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MEMO OF RECORD
SECRET VW 00b7V&W4i 73
CIA-RDP96-00787ROO04
SUBJECT Brief Notes on 2 March 73 Paranormal Research Meeting
SG1 1 1. F__ I (T SD) and I
SG1 I F (DDS&T) met on 2 March to discuss plans /procedures for the joint SG1 I
program of paranormal research. Following were the salient decisions made:
a. that TSD would sound-out SRI on the proposal to speed up basic research with
GELLER & SWANN before the end of the 1973 Fiscal Year by having SWANN tested in
the Washington area for the last two months or so (using tests devised by us & having
an SRI rep present if they wished) and by moving GELLER into their lab for those two
months for further testing--again using, in large part, tests devised by us; if SWANN
is to be tested here we would also want to have before hand all of their raw test data
on the work done with him so far;
b. if SRI accepts the proposal, ORD will transfer to TSD the additional funds
necessary and they will arrange with SRI for the necessary emeridations to their
SG1 I existing project (Note: on 1 March WORD allocated up to 50K of FY 73 funds for
this purpose); (Note: F lof ORD have stated that there is no
managerial hindrance to such a transfer of funds)
c. in preparation for the above testing ORD would prepare a basic requirements
questionnaire to be sent to about a dozen selected officers in various components--
requesting their views/ideas on appropriate tests & procedures; once the replies are
SG1 I received, F__ to prepare a paper which. ennumerates specific series
of tests to be employed; defines approppiate lab-testing conditions; and makes specific
proposals re timing /cost/f acilities /procedures; (Note: the questionnaire is to be shown
to TSD for approval before use and will not refer to TSD or its current program)
d. Tf the actual existence of the phenomena is thus validated by end of FY 73 we
will then consider jointly where and how to proceed from there- -especially as regards
elucidating the nature of the phenomena and identifying /training others with the capac-
SG1H ity; F__
SG1H and also of establishing an overt screening
mechanism re other paranormal practitioners was discussed.
SG1 I SG1 I
SG1 1 2. On 5 March called to state that he had talked with
SG1 I Dr Puthoff on 2 March and that SRI agrees to the general program outlined above.
was told that the 'Paranowmal Research Questionnaire' has been completed
and he sugget;ted that, once the replies are in and we have drafted our testing
proposal, it might be useful to have Dr Puthoff come to Washington and go over it
with us. F_ SG1 I
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