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9 July 1976
MFI40RANDUM FOR: Director for Office of Technical Service
SUBJECT : Developments in Parapsychology
Several developments in parapsychology have occurrad
which may come to the attention of the DCI and/or DDS&T.
Perhaps we should offer background briefings before they
are requested.
1. Our former principal investigators, k1r. Targ cad
Dr. Puthoff from Stanford Research Institute (SRI), ars
writing a book about their research. The book is writt-.n
in a popular style and could be a best seller. I have.
reviewed the manuscript and suggested some modifications
which were accepted. Nevertheless, if the book is believed,
the intelligence utility of the claimed paranormal abilities
is so obvious that I predict inundation of freedom of ialfor-
mation requests concerning the intelligence communities
involvement in this arca. Perhaps some thought for a T---
sponse should be given before the ton day FOI Yesponse
deadline is upon us.
2. The Navy has successfuly reproduced some of our
paranormal EEIG work according to SRI. I cannot verify t-he
quality of the reproduction as yet but the Navy did attempt
to increase the funding at SRI. This increase caused r-,-
view with the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for R&D. "lly
name came up and I was questioned by fir. Sam Kaslov, an R&D
staff member, concerning the integrity of the SRI inveSti-
gations. The Navy was worried about publicity. I reviewed
our program and my experiences with Dr. Kuslov. I'he Navy's
Secretary for R&D has subsequently canceled the follow-on.
3. The Foreign Technology Division at Wright-Patterson
AFB, has contracted ($100K) with SRI to continue the re@,itote
viewing work. They expect to apply the technique to viewing
Soviet missile silos. The initial analogue tests have gone
tispectacularly well" according to Dale Craff, the Air Force
project monitor. These results have been reviewed in DIA
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and, I assume they will eventually be heard about some-
where in community meetings or. shared with the communit'%'r
staff. Perhaps someone on the IC staf d be made
aware of these programs. (Suggestion: the SG1
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former DD/ORD is on the IC staff and kr some or the
CIA involvement already. lie could be made aware of the
total spectrum of activities and handle any interaction-7
in the IC staff.)
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