ApiSroved For R94pse 2003/09/10: CIA-RD1096-0078ZROW00020018-1 SG1 I DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE Human Resources Committee RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE HRC-R&D-M-012 23 September 1976 Minutes of the Twelfth Meeting, 20 September 1976 Members or Representatives Present Chairman SG1 I CIA DIA NSA Army - Mr. George A. :@IlMner Air Force - Mr. Jean R. Henson SG1 I FBI - Others Present CIA/OTS - CIA/OTS - SG1 I CIA/OTS - Army -Mr. Joe Vladich Ai r Force -Mr. L. J. Stracqualursi HRD/HRC -Mr. John G. Kormann 1. The Chairman opened the twelfth meeting announcing that priorities had necessitated a change in the agenda and that the first item would be a discussion of a CIA R&D program followed by a review of the draft National Human Resource Plan (NHRP) and an R&D Subcommittee briefing that is scheduled for presentation to the CFI Intelligence R&D Council on 13 October 1976. The other listed agenda items would then be addressed in a subsequent meeting. The minutes of the tenth and eleventh meetings were approved. 2. The Chairman turned tol the CIA representative, SG11 and asked him to proceed with the sched efina, In h refatory remarks regarding the briefing on para Inoted that SGII SG1 IU-sifled by Ex-mot f mm Uo,-,-2rP0 Der -1-3171cation of E-.0. I,, C 53 (11 o r (,I) "Y '11Proval qfthe cont,APArwed For Release 200 IA-RDP96-00787ROO0200020018-1 WROAL CONFIDENTIAL Approved For ReWse 2003/09/10 : ClA-RDP96-00787RW0002001&1 CIA was attempting to determine whether any aspect of this esoteric discipline had an application in the intelligence field. He pointed out that these CIA efforts were embodied byl k SG11 of DDS&T/OTS whom he then-1-5froauced. SG11 began the briefing ten-minute videotape display of a TV news item presented on NBC approximately two weeks ago. The news item outlined research on remote viewing conducted by H. E. Puthoff and R. Targ of the Electronics and Bioengineering Labora@@ at the Stanford Research Institute in California. After the showing,l discussed in detail the results of six sets of experiments conducted se researchers and passed out several sets of the research material. One of the items was an article published in the IEEE Spectrum that evoked a flurry of letters to the editor and rebuttals by the authors. The upshot of the exchange was that two scientists working with the same data can come to diametri- cally opposite conclusions. 3. Next a review was made of CIA parapsychology/paranormal research that began in 1972. The program was divided basically into two parts: basic research and applied research. The CIA was primarily inter- ested in the applied aspects of such experimentation and in this regard SG11 obtained limited clearance for one such subject or sensitive. Both Idescribed the experimentation conducted with the subject. insights §ought from the subject was related to the intelligence activity known to an extremely restricted circle of persons. The results of the experimentation were promising and attested to by an analyst as being helpful. Although unable to ascertain the cause of the phenomena that prodUced seemingly positive results, the feeling was sub- stantiated thatl@enough empirical evidence existed to warrant further research in this arW SG1 1 1 4. 1 -7concluded the briefing noting that research had also revealed that persons possessing paranormal abilities are generally bright and good analysts; however, although adept in describing what they saw, they could not interpret in most instances what they had seen., 5. Time constraints did not permit discussion of other items. The Chairman indicated it might be necessary to.call a special meeting to discuss the NHRP and the Intelligence R&D briefing. The next regular meeting will be held at 1330 hours, Friday, the eighth of October, at CIA Headquarters in room 6EO708. rercurl C1 L Approved For Release 2003/09/10 :2CIA-RDP96-00787ROO0200020018-1 SG11 SG1 I SG1 I CONFIDENTIAL