GPSS ERNE RS A SER EN EN ANNO ASM BP Se RS isiilhdtaaininibidaiiin ian : ene ; 7 ee ea sn. ON ain ca BN ASS da hd sl Adhd AE Seth evecare inh ae ee antl Ea a RA, aad ee Mad ee ib, atv el nance hoa Sig? a Approved For Release 2008/06/16 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001700270014-1 a atte & dere rns es, en Ba ee, ° & 4 Men ae i f nd © yeas i, ITAGPA-F-SD 12 October 1983 MEMORANDUM FOR ADCSOPA~HUMINT SUBJECT: Secretary of the Army Bricfing, 5 October 1983 1. (S/CL-4/NOFORN) On 25 October 1983, from 1015 - 1105 hours, a CENTER LANE (U) briefing was presented to the secretary of the Army, The Honorable John 0. Marsh, in Room 3E718, The Pentagon. The Secretary requested the briefing on 1 September 1983 when he approved the continuation of the CENTER LANE project (Incl 1). Attendees were: a. The Honorable John 0, Marsh secretary of the Army b. The Honorable Delbert L. Spurlock Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) c. Mr. George L. Carey special Assistant, Chief of Legislative Liaison Department of the Army (DA) d. LTC Larry K. Brewer Military Assistant to the Secretary of the Army e. BG James W. Shufelt Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligenee for Foreign and Counterintelligence, DA f. LTC Jerry Fox DAMI-ISH, ACSI, DA ge LTC Brian Buzby Project Manager, INSCOM Project CENTER LANE. he CPT Fred Atwater Uperations Officer, INSCOM Project CENTER LANE Mr. Spurlock was present at the invitation of Mr. Marsh, He had been the Army General Consul during the time the secretary was reviewing the project, WARNING NOTICE CENTER LANE SPECIAL ACCESS PROGRAM RESTRICT DISSEMINATION TO THOSE WITH VARIFIED ACCESS To CATEGORY CL-4 ey — ian EEO Berne. Me. pate . é i ¥ mp pe wpe es Se Gee \ CLASSIFIED BY: CG, INSCOM - Were. NAIND Approved For Release 2008/06/16 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001700270014-1
| Mian -RDP96-00788R001 700270014-1 ay a 4” L. “ ey dO LAGPA-~F ~SD SUBJECT: Secretary of the Army Bricfing, 5 Octeber 1983 (U) 2. (U) A copy of the briefing script is attached as Inclosure 2, 3. (S/CL-4/NOFORN) Before the beiefing began, the Secretary directed that it last no longer than 20 minutes. The narrative portion of the script was accelerated, and it was planned to provide an abbreviated overview of the projects in the briefing book and a discussion of two current projects, The Secretary instructed us to begin the explanation of the projects and that he would let us know when to stop. the Secretary took the time to receive an explanation of all the projects in the briefing book and two current NSA projects. 4. (U) During a break in the briefing, Mr. Spurlock asked several questions, and following the formal presentation of the briefing, the secretary asked several questions. A summary of those questions and answers provided is at Inclosure 3. 5. (S/CL=+2/NOFORN) The briefing went well. The Secretary showed genuine interest in the subject and indicated that INSCOM's efforts in the field of psychoencrgetics should continue. His direct statement was "ye. enough potential that it ought not to be abandoned." At the conclusion of the briefing, the Secretary addressed a comment to Mr, Spurlock that Secretary of Defense Weinberger had "come on the net" concerning the subject, and maybe it would be appropriate to brief him on the subject. The Secretary did not elaborate, 3 Incl BRIAN BUZBY as LIC, Mi CENTER LANE Project Manager * 2 Approved For Release 2008/06/16 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001700270014-1
Approved F For Release 2008/06/16 CIA-RDP96- 00788R001700270014- 1 Rye 4 ~ i ~ Lp on 8 a Bear “0 de See i I aM LTC Buzsy, PROJECT MANAGER FOR INSCOM PROJECT CENTER LANE, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO MY OPERATIONS OFFICER, FRED ATWATER. THE PURPOSE OF THIS BRIEFING IS TO PROVIDE YOU WITH BACKGROUND INFORMATION CONCERNING INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES USING THE CENTER LANE TECHNIQUE. THAT TECHNIQUE IS THE USE OF PSYCHO- ENERGETICS FOR INTELLIGENCE PURPOSES. I WILL DISCUSS THE HISTORY OF THE PROGRAM, OUR PERSONNEL AND FISCAL SITUATION, TRAINING, OPERATIONS, AND GUR PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. THE OVERALL CLASSIFICATION OF THE BRIEFING IS SECRET, CENTER LANE LeveL 4, OER, AS YOU ARE AWARE, CENTER LANE IS A REGISTERED DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY SPECIAL ACCESS PROGRAM. THAT STATUS AND THE SENSITIVITY OF THE CENTER LANE MISSION REQUIRE US TO ADHERE To STRICT SECURITY PROCEDURES. AS PART OF THOSE PROCEDURES, WE ASK ALL PERSONNEL WHO RECEIVE A CENTER LANE BRIEFING TO COMPLETE A SECURITY BRIEFING CERTIFICATE THAT ACKNOWLEDGES AN ACCEPTANCE OF THE SENSITIVITY OF CENTER LANE INFORMATION. 1 NOW INVITE YOU TO COMPLETE THAT CERTIFICATE, (CHART 1)  PSYCHOENERGETICS ARE THE PROCESSES BY WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL MAY PSYCHICALLY INTERACT WITH. OBJECTS, LOCATIONS, ORGANISMS OR EVENTS. THIS INCLUDES SUCH DISCIPLINES AS PSYCHOKINESIS, KEMOTE VIEWING, AND REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS. AS YOU RECALL SIR,» GENERAL STUBBLEBINE DISCUSSED ONE FORM OF REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS WITH YOU. THIS WAS THE “BAXTER EFFECT” ON BLOOD CELLS WHERE, THROUGH THE USE OF PSYCHOGALVANIC MEASUREMENT, BLOOD CELLS ISOLATED FROM A DONOR APPEARED TO REVEAL THE “PSYCHOLOGICAL” STATE OF THE DONOR, Approved For Release 2008/06/16 - ClA- RDP96-00788R001700270014-1
vem uanapenensteanmoene | a rename . . “Approved | For Release 2008/06/16 : CIA-RDP96-0 00788R001700270014- 1 i i eo gm ree HRD it f ae a, bh a bee de de at THE US GOVERNMENT, TO INCLUDE THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN EXAMINING POTENTIAL USES OF PSYCHOENERGETICS SINCE THE EARLY 1970'S, ACTIVITIES INCLUDED THE APPLICATION OF KEMOTE VIEWING AS AN INTELLIGENCE GATHERING TOOL BY THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, THREAT ANALYSIS BY THE DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS BY US Army DARCOM ELEMENTS. LET'S NOW LOOK INTO INSCOM'S EFFORTS, (CHART CHANGE) THE US ARMY INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY COMMAND'S INVOLVEMENT WITH PSYCHOENERGETICS BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER 1977, AT THAT TIME, AN INSCOM ELEMENT IMPLEMENTED THE GONDOLA WISH PROGRAM WHICH WAS DESIGNED TO INTEGRATE THE SOVIET AND EAST EUROPEAN PSYCHOENERGETIC INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION THREAT INTO THE ALL~SOURCE OPERATIONS SECURITY (OPSEC) SUPPORT SCENARIO, bY SPRING OF 1978. THE ARMY ACS] CONCLUDED THERE WAS SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO WARRANT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM TO EXPLORE MILITARY APPLICATIONS OF PSYCHOENERGETICS. HE CANCELLED THE GONDOLA WISH EFFORT, PLACED A COMPLETE SECURITY ENVELOPE OVER ARMY'S INTEREST IN PSYCHOENERGETICS, AND IMPLEMENTED A NEW PROGRAM DIRECTED TOWARDS INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION USING REMOTE VIEWING. THE NEW EFFORT WAS GIVEN THE UNCLASSIFIED NICKNAME GRILL FLAME. IN OCTOBER 1978, ACSI TASKED INSCOM TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM USING PSYCHOENERGETICS FOR INTELLIGENCE APPLICATIONS UTILIZING REMOTE VIEWING. REMOTE VIEWING 1S AN SRI INTERNATIONAL COINED TERM WHICH IS DEFINED AS fae a Mas Approved For Release 2008/06/16 : CIA- RDP96- 00788R001700270014-1
a me i Hae ety Ta ea B En a tile BP SE a aes OS... cP tad ed For Release 2008/06/16 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001700270014 ren ees te ar at ‘i " hoa % x i be ee ¥ oqo a ER NMAC LE oS Approv THE ACQUISITION AND DESCRIPTION. BY MENTAL MEANS, OF INFORMATION BLOCKED FROM ORDINARY PERCEPTION BY DISTANCE, SHIELDING, OR TIME. BY SPRING 1979, PROJECT PERSONNEL HAD BEEN SELECTED AND TRAINING INITIATED. IN MARCH 1980, THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING, WILLIAM PERRY» ORDERED CURTAILMENT OF ALL PROGRAM 6 MONIES SUPPORTING PSYCHOENERGETIC R&D EFFORTS, BUT POSED NO OBJECTION TO THE CONTINUANCE OF INSCOM'S NON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INTELLIGENCE APPLICATIONS EFFORTS. THIS ACTION CAUSED DARCOM To CEASE ALL ACTIVITY AT THE END OF FY 80. IN 198], THE ACSI TRANSFERRED TOTAL MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROJECT TO INSCOM. ALSO IN 1981. A JOINT SERVICES GRILL FLAME CommITTEE, CONSISTING OF DIA. THE AIR FORCE AND ARMY WAS FORMED. THE NAVY EXPRESSED NO INTEREST IN PARTICIPATING IN ANY DISCUSSIONS, AND LATER THE AIR FORCE CHIEF OF STAFF DIRECTED THAT THE AIR FORCE WITHDRAW FROM THE COMMITTEE AND ALL PSYCHOENERGETIC PROGRAMS, THIS JOINT SERVICES WAS FORMED TO IMPLEMENT A 3-YEAR COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM DESIGNED TO DETERMINE THE OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS AND USEFULNESS OF PSYCHOENERGETICS, AND ASSESS THE THREAT THESE PHENOMENA POSED TO NATIONAL SECURITY. WITHIN THIS JOINT SERVICES PROGRAM. THE ROLES OF DIA. AND ARMY WERE DISTINCT. DIA WAS R&D ORIENTED AND INSCOM'S GRILL FLAME PRrovecT WAS TO USE REMOTE VIEWING AS AN OPERATIONAL TECHNIQUE TO COLLECT INTELLIGENCE AND TO DETERMINE IF REMOTE VIEWING COULD BE LEARNED BY PROFESSIONAL INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL WHO WERE NOT “ESTABLISHED PSYCHICS."  INSCOM PARTICIPATED IN THIS JOINT SERVICES EFFORT woh Approved For Release 2008/06/16 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001700270014-1
4 UNTIL THE END OF FY 82 WHEN THE BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE (SENATOR WALLOP) CURTAILED ALL PSYCHOENERGETIC OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY THE ARMY IN THE NATIONAL FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM C(NFIP). THE CONGRESSIONAL CONFEREES AGREED. HOWEVER, TO LET DIA COMPLETE THE THIRD YEAR OF THEIR EFFORT AND DIRECTED THAT FUTURE FUNDING -- IF ANY ~~ OF THIS PSYCHOENERGETIC ACTIVITY BE BUDGETED OUTSIDE THE NFIP. SO IN THE FALL OF 1982, IN KEEPING WITH THESE CONGRESSIONAL DESIRES AND WISHING TO MAINTAIN THE MOMENTUM OF EFFORT ALREADY ESTABLISHED, THE CG, INSCOM DECIDED TO CONTINUE INSCOM'S PROJECT AND PROVIDE FUNDING WITH SECURITY AND INVESTIGATIVE ACTIVITIES (S&1A) monies. INSCOM TERMINATED FORMAL INVOLVEMENT WITH GRILL FLAME AT THE END OF FY 82, AND CONTINUED ITS EFFORTS UNDER A PROVISIONAL SPECIAL ACCESS PROGRAM NICKNAMED CENTER LANE, NEXT | WANT TO PROVIDE YOU WITH AN OVER VIEW OF INSCOM'S OPERATIONAL EFFORTS OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS. (CHART ON) DURING 1979, WE CONDUCTED 79 OPERATIONAL MISSIONS, 43 OF WHICH WERE DEDICATED TO ASSISTING THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY DURING THE IRANIAN HOSTAGE CRISIS. DuRING 1980, AFTER WE ACQUIRED OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE. OUR OWN SEPARATE FACILITIES, AND INCREASED MANPOWER, WE WERE ABLE TO INCREASE OUR PRODUCTION TO 386 OPERATIONAL MISSIONS. 154 OF WHICH WERE STILL DEDICATED TO IRAN. PERSONNEL LOSSES RESULTED IN A SHARP DECLINE OF OPERATIONAL MISSIONS. A SITUATION THAT CURRENTLY EXISTS. } Approved For Release 2008/06/16 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001700270014-1
Bagger aE id ah Se a POH a Rohl Pca Cn ade Po lls NCO A Ll am ee ee ro Approved For Release 2008/06/16 : CIA-RDP96- 00788R001700270014-1 ; CUPP PS ne OVERALL, IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS WE HAVE CONDUCTED MORE THAN 700 OPERATIONAL INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION MISSIONS. A CONSIDERABLE PORTION OF THESE (OVER 200) WERE IN SUPPORT OF THE IRAN SITUATION, WHICH THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF RATED AS BEING QUALITATIVELY EQUAL TO THOSE OF OTHER INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM, BECAUSE OF THE TURMOIL THAT HISTORICALLY HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT. WE HAVE NOT HAD A STABLE PERSONNEL SITUATION, (CHART CHANGE) In 1979, CG INSCOM FORMED a TASK ForCE CONSISTING OF 5 PERSONNEL: A PROJECT MANAGER, AN OPERATIONS/TRAINING OFFICER, A SECRETARY, AND TWO SOURCES (RVERS). IN 1980, TWO ADDITIONAL OPERATIONAL PERSONNEL WERE ASSIGNED. By 1981, WE WERE READY TO EXPAND AND RECRUITED 2 NEW PERSONNEL FOR TRAINING IN THE PROJECT. BUT BY THE END OF 1981, PCS MOVES SEVERELY HAMPERED OUR OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY. HAVING BEEN DENIED NFIP FUNDING AND, THEREFORE. A TDA UNDER THE GDIP BY CONGRESSIONAL ACTION. CG, INSCOM HAS PROVIDED OUT-OF-HIDE PERSONNEL SPACES IN SUPPORT OF CENTER LANE SINCE THE LOSS OF THIS FUNDING AT THE END OF FY 82. THE FY 85 GDIP INITIATIVE WAS POSTPONED IN LATE AuGusT (29 AuG 83), AND Now ACSI DOES NOT ANTICIPATE THE POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF NFIP FUNDING UNTIL FY86: THEREFORE, CENTER LANE WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE WITHIN INSCOM AS A TASK FORCE WITHOUT A TDA. OUR CURRENT FULL-TIME STRENGTH IS AS SHOWN ON THE CHART. WE HOPE TO HAVE THREE ADDITIONAL TRAINEE SOURCES ASSIGNED TO US BY NEXT SPRING AND POSSIBLY TWO MORE BY THE FOLLOWING WINTER, put nt : Ne eg E ne gi 4 n Wet n . dad’ Lard View nee Approved For Release 2008/06/16 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001700270014-1
Ae Eke aig FE aL Sota pe ree erie eee a ti A aa * (CHART _ CHANGE) QUR MISSION STATEMENT REQUIRES US TO TRAIN PERSONNEL TO PERFORM KEMOTE VIEWING. TRAINING ACTUALLY BEGAN IN 1979. WITH OUR IN“HOUSE EFFORT TO INTRODUCE SELECTED INSCOM PERSONNEL TO THE REMOTE VIEWING PROCESS. DURING 1979, WE INTEGRATED THE SRI CONTRACTED ORIENTATION TRAINING TECHNOLOGY INTO OUR IN-HOUSE TRAINING PROGRAM WHERE IT IS STILL IN USE TODAY FOR NEW PERSONNEL. QUR IN-HOUSE TRAINING DEVELOPED FROM THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF STATE-OF~THE-ART PSYCHOENERGETIC TECHNOLOGY DRAWN FROM ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, SCIENTIFIC LABORATORIES. AND RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENTS AROUND THE WORLD. WE TOOK AN ECLECTIC APPROACH; USING THOSE METHODS WHICH HAD APPLICATIONS POTENTIAL TO OUR OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS, IN~HOUSE TRAINING IS COMPOSED OF PRACTICAL EXERCISES, LECTURES, LITERATURE REVIEW. AND OBSERVATION OF OTHERS. BY THE END OF 1980, WE BEGAN AN ADVANCED TRAINING PROGRAM USING THE HEMISPHERIC SYNCHRONIZATION PROCESS DEVELOPED BY ROBERT A, MONROE AND USED AT THE MONROE INSTITUTE OF APPLIED SCIENCE IN VIRGINIA. AS YOU RECALL. GENERAL STUBBLEBINE BRIEFED YOU ON THE HEMISYNC PROCESS AND PROVIDED YOU WITH SLEEP TAPES. THIS TRAINING ENABLES SOURCE PERSONNEL (RVERS) TO ACHIEVE STATES CONDUCIVE TO PSYCHOENERGETIC AWARENESS. THIS ADVANCED TRAINING 1S BEING FURTHER REFINED AND CONTINUES TO BE USED TODAY, IN MID 1982, WE BEGAN A NEW TRAINING PROGRAM IN COORDINATE REMOTE VIEWING WITH SRI. THIS NEW COORDINATE REMOTE VIEWING OR CRV TRAINING PROCESS SUBDIVIDES THE DETECTION AND DECODING OF PSYCHIC IMPRESSIONS INTO DISCRETE, ACHIEVABLE SKILL LEVELS, yo ‘ Approved For Release 2008/06/16 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001700270014-1
Approved For Release 2008/06/16 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001700270014-1 r ae a ae at THIS PROCESS HOLDS GREAT PROMISE FOR REFINING RV AND GIVES US A METHOD BY WHICH WE CAN BRING NEW SOURCE PERSONNEL UP TO AN OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE LEVEL WITH MINIMAL DRAIN ON OUR LIMITED IN“HOUSE RESOURCES. WE CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR ADDITIONAL CONTRACTORS TO ASSIST US IN MAINTAINING STATE-OF~THE-ART TECHNICAL EXPERTISE. THIS NEXT CHART SHOWS OUR COSTS, LESS PERSONNEL SALARIES, SINCE THE PROJECT'S INCEPTION, (PAUSE) SIR, I REMIND YOU THAT FY'S Sl AND 82 SAW OUR PARTICIPATION IN THE JOINT PROGRAM AND, THEREFORE. AN INCREASE IN OUR EXPENDITURES. DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS OF INSCOM'S EFFORT IN PSYCHOENERGETICS, WE HAVE CONDUCTED OVER 700 OPERATIONAL INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION MISSIONS IN SUPPORT OF 89 COLLECTION PROJECTS, AND MANAGED 4 SOURCE TRAINING PROGRAMS ~~ ALL WITH A LIMITED NUMBER OF PERSONNEL AND AT A COST TO DATE OF ONLY $703K., (CHART CHANGE) JHE NEXT PART OF MY BRIEFING WILL COVER INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION PROJECTS, THEIR SPONSORS, AND OUR SUCCESS RATIOS. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT ONE COLLECTION PROJECT MAY REQUIRE ONE OR MANY OPERATIONAL’ MISSIONS TO SATISFY ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF INFORMATION (EE]). THE IRAN PROJECT. FOR EXAMPLE, REQUIRED OVER 200 OPERATIONAL MISSIONS, IN 1979, WE CONDUCTED 7 COLLECTION PROJECTS FOR 4 SEPARATE SPONSOR AGENCIES. IN 1980, WE CONDUCTED 41 PROJECTS FOR 6 SPONSOR AGENCIES. IN 1981. AS MANPOWER CONSTRAINTS BEGAN TO ra pom Approved For Release 2008/06/16 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001700270014-1
Approved For Release 2008/06/16 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001700270014-1 fa gee rte roy pans tM ew hg 7 o u y 4 4 LIMIT OUR CAPABILITY. WE CONDUCTED ONLY 20 PROJECTS FOR 5 SPONSORS. IN 1982, OUR PRODUCTION FELL AGAIN TO yusT ll PROJECTS AS WE ONLY HAD ONE OPERATIONAL SOURCE ASSIGNED. SO FAR IN 1985, WE HAVE 10 PROJECTS. 8 OF WHICH REMAIN ACTIVE. IN SUMMARY, OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS INSCOM HAS CONDUCTED 89 COLLECTION PROJECTS FOR A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT US GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. OUR SUCCESSES MUST BE EXAMINED FROM TWO PERSPECTIVES. (CHART CHANGE) OVER 85%. OF OUR OPERATIONAL MISSIONS HAVE PRODUCED ACCURATE TARGET INFORMATION. EVEN MORE SIGNIFICANT. APPROXIMATELY 50% OF THE 7/00 MISSIONS PRODUCED USABLE INTELLIGENCE. (CHART OFF) MR. ATWATER WILL NOW ILLUSTRATE FOR YOU. THROUGH THE USE OF OUR PROJECT BOOKS, CENTER LANE OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES AND THE USE OF CENTER LANE INTELLIGENCE. SIR» I NOW WILL ADDRESS OUR FUTURE, RECENTLY» THE PROHIBITION AGAINST UTILIZING PROGRAM 6 FUNDS WAS SUSPENDED BY THE CURRENT UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING AND THE ACSI HAS MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO USE THESE FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE INSCOM CENTER LANE Provect. THIS WILL ENABLE US TO EXPAND OUR EFFORTS INTO AREAS WHICH HAVE BEEN NEGLECTED OVER THE YEARS DUE TO LACK OF A SUFFICIENT FUNDING BASE. WE PLAN THE FOLLOWING EXPENDITURES FOR FY 84: (CHART ON) t po , Approved For Release 2008/06/16 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001700270014-1
RR RT a ae ES abner wr as enn eg ina aE a OC LL et ae Eee CL ee 4 Approved For Release 2008/06/16 : CIA- -RDP96- 00788R001700270014- 1 a PURCHASE OF BIOMONITORING EQUIPMENT TO BE USED TO DETERMINE PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES DURING THE CONDUCT OF PSYCHOENERGETIC TASKS. DEVELOPMENT OF A STATE-OF-THE-ART PSYCHOLOGICAL SCREENING/SELECTION PROFILE FOR USE IN IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL SOURCES. SUCH A PROFILE WOULD IDENTIFY PERSONNEL WHO MAY HAVE SOME PSYCHOENERGETIC TALENT OR WHO COULD BE TRAINED. WE PLAN TO USE THIS STUDY TO ASSIST US IN RECRUITING NEW SOURCES, FUNDS NOTED ARE FOR BOTH SRI AND SRI SUBCONTRACTS., DETERMINE THE COUNTERMEASURES POTENTIAL OF EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCY (ELF) ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION, THIS EFFORT WILL EXAMINE THE POSSIBILITY THAT CERTAIN AS YET UNIDENTIFIED ELF RADIATIONS HAVE A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON MENTAL STATES CRITICAL TO PSYCHOENERGETIC PERFORMANCE. THIS STUDY MAY ALSO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON ELF ENVIRONMENTS CONDUCIVE TO OPTIMUM POYCHOENERGETIC PERFORMANCE. THE LOGICAL FOLLOW-ON TO THIS EFFORT WOULD BE THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL COUNTER~COUNTERMEASURES ENVIRONMENTS FOR CENTER LANE souRCES. FUNDS NOTED ARE FOR SRI AND A SR] SUBCONTRACT. DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW PSYCHOENERGETIC TECHNIQUE FOR USE IN “SEARCH PROBLEMS.” OVER THE YEARS SPONSOR AGENCIES HAVE ASKED US TO ASSIST IN LOCATING LOST OR MISSING EQUIPMENT OR PERSONNEL. BECAUSE THIS IS NOT A CONVENTIONAL REMOTE VIEWING Approved For Release 2008/06/16 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001700270014-1
Approved For Release 2008/06/16 : CIA- -RDP96- 00788R001700270014-1 :¢ r ‘ 1 Py | . Poe a TASKs WE HAVE HAD LITTLE SUCCESS AT PROVIDING TIMELY USABLE INTELLIGENCE IN THESE CASES, THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT INFORMATION WE PROVIDED WAS INACCURATE, JUST THAT IT WAS NOT DIRECTLY USABLE TO RESOLVE THE INTELLIGENCE PROBLEM AT HAND. IF IN FACT A NEW PSYCHOENERGETIC “SEARCH PROBLEM” TECHNIQUE IS DEVELOPED, WE WOULD ANTICIPATE TRAINING SOURCE PERSONNEL IN THIS TECHNIQUE BECAUSE "SEARCH PROBLEMS” CONTINUE TO BE PRIORITY TASKS RECEIVED BY THIS OFFICE. FUNDS NOTED ARE FOR SRI, CONTINUATION OF COORDINATE REMOTE VIEWING TRAINING AT ENHANCED LEVELS FOR ONE SOURCE. FUNDS NOTED ARE FoR SRI AND A OR] SUBCONTRACT. INITIATION OF CKV TRAINING FOR THREE NEW SOURCE PERSONNEL. FUNDS NOTED ARE FOR SRI AND A SRI SUBCONTRACT. THIS $496.5K P6 MONEY WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $255K INSCOM S&IA FUNDS WHICH WILL BE USED FOR TRAVEL AND SUPPORT FUNCTIONS, BECAUSE THIS P6 FUNDING BASE HAS SO RECENTLY BECOME AVAILABLE TO USs FINAL BUDGET PLANS FOR FYS 85-89 ARE STILL BEING FORMULATED. HAVING THE MOST IMPACT ON OUR. PLANS IS THE FACT THAT THE CG INSCOM HAS JUST PROVIDED US WITH A REVISED MISSION STATEMENT: (CHART CHANGE) CONDUCT INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION AND COUNTERINTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS UTILIZING ALL PSYCHOENERGETIC PROCESSES APPLICABLE. Approved For Release 2008/06/16 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001700270014-1
BR ERE TERRE © IE ORG RRR Aad IR EAE TRAC do CO oa A Oo REO Ce RON UI Pe aid Approved For Release 2008/06/16 : CIA- RDP96- 00788R001700270014- 1 e y, ow ae i st “ Ms ce : % “aa toe 2 . eR FR FAG Woy a ee rae | <e m A TRAIN SELECTED PERSONNEL IN  STATE-OF-THE-ART PSYCHOENERGETIC INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION AND COUNTERINTELL IGENCE TECHNIQUES, EXPAND OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES AND TRAINING BEYOND THE CONFINES OF INFORMATION COLLECTION INTO THE FIELDS OF PSYCHOENERGETIC COMMUNICATION AND PSYCHOKINESIS, THIS NEW MISSION STATEMENT EXPANDS OUR EFFORT A GREAT DEAL, WE ARE NO LONGER CONFINED TO REMOTE VIEWING AS OUR PRINCIPAL TOOL AND WILL NOW DEVELOP AND USE TELEPATHIC AND PSYCHOKINETIC SKILLS. AN IMPORTANT APPLICATION OF OUR NEW MISSION STATEMENT WILL BE THE DEVELOPMENT OF COUNTERMEASURE CAPABILITIES. THE INVESTIGATION OF PSYCHOENERGETIC COUNTERMEASURES HAS LAGGED BEHIND OTHER EFFORTS FOR ONE MAIN REASON. DEVELOPMENT OF EFFECTIVE COUNTERMEASURES REQUIRES A BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNDERLYING MECHANISMS INVOLVED IN PSYCHOENERGETIC PROCESSES, AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INTO THESE AREAS HAS NEVER BEEN ADEQUATELY SUPPORTED BY A FUNDING BASE. NOW THAT P6 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MONEY HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED, WE ANTICIPATE THAT A MULTI-YEAR. ADEQUATELY FUNDED BASIC RESEARCH PROGRAM CAN BE DEVELOPED TO INVESTIGATE THE ACTUAL MECHANISM BEHIND PSYCHOENERGETIC FUNCTIONING, IT 1S OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT DIA IS WORKING ON A 1O-YEAR, $11 MILLION PROPOSAL AT THIS TIME. THE LOGICAL FALLOUT FROM SUCH A RESEARCH EFFORT WOULD BE THE DEVELOPMENT OF: MEACONING, INTRUSION. JAMMING AND DECEPTION oe pm oe eee TECHNIQUES, Approved For Release 2008/06/16 - CIA- RDP96- 00788R001700270014-1
Approved For Release 2008/06/16 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001700270014- wa OR TE ty a fas ran) a . pote UNTIL SUCH TECHNIQUES CAN BE DEVELOPED, CONVENTIONAL COVER, CONCEALMENT, AND DECEPTION MEASURES CAN BE EMPLOYED TO CONFUSE HOSTILE PSYCHOENERGETIC COLLECTORS AND To MISLEAD INTELLIGENCE ANALYSTS. FINALLY, CURRENT TRAINING PROGRAMS WILL CONTINUE. WE ARE INVESTIGATING A NEW REMOTE VIEWING TRAINING METHOD WHICH WOULD TEACH SOURCES TO ACCESS TARGET SITES BY ABSTRACT CUING WITHOUT DEPENDENCE ON COORDINATES. WE ARE EXPANDING OUR ADVANCED TRAINING PROGRAM TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF ouR NEW MISSION STATEMENT. THIS EXPANSION OF ADVANCED TRAINING WILL INCLUDE THE USE OF A SENSORY ISOLATION TANK TO HELP REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL “NOISE” DURING OPERATIONS AND TRAINING, WE ARE ALSO DEVELOPING A TRAINING VEHICLE TO ENABLE OPERATIONAL SOURCES TO COLLECTIVELY FOCUS PSYCHOENERGETIC ABILITIES ON SELECTED TARGETS. DEVELOPMENT OF THIS COLLECTIVELY FOCUSED PSYCHOENERGETICS (CFP) CAPABILITY IS CRITICAL TO FULFILL MISSION STATEMENT REQUIREMENTS. SIR» THIS COMPLETES MY BRIEFING, 1 REMIND YOU THAT THE OVERALL CLASSIFICATION OF THIS BRIEFING IS SECRET CENTER LANE Levet-4, Approved For Release 2008/06/16 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001700270014-1
Inel 3 TT RE | TS ES ET ET ena Te ae Approved For Release 2008/06/16 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001700270014-1 a Ma ha PD ae QUESTTIONS/ANSWERS DURING SECRETARY OF THE ARMY BRIEFING (S/CL~4/NOFORN) secretary of the Army (a) Q: During introductions, the secretary asked CPT Atwater what his status was. A: CPT Atwater replied that he was a Great Skills Officer and worked for LTC Buzby. The secretary indicated an under standing of the program and did not pursue the sub ject, (b) Q: Aren't you being "cute" in continuing your efforts in the project when Congress dictated that intelligence should not be part of NFIP? A: The Army General Congul's degal opinion is that INSCOM is not going against the will of Congress, (LTC Fox) (ec) Q: De you target US locations? A: We de not target US personnel or activities either in CONUS or overseas, however, we do target HOIS activities, buildings, and personnel in the US, (CPT Atwater) (d) Q: Can you affect the behavior or individuals through remote viewing/psychoenerget ies? A: There is some evidence that the Soviets have demonstrated an ability in this arena. The Soviets have done successful experiments in remote telepathic hypnosis, They have also done experiments in an attempt to influence the behavior of Pilots. State-of-the-Art expertise would alloy a person's behavior to be influenced from the point of view of changing their "state of mind" or attitude. (The Secretary asked the question ta determine if the Soviets, for example, could affect US decision makers! attitudes during times of crisis.) Qur response was affirmative! (CPT Atwater) (e) Q: What are you doing about the Soviet threat? Az Threat analysis is the Job of ITAC, the INSCOM threat arialysis organization. (LTC Buzby) Approved For Release 2008/06/16 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001700270014-1
te RRA ESE EE Ps SS TSR a) Ey ed ah BE EET ETE SP acces eo a Me TED tT EN RD OP es | ak Me a be Approved For Release 2008/06/16 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001700270014- a ¢ wy 1 QUESTIONS/ANSWERS DURING SECRETARY OF THE ARMY BRIEFING (CON'T) (f) Q: Where do you find your sources? A: We obtain our sources from the active duty US Army population and DA civilians. We have a sophisticated identification, screening, and selection process for assignment of personnel to the project. We do not use "psychics or clairvoyants" from the general population fo collect intelligence information. (LTC Buzby/CPT Atwater) (g) Q: Is there anything about the project you haven't told me or don't want to tell me? Az No, Sir. (LTC Buzby) 2. (S/CL-4/NOFORN) Mr. Spurlock: (a) Q: What do you do with project personnel after they have completed an assignment with you? A: Because of the training associated with the project, and the limited number of people capable of performing remote viewing, we try to keep people assigned as long as possible. When an individual is ready for PCS, he returns to a traditional career assignment. We follow that individual's assignment, and then make an effort to have him reassigned to the project after completion of thst assignment. We have one individual in that category scheduled for reassignment in the spring of 1984. (LIC Buzby/CPT Atwater) (b) Qs: Is remote viewing an invasion of privacy; do you target personnel? A: No, sometimes we use photos of personnel to acquire a remote viewing site, (c) Q: What have you done to ensure you comply with applicable DoD human use directives? Az We have coordinated activities with HG Rapmund, Assistant surgeon General for Research and Development and his staff to ensure that the project is in compliance with all applicable directives. Additionally, we have obtained a legal opinion from the Army General Consul that the project complies with applicable directives, 3. (U) Answers provided to Secretary Marsh and Assistant Secretary Spurlock satisfied their questions, 2 Approved For Release 2008/06/16 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001700270014-1