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         DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
         US ARMY INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY COMMAND
         LAND 20755
         FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, MARY
         IAFII-OPS-HUP 15 March 1979
         MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
         SUBJECT: INSCOM GRILL FLAME Project Selection Process (U)
         1. (S) A total of
         civilians (GS-9 and
         in the INSCOM GRILL
         individuals were experienced
         of SIGINT, PHOTINT,
         units/organizations
         251 officers, warrant officers, and
         above) were considered for participation
         FLAME Project (IGFP).* These 251
              in the intelligence disciplines
         and HUMINT and represented more than eight
         within INSCOM.
         UNIT/ORGANIZATION
         SOD
         IIPD
         DCI
         902D
         ADCSOPS-HUMINT
         OPS GROUP
         DCSOPS
         ITAC
         MISC. ELEMENTS
         NO. CONSIDERED
         24
         48
         17
         12
         20
         25
         41
         55
              9
         251 TOTAL
         2. (S) Of the 251 individuals considered 117 were interviewed
         by IGFP personnel. The large difference between number consider-
         ed and number actually interviewed was due to the following
         elimination factors applied by IGFP personnel:
         a. Commander's evaluation
         b. Retainability - at least 20 months
         C. Health
         d. Not readily available (programmed TDY, schools, etc.)
         *Two enlisted personnel and one civilian (GS-7) were interviewed
         based on strong recommendations of other interviewees.
         CLASSIFIED BY: Director, DIA
         DECLASSIFY ON: 15 Mar 99
         EXTENDED BY: Director, DIA
         REASON: 2-301-C (3) (6)
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            These 117 individuals were interviewed under the guise of a
            11survey" on parapsychology (see Incl 1) and shown two "open
            source" articles on parapsychology (see Incl 2). Of the 117
            individuals-interviewed, one refused to talk about para-
            psychology at all, three thought that most of what they had
            heard was nonsense or trickery, three were opposed to the
            investigation of psychic phenomena on religious grounds and
            110 had favorable opinions towards parapsychology and the
            possible use of psychic phenomena in the military.
            UNIT/ORGANIZATION
            SOD
            IIPD
            DCI
            902D
            ADCSOPS-HUMINT
            OPS GROUP
            DCSOPS
            ITAC
            MISC. ELEMENTS
            INTERVIEWED
            21
            27
                 7
                 4
                 14
                 10
                 13
                 12
                 9
            117 TOTAL
            3. (S) With 94% of the people interviewed showing favorable
            attitudes for the IGFP, it was obvious that further screening
            was necessary to reduce this number to a manageable amount.
            The training contract with Stanford Research Institute (SRI),
            Menlo Park, California, calls for only three trainees. SRI
            personnel had advised that we seek out potential trainees
            on the basis of "individuals who are self-confident, uninhibited,
            succe-s-QSul, and not afraid to be wrong." T@; @this cri@eriaIGFP
            personnel added maturity, adaptability, innovativeness, MOS (so
            as to include thi-speci-ii1ties of SIGINT, PHOTINT, and 11UMINT),
            previous psychic experiences, and compatabili+- Fifteen
            individuals were selected as prime andidates but it is the
            opinion of IGFP personnel that approximately 30-35 possessed
            the requisite potentials desired for the IGFP. The main
            constraint was the SRI contract terms for training only three
            individuals.
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         4. (S) On 14 February 1979, SRI contract personnel selected
         six of the 15 individuals for further evaluation by them at
         the SRI facility. From these six, three will be chosen for
         training under the contract terms. The evaluation at the SRI
         facility will be to determine which of the six selectees are
         most adaptable to the training sessions.
         2 Incl
         as
         MURRAY B. WATT
         Major, MI
         INSCOM GRILL FLAME
         Project Officer
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