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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
NAVAL WEAPONS CENTER
CHINA LAKE. CALIFORNIA 93555 IN REPUY REFER To
WFC 23 NoV . 79
Manfred Gale
1JQ Department'of the Army
ATTN: DAMA-ZD'
Washington, D. C. 20310
Dear Manny:
First lot me apologize for the astringent phone call of last week.
Second, I surrender on the moaning of the word "demonstration'l-a
dictionary consultation convinced me of my error.
Soon to follow arc my comments on each of tho "Findings and Recommendations"
you sent last week. The comments, in aggregate, are meant to support the
major conclusions I would make. These are:
Wi@. investigations thus far have neither proved nor disproved
the phenomenon;
(b) The results ofVL experiments do indicate that the purported
phenomenon warrants furth-er scientific -investigation;
(c) The results of(C experiments warrant military trials of this
phenomenon.
(dJ Further Random Number Generator experiments to scientifically
prove V are unli.kely to do so;
(e) The(Z and ? investigators are conducting honest experiments,
but these experiments need additional rigor;
f) Management committmont and review of a, efforts at@
and A- have been too tentative to provide ai-equate supervision of such
efforts.
(g) Diffusion of DoD sponsorship of(2, projects has inhibited progress.
I think we need an opportunity for each committee member to present his
conclusions and rationale to the others. Subsequent discussion, I think,
will result in a set of conclusions to which we can all subscribe. It
is not mandatory that we meet to accomplish such an exchange of assessments,
although such a meeting would be more expeditious. Perhaps we could all
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exchanve written Wi.t.11 differences discussed
With One anotfier wit)IOUt "11";e1tibly.,of tJJ(.' W1101C group. Miatever means you
("'Cct for f""t"Or ("Sc"ss'OPs I t)clicvc would he welcome by all
Committee members since we are al@ I interested in a thorough ventilation
of our not-too-disparate opinions,. Whatever difficulties are presented
to you by further delay in report-Ing out the committee's conclusions can
perhaps be shared'by your commi,ttele"member's. I, for one, wish to help in
assuming that'burden in whatever way possible.
In any case, I think your committee has assembled, in aggregate,
sufficient facts and analyses to provide an objective and valuable consensus
to DoD management.
Sincerely,
'@A,W.@@L
Frank
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