SUGGESTED PR RESPONSE IN EVENT DCI IS QUERIED ABOUT PARANORMAL RESEARCH

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The document discusses the interest and occasional waves of heightened interest in paranormal phenomena throughout history, particularly during periods of social change or stress. It acknowledges that people occasionally bring evidence of such phenomena to the attention of the government, including the CIA. The document emphasizes the importance of viewing such evidence objectively and not being arrogant or dismissive about paranormal phenomena. The CIA states that they are not in the business of pursuing paranormal phenomena but try to remain open-minded and objective about all phenomena that may affect national interests.

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Body:  Approved For Rase 2001/03/07 : CIA-RDP96-(87R000400100024-3
 Suggested PR Response 1z Event PCI j.  Queried about Paranormal Researchs
 Throughout the ages there      been curiousity, speculation and innumerable reported
 instances of a wide variety of paranormal phenomena--phenomena which would seem to relate
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 to either extraordinary acuHrof the known physical senses or to        senses"which
 manage to perceive our ordinary reality in other dimensions of space, time and causality.
 Although there seems always to have been some interest in% such phenomena, there have been
 waves or cycles of particularly heightened interest from time to time--often associated
 social change
 with periods of unusual stress or/%%%%%%g% in man's history.  tt is no secret that we are
 in the midst of such a cycle at the present time--not only in this country but in most
 parts of the world.  Under the circumstances, it would be highly unusual if well-intentioned
 occasionally
 people did not/bring to the attention of their government whatever evidence they might
 possess about such phenomena.  Such evidence, father naturally, is sometimes referred to
 this Agency.  When such evidence is presented persuasively by people of undoubted probity,
 if we did not at least view it objectivelyr-just as we try to be objective about all phen-
 omena which might affect the national interests.                        We are n? in the business of pursuing
 paranormal phenomena^but we try not to be arrogant about it--which is what a lack of
 objectivity on     issue usually amounts to.
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 50 we would, it seems to me, be negligent
 Approved For Release 2001/03/07 : CIA-RDP96-00787R000400100024-3