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 0r 1'A3 TMENT O    THE ARMY
 ?1 f     I  ,,? ; HE GENT F AL COUNSEL
 VNA,I IINGTUN, D.C.  7031 i)
 NI PLY ro
 Al TL:NRUN OF
 17 July 1981.
 MEMORANDUM FOR THE ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF FOR INTELLIGENCE
 SUBJECT:  Grill Flame
 (S) The purpose of this memorandum is to inform you as to both the
 present status of the joint Army/DIA Gr i I I Flame program and to provide
 guidance for future Army Grill Flame activities.  Earlier this week I Met
 with BG Rapmund, Chairperson of the Human Use Review Committee, to resolve
 whether or not the joint program is within Procedure 18, "Experimentation
 on Human Subjects" of DOD 5240.1-R.  Our discussions were most informative
 and I learned a great deal about the program beyond the human use issue.
 (S)  To resolve the most time sensitive issue - what to do with the
 Army money already committed to the FY 1981 portion of the joint program -
 I have decided that, since it is at least arguable that none of the FY 1981
 taskings targeted by either the Army or DIA involve human experimentation,
 and in light of Secretary Marsh's approval of the Army's involvement in the
 program th Toney comet i ttc=d _f r F Y1        be" ~'    ~..  From both
 a legal  f; policy perspective, ? d  rf . tn~~ch more c l~crt ble cal lir:p
 r All Flame .acts y t.y human eS~per rnentation   However, ase" "upor~  G
 t a p uric "s representations I believe t eat MANY may participate in the FY
 1981
 portion of the joint program without insisting on DOD Secretariat
 review and approval of DIA's involvement.       The substance of the. Ra.pmund
 representations provide:     :1          F' 1981 uds ing
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 (S)  The second purpose of this memorandum is to provide advi
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 in the fu4i , .th, Ar'my can participate in Grill Flame activities without
 becoming entangled in similar problems.   Since .:rny Army involvement in
 Grill Flame activities will  have to be reviewed and dpproyed by the
 1       stfrwt-f,+1  l`'.. all Army. Grill, lr?,p.
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 current st'afe
 of the science lead me to believe that the operational
 aspects of parapsychology, by their very nature cannot be divorced from
 medical and scientific research.  In my opinion this is exactly what has
 happened both in your in-house pr'oc        the SRI contract.  Thi.   u t be
 corrected.,  Therefore, .aW.   big nn r M d cacti year I r^e=: o^ c:nd that  ri
 submit for Secretariat
 level . revie   n ;%a  naval;  an inventory of-a l
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 planned Army Grill Flame involvement for the coming year (i.e., in-house
 operational,  in-house research,  outside contracting,  etc.).   Such an
 approach will not only be of great assistance to the Secretary and the
 Under Secretary but I believe it will also improve the overall effective-
 ness of the Army's Grill Flame efforts by enabling all Army elements to
 support knowledgeably the effort..
 (S)   I recognize that an integral  aspect of a consolidated Army
 program will continue to be contracting with outside organizations, such
 as SRI.  I do not discourage such contracting.  I anticipate, however, that
 the Army's likely continued interests in using military personnel and in
 understanding more about the physiological aspects of  arapsyc.hoioyy, any
 future joint programs, such a:' the present Army/DIA program, w 1..:.J )el d
 as including both 'esearc i and' hu rarr experimcntaticn. A          +       ?
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 pro- lems in thi$.  r?ea Would tle to contraiit independently rather than as a
 Participant it a joint program.
 (U)   I would be pleased to digquss  this ~Eriatter with you if you so
 desire.
 CF:  Secretary of the Army
 Mr. Taft, OSD/GC
 BG Rapmund
 DelberK. Spur_lock,.!~Jr.
 General Counsel!'
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