, 7 LRAN ‘\ ARMY aRBSUS Foview sy éomptetedy ah) Gece Pew Pos MEMORANDUM FOR: LTC WATT/USA/DA/-IAFM-OPS-HU-SA SUBJECT: INTERIM EVALUATION, GRILL FLAME PROJECT 1. APPLICATION OF PROJECT GRILL FLAME TO ONE OF SOD'S CURRENT AREAS OF INTEREST WAS ACTIVELY INITIATED BY DA DURING MID- NOVEMBER 1979, WITH THE INITIAL SESSION OCCURRING ON 27 NOV 79. 2. JCS/J3/SOD WAS SUBSEQUENTLY APPRAISED OF THE PROGRAM, AND IN CONJUCTION WITH THE PROJECT MANAGER DEVELOPED A JOINT EX- PLOTTATION APPROACH WHICH WENT INTO EFFECT DURING THE FIRST WEEK IN DECEMBER, 1979. DURING THE 1 DECEMBER - 28 FEBRUARY TIME FRAME, 69 GRILL FLAME REPORTS WERE PREPARED ON BEHALF OF JCS/SOD. 3. THE COMMENTS PROVIDED BELOW ARE BASED UPON AN EXAMINATION OF THE REPORTS CITED ABOVE AND REFLECT A JUDGEMENTAL ANALYSIS, APTER COMPARISON OF THE REPORT DATA WITH OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THIS OFFICE. SUFFICIENT CORELATION OF PHYSICAL VERIFIABLES HAS BEEN OB- TAINED TO INDICATE THAT GRILL FLAME DATA HAS VALUE WHEN USED IN CON= °8 .u8 i) JUCTION WITH OTHER SOURCE MATERTAL. [ert FLAME DATA APPEAR TO PRO- VIDE INSIGHTS THAT WOULD NOT BE READILY AVAILABLE THROUGH OTHER SOURCES, PARTICULARLY WHEN WORKING AGAINST A TARGET IN A DENIED OR HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT. < 4. GRILL FLAME REPORTING APPEARS TO HAVE INCREASED POTENTIAL WHEN PROPER CARE IS TAKEN TO MAP OUT A STRATEGY WHICH INVOLVES: A. A THOROUGH REQUESTOR UNDERSTANDING OF THE GRILL FLAME PRO- CESS, ITS LIMITATIONS, AND ITS SUSCEPTABILITY TO MISINTERPRETATION WHEN VIEWED IN ISOLATION OR WHEN ASSUMED TO BE PRECISE. B. A FAMILIARIZATION OF THE CONTROLLER WITH THE TARGET AREA (IN TERMS OF PHYSICAL VERIFIABLES AND DESIRED TYPES OF INFORMATION) . Approved For Release znoaoo RECRET OO at oy “sige “ ba —_——
C. SELECTION OF PROPER SOURCE IN RELATION TO DESIRED INFORMATION (GEOGRAPHIC, PHYSICAL, OR INTELLECTUAL) . i D. GENERAL ORIENTATION OF SOURCE WITH TARGET AREA (GENERAL PHYSICAL OR FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION) . ‘i E. EXERCISE OF PROPER DIRECTION OF SOURCE DURING MISSION PERIOD. F. OBJECTIVE CORELATION OF GRILL FLAME DATA BY COMPETENT ANALYST (REQUESTOR) WHO HAS INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF OTHER AVAILABLE INTELLIGENCE. 5. IN SUMMARY, GRILL brave DATA APPEARS TO HAVE POTENTIAL VALUE AS i" A SURLEMENTAL OR KEYING SOURCE. ANY DECISIONS BASED SOLEY ON GRILL FLAME MATERIAL, HOWEVER, WOULD BE EXTREMELY RISKY AND NOT RECOMMENDED. FINAL EVALUATION OF THE GRILL e.ame DATA AND VALIDATIONS/INVALIDATIONS OF THE COMMENTS CONTAINED IN THIS MEMO CANNOT BE MADE UNTIL THE SITUATION -". ; WHICH WAS TARCETED.IN THESE REPORTS IS RESOLVED AND THE PARTIES INVOLVED . ARE FREE TO DISCUSS THE EVENTS. Approved For Release zoel oS
pproved For Release LK NOPORN ; JCS/I3/SOD 1.0 MAR 180 MEMORANDUM FOR: LIC WATT/Us.,. /-IAFM-OPS-HU-SA SUBJECT: INTERIM EVALUATION, GRILL FLAME PROJECT 1. APPLICATION OF PROJBCT GRILL FLAME TO ONE OF SOD'S CURRENT AREAS OF INTEREST WAS ACTIVELY INITIATED BY DA DURING MID- NOVEMBER 1979, WITH THE INZTIAL SESSION OCCURRING ON 27 NOV 79. 2. JCS/I3/SOD WAS SUBSEQUENILY APPRAISED OF THE PROGRAM, AND IN CONJUCTION WITH THE PROJECT MANAGER DEVELOPED A JOINT EX- PLOITATION APPROACH WHICH WENT INIO EFFECT DURING THE FIRST WEEK IN DECEMBER, 1979. DURING THE 1 DECEMBER ~ 28 FEBRUARY TIME FRAME, 69 GRILL FLAME REPORTS WERE PREPARED ON BEHALF OF JCS/SOD. 3. ‘THE COMMENTS PROVIDED BELOW ARE BASED UPON AN EXAMINATION OF THE REPORTS CITED ABOVE AND REFLECT A JUDGEMENTAL ANALYSIS, AFTER COMPARISON OF THE REPORT DATA WITH OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THIS OFFICE. SUFFICIENT CORELATION OF PHYSICAL VERIFIABLES HAS BEEN OB- TAINED TO INDICATE THAT GRIT, FLAME DATA HAS VALUE WHEN USED IN CON- JUCTION WITH OTHER SOURCE MATERIAL. GRILL FLAME DATA APPEAR TO PRO- VIDE INSIGHTS THAT WOULD NOT BE READILY AVAILABLE THROUGH OTHER SOURCES, PARTICULARLY WHEN WORKING AGAINST A TARGET IN A DENIED OR HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT. 4. GRILL FLAME REPORTING APPEARS TO HAVE INCREASED POTENTIAL WHEN PROPER CARE IS TAKEN TO MAP OUT A STRATEGY WHICH INVOLVES: A. A THOROUGH REQUESTOR UNDERSTANDING OF THE GRILL FLAME PRO- CESS, ITS LIMITATIONS, AND ITS SUSCEPTABILITY TO MISINTERPRETATION WHEN VIEWED IN ISOLATION OR WHEN ASSUMED TO BE PRECISE. B. A FAMILIARIZATION OF THE CONTROLLER WITH THE TARGET AREA (IN TERMS OF PHYSICAL VERIFIABLES AND DESIRED TYPES OF INFORMATION) . 0805-0 ae Ne BEN Approved For Release 20044240
Approved For Release 708 CFUREAN 8 ese A . a C. SELECTION OF PROPER SOURCE IN RELATION TO DESTRED INFORMATION (GEOGRAPHIC, PHYSICAL, OR INTELLECTUAL) . D. GENERAL ORTENTATION OF SOURCE WITH TARGET AREA (GENERAL PHYSICAL OR FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION) . E. EXERCISE OF PROPER DIRECTION OF SOURCE DURING MISSION PERIOD. F. OBJECTIVE CORELATION OF GRILL FLAME DATA BY COMPETENT ANALYST (REQUESTOR) WHO HAS INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF OTHER AVAILABLE INTELLIGENCE. 5. IN SUMMARY, GRILL GLAME DATA APPEARS TO HAVE POTENTIAL VALUE AS A SUPLEMENTAL OR KEYING SOURCE. ANY DECISIONS BASED SOLEY ON GRILL FLAME MATERIAL, HOWEVER, WOULD BE EXTREMELY RISKY AND NOT RECOMMENDED. FINAL EVALUATION OF THE GRILL GLAME DATA AND VALIDATIONS/INVALIDATIONS OF THE COMMENTS CONTAINED IN THIS MEMO CANNOT BE MADE UNTIL THE SITUATION WHICH WAS TARGETED IN THESE REPORTS IS RESOLVED AND THE PARTIES INVOLVED ARE FREE TO DISCUSS THE EVENTS. Approved For Release oo AEGREL, 9¢
Approved For Release NE JCS/I3/SOD “ga0 MEMORANDUM FOR: LIC WATT/USA/DA/-IAFM-OPS-HU-SA 36 WR SUBJECT: INTERIM EVALUATION, GRILL FLAME PROJECT 1. APPLICATION OF PROJECT GRILL FLAME TO ONE OF SOD'S CURRENT AREAS OF INTEREST WAS ACTIVELY INITIATED BY DA DURING MID- NOVEMBER 1979, WITH THE INETIAL SESSION OCCURRING ON 27 NOV 79. 2. JCS/J3/SOD WAS SUBSEQUENTLY APPRAISED OF THE PROGRAM, AND IN CONJUCTION WITH THE PROJECT MANAGER DEVELOPED A JOINT EX- PLOTTATION APPROACH WHICH WENT INTO EFFECT DURING THE FIRST WEEK IN DECEMBER, 1979. DURING THE 1 DECEMBER - 28 FEBRUARY TIME FRAME, 69 GRILL FLAME REPORTS WERE PREPARED ON BEHALF OF JCS/SOD. 3. ‘THE COMMENTS PROVIDED BELOW ARE BASED UPON AN EXAMINATION OF THE REPORTS CITED ABOVE AND REFLECT A JUDGEMENTAL ANALYSIS, AFTER COMPARISON OF THE REPORT DATA WITH OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THIS OFFICE. SUFFICIENT CORELATION OF PHYSICAL VERIFIABLES HAS BEEN OB- TAINED TO INDICATE THAT GRILL FLAME DATA HAS VALUE WHEN USED IN CON- JUCTION WITH OTHER SOURCE MATERIAL. GRILL FLAME DATA APPEAR TO PRO- VIDE INSIGHTS THAT WOULD NOT BE READILY AVAILABLE THROUGH OTHER SOURCES, PARTICULARLY WHEN WORKING AGAINST A TARGET IN A DENIED OR HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT. 4. GRILL FLAME REPORTING APPEARS TO HAVE INCREASED POTENTIAL WHEN PROPER CARE IS TAKEN TO MAP OUT A STRATEGY WHICH INVOLVES: A. A THOROUGH REQUESTOR UNDERSTANDING OF THE GRILL FLAME PRO- CESS, TTS LIMITATIONS, AND ITS SUSCEPTABILITY TO MISINTERPRETATION WHEN VIEWED IN ISOLATION OR WHEN ASSUMED TO BE PRECISE. B. A FAMILIARIZATION OF THE CONTROLLER WITH THE TARGET AREA (IN TERMS OF PHYSICAL VERIFIABLES AND DESIRED TYPES OF INFORMATION) . Approved For Release 2004/09/09 Bh i in RH
C. SELECTION OF PROPER SOURCE IN RELATION TO DESIRED INFORMATION (GEOGRAPHIC, PHYSICAL, OR INTELLECTUAL) . D. GENERAL ORIENTATION OF SOURCE WITH TARGET AREA (GENERAL PHYSICAL OR FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION) . E. EXERCISE OF PROPER DIRECTION OF SOURCE DURING MISSION PERIOD. F. OBJECTIVE CORELATION OF GRILL FLAME DATA BY COMPETENT ANALYST (REQUESTOR) WHO HAS INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF OTHER AVAILABLE INTELLIGENCE. 5. IN SUMMARY, GRILL GLAME DATA APPEARS TO HAVE POTENTIAL VALUE AS A SUPLEMENTAL OR KEYING SOURCE. ANY DECISIONS BASED SOLEY ON GRILL FLAME MATERIAL, HOWEVER, WOULD BE EXTREMELY RISKY AND NOT RECOMMENDED. FINAL EVALUATION OF THE GRILL GLAME DATA AND VALIDATIONS/INVALIDATIONS OF THE COMMENTS CONTAINED IN THIS MEMO CANNOT BE MADE UNTIL THE SITUATION WHICH WAS TARGETED. IN THESE REPORTS IS RESOLVED AND THE PARTIES INVOLVED ARE FREE TO DISCUSS THE EVENTS. . Approved For Release vooangroe s i