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14 August
1980
SUBJECT:
INSCOM Comments to Proposed D1A Memorandum
of Understanding
re.
GRILL FLAME Program.
1.
(U)
Reference:
DIA Letter,
S-1922/DT-1,
7 August
1980,
subject:
GRILL
FLAME Program.
2.
(S/N0F0RN)
Comments
re.
basic letter.
a.
(S/N0F0RN)
Paragraph
2:
It
is INSCOM's understanding at this time there
is little liklihood SRI will be prepared to administer
"new" training technique
during
FY
81.
SRI
has done little formal experimentation
in "tracking" and
is
ill equipped to examine physiological functioning.
SRI,
at the present time,
can-
not comply with "full year's effort"
regarding some aspects of Statement of Work.
b.
(S/N0F0RN)
Paragraph
2:
INSCOM funds are limited and are directed
toward sustaining an intelligence operational evaluation of psychoenergetics.
INSCOM cannot MIPR funds to DIA without knowing individual costs of those ele-
ments of the program that are
in support of INSCOM needs,
and without knowing
which elements SRI
can realistically fulfill during FY 81.
c.
(S/N0F0RN)
Paragraph
3:
Nonconcur that entire first year effort
should be at SRI.
In areas of tracking and physiological monitoring,
SRI offers
no meaningful advantage,
particularly during critical first
year.
INSCOM funds
are intended to be employed where they can best benefit INSCOM's evaluation
effort,
regardless of source of external support being sought.
d.
(S/N0F0RN)
Paragraph
5:
A meeting of Action Officers was scheduled
for
11 Aug 80.
IGFP was never notified of such intent.
3.
(S/N0F0RN)
Comments
re.
Mission and Objectives Statement.
a.
(S/N0F0RN)
Paragraph
la:
Functions related to development of
a US 0RV
capability have been placed behind the overall objective of threat assessment.
Elsewhere
in proposal,
threat
is antecedent to development of
a US capability.
Recommend para
la become para
lh,
and objectives pertaining
to development
of
a
US capability be moved forward in priority.
b.
(S/N0F0RN)
Paragraph
le:
Recommendations
re.
GRILL FLAME Program
should be last objective
in series.
Recommend para
le become para
li.
c,
(S/N0FQRN)
Paragraphs
lh and
lj:
Recommend combining these objectives
in para
Ig,
as they are similar and must occur prior to final recommendation
and threat assessment functions.
d.
(S/N0F0RN)
Paragraph 3i>:
Milestones for year #2 mention establishment
of
a cadre of fully trained ORVs,
but does not address prospect of other non-
SRI sponsored training.
Exploration
of alternative possibilities must be
a
year #1 function,
and a continuous process throughout follow on years.
It
is
presumptuous to assume SRI has all there
is
to offer and that
SRI training
is
the only prerequisite to achieving
"full qualification."
Such pursuit of
qualification must be
a continuous and dynamic process, not limited to sole source
procurement
of training and development services at
SRI.
INSCOM recommends
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SUBJECT:
INSCOM Comments to Proposed DIA Memorandum of Understanding
re.
GRILL FLAME
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term "fully trained"
be deleted.
The term "cadre"
is vague.
Recommend
a mini-
mum level
of personnel be cited to lend substance to this milestone.
u
e.
(S/N0F0RN)
Paragraph
2c:
Milestones for year #3 include
"apply all 0RV
personnel to real intelligence programs".
Who
u/ill provide
these personnel?
Who
will coordinate collection priorities and tasking
of 0RV groups?
Are -such per-
sonnel
to be trained only
in new SRI methodologies or are they
to include those
previously trained?
What
is
proposed saturation rate
of tasking
to be
levied
by DIA?
Will Military Services
lose control
of their assets during this and
the preceding year #2 data acquisition effort?
,
,
;
,
J
;
f.
(S/N0F0RN)
Paragraph
2c:
If Military Service 0RV personnel are to par-
ticipate
in "real intelligence" collection activities
from year #2
onward,
it
would appear the milestone "training programs for 0RV monitors..."
is more
ap-
propriately
a year #1 or year #2 milestone.
Otherwise,
data acquired during
year #2 and year #3 upon which final evaluations/ judgements are based,
will be
data provided by "trained"
0RV personnel functioning under
the guidance
of
"untrained" monitor personnel.
g.
(S/N0F0RN)
Paragraph
3:
All experimental/testing design,
reports
of
progress and experiment results should be cleared by
joint approval of Action
Officers at the GRILL FLAME Committee level,
not
the C0TR.
C0TR should monitor
day
to day activity
of SRI,
but not have
the authority
to unilaterally approve/
disapprove basic initiatives or interpret results.
This procedure would be
in
more direct compliance with responsibilities
of
the C0TR outlined
in the pro-
posed M0U.
h.
(S/N0F0RN)
Comment Overview:
As
far
as INSCOM is concerned,
the object-
ives and milestones as proposed by DIA represent
a step backward.
The
IGFP has
been training personnel
for two years,
has been working
on real intelligence
operational tasks for nearly
one year,
and has been examining
"variables"
impact-
ing on 0RV collection for nearly two years.
IGFP has directed considerable
effort toward determining guidelines for "best use"
of 0RV since
its inception,
and currently has
a data base
of over 500 0RV sessions
of both training and
operational categories.
SRI was tasked during an earlier contractual agreement
to develop
a meaningful selection criterion
(0RV
profile)
and essentially was
capable
of providing little which was not already known and already utilized by
the
IGFP
in
its early stages
of development
(refer report entitled "Special
Orientation Techniques",
SRI,
June
1980)
4.
(S/N0F0RN)
Comments
re.
Memorandum of Understanding.
a.
(S/N0F0RN)
Unnumbered introductory paragraph
1:
In this paragraph,
deter
mination of hostile 0RV threat
is placed antecedent to the goal
of determining
whether
a useful 0RV capability can be developed.
This ordering
of objectives
supports rationale cited
in paragraph 3a above.
b.
(S/NQFQRN)
Unnumbered introductory paragraph
2:
Recommend this
para-
graph be included
in introductroy paragraph
1,
with wording as follows:
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1980
SUBJECT:
INSCOM Comments
to Proposed DIA Memorandum of Understanding
re. GRILL FLAME
(U)
"...SRI
International.
The GRILL FLAME Committee will seek
throughout
the
first year,
and continually during follow-on
years,
to examine capabilities developed by potential contractors
other than SRI.
DIA and the Military Services will maintain
"state
of the art"
continuity with psychoenergetics research
within
the US with
a view toward diversification of external
assistance support
if,
and when,
required by operational needs
of participating agencies/services.
c.
(S/N0F0RN)
Paragraph
Recommend addition
of function:
"(4)
Maintain continuity with st^
in psychoenergetics research
in
ify alternative training
opportui
he art developments
,
w
d elsewhere
to, ident-
U/
.sewhere
$
d.
comments
(S/N0F0RN)
Paragraph
b:
of paragraph
3d,
3e,
and
Recommend addition of following function jJ
3f above apply:
to
/\V
"(5)
Provide 0RV
(and/or)
0RV monitor personnel support
SRI
experimentsi/as required during years #2 and #3."
e.
(S/N0F0RN)
Paragraph
c:
If comments contained
in para 3e above apply,
recommend addition of the following task:
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"($)
4etetrHsli intelligence collection(prioritiesJfor ap-
plication
of 0RV
technique to real targets
(commencing
in
year #2),
insuring that the
intelligence needs of each
participating service are met."
f.
(S/N0F0RN)
Paragraph
d:
If comments conained
in para 3e above apply,
recommend addition of following
task:
"(9)
Provides verbatim transcripts
of all experimental
0RV sessions directed against real
intelligence targets
to:
(a)
The GRILL FLAME Committee,
and
(b)
the participating Military Service against
whose EEI or intelligence
"gap"
the session was
directed,
and
(c)
the participating Military Service whose
0RV personnel was employed."
A
g.
(S/NOFORN)
Paragraph
d:
Responsibilities of
the C0TR listed here
do
r
not agree with statements contained
in Mission and Objectives Statement,
para
(refer
to INSCOM Comment,
para 3g above).
INSCOM concurs with duties outlined
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