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26 September 1978
MEMORANDUM FOR:
BRIGADIER GENITAL SMITH
SUBJECT':
GRILL FLAME Status Report
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1.
(S)
On 20 September I met with Colonel Capps,
DAMI-ISH,
to discuss
tiie 902d’s participation in the development of a
training program in Para-Psychology Phenomena.
We had been
advised the week before -through General Rolya that the 902d was
to cease any further planning
f:or its concept of training with
the Monroe Institute.
I wished to find out where we stood
regarding the program.
2.
(S)
Colonel Capps related the following:
a. After tabes among IK Thompson,
Dr.
LeBerge,
Dr.
Verona, et al,
it was decided that this whole program needed to be coordinated
with DOD.
Consequently,
a working group is to be established with
representatives from all concerned parties regarding the future
DOD involvement
in. this phenomena.
b.
INSCOM would be requested to provide a representative
for the working group mentioned above to act as a coordinator for
INSCOM involvement.
c.
The 902d project, unclassified title GONDOLA WISH, was
cancelled.
IWo factors impinged on this decision:
(1)
The Monroe Institute is not cleared for classified
training or information,
(2)
The type of training to
be: given by the Moaroe Institute.
It was felt that this training could be categorized as experimenting
with the human mind.
If so,
under recent legislation,
it would have
to be cleared through an office at
IIEW.
MG Thompson did not want, to
go that route until the legal ramifications were thoroughly examined.
d.
DARCDM has an ongoing contract in this general area with. SRI,
California which
is not encumbered by possible legalities.
The
probability existed of our satelliting training on their contract.
Colonel Capps suggested that, both ACSI and INSCOM provide funding to
DARCOM for Military Intelligence training subject to the approval of
General Guthrie.
He opined that $75,000.00 would, be good and that
ACSI oould probably provide $25,000.00 if INSCOM could find $50,000.00.
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MEMORANDUM .FOR:
BRIGADIER GENERAL, SMITH
26 September 1978
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(C)
Irrmediately following my talk with Colonel Capps
I
briefed General Rolya on where we stood,
specifically asking his
OK for INSCOM to provide $50,000.00 in year-end funds as an
add-on to the DARCDM contract with. SRI for the purpose of training
sane MI personnel.
He approved expenditure of the funds.
Subsequently,
I coordinated with Colonel Whitt and Mr.
Staffone.
4.
(C)
BG Teal secured General Guthrie's approval for using the
DAROOM contract.
A total of $65,000.00
($15,000.00
from ACS I)
has been
^ provided to DARCOM for training.
We now await further
information from ACSI as to when training will begin and how
many people we are to provide
(one or two was discussed as initial
input)
.
5.
(U)
For now, ACSI wants; the name of INSCOM
1 s .representative
to their working group.
The 902d is prepared to provide such an
individual, but I recommend that the DCSCI interject themselves
into this project and provide this contract.
I feel that they
should be dealing with the ACSI staffers and we should take our
lead from 'the DCSCI.
If you agree,
I will talk to Colonel Cary
regarding this matter.