Ww & bbe eee OE ae , + Approved For Ralgase 2003/09/10 : cimpopeecolaeagppommneins DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE | SG1l Human Resources Committee RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE HRC-R&D-M-012 23 September 1976 Minutes of the Twelfth Meeting, 20 September 1976 Members or Representatives Present Chairman - SGII aA ; NSA - Army - Mr. George A. Sumner SGI a Force - Mr. Jean R. Henson Others Present CIA/OTS - CIA/OTS : - SG1I CIA/OTS - - Army - Mr. Joe Viadic Air Force - Mr. L. J. Stracqualursi HRD/HRC -~ Mr. John G. Kormann 1. The Chairman opened the twelfth meeting announcing that priorities had necessitated a change in the agenda and that the first item would be a discussion of a CIA R&D program followed by a review of the draft National Human Resource Plan (NHRP) and an R&D Subcommittee briefing that is scheduled for presentation to the CFI Intelligence R&D Council on 13 October 1976. The other listed agenda items would then be addressed in a subsequent meeting. The minutes of the tenth and eleventh meetings were approved. " 2. The Chairman turned to the CIA representative, SG1l and asked him to proceed with the schedule riefj In his prefatory remarks regarding the briefing on parapsychology, noted that SGII SG1 | Classifled by Exempt from Goneral Declasaiication cocoate of EO. 11272, Exemption Sy: n + fy ; . Ge 58 (i), ©. cy or (4) ied aniy on approval Director of f the CentroAppraved For Release 2003/09/10: - - Fatih Gene AjROP96 00787R000200020018-1
ya SG1I SG1I . | CONFIDENTIAL 2 . - | * Approved For Ralgase 2003/09/10 : CIA-RDP96-00787RQQQ200020018-1 CIA was attempting to determine whether any aspect of this esoteric discipline had an application in the intelligence field. He pointed out that these CIA efforts were embodied by SG1I of DDS&I70TS whom he then tntroduced. egan the briefing wi a ten-minute videotape display of a TV news item presented on NBC approximately two weeks ago. The news item outlined research on remote viewing conducted by H. E. Puthoff and R. Targ of the Electronics and Bioengineering Labora at the Stanford Research Institute in California. After the showing,[———_]atscussed in detail SG1I the results of six sets of experiments conducted by these researchers and passed out several sets of the research material. One of the items was an article published in the IEEE Spectrum that evoked a flurry of letters to the editor and rebuttals by the authors. The upshot of the exchange was that two scientists working with the same data can come to diametri- cally opposite conclusions. 3. Next a review was made of CIA parapsychology/paranormal research that began in 1972. The program was divided basically into two parts: basic research and applied research. The CIA was primarily inter~ ested in the applied aspects of such experimentation and in this regard d limited clearance for one such subject or sensitive. Both SG1I described the experimentation conducted with the subject. Insights sought from the subject was related to the SG1I intelligence activity known to an extremely restricted circle of persons. The results of the experimentation were promising and attested to by an analyst as being helpful. Although unable to ascertain the cause of the phenomena that produced seemingly positive results, the feeling was sub- stantiated thatenough empirical evidence existed to warrant further research in this area® . concluded the briefing noting that research had also revealed that persons possessing paranormal abilities are general ly bright and good analysts; however, although adept in describing what they saw, they could not interpret in most instances what they had seen. 5, Time constraints did not permit discussion of other items. The Chairman indicated it might be necessary to call a special meeting to discuss the NHRP and the Intelligence R&D briefing. The next regular meeting will be held at 1330 hours, Friday, the eighth of October, at CIA Headquarters in room 6£0708. a SG1I Approved For Release 2003/09/10 2CIA-RDP96-00787R000200020018-1 CONFIDENTIAL