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DAMI-ISH
19 February 1981
MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD
SUBJECT: GRILL FLAME Update (U)
1. (U) Following is an update of GRILL FLAME activities:
a. (S) On 18 Feb 81, Bob Schieffer of CBS News asked the DA PAO
for information relating to Army activities in the fields of military
research and application of psychic phenomena. The Army response will
be included in a spot feature to be aired on CBS Evening News. LTC
Caggiano of DA PAO was advised by the undersigned that his response
SGFOIA3 should be: "DA neither confirms nor denies the report."
C. (S) The DIA/DA joint GRILL FLAME contract with the Stanford
Research Institute (SRI) is still in limbo. The reason for the limbo
status is the inability of the DA General Counsel and the DOD General
Counsel to agree whether or not the proposed contract should be coor-
dinated as a "human use" issue (see Incl 1 for DA OGC memo to OSD GC
concerning this subject). The Army coordinated its participation in
GRILL FLAME as a "human use" issue in December 1980. The OSD CC does
not believe the proposed contract between DIA/DA and SRI involves
"human use". Representatives from the DA OGC and the OSD GC will meet
on 20 Feb 81 to attempt to resolve this impasse.
d. (S) Mr. Tim Hatch, GRILL FLAME POC in the DA OGC, requested
an update of MG Thompson's views regarding the "human use" issue and the
proposed joint contract. On 18 Feb 81, MG Thompson stated the following:
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(1) (S) The DECISION MEMORANDUM regarding GRILL FLAME, initialed
by the Under Secretary of the Army, dated 24 Dee 80, fully coordinates
Army participation in GRILL FLAME UP Section 3, Procedure 18, DOD 5240.
I-R ("human use").
(2) (S) With the "human use" issue resolved within Army, he
has no objection to the DOD GRILL FLAME contract being coordinated as
a "non-human use" issue.
(3) (C) He desires to have Army participate with DIA in a GRILL
FLAME contract with SRI.
2. (U) Effective this date, the undersigned assumes DA staff action
officer responsibility for GRILL FLAME from MAJ John Hay.
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as Major, GS
Action Officer, DAMI-ISH
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