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SUN STREAK
1985
Annual
Training
Report
( U
)
D T
(Dr.
Vorona)
(S/SK/WNINTEL)
The
mission
of
the
SUN
STREAK
Prototype
Operational
Group
(POG)
is
to
undertake
operational
intelligence
applications
using
an
aspect
of
psychoenergetics
knowni
as
remote
*
*
^
v
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i T 3 lu
part
of
that
mission
is
to
train
completion
of
SRI-Interna t ional
RV
and
the
absence
of
a
continuing
this
RV
training
became
the
That
in-house
training
began
in
viewing
(RV).
An
integral
personnel
in
RV.
With
the
training
in
December
1984,
external
fra i n i n g
program,
res pen s i h i 1 i t y
of
the
P 0 G
»
January
1985
*
2.
(S/SK/WNINTEL)
A
portion
of
the
POG
RV
training
is
modeled
after
the
S R I - In t er na t i on a 1
subcontractor
( Ingo
Swann)
RV
responsible
training
program.
development
and
implementation
Attached
is
his
training
report
is
of
t h e
for
CY
for
the
in-house
program.
1985.
This
is
a
flciacneu
is
u a o
a i a * i. x ..
* - r
,
,
...
,
follow-up
to
the
three
quarterly
training
reports
submitted
during
the
calendar
year.
(S/SK/WNINTEL)
As
is
mentioned
in
paragraph
3a
of
the
Annual
Training
Report,
the
RV
training
program
slowed
somewhat
during
the
last
quarter
due
to
manpower
constraints
and
low
morale.
This
is
basically
a
continuation
of
the
problem
l
identified
in
my
cover
letter
for
the
third
quarter
training
report.
The
Remote
Viewer
does
not
work
in
a
vacuum.
Hie
^
uncertainties
associated
with
the
interim
status
of
the
projecc
pending
the
approval
of
the
budget
had
a negative
effect
on
the
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and
quantity
of
the
training
sessions.
This
was
exacerbated
by
our
failure
to
obtain
a
second
interviewer
I
I
1 during
the
Oc tober/November
time
frame.
I
estimate
that
these
two
problems
cost
us
three
months
of... training
du rin g
CY
1985
.
Now
that
the
FY
Budget
ha's
been
approved
aivd
I
I
has
orders
in
hand
to
report
on( 31
January
1986
T
hope
the
situation
will
improve.
4.
(U)
Your
attention
is
directed
to
paragraph
3a
of
the
Annual
Training
Report.
This
paragraph
defines
very
clearly
and
simply
the
criteria
used
for
evaluating
a
training
session.
5.
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Another
major
effort
of
the
training
section
during
1985,
which
is
not
documented
in
the
training
report
and
which
continues
to
date,
is
the
full
documentation
of
the
SRI
-
International
subcontracted
training
program.
When
completed,
this
will
be
a
lengthy,
highly
detailed
account
of
the
two
year
contractual
training
effort
of
this
office.
This
document
will
prove
to
be
extremely
useful
in
training
personnel
in
the
future
even
after
presently
assigned
personnel
have
left
the
unit.
6.
(U)
The
next
formal
training
report
will
be
prepared
in
April
1986.
In
the
meantime
I
will
keep
you
informed
verbally
on
training
developments.
Enel
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Report
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TRAINING REPORT
1985
1.
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BACKGROUND:
(U)
a.
(S/SK/WNINTEL)
In
December
1984
training
of
three
source
personnel
by
an
SRI
-
International
( S R I - 1 )
subcontractor
was
brought
to
an
end
upon
completion
of
the
training
contract*
During
the
CY
1985,
training
of
these
personnel
continued
using
an
in-house
program
modeled
after
the
SRI-I
subcontracted
training
procedure.
This
procedure
was
developed
by
the
subcontractor
to
satisfy
R&D
demands
on
SRI-I
to
enhance
the
reliability
(scientific
replicability)
of
remote
viewing
( R V )
.
The
subcontractor's
approach
to
improving
the
reliability
of
RV
was
to
focus
on
the
control
of
those
factors
that
in
his
view
tend
to
introduce
”noise”
into
the
RV
product
(imaginative,
environmental,
and
interviewer
overlays).
The
basic
components
of
this
training
procedure
consist
of:
(1)
Repeated
site-address
(coordinate)
presentation,
with
quick-reaction
response
by
the
remote
viewer;
coupled
with
a
restrictive
format
for
reporting
perceived
information
(to minimize
imaginative
overlays).
(2)
The
use
of
a
s p e c i a 1 1 y - d e s i gn ed
,
acoustic-tiled
,
relatively
featureless,
homogeneously-colored
11 viewing
chamber”
(to
minimize
environmental
overlays).
(3)
The
adoption
of
a
strictly-prescribed,
limited
interviewer
patter
(to
minimize
interviewer
overlays).
This
training
procedure
requires
that
the
trainee
learn
a
progressive
multi-stage
acquisition
process
postulated
to
correspond
to
increased
contact
with
the
site.
Prior
to
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December
1984
three
source
trainees
were
schooled
in
the
first
three
"stages*
of
the
training.
At
this
point
they
were
able
to
remote
view
and
describe
"stage
one"
sites
(islands,
mountains,
deserts,
etc.),
"stage
two"
sites
(sites
of
quality
sensory
value --sites
which
are
uniquely
descr ibable
through
touch,
taste,
sound,
color,
or
odor --such
as
glaciers,
volcanoes,
industrial
plants,
etc.),
and
11 stage
three"
sites
(sites
possessing
significant
dimensional
characteristics
such
as
buildings,
bridges,
airfields./
etc.).
It
is
this
procedure
which,
as
a
result
of
technology
transfer
(SRI-I
to
this
office),
was
modeled
and
administered
during
1985.
The
three
personnel
schooled
by
the
SRI-I
subcontractor
have
continued
this
multi-stage
acquisition
process
through
"stage
four"
and
"stage
five**
and
into
"stage
six. "
Stage
four
training
was
completed
during
the
first
quarter
of
1985,
stage
five
training
was
the
principle
effort
through
the
second
and
third
quarters
of
1985,
and
stage
six
training
began
in
September
1985.
The
reader
is
invited
to
review
the
training
reports
for
the
first,
second,
and
third
quarters
of
1 985
for
details
of
that
training.
b.
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In
spring
1984
an
individual
was
assigned
to
this
office
with
the
intent
of
exposing
him
to
the
SRI-I
subcontracted
training
program.
In-house
orientation
to
psychoenergetics
lasted
through
the
summer
of
1984
and
the
individual
was
ready
for
the
external
subcontracted
training
program
by
the
fall.
However,
attempts
to
carry
this
effort
forward
were
thwarted
by
an
overall
program
reorganization
and
by
congressional
funding
restrictions.
For
this
reason,
an
introduction
to
the
model
program
was
given
to
this
individual
in
the
fall
of
1984
and
formal
in-house
training
was
initiated
in
the
first
quarter
of
1985
with
his
joining
the
program
outlined
above.
During
the
first
quarter
of
1985
training
for
the
fourth
source
was
limited
to
stages
one
and
two
until
mid
March
1985
,
when
he
was
introduced
to
the
concepts
of
stage
three.
During
the
second
quarter
of
1985
the
number
of
stage
three
sites
to
which
the
source
was
exposed
was
increased
while
maintaining
practice
in
stage
one
and
two
sites.
Stage
three
training
continued
through
the
third
quarter
of
1985.
The
reader
is
again
invited
to
review
the
training
reports
for
the
first,
second,
and
third
quarters
of
1985
for
details
of
that
training.
2.
(S /SK/WNINTEL)
GENERAL:
As
stated
previously,
this
training
procedure
requires
that
the
trainee
learn
a
progressive
multi-stage
acquisition
process
postulated
to
correspond
to
increased
contact
with
the
site.
In
"stage
four"
the
source
trainee
begins
to
form
qualitative
mental
percepts
(technical
area,
military
feeling,
research,
etc.)
of
the
site.
In
"stage
five*'
the
source
trainee
learns
to
"interrogate"
these
qualitative
mental
percepts
in
an
attempt
to
produce
analytical
target
descriptions
(aircraft
tracking
radar,
biomedical
research
facility,
tank
production
plant,
etc.).
"Stage
six**
involves
the
viewer
in
direct,
three-dimensional
assessment
and modeling
of
the
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site
and/or
the
relationship
of
site
elements
to
one
another
(airplanes
inside
one
of
three
camouflaged
hangars
or
a
military
compound
with
a
command
building,
barracks,
motor
pool,
and
underground
weapons
storage
area).
As
stage
six
is
engaged,
an
assessment
of
relative
temporal
and
spatial
dimensional
elements
along
with
further
qualitative
elements
evolve
into
the
consciousness
of
the
trainee.
3.
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1985
TRAINING
STATISTICS:
(U)
a.
(S/SK/WNINTEL)
The
following
chart
depicts
distribution
°f
the
224
remote
vi ewi ng
trai ning
ex er ci ses
conducted
by
the
source
trainees
(v Few ersl
during
1985.
At
Appendix
A
is
an
explanation
of
Class
A,
B,
and
C
training.
STAGE
TOTAL
CLASS
CLASS
CLASS
S ITES
A
B
C
#
% +
#
% +
#
% +
#
% +
007
100.0%
-
%
001
100.0%
006
100.0%
020
050
. 0%
-
%
005
020.0%
015
060.0%
040
067.5%
008
012.5%
007
042
. 8%
025
092.0%
071
060. 5%
007
000
. 0%
034
050.0%
030
086.6%
064
057.8%
023
043
. 4%
03 8
071.0%
003
000.0%
022
077.2%
-
%
020
085.0%
002
000.0%
TOTAL
:
224
062
. 9%
038
028.9%
105
062 .8%
081
079.0%
%+
scores
noted
indicate
the
percentages
of
times
source
trainees
were
able
to
demonstrate
expertise
(report
appropriate
site
relevant
information)
within
their
"stage"
of
training.
These
percentages
reflect
subjective
expectations
and
are
not
based
on
any
linear
analysis
of
a
prescribed
set
of
criteria.
By
way
of
example,
if
a
source
is
in
stage
three
of
training
the
source
would
be
expected
to
describe
relevant
dimensional
characteristics
concerning
the
designated
site.
If
the
source
trainee
does
this
the
exercise
is
scored
as
a
"+"
but
if
the
source
fails
to
detect
and
decode
the
appropriate
stage
relevant
i il formation
(dimensional
information
in
this
case)
the
exercise
is
scored
as
a
"-"
even
if
the
site
is
otherwise
accurately
described.
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b.
(S/SK/WNINTEL)
The
following
chart
details
the
remote
viewing
training
exercises
conducted
by
trainee
source
#101
during
1985.
Source
#101
is
a
particularly
well
disciplined
source.
This
discTpTrrTe
enables
#101
to
separate
incorrect
impressions
( AOL )
from
actual
site
data
more
reliably
than
his
peers.
STAGE
TOTAL
CLASS
CLASS
CLASS
SITES
A
B
C
#
.
% +
#
% +
#
% +
#
% +
-
%
-
%
-
%
-
%
-
%
—
%
-
%
~
%
002
000.0%
001
000.0%
001
000.0%
-
%
022
068.1%
002
000.0%
019
073.6%
001
100.0%
019
057.8%
008
062.5%
010
060.0%
001
000
. 0%
008
075.0%
-
%
008
075.0%
-
%
TOTAL:
051
062.7%
Oil
045.4%
038
068
. 4%
002
050
. 0%
c.
(S/SK/WNINTEL)
The
following
chart
details
the
remote
viewing
training
exercises
conducted
by
trainee
s ource
#21
during
1985.
Source
#21's
versatility
will
prove
a
most
valuable
asset.
#21
consistently
provides
information
about
sites
as
if
from
a
perspective
different
than
the
other
sources.
This
ability,
when
applied
to
operational
problems,
will
enhance
the
unit's
collection
capability.
STAGE
TOTAL
CLASS
CLASS
CLASS
SITES
#
% +
%
#
A
% +
%
#
B
% +
%
#
C
% +
%
002
000.0%
-
%
002
000
. 0%
-
%
004
000.0%
003
000.0%
001
000.0%
-
%
020
050.0%
002
000.0%
009
033
. 3%
009
07 7
. 7%
019
063.1%
006
033.3%
012
083.3%
031
000. 0%
005
040.0%
-
%
003
066.6%
002
000. 0%
TOTAL
:
050
048.0%
Oil
018.1%
027
055.5%
012
058. 3%
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SKC KiCI
d.
(S /SK/WNINTEL)
The
following
chart
details
the
training
exercises
conducted
by
trainee
s ource
#18
during
1985.
Source
#18,
the
junior
trainee,
was
taken
into
stage
four
training
rapidly
in
an
attempt
to
accelerate
the
training
program.
This
rapid
progression
adversely
affected
#18 's
lower
stage
abilities
and
when
this
happened
#18
lost
confidence
and
became
confused.
At
this
point
a
remedial
program
was
implemented
to
retrain
the
lower
stages.
Source
# 1 8_
has
now
successfully
completed
stage
three
with
a
ve i^y
FTi gTT
confidence
level
and
will
now
be
able
to
tackle
stage
four
training.
STAGE
TOTAL
SITES
CLASS
CLASS
‘
A
B
CLASS
C
#
% +
#
%+
#
% +
#
% +
007
100.0%
%
001
100.0%
006
100.0%
015
053
. 3%
%
001
000
. 0%
014
057.1%
03 0
086.6%
%
005
060.0%
025
092.0%
008
100.0%
%
%
008
100.0%
-
%
%
%
-
%
-
%
%
-
%
-
%
TOTAL
:
060
081.6%
%
007
057.1%
053
084.9%
e.
(S/SK/WNINTEL)
The
following
chart
details
the
training
exercises
conducted
by
trainee
so u r c_e^jL0 3
during
1985
.
Although
source
# 0 3
' s
performance
is
so m'ewTTat
sporadic,
# 0 3
1 s
true
potential
is
evidenced
by
an
exceptionally
high
stage
six
score.
r
—
STAGE
TOTAL
CLASS
CLASS
CLASS
SITES
#
% +
#
A
% +
#
B
% +
#
C
% +
-
%
~
%
-
%
-
%
003
0 6 6.6%
-
%
0 02
050.0%
001
100.0%
0 04
025.0%
004
025.0%
-
%
-
%
027
047.6%
003
000
. 0%
006
000.0%
012
083
. 3%
026
053
. 8%
009
033.3%
016
068.7%
001
000.0%
009
100.0%
-
%
009
100.0%
-
%
TOTAL:
063
057.1%
016
025
. 0%
033
063.6%
014
078. 5%
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COMMENTS:
(U)
a.
(S/SK/WNINTEL)
If
one
measures
the
progress
of
the
training
by
the
overall
quality
of
the
RV
product
one
must
first
have
a
scale
for
measuring
RV
quality.
This
in
turn
assumes
that
some. optimum
or
ideal
quality
standard
for
RV
is
known.
The
R&D
community
has
not
yet
determined
such
a
standard.
Training
progress
herein
is,
therefore,
measured
on
the
basis
of
achieving
a
level
of
expertise
within
the
parameters
set
forth
by
the
aforementioned
modeled
SRI-I
subcontracted
training
procedure.
b.
(S/SK/WNINTEL)
Measurement
of
the
trainee
sources'
progress
by
the
above
method
does
not
reflect
their
readiness
for
intelligence
collection
operations.
The
SRI-I
subcontracted
training
procedure,
as
stated
previously,
was
developed
by
the
subcontractor
to
enhance
the
reliability
(scientific
replicability)
of
RV,
n o t
to
refine
or
develop
RV
resolution
to
a
point
of
operational
usability
within
the
intelligence
community.
The
SRI-I
subcontracted
training
described
above,
or
a
program
modeled
thereafter,
is
alone
insufficient
to
prepare
sources
for
operational
intelligence
collection.
Once
the
source
trainees
have
attained
the
highest
skill
level
(stage
six)
they,
must
be
presented
with
operational
int e
ligence
qollection
problems
to
challenge
and
thereby
hone
their
abilities
to "an
operational
point.
4.
(S/SK/WNINTEL)
PLANS:
Training
progress
slowed
somewhat
during
the
fourth
quarter
of
1985
due
to
manpower
constraints
and
low
morale.
The
first
quarter
of
1986
should
see
the
completion
of
stage
six
training
for
the
three
advanced
trainees
and
the
completion
of
stage
four
training
for
the
junior
trainee.
Full
implementation
of
the
Utility
Assessment
program
should
be
accomplished
by
the
second
quarter
of
1986.
The
association
of
the
undersigned
with
the
intelligence
community
is
classified
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APPENDIX
A
TRAINING
REPORT
SUBJECT:
Classes
of
Training
(U)
1.
(S/SK/WNINTEL)
There
are
three
classes
of
Remote
Viewing
(RV)
training
used
in
that
portion
of
the
in-house
training
which
was
modeled
after
the
SRI-I
subcontractor
program.
These
classes
deal
with
feedback
requirements
during
the
RV
session,
control
of
interviewer
patter,
trainee
skill
development,
and
motivation.
These
three
classes
(A,
B,
and
C)
are
discussed
below.*
2.
(S/SK/WNINTEL)
CLASS
C:
The
majority
of
the
training
sessions
for
novice
trainees
are
Class
C.
During
this
phase,
the
source
trainee
must
learn
to
differentiate
between
emerging
site
relevant
perceptions
and
imaginative
overlay.
To
assist
the
trainee
in
this
learning,
immediate
feedback
is
provided
during
the
session.
The
interviewer
is
provided
with
a
feedback
package
which
may
contain
a
map,
photographs,
and/or
a
narrative
description
of
the
site.
During
Class
C
sessions
the
interviewer
provides
the
trainee
with
immediate
feedback
for
each
element
of
data
he
provides,
with
the
exception
that
negative
feedback
is
not
given.
Should
the
trainee
state
an
element
of
information
that
appears
incorrect,
the
interviewer
remains
silent.
Feedback,
in
order
to
prevent
inadvertent
cuing
(interviewer
overlay),
is
in
the
form
of
very
specific
statements
made
by
the
interviewer.
These
statements
and
their
definitions
are
as
follows:
Correct
(C)
This
indicates
that
the
information
is
correct
in
context
with
the
site
location,
but
is
not
sufficient
to
end
the
session.
*N0TE:
The
use
herein
of
the
terms
Class
A,
B,
or
C
differs
from
the
definition
applied
and
published
by
SRI-I
for
Class
A,
B,
or
C
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Viewing
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This
statement
means
that
the
interviewer,
having
i mi ted
information
about
the
site,
though
he
cannot
be
absolutely
sure,
believes
that
the
information
provided
is
correct.
Near
(_N
)
This
indicates
that
the
information
provided
is
not
an
element
of
the
specific
site,
but
is
correct
for
the
immediate
surrounding
area*
Can^t
Feedback
(CF_B)
This
statement
indicates
that,
due
to
limited
information
about
the
site,
the
interviewer
cannot
make
a
judgment
as
to
the
correctness
of
the
data.
It
means
neither
correct
nor
incorrect.
jS
i. t e __(j3
)
This
indicates
the
site
has
been
correctly
named
for
the
specific
stage
being
trained
(manmade
structure
for
Stage
I,
bridge
for
Stage
III,
etc.).
"Site
indicates
that
the
session
is
completed.
During
the
session
the
trainee
writes
the
abbreviation
(see
above)
of
the
feedback
next
to
the
data.
This
allows
the
trainee
to
review
the
correct
elements
and
produce
a
summary
which
describes
the
site.
The
training
session
continues
until
the
interviewer
responds
with
the
feedback
of
Site.
3.
(S/SK/WNINTEL)
CLASS
B:
Once
a
trainee
begins
to
demonstrate
his
ability
to
reliably
distinguish
imaginative
overlay
and
report
site
relevant
data
elements,
feedback
is
withdrawn.
In
Class
B
training
sessions
the
interviewer
knows
what
site
he
desires
the
trainee
to
describe
but
does
not
provide
the
trainee
with
any
direct
feedback
during
the
course
of
the
session.
This
process
develops
the
trainee's
ability
to
internalize
his
awareness
of
relevant
(correct)
versus
extraneous
(incorrect)
cognitive
structures
(mental
perceptions).
During
Class
B
sessions
the
interview
may
ask
the
trainee
to
elaborate
on
specific
elements
of
data
provided,
thereby
guiding
the
trainee
to
describe
specific
areas
of
the
site.
The
interviewer
is
only
permitted
to
ask
the
trainee
to
elaborate
on
specific
elements
already
reported
by
the
trainee.
The
interviewer
may
not
introduce
new
elements
into
the
session
(cue
the
source)
in
an
attempt
to
encourage
the
trainee
to
properly
describe
the
site.
Class
B
sessions
are
especially
helpful
in
developing
refined
skills
in
the
trainee.
For
example,
when
the
interviewer
knows
that
a
particular
site
area
within
a
site
may
be
of
interest
( i
. e
.
,
a
specific
room
in
a
building),
he
can
guide
the
trainee's
attention
to
that
area
by
asking
the
trainee
to
elaborate
on
specific
elements
of
data
which
the
interviewer
knows
to
pertain
to
the
area
of
interest.
With
practice
in
Class
B,
the
trainee
soon
learns
to
control
his
own
perceptual
faculties,
a
necessary
step
for
further
training
and
operational
intelligence
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4.
(S/SK/WNINTEL)
CLASS
A:
Class
A
training
is
similar
to
what
the
R&D
community
refers
to
as
a
"double
blind"
experiment.
The
purposes
for
Class
A
training
and
for
R&D
double
blind
experiments
differ
however.
The
R&D
community
uses
double
blind
experimental
protocols
to
test
a
variable
under
controlled
conditions.
Class
A
training
is
not
a
test
for
the
trainee,
but
a
process
whereby
the
source
learns
to
function
with
the
interviewer
in
a
team
effort
to
acquire
and
describe
information
concerning
a
site
of
interest.
In
Class
A
the
interviewer
is
provided
very
little
or
no
information
concerning
the
site
and
the
trainee
is
provided
no
feedback
during
the
session,
Rather
than
trying
( to
please
the
interviewer
with
his
descriptions,
the
trainee
is
motivated
to
work
with
the
interviewer
in
producing
valid
information
about
the
site
of
interest.
This
motivational
difference
is
critical
in
forcing
the
trainee
to
use
his
RV
ability
to
acquire
and
describe
site
dependent
information
as
opposed
to
interviewer
dependent
telepathic
data
(in
an
attempt
to
please
the
interviewer)
or
data
RVed
from
the
feedback
package.
Working
as
a
team
in
a
Class
A
session,
the
interviewer
and
source
trainee
combine
their
aptitudes
(the
interviewer
with
his
directive,
analytic
skill
and
the
trainee
with
his
exploratory,
perceptual
ability)
to
report
information
of
interest
about
the
designated
site.
5.
(S/SK/WNINTEL)
The
three
classes
of
RV
training
(A,
B,
and
C)
are
interdependent.
Each
is
designed
to
deal
with
separate
learning
requirements
in
the
acquisition
of
RV
skills.
It
must
be
remembered
that
the
concept
of
classes
herein
applies
to
training.
Operational
application
of
RV
requires
its
own
unique,
specifically
designed
feedback
requirements
and
task
dependent
control
of
interviewer/source
interaction.
Trainee
sources
also
require
operational
training
beyond
the
narrow
confines
of
the
SRX-I
subcontractor
modeled
training
program
before
they
can
be
expected
to
produce
dependable,
timely
intelligence
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