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gifted subjects,
with emphasis
on
those characteristics
of most,
importance
to intelligence matters
such
as
resolution,
information
transfer rate
and accuracy;
(b)
Correlation
of physiological
responses
to reliability
and
accuracy of paranormal
perception;
(c)
Enhancement
of those abilities which seem
to
be most useful
to the
intelligence
community;
and
(d)
Exploration of new avenues
of researcn discovered
during the course
of the
program.
5.
The
proposed project
is
well
suited
to
a joint effort
by
the
Office of Research
and Development
and
the Office
of Technical
Service.
The proposed investigation
is
a
ti.ghtly directed
advanced research
project.
It
involves
the exploration
of demonstrated phenomena
to determine the^
significance
and
limitations
of
remote perception abilities
of
"gifted"
individuals
for
intelligence collections.
Necessarily
a parallel
effort
elucidating
the
fundamental
nature of the
paranormal
perception phenomena
is
proposed.
This
fundamental
information
is
required
in
order
to develop
an orderly comprehensive program which would
lead
to the basic understand-
ing essential
for the
full
exploitation
of the phenomena for intelligence
activities.
It
is expected
that
the combination
of attitudes
and
experi-
ences
represented
by OTS
and
ORD will
produce timely
relevant results
and
insure
an objective assessment
of
the significance of those
results.
6.
• The
recommended project
should
be completed
by Stanford
Research
Institute.
SRI
has
produced
some of
the most significant investigations
in
paranormal
phenomena.
This
has
occurred
because of the philosophies
and
abilities
of the
principal
investigators.'
These investigators
have
established
competence
in
the
physical
sciences
and
in
paranormal
pnenomena
research.
They have
been
responsive
to
past
OTS directives
and
are willing
to
investigate
intelligence
related applications.
SRI
has
given
these
investigators
the
institutional
integrity and facilities
necessary. to
achieve creditable
research
in
both the
public
and
a more restrictive
private domain.
7.
Although the controversy associated with
paranormal
research
may create some unique
security
problems,
they
are not insurmountable.
These
problems
include embarrassment
of being
involved. in
an assumed
fraud;
the potential
adverse
propaganda associated with
the use. of psychic
mi nd
al teri ng
or control
techniques,
and the fact
that some
subjects may
be
of questionable stability.
These
potential
problems
can
be controlled
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because
of the motivation
and
integrity of the
principal
investigators.
Both
the
investigators
and the
Institute
have solid
reputations
and
derive much of their support
from government projects.
_
Involvement
w ith fraudulent experiments,
publication
of poor experimentation
and
open association with CIA would
be deleterious
td tne
careers
of the
investigators
and the credibility
of the
Institute.
For this
effort,
we recommend
a SECRET level
contract but remain
flexible
to other security
arrangements which
could
be
implemented
as
deemed necessary.
Carl
E.
Uuckett
Deputy Director
for
Science and Technology
APPROVED:
W.E.
Colby
Di rector
Date
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