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 SG1I
 SG1I
 SG1I
 18 May 95
 MEMO FOR:                             Director Public Affairs
 FROM:                      710RD
 REFERENCE:      Complete Star Gate Transfer Chronology
 SUBJECT:
 Star Gate Trans
 Since we last briefed Richard D'Amato, the following has
 occurred:
 ? Formal meeting with representatives of the NRC  (28 Mar);
 .final Statement of Work for the Star Gate blue ribbon panel
 review;  submission to NRC's internal Governing Board was
 slated for 16 May.
 [ORD was informed chances for approval were very high;
 NRC had already contacted four experts to act as
 commissioned reviewers for blue ribbon panel and CIA
 resources had already been transferred to US Army to act
 as executor.]
 ? NRC formally rejected CIA's proposed review (1 May);
 did not submit to governing board, cited it's own prior,
 definitive study; stated unequivocally "the case for remote
 viewing... is virtually nonexistent."
 ? Formal meeting with representatives of American Institutes
 of Research (AIR)  (2 May)  to consider AIR as potential Star
 Gate blue ribbon panel reviewer after NRC rejection.
 ? CIA/ORD informed the CIA/EXDIR and new DCI regarding the
 plan to use AIR in lieu of NRC to perform the blue ribbon
 panel review.
 [Schedule information is not available yet, but AIR has
 assured ORD that it can perform this review in less time
 than the NRC would have taken, not concluding sooner
 than September of 1995, however.]
 ? CIA/ORD has already contacted AIR alerting them to pending
 request for proposal. AIR has agreed to respond. We will get
 them under contract as quickly as possible.
 ? CIA/ORD proceeding with examination of DIA and CIA files
 preparing them for review and declassification.   Excellent
 progress in file review
 ? CIA/ORD proceeding to resolve declassification issues
 fer Update
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