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|.S., Russia Hope To Safeguard Mind-Control Techniques
CONTROL, From Page 4
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strict the emerging capabilities.
operations],” Morris said.
specific details.
Army spokesman
Bill Harris
perts, including George Kotov, a
Janet Morris of the Global
She said Army
officials were
U.S. sources said government
said Dec. 3 the command award-
former KGB general now serving
Strategy Council, a Washington-
concerned about the
capability
officials and leaders from the
ed the one-year study contract to
in a senior government ministry
based think tank established by
being directed against armored
business and medical communi-
Scientific Applications & Re-
post, present in their report a list
Ray Cline, former Central Intelli-
systems and personnel through
ties will consider Russian
offers
search Associates of Huntington
of software and hardware associ-
gence Agency deputy director,
is
electronic communications links,
to place the mind-control capabil-
Beach, Calif. Related research is
ated with their psycho-correction
a key U.S.
liaison between Rus-
Ground troops, she said, risk ex-
ity under bilateral controls.
being conducted at the Moscow-
program that could be procured
sian and U.S. officials.
posure to bone-conducting sound
At least one senior U.S. sena-
based Andreev Institute, U.S. and
for as little as $80,000.
In a Dec. 15 interview, Morris
waves that cartnot be offset by
tor, government intelligence offi-
Russian sources said.
“As far as it has become possi-
said she and the Richmond, Va.-
earplugs or other current protec-
cials and
1 the U.S. Army’s Office
Despite the growing interest in
ble to probe and correct psychic
based International Healthline
tive gear. Morris added that U.S.
for Operations, Plans and Force
a capability traditionally reserved
contents of human beings despite
Corp. have briefed senior U.S. in-
countermeasures could include
Development are interested in re-
for science fiction novels and cin-
their will and consciousness by
telligence and Army officials
sound cancellation, a complex
viewing the Russian capabilities,
ema, industry and academic ex-
instrumental means
.
.
.
results
about the Russian capabilities,
process that involves broadcast-
U.S. sources said.
perts are cautious and skeptical
having been achieved can get out
which Morris said could include
ing oppositely phased wave
In addition, International
about its potential battlefield use.
of [our] control and be used with
hand-held devices for purposes
forms in precisely matched
Healthline Corp.
is planning to
“This is not something that
inhumane purposes of manipulat-
of special operations, crowd con-
frequencies.
bring a team of Russian special-
strikes me as requiring high-level
trig psyche,” the paper states.
trol and antipersonnel actions.
Maj. Pete Keating, a U.S. Army
ists here within the next couple
attention,” Raymond Garthoff, a
" The Russian authors note that
Healthline Corp.
is evaluating
spokesman, said senior Army of-
of months to demonstrate the ca-
defense and ^intelligence analyst
‘World opinion
is not ready for
Russian health care technologies
ficials had expressed interest in
pability, company President Jim
at the Washington-based Brook-
dealing appropriately with the
and will underwrite Russian dem-
reviewing Russian capabilities
Hovis said in a Dec. 2 interview.
ings Institution, said in a Dec.2
problems coming from the possi-
onstrations in the United States.
but that repeated plans to sched-
Meanwhile, the U.S. Army’s Ar-
interview.
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bility of direct access to the hu-
“We talked about using this to
ule visits to the former Soviet
mament Research, Development
Morris contends that the capa-
man mind.” Therefore, the Rus-
screen and prepare special oper-
Union were rejected by Donald
& Engineering Center is conduct-
bility has been demonstrated in
sian authors have proposed a
ations personnel for extremely
Atwood, deputy secretary of de-
ing a one-year study of acoustic
the laboratory in Russia and
bilateral Center for Psycho-tech-
difficult missions and ways
in
fense. Keating said he was unfa-
beam technology that may mirror
should be placed under intema-
nologies where U.S. and Russian
which this could be integrated
miliar with the mind-control tech-
some
of. the
effects reported by
tional restrictions at the
earliest
authorities could monitor and re-
into doctrine for [psychological
nology and could not discuss
the Russians.
possible opportunity.
French Government Links Firms
Aspin Staff Members
To Make Them More Competitive
t0 Fill Pentagon Posts
CONSOLIDATE, From Page 4
“The immediate benefits of
common research and develop
~
ent are small , and the long-term
On Dec. 29, the government
also shifted 20 percent of its 99
percent stake
in Aerospatiale to
Credit Lyonnais, the nationalized
ASPIN, From Page 15
is unclear exactly what job he
Determining the future
will get. Sources said Smith’s
U.S. force structure and Amer-
broad defense experience
ica’s role in U.N. peacekeep-
makes him well-suited to head
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