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       GRILL FLAME
       MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
       This joint three year GRILL FLAME effort is intended to implement a
       comprehensive effort designated from the outset to determine the operational
       parameters and usefulness of certain elements of psychoenergetics and assess
       the threat these phenomena pose to the national security. The DoD GRILL FLAME
       effort will include, but not be limited to, external assistance contracts.
       It is recognized that each participant reserves the right to discontinue
       participation in this program at the end of each fiscal year.11,The GRILL FLAME.~,V
       Committee will seek throughout the first year, and continually during follow
       on years, to examine capabilities in remote viewing (RV) and psychokinetics
       (PK) developed by potential contractors and unanimously agree to contract
       with the contractors who can best meet the requirements of the DoD at the
       least possible cost.
       a. The DIA will:
       (1) Issue joint contracts to accomplish the required external
       support.
       (2) Chair the GRILL FLAME Committee and provide, in coordination with
       committee members, regular progress reports to appropriate high level decision-
       makers.
       (3) Provide the primary contract monitor to be located where he/she
       can best monitor all joint contracts.
       b. The participants (DIA and Army) will:
       (1) Contribute to the development of contract goals, unanimously
       agree to the contract goals, and outline specific requirements, tasks,
       and priorities to be,accomplished by the joint contracts.
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  (2) MIPR funds to DIA for the first year of the joint contracts.
  (3) Host the quarterly GRILL FLAME Committee meetings on a rotating
  basis. The first quarter meeting by Army.
  (4) Provide ORV monitors and viewer to support the programs when
  appropriate.
  (5) Total Program dollar efforts for FY 81 are as follows:
  (a) Army/INSCOM: $150K
  (b) DIA: $300K
  c. The GRILL FLAME Committee will:
  (1) Be composed of members from DIA and Army and will consist of two
  voting members from each organization.
  (2) Review the DIA and Army requirements for psychoenergetics and
  incorporate then into the contract work statements, thereby ensuring that the
  program will meet the requirements of each contributor.
      (3) Prepare a FL~AME contracts and determine priorities.
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  (4) Provide continual review of al? GRILL FLAME contractual matters,
  to include, when appropriate, review by cleared parties both within and out-
  side the DoD.
  (5) During the quarterly meetings, review and critique past work and
  revise, as needed, the next quarter's work.
  (6) Will determine the allocation of MIPR'd funds amongst specific
  contractual tasks.
  (7) Provide scientific and technical expertise needed to guide the
  contractual investigations.
  (8) Serves as an advisory group to DIA on collection priorities for
  application of ORV techniques to real targets.
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     d. The primary contract monitor will:
     (1) Be cognizant of all GRILL FLAME joint contracts.
     (2) Serve as an interface between the Committee and all contractors.
     (3) Ensure that all raw data produced by the contractors is shared
     by all the participants.
     (4) In coordination and concurrence with the Committee, relay guidance
     to the contractors.
     (5) Report contract results to the GRILL FLAME Committee.
     (6) Ensure research goals are met.
     (7) Be responsive to all inquiries by participants as to the activities
     and progress being,made by the contractors.
     (8) Be responsive to all inquiries by other DoD or governmental agencies
     on the status of the contract research in keeping with established security
     guidelines and approval of the Committee.,
     DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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