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         ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION
         1. (U) The initial discussion has identified several basic considerations which
         pertain to the question of establishing a special access program to safeguard
         and manage the US Army CENTER LANE Project. Additional details of that just-
         ification are outlined below.
         2. (S/CL-2/NOFORN) Building upon the research accomplished in the GRILL FLAME
         Program, the CENTER LANE Program has made outstanding progress in the area
         of Remote Viewing. Though CENTER LANE continues to be a research and develop-
         ment effort, it has progressed beyond the realm of the GRILL FLAME effort into
         an operational collection mode. This is readily evidenced in the number of
         taskings already undertaken by the project and the degree of success illustrat-
         ed in those endeavors. Two of the more visible examples of CENTER LANE'S unique
         sole source collection capability were: 1) identifying the area where BG Dozier
         was held captive by terrorists in Italy, and 2) verifying the presence of the
         terrorist leader "Carlos" in the DC area during the time frame of Quadafi's
         threat to President Reagan. Should the initial successes of the CENTER LANE
         research continue unabated, this project could provide the US Army with an
         awesome intelligence collection capability in areas where more traditional
         methods are limited.
         3. (S/CL-1/NOFORN) Public disclosure of the Army's advancement and application
         of parapsychology, as mentioned previously, would most likely atract widespread
         media attention and bring about extreme public ridicule. Public ridicule a few
         years ago forced the CIA to terminate its project in parapsychology which it
         had just begun work on. If the Army's involvement with Stanford Research
         Institute - International in California became public knowledge, the Army's
         interest in parapsychology might easily be compromised. SRI-International is
         the most renowned and publicized institution in the United States for work in
         the paranormal. Past DIA, CIA, and NSA involvement with SRI has attracted
         widespread media attention. Parapsychology is a relatively new and intriguing
         field of study and thus quick to attract the attention of the media and ensuing
         public ridicule. To date, public disclosure has centered around the DIA, CIA,
         NSA, US Navy and the Health Department in the areas of experimentation and one-
         time attempts at application, if the Army's accomplishments were revealed, it
         could create a very sensitive political situation and undermine the security of
         the program.
         4. (U) To summarize the analysis of these considerations:
              a. (S/CL-1/NOFORN) The unique collection capability of the US Army CENTER
         LANE Project has been proven on numerous occasions and would be irreplaceable
         if terminated.
              b. (S/CL-I/NOFORN) Public disclosure of the Army CENTER LANE effort at the
         degree of disclosures the DIA, CIA, and NSA have suffered could severly cripple
         and/or induce the discreditation of the project through public ridicule and
         pressure.
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