LETTER TO ELLIOT WEINBERG FROM H. E. PUTHOFF

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Summary: The letter, dated May 6, 1975, from H. E. Puthoff of the Stanford Research Institute to Dr. Elliot Weinberg of the Office of Naval Research, discusses a recent paper by Stapp at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. The paper disengages Bell's Theorem from hidden variable arguments and emphasizes that quantum theory does not allow spatially separated parts of reality to be independent. This has been experimentally confirmed in the experiments of Friedman and Clauser. The letter suggests that the findings on the microlevel may also apply to the macrolevel, although more research is needed to bridge the gap between observations at different levels. The letter concludes that the argument that the observations are incompatible with physical laws in principle is negated.

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Body: Declassified and Approved For Release 2014/01/09: CIA-RDP79-00999A000200010038-4 
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STANFORD RESEARCH INSTITUTE 
MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA 94025 
(415) 326-6200 
May 6, 1975 
Dr. Elliot Weinberg 
Director of Research 
Office of Naval Research 
Arlington, Virginia 22217 
Dear Dr. Weinberg: 
With regard to quantum theory and "paraphysics," enclosed is a 
recent paper by Stapp at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory which I find 
of interest. He disengages Bell's Theorem from the hidden variable 
arguments and emphasizes its basic implication that "no theory of 
reality compatible with quantum theory can allow spatially separated 
parts of reality to be independent," a result experimentally tested 
and confirmed in the experiments of, for example, Friedman and 
Clauser (Phys. Rev. Lett. 28, 938 1972). In the experiments of 
Friedman and Clauser we have the extreme form of confirmation 
which establishes on the microlevel of individual quantum events 
the existence of correlated space-like separated events, a phenomenon 
which our experiments indicate may be occurring on the macrolevel. 
It is of course a long way to bridge the gap between observations 
at the micro and macro level, but the argument that our observations 
are incompatible with physical laws in principle is definitely negated. 
Hoping you find this interesting, I remain 
Yours truly, 
OAP 7) 
H. E. Puthoff Ph 
Electronics and Bioengineering Laboratory 
HEP:jls 
Enc. 
CABLE. STANRES, MENLO PARK / TWX 910-373-1246 
Declassified and Approved For Release 2014/01/09: CIA-RDP79-00999A000200010038-4