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MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
PURPOSE:
(S/NF/ORCON)
The
purpose
of
this
Memorandum
of
Agreement
is
to
document
elements
of
understanding
and
action
between
HQDA/INSCOM
and
DIA
regarding transfer
of
the
INSCOM CENTER LANE project to
DIA.
-.BACKGROUND :.
(S/NF/QR.CQN)
. The ..HQDA/INSCOM RENTER.
.LANE
, projsqt
..ponsi.S.ts
.of.
,
eleven
people
(8 military,
3 civilian)
in
an Army facility
at. Ft.
G.
Meade,
WO.- vThe
'tfaS
hit fated
•
*
In'*
1977
to
1- ^tirisiie
!
‘appllcaticfn-s-
6f-
psychoenergetics
phenomenon
(i.e..
Remote Viewing)
(RV),
and
was
subsequently
included
in
a
3-year
joint
effort
between
DIA
and
HQDA
(project
GRILL
FLAME)
that
formally
evaluated
the
threat
potential
and
the
operational
utility
of
Remote Viewing
data.
The
INSCOM
part
of
this
joint
effort
became
identified
as-projec-t-CENTER LANE during
the
latter
phase
of
the
GRILL
FLAME evaluation
period.
Although
GRILL
FLAME
was
terminated
in
1983,
CENTER
LANE
continued
to investigate RV
applications with funding
and
spaces
outside
of
the
NFIP
to
• conp.ly. wi-th v.Congress.iQnal..-Coninittee- directives
at .that
time;---
•
(S/NF)
Formal
recommendations
from
the
3-year
GRILL
FLAME
project
were
submitted
to
Congressional
Committees
and
to
key
intelligence
and
R/D
personnel
in October
1983.
Main conclusions were:
- Applied research
in Remote Viewing
should
be continued;
- Basic research
in both Remote Viewing
and psychokinesis
should
be
initiated;
- Applied
effort
should continue
and
should
be centralized,
with
over-all
central management provided
by DIA.
(S/NF)
An
independent
science
panel
also
reviewed
GRILL
FLAME
and
concluded
that
research
in
this
area
should
be
continued.
The
USDRE
had
previously
(in
1983)
recommended
that
in-depth research
be
conducted
in
this
area.
(S/NF/ORCON)
In
recent
action,
HQDA/INSCOM
reviewed
CENTER
LANE
and
concluded
that
the
project
should
be
transferred,
that
the
transfer
should
be
o^ed^Wj-ith.-
jn'jfl imum
. impact
Q,n sproj-e<*t, v persorvvet^aod
that
,*eont,i ou i ty .of
effort
should
be
maintained.
This
recommendation
has
received
concurrence
-from
the -Secretary
of
.the -Army
and
from
• HQDA/AGS I* VDIA ; *as
. -considered
the
most
likely
organization
for
this
transfer
due
to
their
previous
role
in
project- GRILL" -FLAME i^ahd
due
to -the' current MhoTe' Of
- DIA/DT
as- •Cen'treT -Manager v\
of
all
'psychoenergetics
effort
in
DoD
and
the
Intelligence
Community.
DIA
had
previously
received
concurrence
from
congressional
committees
to
provide
central
management
for
this
area.
Although
a
Congressional
prohibtion
against
use
of
NFIP
resources
for
psychoenergetics
still
exists
(resulting
from
1982
committee
action),
it
is
anticipated
that
this
edict
can
be
reversed
during
this
fiscal
year.
The
CENTER
LANE
personnel
would
be ^
assigned
to non-NFIP
slots for
the
interim period.
(S/NF/ORCON)
A
separate
action
now
in
progress
involves
implementing
in-
depth
basic
and
applied research
which
will
be
funded
by R/D resources.
This
new
research
will
be
reviewed
and
monitored
by
the
DIA
psychoenergetics
Central
Manager,
and
will
include
research
necessary
for
continuing
the
development
of
operational
capabilities
for
CENTER
LANE
personnel
once
transfer
is complete.
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The
transfer
of
the
CENTER
LANE
project
to
DIA
will
permit
formal
establishment
of
a
prototype
operational
group
so
that
application
goals
Can
be
more
quickly
realized.
The
transfer
should
take
place
with
minimum
disruption
to
group
operations
and
to
training
programs
now
in
development.
It
is
anticipated
that
this
prototype
operational
group
will
remain
housed
at
Ft.
G.
Meade
and
will
be
under
operational
control
of VP/DT
due
to
DT’s
role
as
Central
Manager
in
Psychoenergetics.
As
the
Remote
*
Viewing
-. technique
matures.. into
a. re liable... co.ll ett ion
• .tool,
..operational.
b? transferred
to .VO. where
appropriate
col lection management
can
(S/NF)
Additional
details,
reviews,
and
recommendations
are
in
various
documents
on file
in
DIA/DT,
and
include:
1.
GRILL FLAME PROJECT REPORT
(U) r -19 Oct 1983
’
2.
Memorandum
of
Agreement,
August
1984,
subject:
"Operatinq
t
Rationale
and- Terms -of Agreement .for
the
Participants-
irv DoD Psychoener--
*>
(
getics Activities."
(S/NF)
’
'
PR0JECT°(U)"
Um *
IACG ’
INSC°M ’
JUly
1984 ’
Subject:
" INSC0M
CENTER
4.
Memorandum,
DAMI-ISH,
OACSI,
Aug
84,
subject:
"CENTER
LANE
fill
ACTION MEMORANDUM
(U)"
[
’
LANE
L
Pr6jEcT\u)
S
"
H *
0ACSI ’
Se P tember
1984 >
subject:
"INSCOM
CENTER
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