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  DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
                                 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF FOR INTELLIGENCE
                              WASHINGTON, D.C. 20310
            OCT IS73
  DAMI-ISH
  SUBJECT: DoD Program on Remote Viewing (S/0RC0N)
  Dr, Jack Verona
  Deputy Director for Scientific
  and Technical Intelligence
  Defense Intelligence Agency
  Washington, DC 20301
  1. (S/ORCON) Reference your letter (copy inclosed) of 6 September
  1978 concerning above subject with minutes of the DoD Committee on
  Remote Viewing Activities.
  2. (S/ORCON) Concur in the concept of a DoD coordinated effort
  concerning above subject. The 'term Remote Viewing may be more correctly
  replaced with Parapsychology as I believe our efforts should include
  other critical aspects of the Psychoonergetics, such as Telepathic
  Communications and Psychokinesis.
  3. (S/ORCON) I suggest that the Advisory Committee be composed of
  personnel like yourself from DIA, me from Army, and equivalent personnel
  from Air Force, Navy and NSA if each of -those agencies become or con-
  tinue to be actively involved. For Army's involvement the Working Group
  should consist of representatives from my staff, INSCOM, and DARCOM.
  Other actively involved agencies should be represented accordingly. Army
  Intelligence obligated $75K, -this past. week, of year-end funds to support
  an SRI Subject selection and training program for TNSCOM personnel over
  the next year. I suggest the Working Group be C.St@-.iblished and begin
  developing funding levels for the next five year period. Our posi-tion
  is that both basic and applied research be funded; organizations other
  than SRI be examined for @heir potential to contribute -to the, achievement
  of proper military related goals; and there be a comprehensive DoD in-
  house effort to concentrate on application of parapsychology techniques
  as they are developed.
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           SUBJECT: DoD Program on Remote Viewing (S/ORCON)
           4. (S/ORCON) In paragraph 8 of the minutes of the 24 August meeting% a
           statement is made that "-the goal of the Working Group will be to develop
           sound, relevant experiments in order to gain a firmer understanding of
           the underlying physics." That seems -to be a more narrow scope than we
           perceive; that is certainly "all goal, but not "-the" only goal of the
           Working Group. Wo feel that a(-tual application of psychoenergetic
           "technology" is a reasonable, immediate goal toward which we should
           strive.
           5. (S/ORCON) There are occasional, but persistent indications that the
           Navy has maintained its research into Parapsychology. On a casual basis
           it is not possible to confirm the existence of any Navy programs, but if
           there is to be a real DoD effort it is essential -that someone in a position
           of central authority, i.e., DIA, examine the situation thoroughly in
           writing. -
           6. (U) I recommend early establishment of -the Advisory Committee and
           Working Group in order for us to begin to draw together -the DoD framework
           and begin to move in a positive manner. -
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