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SUBJECT: Det@chment G Reorganization (U)
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I. (C) PURPOSE. To explore several cover options available to
Detachment G to protect its true mission and operations from compromise
under a pending reorganization.
2. (U) BACKGROUND.
a. (S) The US Congress'has denied NFIB money to the Army in the FY
83 budget to continue investigating the parapsychological (psi) phenono-
mom. (Evidently, the US Congress considers the DIA GRILL FLAME Program
sufficient for this purpose.) This action causes INSCOM to make a deci-
sion regarding the future of Detachment G after a 30 September 1982
funds cut-off date.
b. (S) The CG, INSCOM has decided to continue using INSCOM psi
resources in an intelligence collection role without NFIB money.
However, a decision has not been made regarding what program monies will
be used to fund this $250,000 effort in FY 83.
a. (S) Inasmuch as funding will drive the Army's psi effort,
several cover options are offered for examination by INSCOM decision
makers.
3. (U) REDESIGNATION/REASSIGNMENT OPTIONS.
a. (S) NSA S2onsorship. If NSA sponsorship of the Army psi
program is obtained the resources in Det G could become satellites of
either the CONUS MI Group or the 902d MI Group.
(1) (S) The CONUS MI Group is the housekeeping organization
I k)TE74RATE for Army personnel working at NSA. The personnel in Det G could be
lk3ro transferred to the CONUS MI Group to form another detachment entitled
NSA the "Strategic Systems Planning Detachment", with a nickname to repre-
sent the true mission. TDA spaces and personnel, administration, and
logistic support could be provided from the CONUS MI Group. Funding
would be provided by the NSA Sponsor. Operational control and
tasking/reporting would be exercised by the CG, INSCOM through INSCOM
LNO, NSA. Information would be shared with NSA.
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(2) (S) The CEOI Division, Security Support Detachment, 902d MI
sets the precedent for using the 902d MI Group as another host organization
for Army personnel working at NSA. Personnel and administrative support is
provided the CEOI Division by the SSD, 902d MI Group. This same support,
plus logistic support if necessary, could be provided,to personnel trans-
ferred from Det G to the 902d MI Group with duty at NSA. The personnel
from Det G coald form a sixth Division in SSD entitled the t'Security
Systems Planning and Review Division," with a nickname to represent the
true mission. TDA spaces and personnel, administration, and logistic sup-
port could be provided from the SSD. Funding would be provided by the NSA
sponsor. Operational control and tasking/reporting would be exercised by
the CG, INSCOM through the INSCOM LNO, NSA. Information would be shared
with NSA.
@pansor,@p If NSA sponsorship is not con-
b. (S) 902d MI Gn2@IL
sidered a viable option, Det G personnel could still be transferred to the
902d MI Group to form a sixth division in the SSD, entitled the "Security
Systems Planning and Review Division", with a nickname to represent the
true mission. The new division would receive TDA spaces a 'nd funding,
personnel, administration and logistical support from SSD. Operational
Control would be exercised by the CG, INSCOM through an ADCSOPS/HUMINT LNO.
c. (S) ACDSOPS/OPSEC SponsorshiL. The last reassignment option con-
sidered invol'ves transferring DET G personnel to the USAINSCOM HQ Support
Detachment at FGGM, with duty as a new division under the ADCSOPS/OPSEC.
The new division would be called the "Security Readiness and Mobilizaion
OPSEZ- Planning Division" with a nickname to represent the true mission.
Personnel, administration, and logistic support would be provided by HSD.
Operational control would be exercised by the CG, INSCOM through an
ADCSOPS/HUMINT LNO.
4. (C) PERSONNEL SUPPORT OPTIONS. Currently Great Skill Program members
in Det G are serviced by the Administrative Survey Detachment (ASD), while
other Det G "open system" personnel are serviced by the Ops Group personnel
section. In a reorganization, Great Skill Program members would continue
to be serviced by ASD. Open system personnel could either be serviced by
the joined organization (options in para 3 above) or be placed on the DA
Special Roster (DASR) and serviced by ASD. I recommend everyone be ser-
viced by ASD.
Iseim- 5. (S) COVER FOR STATUS. Regardless of the redesignation/reassignment
DITZ6-T option selected, Det G must completely sever all direct ties with Project
-6es GRILL FLAME, ADCSOPS/HUMINT, Ops Group, and the designation I'Det G11.
Moreover, once a decision is made to assign Det G personnel to another
W/ WL)"IVT organization in a cover status, a cover story must be carefully written and
implemented. Ideally, a cover front, consisting of at least one officer
and a secretary, should be used to "live the cover" for the new organiza-
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tion, e.g., respond to inquiries, attend meetings, provide cover mission,
organization, and functions briefings, discuss the cover mission in suf-
ficient detail to satisfy normal questions, and generally act as a buffer
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between the real operations of the new unit and the curious outside world.
Some official appearances are necessary to quell initial. suspicions. These
appearances should be accomplished by the "buffer officer" alone or with
the unit commander. Organizationally, the new unit should look something
like that which is depicted in the attached figure, wit 'h the Det Cdr/Div
Ch, Operations and Security Officer and Secretary the only overtly iden-
tified personalities.
a. (C) Telephones. All telephone numbers presently used by Det G
should be retTriTe-dto The telephone company and new numbeps requested. The
telephone directory should list the cover name of the new organization with
one or two telephone numbers which will ring on the secretary's desk.
Telephones for project officers should be used for outgoing calls only and
neither be listed in the directory nor given to outsiders for incoming
calls.
b. (S) LqLaical,Location and Appearances. If the new organization is
not to b6 physically relocated, the following changes should be made to the
present administrative area, commensurate with the cover status:
- Place one sign on the outside wall near the main entrance and
another suspended or attached to a, sign post near the street with the
unit's cover name, e.g., "Security Systems Planning and Review Division,
Secur-ity Support Detachment, 902d MI Group, USAINSCOM11 or "Security
Readiness and Mobilization Planning Division, ADSCOPS/OPSEC, USAINSCOM11 or
whatever.
.. Remove all desk name platos except for the Det Cdr1s/Div Ch's,
the Operations and Security Officer's, and the secretary's. 0
- Acquire and place world and regional maps, organization charts
(USA Forces Command, USARRED, USARPLANT, USARPAC, USAREUR, USAR KOREA, USAR
JAPAN, etc.) and miscellaneous pictures of MAC aircraft, sea transport and
supply ships, and Army busses and trucks on walls; place copies of' Joint
Operational, Planning System (JOPS) manuals on desks with other miscella-
neous force development, planning and mobilization tables and graphs.
Place copies of unclassified OPSEC manuals, publications, and regulations
on desks. Sanitize the area of all references to the behavioral sciences
in any form.
- Regardless of the organization to which assigned, arrange for
normal distribution runs with the parent organization and make sure
unclassified admin paperwork is shuffled back and forth. Request to be
placed on distribution for pubs pertaining to the cover mission. (See
cover story).
- Require everyone to dress with a coat and tie or in uniform
during nortual duty hours to correspond with the cover story. (Dress the
cover).
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- Establish a reference publication library with restricted
access controls on the room or the area. Use this area exclusively
for true mission report preparations and for safes containing mission
material. No true mission information or reference materials should
appear in the admin area.
6. (S) COVER FOR OPERATIONS. The primary objective in initiating a
cover for operations is to avoid associating the true mission with the
new organization or its personnel.
a. (S) Nickname. Since the nickname GRILL FLAME cannot be used
WtW by the new organization, a new nickname to represent the Army's
WICYWAHE parapsychological intelligence collection mission and operations
should be used. Recommend one of the following three be selected:
LENS CARTON, LANCE PARRY or CENTER LANE. (Tell me which one).
b. (S) Travel for Education. If a project officer is traveling
to SRI or to another institution connected to the behavioral sciences,
his/her connection with the new organization must be protected. As a
GS or DASR member, the ASD will publish cover orders disassociating the
individual from the true organization. If he/she has never attended
an outside training course, consideration should be given to using a
pseudonym to protect the individual's identity and connection with
the true organization. Training of individuals already known to SRI or
whose identity could possibly be connected to psi research should
take place on neutral ground, neither at SRI nor at FGGM.
c. (S) Travel for Operations. An individual's association with
the new organization and possibly his true identity, require protecr
tion if he/she is traveling in connection with psi operations. Again,
the Cover Support Office in ASD can help with the cover necessary to
accomplish the mission securely.
d. (S) Mail Drop. The new organization should establish a civi-
lian post office box in one of the surrounding communities for receipt
of unclassified mission related publications, periodicals or news let-
ters. All such subscriptions to Det G, or to personnel assigned to Det
G, should be stopped and new ones requested under a pseudonym at the
Post Office Box.
e. (S) Tasking and Reporting_Channels. Except as indicated for
VALWOOT NSA sponsorship, the ADCSOPS/HUMINT should serve as the true mission
interface between the customer in the intelligence community and the
new organization. Psi tasking levied upon INSCOM by the community
I k)TEUWG should be given to an ADCSOPS/HUMINT Project GRILL FLAME Liaison
T0 Officer (PGFLNO). The PGFLNO should then serve as the go-between for
wsmmm the unit, translating operational tasks and sanitizing product
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reports. In essence, the
project through the ADCSOPS/HUMINT
reporting chain should be
INSCOM.
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CG, INSCOM should exercise OPCON over the
PGFLNO. No other tasking or
used without the authorization of the CG,
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DONAL VERITT JR.
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Chief, OPSEC Support Division
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