be explained by nomal sengory activity. He stated that he felt that if a program were set up wnereby Es? powers of individuals were exploited, their capacity would enatle thes to predict accurately items of which we have no present knowledge. He stated that there were many ways of apprcaching this but that he was certain a system could be worked out whereby individuals having high ESP capacity could use that capacity on problems of intarest to this Agency. He statei that to date he had definitely established this ESP quality and that he felt that since it was estabiishei in fact the results could he applied advantageousiy to the problem of intalligence.

6 tt stressed the fact that is wouid take a areat deal of experinentation yet before ESP capacity couid be explained, but

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that he did feel that they were acproaching a solution to the problem of how to control and direct this ESp caracity. He insisted that the krowledge on ESP at this point xas far in advance of the tasic knowledge that was held on atomic energy and atomic weapons befere the first atom bomb was develcped.

lof ccurse, is Assoeand has teen experirenting in Esr for many years. He is a woll-kncin psychologist and hes a wide rer his work. and A He obviously knows the field, although his presentation of ideas and facts was somewhat difficult to follow. The writer's attendarce at this informal conference was at the invitation of as stated above and his presence there did not invoive a security proelen althoughees Sigsmerely a "contact" cleared Sor the classification of "Secret" nowever, from a Fluebird point of view, this office has long studied ES? and has meintained a ccrsiderable interest in extra-sensoty phencmena. The writer receives the bulletin of "Farapsychology", which is the official publication of the Rhine group at Buke University, and has long considered the possibility that ESP nay have some bearing on Eluebird.

8. Because of the nature of c s clearance and because of the informal type cf confererce, the writer was unable to ask any pertinent questions ofesre concerning Pluebird or related aatters. Furthermore, the writer is unable to say from the brief discussions held this morning whether or not I à S snould support any advance of funds cop rfor research along the iines of interest to tnis Agency alshausn it does appear that under certain ccntrolled ciroumstances? theories shouid be exploited to their uitinate.

9. No additioral conferences are scheduled for the innediate future fo ytbut the writer believes that in the event acein hasp Visit hin in Washington, the writer will be made cognizant of these talks and permitted to attend.

10. For a zatter of record, Mexplained that the reason he was at the Agency was that somecne in the Agency had nade a request for films concering ESP work and that since the request had been made directly to him, he had volunteered his services. It should be nated films and other naterial over a year ago.

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REFORT ON MEUTIND C B

s.orfice at The meeting was estatlisned ty had indicated that he night have scmethine of interest to CIA in the extra-sensory perception field. Since tine did not pemit regular clearance procedures O0/C estabiished a nrovisional "COlFDElTIAL" clearance for the single contact y.s vith the understending that t he purpose cf the tisit was to hear Thad to contribute rather than reveal CIA imterests and prograns.

a.arlifnas little to centribute which weuld be of irmediate interest co Frclect Ariichcke. He is so precccupied with the subiect ef extra-sensor: perception that it wculd require a major recrientation of his laboratory as well as his am cninking to bring vhatever petential he may have to.bear on the Artichcke problems.

s acrk nay hare scre onc-rEDES interest to in noxever Such 2C1 i eve feels that
C
there is some di to the re S2 545 ec of
senseri percection and the thecry tha cicusly eXerC è cadab 5 investiga the 51
jeot of extre-sensory perception aspects r that there
e individu S 21 eyant pewers whose extre-sensory
Cape ties are such ght 100% of tne Second, i ais havo CEDR 5 + to a greater or 三 1 t ecntr S ne believes thet he has D
3
matrix o fact crcab -.- ex the
rethods he believes tha ne cen ceveioc 2 ques wner 0
cene cowers of g C na duals can to preduce
information thet cculr no 6 outained in a5 He is following
all leads en individuals reputed to have true 2 cwers end
subjecting the claims of such individuals to rigcrous scientific investi
gation. C

L. Hhs extonded his work on extra-sensory perception te animals wit the leeling that this nay te tho eianaticn Ter the ar Lonste distant places andi object.s. B aimed at deternining wnetner or not

5. emlained that none cf his work has develcped to the point where it will support itse\_f from e practical stapipoint. Altucuch Fe is perocnally convineed that he is on the chreshold ef a disscvery which nay "erd ail wars and nake crime impossible" he dces not fee- that

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he can demonstrite his thecries tefore  sraculatite grouo at this tins. He sces an intellisoncg pctential in hi- work wi: oh ho feols CIA should consiler - the ability to deriva infermavion which could not te cttained in any other vay fron the curulative extra-sensory percertion capabilitie of a group of individuals.

his work. hile ne is supported to a certain extent by the
of mutuel conridenee hed torn exohenged be, scated that he les two oui
side contracts row - rne with tha (5h,000) and anoter under the O00 to ce expended at Fl0,000 a year for thros years). These wili
exire in the near future, however, and unless he ohtains other outside
assistance, he will be forced to discontinue his rosesrch work and dis
hand his small steff (stout 8 rosearch wcrkers). He did not nide nis
interest in C Sinancing and cave repeated assurances as to the secure A
throughout that he is in no position to make agency cornitnents). stated s sent contracts through the ke work for he would
sn that he could handle ths personal withcut
zance or authcri contrects tco of balance overhead, ete

8. Recormendation:

a. That after muiteble further in"est 414 ticn mon
potence and seouri status, and subjec to iit: on
reth CSI cons er the esicblishient 2 an external research coniract
to suprort nis vork in extra-sensory perception for in 1
purroses. Frior te ecision on the 7 the inien o n J
severel top : be ortoined genera L
o. on. Whie it can predicted that the
opinions octained wil 1. be contra-ictory the extreñe, since this centroversial he domonstrated that some
competent scientifis opinion does consider th\_s research worth follswing.

b. It is believed that epproxinately \$25,000 a yoar for 3-5 years rtTa cut cut must Le used and the amount dout ed.