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           Dr. Harold E. Puthoff
           SRI International
           333 Ravenswood Ave
           Menlo Park, CA 94025
           Dear Hal,
           23 November 1982
           Ae I mentioned to Jim last week and to you yesterday, I am exploring the
           possibility of having people continue in the training program. Two key items
           of information I need are: The content and a description of the training
           and its cost.
           The Jan 82 memo that Jim provided me included a description of the content
           of stage 1. It was extremely helpful in getting started. Similar information
           about the following stages especially stage 3 would help answer some questions
           now being posed e.g., Where'does this fit into a training program? What
           does this training consist of? How long does it take? Hou much is class-
           room lecture vs practical exercise? What is required of the student during
           the training? What criteria will be used to judge the studentls performance?
           What is the measure of training success?
           As to cost infurmation, the money this year is nowhere near that available
           in previous years. In coming up with'a FY 83 bare bones budget, I used the
           costs forcast in the FY 82 mid-year review to cover possible FY 83 training.
           I am concerned that that amount way now only cover a single stage. For
           my planning, what are current training costs? What if a student completes
           a training stage sooner or extends boyand the projected time? Also if a
           second student starts in a lower stage, how would that be handled?
           I anticipate the answers to these question3 will provide -@w the informatiun
           necessary -to obtain a favorable decision on future training. If there is
           any thing else that you wish to add, please do so. Hoping to hear from
           you soon.
           Sincerely,
           ROBERT 3. JACHIM
           LTC1 MI
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