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PURPOSE 2.
(S/NF)
The
purpose
of
this
memorandum
is
to
document
requirements
aruf "elements
of
understanding
between
VP/DT
and
VO/AT
in
regard
to
psychoenergetics
activities within
DIA.
DEFINITI ONS:
(U)
Psychoenergetics
refers
to
classes
of
human
capabilities
that
are
parapsychological
in
nature.
There
are
two
main
categories,
information
and
energetic,
that
are
sometimes
called
PSI
phenomena
and
can be
defined
as:
1.
Remote
viewing
(RV)/Extrasensory
Perception
(ESP) —
ability
of
an
individual
to
access
and
describe
remote
geographic
areas
or
to
access
and describe concealed data
via undefined
transmission mechanisms.
2.
Psychokinesis
( PK )
—
mental
ability
to
influence
physical
or
biological
systems
via
undefined
physical
mechanisms.
G0AL:_
(S/NF)
The
over-all
goal
of
these
psychoenergetics
activities
is
to
develop
an
in-house
operational
capability
involving
various
aspects
of
psychoenergetics.
Initially,
remote viewing
(RV)
will
be emphasized.
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B ACKGROUND:
(S/NF)
The
starting
point
for
developing
this
capability
will
be
based
on
accepting
from
HQDA
an
already-existing
psychoenergetics
group
now
based
in
an
INSCOM
facility
at
Ft.
G.
Meade,
MD.
Administrative
Control
of
Personnel
from
this
unit
will
be
transferred
to
DIA
by
January
1935.
They will
initially
serve
as
a
prototype whose modes
of operation will
be
established
during
extensive
scientific
evaluation
and
operational
development
in
DIA.
During
this
formative
period,
scientific
and
operational
control
will
reside
with
OT,
the Program Central
Manager
for Psychoenergetics
in
DoD
and
the
Intelligence
Community.
Due
to
their
extensive
experience
in
managing
"field-type"
control
activities,
administrative
(personnel,
logistics,
etc.)
control
will
reside
in
VO/AT.
As
the
RV
technique
matures
into
a
reliable collection
tool,
operational
control
will
also
be transferred
to
VO
where
appropriate
collection
management
can
be
applied.
During
the
formative
stage,
VO
will
be
kept
apprised
of
the
program
status
by
the
Central
Manager.
(S/NF)
When
an
operational
capability
has
been
achieved
and
RV
has
become
another
"IN'T",
close
cooperation
will
continue
to
be maintained
between
VO
&
the
Central
Manager
to
insure
that
the
RV
collection
evolving
technology
&
techniques
that
will
continue
VP/DT.
It
is
envisioned
that
similar
such
units
wi
various Commands.
teams
are
updated
with
to
be
investigated
by
be
replicated
at
the
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(S/NF)
Development
of
a
psychoenergetics
operational
capability, within
DoD
and
the
Intelligence
Community
was
one
of
the
recommendations
made
to
Congressional
committees
and
to
key
intelligence
and R/D personnel,
following
a
3-year
psychoenergetics
evaluation
effort
conducted
by
DIA/DT
and
HQDA
under
projects
GRILL
FLAME
and
CENTER
LANE.
(Details
are
reported
in
the
GRILL
FLAME
project
report,
dated
October
1983).
The
possiblity
of
continuing
psychoenergetics
development
totally
under
recently
when
HQDA
initiated
transfer
of
an
existing
DIA
control
occurred
prototype
operational
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group
in
HQ
INSCOM
to
QIA
(see
HQOA
memos/directives
on
file
in
DIA/DT).
Using
these
existing
partially-developed
capabilities,
and
developing
them
further,
will
permit
OIA
operational -oriented
goals
to
be
more
quickly
realized.
At
this
time,
it
is
planned
that
the
INSCOM
unit
will
remain
housed
at
Ft
Meade;
control
of
the
personnel
will
be
transferred
to
DIA,
and
arrangements
will
be
made
for
DIA
to
assume
responsibilities
from
HQDA
for
their administration
and
support.
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