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WORKING PAPER
GRILL FLAME
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
Tills Joint Service three year GRILL FLAME effort
is intended to
implement
a comprehensive effort designated from the outset to
determine
the operational parameters and usefulness
of certain
elements of psychoenergetics
and assess the threat these
phenomena pose to the national
security.
The DOD GRILL FLAME
effort will
include,
but not be limited
to,
external
assistance
contracts.
It
is recognized that each participant reserves the
r qht
to discontinue participation
in this program
at
the
end of
o rich
f i seal
ye ar
.
The GRILL FLAME Committee will
seek throughout the first year,
and
continually dur j ng follow on years,
to examine capabilities
in RV
and
PK developed by potential contractors and unanimously agree
to contract with the contractors who can best meet the requirements
of the DOD
at the
least possible cost,
a.
The DIA will:
(1)
Issue Joint Service contracts to accomplish the
required external
support.
(2)
Chair the GRILL FLAME Committee
and provide,
in coordi-
n.ition
awae-uttjifflacg with committee members,
regular progress
reports to appropriate high level
decisionmakers.
(3)
Provide the primary contract monitor to be located
where he/she can best monitor
all
Joint Service contracts.
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b.
The participants
(DIA,
Air Force,
Army)
will:
(1)
Contribute
to the development of contract
goals,
u irinimously
agree to the contract
goals,
and outline specific
requirements,
tasks,
and priorities
to be accomplished by the
.Joint Service contracts.
(2)
MI PR
funds to DIA
for
the first year of the Joint
Service contracts.
(3)
Host
the quarterly GRILL FLAME Committee meetings
on
a rotating basis.
The first quarter meeting by Air Force,
the
second by Army,
the third by DIA.
(4)
Provide ORV monitors
and viewer to support the programs
when appropriate.
(5)
Total Program dollar efforts
for FY
are
as
follows:
(a)
Army/INSCOM
:
$1 50K
(b)
USAF
:
$1 50K
(c)
DIA:
$1 50K
c.
The GRILL FLAME Committee will:
(1)
Be composed of members from DIA,
Army and Air Force
and will consist of two voting members from DIA
and each Service
t department
.
(2)
Review the DIA and Service requirements
for psychoenergetics
and incorporate them into the contract work statements,
thereby
ensuring that
the program will meet the requirements of each contributor.
(3)
Prepare
all
final GRILL FLAME contracts
and determine
priorities
.
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(4)
Provide continual review of
all GRILL FLAME contractual
matters
,
to include,
when appropriate,
review by cleared parties
both within
and outside
the? DOD
.
(5)
During the quarterly meetings,
review and critique
past work and revise,
as needed,
the next quarter's work.
(6)
Will determine the allocation of MIPR'd
funds amongst
specific contractual
tasks.
(7)
Provide scientific
and technical expertise needed to
guide the contractual
investigation.
(8)
Serves
as
an advisory group
to DIA on collection priori-
ties for application of ORV techniques
to
real
targets.
d.
The primary contract monitor will:
(1)
Be cognizant of
all
GRILL FLAME Joint Service contracts.
(2)
Serve
as
an interface between the Committee and
all
contractors
.
(3)
Ensure that
all
raw data produced by the contractors
is shared by
aLL the participants.
(4)
In coordination and concurrence with the Committee,
relay
guidance to the contractors.
(5)
Report contract results to GRILL FLAME Committee.
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Ensure research goals are met.
(7)
Be responsive to
all
inquiries by participants
as to
i he activities
and progress
being made by the contractors.
(8)
Be responsive to all
inquiries by other DOD or govern-
mental
agencies
on the status of the contract research in keeping with
established security guidelines
and approval
of the Committee.
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