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            1. Mr. President, bccaase, the recont. arrest and, que5tion
             ing of US newsman 1'o1--)c-,,rt Toth in Moscow has brought
 attention to Soviet parapsychology research, you may
 be interested in our current evaluation of Soviet,
 activities in this field.
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 A. The CIA, among others in the- intelligence. commun.,
 has sponsored research experimen- in an attem pt
 to determine whether parapsychological phonomena
 do exist and whethc,--,, they might be applied uscfully
 in intelligence activities. This US research ha--:;
 been limited primarily to remote viewing-the
 acqui-sition of information about romote places and
 events by. paranorinal means.
 1. The invostigations indica-Le that certaija individuals
 exhibi.t an abi.litv to de.SCI-ibe details of a remoG-e
 sct-ne which they have, not se(,,n directl , and
        y
 that this ability may be useful for intelligence
 purposes.
        2. Further US research is needed to determine if
 it is possiblo to improve the reliability and
 qtiality of information -obtained by paranormal
 means sufficiently to proviOle a co-t effective
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    collection.
    11. on the Soviet side, there is considerable evidence--
    that the USSR has a classified parapsychology research
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    A. This program star-Led about 1960._
     B. It appears to be funded largely by the military
    and to have substantial KGB involvement, possibly
    including sonic KGB funding.
    C. The classified work is conducted by several hundred
    scientists plus supporting staffs at several--possibly
    as niany as 10--institutes. Most of these institutes
    are located in Moscow, but others are in Alma Ata,
    Baku, Novosibirsk, and possibly J,eningrad.
    111. The.Soviet program is broadly based and interdisciplinary.
    The work is believed to emphasize the following areas,
    which the Soviets inay believe have potential usefulness
    for intelligence and military purposes.
                  A. Clairvoyance (romote viewing) to acquire intelli
                    gence about remote locations not accessible by
    other nicans.
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    A. The questions asked of US researchers and para-
psychology enthusiasts by Soviet investigators
at international conferences suggest that the
Soviets may have acquired more experience than
US researchers, particularly in the area of remote
viewing. There is little, however, to indicate
whether Soviet capabiliticas are significantly more
advanced than those of the US.
In addition to classified research, a substantial
amount of unclassified, non-applied parapsychology
research is conducted in the USSR.
   A. This work is largely the part-t ime activity of
parapsychology hobbyists, many of whom are scientists
trained in other, unrelated fields of research.
influence remotely the physical
and/or wental state of targeted individuals,
and IL-.o establish covert communicat ion.
P~_ychol:inesis to cause the movoment of remote
objects, such as switches in electronic circu
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    B. It is t1jese scjc,,nLjsts w1jo kisuaIly maintain
    SG113 contact with their Western colleagues.
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