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   April 25, 1977
   SG1 I
   Central Intelligence Agency
   North Fort Myer Drive
   Washington, D. C. 20505
                      SG1 I
   Dear= -
   Following our recent meeting, I have given considerable thought to the need
   for a thorough analysis and evaluation of current paranormal psychology
   findings and theories as they might apply to intelligence operations.
   Certainly, the published data that I have seen suggest meaningful potential,
   although there are some questions regarding methodology, experimental rigor,
   statistical analysis, and temporal degradation which should be addressed
   in depth.
   We would be very pleased to conduct an in-depth evaluation of this literature
   and related sources, and would like you to receive this letter and its
   attachments,as an unsolicited proposal to that end. We envision a potential
   three-year effort, with decision points occurring periodically to determine if
   the effort should continue. The first decision point is at the end of the
   first year.
   Attachment 1 to this cover letter describes the tasks to be performed and
   approximate schedules and milestones. Attachment 2 is a firm cost proposal
   for the first four tasks. Finally, Attachment 3 indicates the background of
   the three Systemetrics, Inc. Corporate Scientists who would be involved in
   performing this work. As you can see from Attachment 3, these three persons
   combine all the requisite skills of experimental psychology, research
   methodology, statistical analysis, literature/editorial familiarity,
   communication theory, and electrical engineering fundamentals to perform
   this program successfully. This combination of skills is probably. quite unique
   within small human factors engineering firms.
   We propose a starting date of 15 June 1977, with the first decision and formal
   reporting milestone at the completion of Task 4, or on 1 July 1978. Of course,
   we would be pleased to discuss our ideas on the conduct of this effort with you
   in greater detail at your convenience.
   Sincerely,
   Harry L. Snyder, Ph.D.
   Corporate Scientist
   HLS/dnc
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