STARGATE (REMOTE VIEWING PROGRAM) BRIEFING FOR SAC STAFFER DICK D'AMATO

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This document, dated June 29, 1995, is a confidential communication about the CIA's Stargate program. It states that no decisions will be made until a "blue-ribbon" panel reports in late September. Senator D'Amato is concerned about the reaction of four Senators and the fate of the DIA personnel assigned to the program. There is discussion of offering the DIA "viewers" a rotational assignment to the CIA to study foreign remote viewing. The document mentions the problems of "raising false hopes" that may come with such an assignment. It also mentions that Senator Pell is retiring and believes in the program, while Senators Inouye, Cohen, and Glenn have varying degrees of interest. The CIA participants prefer that the DIA personnel remain with the program until the completion of the assessment.

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 raised, and Mr.D'Amato understands, the problems of "raising false hopes" that might accompany
 such an assignment.
 Mr. D'Arnato says Sen. Pell is a true believer but is retiring; Sen. Inouye is interested but won't
 intervene; Sen. Cohen is very interested but not publicly; and Sen. Glenn is interested enough that
 he might write a letter supporting continued research.
 The CIA/DS &T -delegation gave'an excellent, balanced overview of the project:
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 until the completion of the assessment.
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