SECpE ( NOT RELEASABLE TO Approved For RAI~ b% I~14t8f211 7: CIA-RDP96-00788R001 1 ~IRtaA ,tiV ER SUBJECT ARMY review(s) completed. OFFICE SYMBOL SUSPENSE DAMI-ISH Human Use Coordination for Project GRILL FLAME (U) DATE 12 Jan 82 ACTION REQUIRED ACSI signature of memo at TAB A. MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD. (Describe briefly the requirement, background and action taken or recommended. Must be sufficiently detailed to identify the action without recourse to other sources.) 1. (C/NOFORN) BACKGROUND: The Army GRILL FLAME Project requires annual Secretary or Under Secretary of the Army review and approval. 2. (U) DISCUSSION: a. (C/NOFORN) The Army General Counsel determined that Army participation in Pro- ject GRILL FLAME constitutes " human us e" UP Proced ure 18, DOD Regulation 5240.1-R (TAB B b. (U) Procedure 18 (TAB C) requires: (1) (U) ion that an important fo foreign intelligence or counterintelli- gence purpose is served. (2) (U) Subjects execute written informed consent. (3) (U) Experimentation is conducted IAW applicable HHS regulations and guide- lines. c. (U) Representatives from the Army Surgeon General's Office and the Office of the Army General Counsel provide medical and legal oversight of INSCOM GRILL FLAME acti- vities. d. (S/NOFORN) INSCOM contracts with the Stanford Research Institute (SRI) for GRIL FLAME support. SRI policy re human use is described in memo at TAB D. e. (S/NOFORN) INSCOM's GRILL FLAME activities in FY 82 include: (1) (S/NOFORN) Train two newly assigned personnel in remote viewing techniques. (2) (S/NOFORN) Continue performing operational remote viewing in support of valid Army intelligence collection and counterintelligence requirements. (Continue on plain bond) (Cunt d) IMPLICATIONS CINFO YES NO 0 PRIM FROGS YES I] NO IJ BUDGET YES 0 NO Q COORDINATIONS APPROVALS OFFICE NAME PHONE INITIALS DATE k G t- C@ t S BR N r+/~ N T D I V .1~ S *~ \ D1R ZS 76. 0 ~s h Ex tl D ACSI DISPATCHED (DTG) SHOW ADDITIONAL COORDINATION ON REVERSE SIDE OR CONTINUATION SHEET ION OFFICER (Name, grade, phone and signature) CLASSIFIED BY DIAM C8-11 '~-Q~ ENCL 3 5 Dec 78 DENNIS M. O'KEEFE, MAJ, GS, 114 REVIEW ON: e------- jq_JAN_~t.AO DOD 5200.1-R(3 ACSI FORM 28,A~Spol?gl For Release 2004/12/17: CIA-RDP96-00788R00080-5 SECRET FNU I OREIGN NATIONALS ucrJT Approved For Release 2004/12/17: CIA-RDP96-00788RO01100440080-5 NOT RELEASABLE To SECRET FOREIGN NATIONALS DAMI-ISH SUBJECT: Human Use Coordination for Project GRILL FLAME (U) f. (C) The Army General Counsel maintained that GRILL FLAME activities involved human use and required Secretariat review and coordination UP Proce- dure 18, DOD Regulation 5240.1-R. The DOD General Counsel initially disagreed. The issue was decided on 17 Nov 81 with the DOD General Counsel accepting the Army position. A detailed review of this "human use" question is at TAB E. g. (S/NOFORN) The future of the Army program has been complicated by the elimination of Army FY 82 GRILL FLAME O&M funds during the Congressional HAC - SAC conferees' hearing. However, it appears that the Army request for five permanent GRILL FLAME personnel positions for FY 82 remained in the pro- gram. DIA's GRILL FLAME effort for FY 82 was fully funded for $330K. Army GRILL FLAME activities are contained in our FY 83 program submission and this will allow us to fully air the issue with Congress. In the interim, INSCOM plans to keep the effort alive by internal reprogramming until a final decision on future funding can be reached. h. (U) The current Army Secretariat authority to conduct GRILL FLAME activities UP Procedure 18, DOD Regulation 5240.1-R requires renewal in Jan 82 (TAB F). Army GRILL FLAME activities will be continued subsequent to 14 Jan 82 pending resolution of the above described FY 82 funding issue. The ACSI memo at TAB A seeks this authority from the Secretary of the Army. dF~~'iC 3. (U) RECOMMENDATION: That ZA sign memorandum athTAB A. 2 Approved For Release 2094/12/17 : (W6J 2RP@?MA I b100440080-5 SECRET FOREIGN NATIONALS Approved For ReleaseeUWJ 112/177 IA-RDR 9 1100440080-5 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF FOR INTELLIGENCE WASHINGTON, DC 20310 REPLY TO ATTENTION OF DAMI-ISH MEMORANDUM TIIRU VICE CHIEF OF STAFF, ARMY ARMY GENERAL COUNSEL, FOR SECRETARY OF THE ARMY SUBJECT: GRILL FLAME (U)--DECISION MEMORANDUM l'A 3 AN L%'8'_ 1. (S/NOFORN) The US Army Intelligence and Security Command's (INSCOM) Project GRILL FLAME investigates and applies remote viewing phenomena in support of important foreign :intelligence and US counterintel.lij.7ence requirements. INSCOM employs active duty military and Department of the Army civilians in the'execu- ti.on of the project. Both the Defense Intelligence Agency (.DTA and INSCOM purchase the services of private contract personne ) l in support of GRILL FLAME. During FY 82, INSCOM plans to trai n two newly assigned personnel in remote viewing techniques and con- tinue to conduct operational sessions against important foreign intelligence and counterintelligence requirements. 2. (>/NOFORN) The Army General Counsel. determined that GRILL FLAME activities constitute experimentation on human subjects under Procedure 18, DOD Regulation 5240.1.-R. Section 4 of Pro- cedure 18 requires approval of the Service Secretary or Under Secretary for intelligence components to engage in or contract for experimentation involving human subjects. 3. (S/NOFORN) The US Army INSCOM GRILL FLAME the human use standards of Section Procedure a18 18. All rayisRy FLAME participants are volunteers who have execeutteed written rm state- have ments of informed consent . R0pp1?es;crrtaLives from the Ar'rrly General Counsel and the Office of the Army Surgeon General provide le 11 and medical oversight. All contracts entered into by INSCOM con- tain the written commitment that the provisions of Procedure 18, DOD Regulation 5240.1-R will be followed. The DIA contract monitor ensures the contracted party executes their Procedure 18 responsi- bilities. The Deputy Secretary of Defense authorized DIA pation in GRILL FLAME on 11 Dec 81 (Intl 1). part:ici- 9M DLL U P.:, . IIILI'!, (9) k; _RJNAWI~v"A Classified by ACSI, DA Review 12 Jan 2002 Reason 2-310c.3 NOT GN EA NATIONALS SEMI'[ O Pfalease 2004/12/17: CIA-RDP96-00788R001100440080-5 Approved For Release 2004/12/17 P 078 001100440080-5 SELF I- FOREIGN NATIONALS DAMI-ISH SUBJECT: GRILL FLAME (U)--DECISION MEMORANDUM 14 JAN 1882 4. (C) Congress eliminated Army FY 82 funding for GRILL FLAME. At the same time, Congress approved the Army request for five permanent personnel positions for GRILL FLAME. With the Commander, US Army Intelligence and Security Command, I am exploring the various options for maintaining a GRILL FLAME effort in FY 82. I will, by separate correspondence, keep you informed on the future status of GRILL FLAME FY 82 funding. In the meantime, Army's authority to, conduct GRILL FLAME operations under the provisions of Procedure 18, DOD Regulation 5240.1-R past 14 Jan 82 must be renewed. 5. (C) Request the Secretary of the Army approve our continued participation in GRILL FLAME activities within INSCOM and with the DIA and its contractor. Army participation will be in strict ac- cordance with the provisions of Procedure 18, DOD Regulation 5240.1-R. 1 Incl as V? G CD6 CV, WR.klAM E. ODOM Drij tier General, USA /RCofS for Intelligence Approved For Release 2004/12/17 : CIA-RDP96-00788RO01100440080-5 SECRET NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS Approved For Release 2004/12/17 Reff 'q6-00788 R001100440080-5 LtFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WASHINGTON, D.C. 20301 S--11,141/DT-1 MEMORANDUM FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY ENSE SUBJECT. GRILL FLAME - ACTION MEMORANDUM (u) uirector (S/NOFORN) In FY 1981, a Memorandum of Understandin a jointly funded Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)g (enclosure U1 contractual effort known as GRILL FLAME. This effort ha ) established the last year certain .S. Army three- year the l parapsychological phenomena s been investigating for abilit Y of individuals to mentall such as remote viewin potential military applications, y collect data at a distance) g (the Potential applications and limitations a isucin FY 1981 was on. that have significance of foreign work phenomena, and to evaluate tthe States. particularly as it may pose a threat to the United (S/NOFORN) The U.S. Army has International include the training proposed that the FY 1982 joint contract with SRI prior experience in remote viewing. f selected Army It has beeny determined b o have had no Counsel that this activity requires Directive 5240. 1-R, permission under Procedure D18 of ariciption . Accordingly, the Secretary of the Army has approved of Doq the program. A copy of the approval is enclosure oArmy (S/NOFORN) In compliance with this determination and under and under the auspices of the DIA Arm requirement that the provisions of Procedure ' a1logramracts entered into will be followed. y GRILL FLAME program will contain the The contract monitor will ensure 1t8hatt?the1 contacted party executes its Procedure 18 responsibilities. will be obtained in writing consent of all subjects g and only in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Department of Health and Human Services. These guidelines set safeguarding the welfare of the subjects. conditions (S/NQFQRN) The Defense Intelligence Agency, as joint con- tracting agent of the GRILL FLAME progam, requests er those portions of the participant and joint DIA/Army GRILL FLAME rp missian to proceed with tute human experimentation pursuant to Procedure 18ofrDOD Directive 5o 2400. . 1 1--R. 5 R. SG1J Enclosures. GRILL FLAME MOU (S/NF), 1 Cy Memo for Sec of Army, 8 May 81, (S/NF) 1 C y . Coordination: OSD(GC) Prepared by 11 DEC 1981 DEC 14 1981 N?Z RELEASABLE To FOREIGN NATION P _SEC HAS SEEN Approved For Release 200 #/12/17: CIA-RDP9 (10 -q WI SG1J Declassify on FOIAB5 Approved For Release 2004/12/17 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001100440080-5 Next 2 Page(s) In Document Exempt Approved For Release 2004/12/17 : CIA-RDP96-00788R001100440080-5 DSO 4 1 Approved For Release 2004/12/17 :'CIA-RDP96-00788RO0110044 080-5 ~mw fine A/ r r F1 r ? c3' L cLe+1 ~k w w e.{ C~J I E V I T- "I T IMES ICJ . I N ~w 2 N ~4ITD STATES E" UNDE SECT ETAfy 0~ FEN E' MQi POLICY ved For Release 2004/12/17 : CIA-RDP96-007888001100440080-5 y " ' ... .. ?..., :~`:~ X f~".~" ? ?V,>a~-r-~"~tS :a.";'~?"3;^e~;,g~I', yam... Approved For Release 2004/12/17 :CIA-RDP96-007888001100440080-5 1'#4E DEi+U'fY S~CR#TA~1P 4F DEF?PdS~ wa,s-air~rr, o. ~. sosoti C3ovember 34, 1979 FC~itEi+T~R~ hlls ~~a~ r+egtaTa.ti~-n sets forth gx'caeec3ures governing t2t~ activities aaf' ?c~t} intelligence comgcanent:s that affect ~3txite~ 8t.ates persons. It l.s issued tc~ implement ~raG directive 52407.1. Tt is apgTicable to aTT intelligence ctnasnts of the ~regartmcnt f~f t~etenae. Executive t~rder 12(736, "t~rcit~d States Tnt~e].l.igence ,~ctivit.l.es," stiguTates that rerta.in artivit.i.es oaf zntelli~ ga~ce c?ompc~nents khat affect U.S. persons Yee governed by ~ra~cedur~es .issued by the agency head and approved by the ~stt.orney ~^neral. Procedaares 1 thratagh l6 satisfy this ~equ~.rement. ~roced.ures l7 thr+~ugh 2l, while rtat requiring ~ppreval Lsy the ~tto~cney +3enearal, are issc.~ed as f~.zrthex guidance tes ~o~ Comgorsents in .implementing executive C7rder lrn~. heads of i~oD Components may issue sugplement.ary qu.ic~ance necessary to larc~victe far the internal adaninistratian cf these ~rt~cedurea within their r~:spective cornpr~nentsp such suggle? tueec~t~azy guidance must be consistent Frith the preaceclures set ~c~rth herein. . This regulation is of feclrive imxneciiately. cJ C~ 1~~, l~; E N ~r, Gx?aham claycor. ,~r. Approved For Release 2004/12/17 :CIA-RDP96-00788R00110fl440080-5 ApprovecJ For Release 2004/12/17 :CIA-RDP96-007888001100440080=5 ' ""~ ??""`""ems"""`" ~~3UCi;DUFtE 18 E}CP~;kt~M~l~T~1T ION ON ii1JbSA1V SLJB,JL~TS ~~. 1. A~~licabi.li~ty and~e . Thin p~'c~cedure implements Sccti?n 2~-3p2 caf ~xecuti~e Carer I206, r~:f. (f} , anc~ applies tee experimentation on ht~.ara.n s~ak-jects if such expe~ximentation is conducted by ear pan behalg of a DcD intelligence ce~m~adnent. This pre~cer3txre does not apply to exraa~rimentation can animal subjects. Sec. 2. I~e.f,initic~ns The definiticsns ref the .frllcrwing teams, set otzt in Apper~c~ix ~? are applicatzle to these procedures: t~ttnser~t. Uc~i] intelligence cc>mpUnents . a,+~n ~ a~t;~l.i.c~~.cea Unified. States person Ent_.____t~.+~"'~.~TM#'""1~h~.~ ~;c~nteX't ~~3~ts r~' x?a~~a;~~:'~ii~ <.+~~ ~e?~:~tpr'~r that ana}:, ?~x~.sose ..~n~ i;x~~:~i~i~~l.~: ~~~~ib~i~ty of -i:n jug (~~acl~~c~a.saq .gh~~.~1 r.:-gs~cl~o~o~.c~1~, ~:1,n~ry} tkmat ~ncrses :.t.~~~ a~~~naa~y ~ l.a~:~ .~~ 11: t+~xh~et Ciracludiny the rc~coc~na~.ecl risks f.nher~:nt ,in ~ chosen occupation or field o# service} , zna~Y he mt risk as a c+z~nsecguener~; of pex~tieipativn as a suta~ect in an eaeperietzerbtal ~ H~TZ ~u~aj?:cts Caz~zzittee appointed ~y the. Vice Presidez~tC end Ctlairzsza~n, office of ~teseerch C~peratiorzs, S1~I Interrea.tional, is z?es~rr~ns~.ble fca~ the enforceuzent cif tkzis policy, SCI e~,3heres to the etgtement ~s.t principles .issued by the Wc~r1~C Medical ~esaciatian, 10 Colaazzabus CirciQ, New York., New Yo~?k T~?aT, a~z~,l ~,rit~wrz ag the d~ecTaratiten of 13els.itaki. Copies aic. a~rail~ahTe f~?ozY7 the Chaia~rzzmn saf the: SpI l~iun>an Sz.zk?j~cts Cozraz;zittee, Title ~+,~ Code of I'ederr~l. Regtzl~ttiurzs, Fart 4fi, Approved For Release 2004/12/17 :CIA-RDP96-bd~001100440080-5 Approved For Release 2004/12/17: CIA-RDP96-007888001100440080-5 COIDEN~iAL SUBJECT: GRILL FLAME (U) DAMI-ISH 12 January 1982 ISSUE: DOD - Army General Counsel debate re applicability of Procedure 18, DOD Reg 5240.1-R (Human Use) to GRILL FLAME (U) FACTS. 1. (U) Army obtained Secretary of the Army approval to conduct INSCOM GRILL FLAME operations 14 Jan 81. Army General Counsel advised ACSI that separate approval was required far joint Army - DIA GRILL FLAME activities. 2. (U) (U) From Feb - Apr 81, representatives from the Army and the DOD General Counsel's Offices were unable to agree that GRILL FLAME required their respective Secretariat level review and coordination. 3. (C) Faced with the need to commit FY 81 money, the Army General Counsel in May 81 advised ACSI to submit the necessary paperwork to seek Secretariat approval for Army contracting through the DIA for Stanford Research Institute (SRI) GRILL FLAME support. Secretariat approval was obtained on 14 May 81 for joint Army - DIA contracting activities. The SA emphasized to ACSI that GRILL FLAME activities be directed against "an important foreign intelligence or counterintelligence purpose". He also directed the ACSI "monitor the joint (DIA - Army) research program to assure that such purpose is served". 4. (U) From May - Nov 81, the Army General Counsel continued to seek DOD General Counsel agreement that GRILL FLAME involved human use and should be reviewed and coordinated with the-DOD Secretariat. 5. (U) On 17 Nov 81, the DOD General Counsel finally agreed with the Army General Counsel. He directed DIA to seek DOD Secretariat review and coordina- tion of GRILL FLAME activities UP Procedure 18, DOD Regulation 5240.1-R. The DepSecDef reviewed and coordinated the DIA/Army participation in GRILL FLAME on 11 Dec 81. MAJ O'Keefe/50114 CO Fi~~~F~1~L se 2004/12/17: CIA-RDP96-0078880~,N'~4~a0$e~S~~~_.~ _S~1_i~ ~~I___,.0~ FOIAB5 gpproved For Release 2004/12/17 :CIA-RDP96-007888001100440080-5 Approved For Release 2004/12/17 :CIA-RDP96-007888001100440080-5 Approved For Release 2004/12/17 :CIA-RDP96-007888001100440080-5 ,: ~. ~. ~'' n ,._ ~ ~-met ~ l;r,'~+tl~..~ CIE~'e4RTMIEI"~~' C?F -THE AI';107?T CYFFiCiw Caf--' ThiE ASSi.:iTAN"3' GilI~F CAF STAFF Fpi~ iN'P"Il~t.B..IG~SdCE VUASliiNGTON, D.C. 2031p MIsMOItANDUNt T~Ii~u ~rcll ..s:~~- m~ .-~ ~'~lT7~TIC ? FOR UA<3~ER ? SEf,IZETAItY O1~ '1'H f: AI:h1:Y StJB.iECT: GRILL, FLtlhtl'. (it} -- DECISION MI:MORAN!)LfM ~~4a t~~t3 .+~ ~,P_C 1. (S) Army General Coi3nsel. teas determined drat GRII.I. I~LAh1E activities constitute experimentation on hunr~zn subjects undE~r I~roc.edure 1f3, I~OD I.Iire.cT. i.ve 52GO. I-I:. Sc~c t .ion 4 of i'rUCe.clure 18 requires the approval of Urrder Secretary oi: Army _iu order I:or Army Intelligence to continue i.ts GRILL FLAME acti.vitie.s. 2. (S/NOFORN) Army INSCOht GI:II.L rLAhiP _s meet or exceed ttie requirements of 5ect.ion 3 of Procedure ].$, Important foreign intelli- gertce and cauntc~rint.:ell iF;encc~ purposes arc: sLrved by GRILL FLAZkSE e:~per- imentatiori. Inarmed conserrt of aI1 subjects is obtained in writing an.ct Daily ia1 accordance wit11 i;uide:l_ines issued by Depr~.rtment of health Education and klelfare sett i.n~, concl i t ions that saf. c.~;u~1 rd the welfare of ttze subs eet:~ . 3, (S) Rer~uerskr file Uucla~.r Se.cret:ar.y approve our parta.ci.patian in GRILL FLAMI: act:tvities under Procedure. lS. E R. ~'NOI~~PSQ~ M~1}or Gen~r3i, USA ACofS ft~r Intelligence Ili Jan 81. n1~PRC~vrI~ - Under Sec?z~:tary ~~ ti,~ Arnay Azx:l:c~ r~. Htlc~i$~s ~~ y ~i~ St tC7 t~'1C' ~ileC.t;` of the Army ;itaf t Approved For Release 2004/12/17 :CIA-RDP96-007$$~~~t1~1,~Lo~8 -ti ~~ Y "'Cc. DC~D 520?.r-8(31,