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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT
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15 January 1974
Special Management Guidelines for the
SRI Paranormal Project
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be understood to mean:
only those
(to be listed by name and function)
immediately
involved in the research effort,
the essential chain- of-command superiors and such
other SRI specialists
as may be required in conducting the research.
Individuals
other than
'authorized'
personnel, whether from the sponsor's or other govern-
mental or non-governmental organizations, will not be given access to project data
without prior sponsor approval.
Such approval will be limited to individuals
essential to the conduct of the research.
It
is likely that, because of prior
associations and publicity,
the contractor will receive queries about the status
of research and we appreciate
the awkwardness this might create; whenever possible,
it
is suggested that the contractor take the position that,
largely on its own
resources,
the masses
of data already collected are being studied and the results
may,
if appropriate, be published at
a later time;
the contractor should avoid
more explicit comments unless there
is prior coordination with the sponsor.
.
Release of Data to Sponsor Personnel . The requirements for progress
and financial reports are specified in the contract and they will be released only
to
'authorized'
sponsor personnel.
In the same sense,
visits to the paranormal
research laboratory should be limited to authorized sponsor personnel.
The sponsor
will attempt to curtail inqueries and requests for site visits by its personnel
and it
is suggested that,
should it become necessary,
the contractor handle such
requests by stating that
itjfnow operating under restrictive groundrules and urging
the individual to contact the project officer or his alternate.
5.
Acceptance of Guidance from Sponsor Personnel .
Similarly,
to
avoid confusion or disruption of the contractor's efforts,
tasking and guidance
will be accepted only from authorized personnel;' unsolicited views may be referred
to the project officer or his
alternate.
It may be that,
later,
the contractor
and the
sponsor will wish to brief sponsor personnel and solicit their views and
suggestions;
but,
if so,
it should be undertaken in a well- controlled, methodical
manner and for quite
specific purposes related to the research design and
objectives.
6.
Other Sponsorship .
The sponsor assumes that the scope and terms
of the contract are such that SRI's paranormal investigative resources will be
fully absorbed by the effort but,
since the
sponsor's
support
cannot be alluded
to by SRI,
that will not preclude offers of sponsorship by others—including the
government.
It
is suggested that,
in response to official or unofficial offers,
SRI initially state that
it
is consolidating and studying previously collected
data and doesn't wish to undertake new investigations until this analysis
is
completed.
If this response doesn't have the desired result,
SRI should inform
authorized sponsor personnel before making any commitments
or disclosures.
SRI
and sponsor personnel will then agree on the most effective means of handling
the situation.
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