3 oved For Release 200 }5srb8? Cine HOP eBRddt HOH 7002-5 6264 WASHINGTON. DC. 20301 RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING. - . | en 91 NOV 1984 - ~ 7 * - MEMORANDUM FOR THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND ACQUISITION) DIRECTOR, DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY SUBJECT: GRILL FLAME Activity (U) . NN ” (S/NF) In USDRE memorandum of 19 January 1983, subject as above; Program 6 resources were permitted to be used on GRILL FLAME activities to.maintain the Army INSCOM capability and to supplement the FY 83 DIA evaluation effort. (S/NF) To enable me to decide on further sponsorship of GRILL FLAME or related activities, please provide me an accounting of all FY 83/84/85 funding sources/amounts applied on any GRILL FLAME effort, as well as a summary of program results. This information should be available for my review no later than 27 November 1984. cc: ACS/Intell, U.S. Army . 640-6 SSE LAC MPC + fardalecern urrltn ken 6 \zfo bos B+, SSQeryr was exe ary dof Ak LP, CLASSIFIED BY USDRE DECLASSIFY ON OADR J USpRE 84 c8e1 --< ° EGER - .. v a weed soos . . Die 1233 Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001800070002-5
Approved For Release 200000 GAT EET ERGH SRA BISSEM © 4 DEC 184 / GRILL FLAME and Follow-on (U) (S/NF) GRILL FLAME was a Joint 3-year project between DIA and HQ DA/INSCOM that investigated the threat and application potential of psychoenergetics phenomenon. Aspects of the project included: @ Joint HQ DA/INSCOM DIA contractual effort with SRI to investigate remote-viewing phenomenon. e@ DIA sponsored SRI investigation of foreign research on psychoenergetics. . @ HQ DA/INSCOM in-house effort addressing intelligence applications to remote viewing. The project began in FY 81 and was terminated in FY 1983. (S/NF) Key findings and recommendations from the GRILL FLAME project were submitted to congressional committees and to key intelligence and R/D comunity personnel via the GRILL FLAME PROJECT REPORT, dated 19 October 1983. A detailed briefing was given to Dr. R. DeLauer (DDR&E) on 3 October 1983. , (S/NF) Key findings of the project were: e@ Remote viewing fis a real phenomenon, and is not degraded by dis- tance or shielding. e@ Remote viewing ability can be improved by appropriate training procedures. " - e Remote viewing has potential for US intelligence applications. However, at this stage of development, descriptive content (e.g., sketches, configurations) is more reliable than analytic content (e.g., function, complex.technical data). e A potential threat to U.S. national security exists from foreign psychoenergetics research, which appears to be well funded and receives ‘high-level government support. (S/NF) There were several key recommendations that resulted from the 3- year GRILL FLAME effort: e Basic research in both remote viewing and psychokinesis phenomena should be initiated. e Applied intelligence applications research in remote viewing should be continued and be under the overall management of DIA. _—SEGRET 2 FOREIGN DISSEM - WARNING NOTICE ~ INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001800070002-5
- Approved For Release 2000/08/08G CIA-RBPS HOR OC dissen: — @ Close coordination between the basic and intelligence application research must be maintained. @ Continue to evaluate foreign research efforts. (S/NF) These recommendations were supported by an independent science review pane? called on to evaluate the validity of the SRI external assistance effort. (S/NF) Subsequent to these recommendations, three aspects of psychoenergetics were pursued in FY 84: @ Basic research into improving remote viewing for developing training techniques (to reduce training time), for developing personne) screening and selection methods, for initiating research into energetic (PK) phenomenon, and for developing an improved data evaluation procedure. @ DIA contractual review of new foreign psychoenergetic research. @ HQDA continuance of in-house remote viewing applications and the continuance of in-house personne) training in remote viewing skills. (S/NF) FY 83 congressional language directed that future parapsychological experimentation be conducted outside the NFIP. Consequently, R/D funds for accomplishing these tasks in 1984 were obtained from R/D source as shown on Table I. Some R/D funds were also used fn 1983 to cover short-falls in anticipated GDIP funding for that year. Details on HQDA funding for previous applied efforts are being sent via a separate response. FY (S/NF/WN) In,1985, DIA received formal congressional committee approval to continue in a management role in DoD for psychoenergetics investigations, provided funding from outside of the NFIP were - used. Consequently, DIA established the frame-work for an integrated DoD research effort, and developed terms of reference and agreement for candidate participants from the R/D community. In addition, DIA is panning to detail the operational remote viewing unit from HQDA/INSCOM to DIA. (S/NF/WN) The main thrust of this new integrated effort will be to improve utility of remote viewing so that reliable applications can be pursued in the Intelligence Comunity, to evaluate the application potential of energetics (PK), and to examine threat potential of new foreign research This new effort will require a strong basic and applied research effort in order to identify functional parameters and explanatory mechanisms, and to identify the best training methods for enhancing remote Viewing data. A consistent applied effort is also required in order to fully evaluate application potential and to determine remote viewing data reliability and utility. For 1985, it is estimated that at least $2,000k would be required for initiating a solid, WARNING NOTICE - INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED ~ 29 FOREIGN presen PEN UNTRELELTTUR ERT Gen ag hoes nee enna een awer eee ee. Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001800070002-5
rs Approved For Release 2000/08/04 "§iE™ BISSEM Soe & well-integrated R/D effort in both remote viewing and energetic phenomena. It {s anticipated that this funding level will be provided by HQDA/SGRD in FY 1985 for pursuing basic and applied R/D efforts. Basic requirements for this support were defined in a letter requesting new research from DIA/DR to HQDA/SG on 9 November 1984. (S/NF) In FY86 DIA plans to request congressional approval to return funding for GRILL FLAME intelligence-oriented applications to the NFIP. Funding requirements could be somewhat greater in FY 1986 due to anticipated in-depth application pursuits, and for further expansion of basic research. DIA is currently developing detailed plans in anticipation of continued R/D support for accomplishing both research and applications. Without this support, DIA would be unable to evaluate the threat significance of foreign achievements in psychoenergetics, and a potential new intelligence data collection tool would fail to be developed. MEM mEBL IL... WARNIG. NOTICE - INTELLIGENCE SOURAES- AND METHODS INVALYTD Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001800070002-5
+ “. Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : -BDPQ5- 01800070002-5 ae > FOREIGN DISSEM - SABLE J PSYCHOENERGETICS FUNDING rganization 553 un 5 DIA | 439(1) 79(2) 79(2) DDRE 200(3)  — 600(3) - HODA/SGRD (Anticipated) - - 2,000(3) _ (1) GDIP funds (2) For Evaluation of Foreign Research Only (GDIP funds) (3) R/D funds i 1 i t P | 1 q \ 4 | —OE6R pera DISSEM a WARNING NOTICE - INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001800070002-5