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Status of STAROAT* Program
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activitiesf °we havfi^ia^a*^^ of
actions,
including
.
Trading data with DIA to conduct the reguasted
review and program transfer,
including several
officially declassified documents.
.
Exchanging draft tasking statements with the
National Research Council
(NRC)
to estaoxisn
^
Blue Ribbon Panel
to ensure a comprehensive an
unbiased technical retrospective review of
the
program.
•
Beginning an effort
to declassify information
related to STARGATE.
We already have
informal discussions with the Agency
s Center
for the Study of intelligence on developing
strategies
for declassifying information and are
preparing a memorandum that specifies our
declassification requirements
for DIA.
•
Requesting the cooperation of
the US Army
Research Institute,
which hol
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s
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related to behavioral
sciences with the
also are preparing to ..transfer resources
to
the
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for the cost
of managing ana
supporting
me during the technical review.
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strategy
for the program.
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the STARGATE program can be
^his^ommittee will
DC I classification review committee^ ^This^ proaram
conduct
a
* ^fn-rmation--including actual targets
documents and other informati<3
®
t
“
a and their nature,
against which °Per“ions were conduc^^^ resources allocated
t^thif effort -rto declassify further where appropriate.
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to facilitate the declassification effort and the Blue
Ribbon Panel
review,
we will reaues
.
Declassify
its "Hfan^declassifyins Se
t0
?«ta?=al
d?®?rtf alsociated with the program.
.
Eliminate the pxogr^'s “^^tmentation,
and
riSrnnve
from a limited discriout-Lvii
other classified documentation related
STARGATE and consider declassi yi
q
documents
further.
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.
Assist the Agency
in
•
Sd®
iSor^Ion
W
relat!ng to the program when
requested by the Panel.
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Retrospective Review
to perform the retrospective review
2 °‘
year history and a tfhnical analysis of^the p^g ^ rsady
results,
we will «°rVi™JrL
in the scientific fields
access
to
a variety
o
P
,
,
t
establishing the
gifl^n^anlf2™syc£oiogi=al phenomena,
CIA will
request
the NRC
to:
.
Review research and development studies reiated^
to this program— less
than
50 stuaie*
unclassified reports are available.
*
Meet with former program of:
f
comprehensive understanding of STARGATE
current direct ion
.
*
Perform technical ^jl^J^udinff
experimental
asss
—
research.
This evaluation will contain
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^entity «!« that should not be pursued
further
• STaSUrS
also will participate,
as appropriate,
i
briefing these findings
to the Congress.
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The review and analysis
its^findings until
be unclassified,
but ^^f^^ave been briefed,
the Congress and .“®i°v^ to determine the appropriate
ofS for^the^tudy^which could require up to six
months
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Attachment
Schedule of Events
March 1995
«
Status
of transfer of program activities
to CIA,
•
Preliminary declassification actions by CIA,
request
to
DIA for further action.
April 1995
*
Establish DCI declassification committee to review long-
term issues.
Form Blue Ribbon Panel
to conduct retrospective review
and technical data analysis.
March-June 1995
.
Conduct
technical
review,
interview Intelligence
Community users,
draft preliminary report an
recommendations
July 1995
•
Develop CIA program management strategy that addresses
proper scope,
resources,
and management.
•
Brief Congress on results
and recommendations
of Blue
Ribbon Panel
Report program design and status
to Congress and complete
actual
transfer.
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