~ Approved For Release 20o0/08fe- GIA-RBPps-00788R001500100024-0 MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT PURPOSE: (S/NF) The purpose of this memorandum ts to document operating rationale and terms of agreement for the participants in DoD psychoenergetics activities. a DEFINITION: (U) Psychoenergetics refers to classes of human capabilities that are parapsychological in nature. There are two main categories, infor- mation 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 bio- logical systems via undefined physical mechanisms. SCOPE: (S/NF) This new Ded effort will pursue investigations into remote viewing (R¥), and will also begin in-depth investigations into psychokinesis (PK). This effort will address external assistance and in-house investi- gations, and will include both operational and basic research aspects. Effort for FY 84 is a continuation of previous work; however, follow-on efforts will reflect a broader range of investigations and will involve other government facilities and contractors. PARTICIPANTS: (S/NF) The terms in this memorandum are applicable to the current participants, DIA and HQ DA/SGRD, and are for FY 1984 and anticipated follow-on efforts. It is expected that additional participants will join this effort in the future. Appendices will be added to this memorandum to reflect specific agreement terms for new members and/or for changing requirements regarding current participants. BACKGROUND: (S/NF) Activities described herein are basically a follow-on from an earlier DoD effort (the GRILL FLAME project). GRILL FLAME was officially terminated after a 3-year evaluation period at the close of FY 1983. Key. findings and recommendations were submitted to congressional committees and to key intelligence and R/D community personnel via the GRILL FLAME PROJECT REPORT, dated 19 October 1983. (S/NF) Key findings of the GRILL FLAME project were: o Remote viewing is a real phenomenon, and is not degraded by distance or shielding. o Remote viewing ability can be improved by appropriate training procedures. AUG. £4 NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS Classified by DIAPS DISSEMINATION AND ACTION OF l ADR pene 7 vari Agpioved For Release 20001031 yey pppey-ooTeERION sib HRA BY ORIGINATC
o 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). o A potential threat to US national security exists from foreign achievements in psychoenergetics. In the USSR and in China, this research is well funded and receives high-level government backing. (S/NF) There were several key recommendations that resulted from the 3- year GRILL FLAME effort: o Applied intelligence-oriented research in remote viewing should be continued. o Basic research in both remote viewing and psychokinesis phenomena should be initiated. (S/NF/ORCON) It was further recommended that the application-oriented effort be centralized, with overall management provided by DIA, and that a close interaction with basic research be maintained. Should the quality of remote viewing continue to improve, it was recommended that a joint service remote viewing unit be established to respond to DoD requirements. (S/NF) An independent science panel also reviewed the GRILL FLAME project and concluded that the external assistance work (at SRI) warrants cautious continued support, and that research should be conducted as much as possible in an open unclassified mode so that its repro- ducibility and accuracy can be independently verified by others. (S/NF) Consequently, the above findings and recommendations provide major guidelines and objectives for new 86D efforts in this area. WT. Cann BASIC OBJECTIVES: (S/NF) Basic objectives of this integrated effort will be to evaluate application potential and to improve utility of remote viewing (RV) so that reliable applications can be pursued in the’ BoD<“a%id' to evaluate application potential of energetics (PK) effects. A strong applied and basic research effort will be established so that underlying parameters and explanatory mechanisms can be identified for the various phenomena. Threat- related aspects (e.9., replication of foreign psychoenergetics results) will also be examined when possible to assist in evaluating threat potential of foreign use of psychoenergetics, and to identify possible countermeasures. 2 Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001500100024-0 “SECRET
BE aM ite amare ect | Approved For Release 2000108 F CURIE Pe 00788R001500100024-0 OPERATING CONCEPT: (S/NF) To optimize project effectiveness, there wil] be: - Central management. - An executive review board. > Project teams. 1, (U) Central Management: (C) In order to achieve a unified, integrated and coordinated effort over the wide variety of research and operational activities required for this project, central management must be implemented and maintained. Since the main thrust of this work is directed toward potential intelligence applications, central] Management will be accomplished by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) through the office of the Assistant Vice Directorate . ° for S&T Intelligence. This individual will have full responsibility for all aspects of the program, including final review and approval of all operational efforts and al] research tasks. As Central Manager, he will be responsible for task scheduling and time Phasing, for chairing frequent data review and evaluation sessions, for insuring that the total effort, is fully integrated, and for a variety of other program management issues. The Central Manager will also insure that contract issues are clearly defined and appropriately monitored, and will provide central control for administrating and/or monitoring financial aspects of the program. (C) The Central Manager wil] also assemble a Special scientific advisory group to provide expert advice on various program technical issues, 2. (U) Executive Review Board: (C) Th}s.. poard will consist of executive-level representatives from the principal “Bert ements (R/D and intelligence) involved in this program. Observers from other DoD elements May be included on a Strict need-to-~know basis if they could be potential users of the techniques developed in this Program, or if they might otherwise contribute in later phases of the effort. This board would be primarily responsible for Management -~ related issues, such as human use, legal, réelease-of-information, and program security guidelines. Other responsibilities would involve resolving priority conflicts and assisting in resource Procurement. This board would also provide execu- tive review of Project activities and findings on a Periodic basis to assist in overal] evaluation. Close coordination between this board and the Central Manager will be maintained. 3. (U) Project Teams: (C) There will be two teams: the (1) Operational and Applications Team, and (2) the Basic Research Team. These Project Teams will be the working arm of the Central Manager. Team members will be composed of representatives from all the principal R/D and intelligence elements involved in this project. They will identify details of Specific tasks, recommend task priority and time phasing, prepare research requests and evaluate contractor proposals, recommend facilities for conducting the investigations, and Will in genera} attend to all the technical aspects of the program. These teams will alse be responsible for insuring that appropriate data evaluation method, investiga- tion protocols, and scientific methodology are applied to al] aspects of the Operational and research efforts. : - R001500100024-0 Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00788 ru rr FO pe, pee a,
Approved For Release 2000/08/08 SEG i f-0b7eeR001800100024.0 Research and A plications: (S/NF) There will ultimately be several research and application efforts at external and in-house facilities that examine different aspects of psychoenergetics. Specific tasks would depend on project priorities and funding levels available, and will be subject to approval by the Central Manager. Specifics of their activities will be defined by the Chairmen of the Applications and the Research teams, and will be based on guidance provided by the Human Use Committee. 1. (U) Operational Investigations: (S/NF/ORCON) This will be primarily composed of comtPactor personnel and in-house personnel at one or more government facilities who are mainly concerned with evaluating how well psychoenergetics can be applied to operational problems. Initial effort will address Operational intelligence potential of remote viewing phenomenon; however later phases may address other aspects of remote viewing; e.g., communications. (S/NF/ORCON) The application effort will integrate training methodologies and research Findings from the research efforts into their operational protocols as these results become available. Some direct applications work may also be performed at. contractor facilities for Skil] development and training, and for projects where joint effort is required. (S/NF/ORCON) The main focus of the direct application efforts is to assess utility of the most Promising psychoenergetics area in an operational ‘environment and to identify methods for enhancing operational utility. Results from this work will pave the way for implementation of this potential] capability into the DoD for a variety of users, (S/NF/ORCON) The operational investigations will examine real-time operational problems. These tasks will be levied on a priority basis by the Central Manager, with their execution compatible with established Protocols. Operational resources may be from in-house groups, contractor personnel, or individual consultants. These personnel will also provide a talent pool for assisting in various applied or basic research tasks. Research tasks will also be levied in accordance with over-all project Priorities and objectives, and will be approved by the Central Manager. 2. (U) Applications Research: (S/NF) The main purpose of the applications research is to examine all the variables that may have direct or indirect impact on improving utility of remote viewing phenomena, and to explore application potential of energetics (PK) phenomena. (S/NF) This would include, for example, determining if certain psysfolo- gical parameters, psychological traits, or states of consciousness could correlate with successful psychoenergetics functioning. Such possible correlations would be useful for predicting data validity and improving application reliability. Quantifying the effects of possible physical varfables, such as distance, shielding, target location, target character- istics, or environmental factors, would help in identifying operational constraints. 4 Approved For Release 2000/08/08 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001500100024-0 SECRET