SRI REPORT ON PERPETUAL AUGMENTATION

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This document is a memorandum from John N. McMahon, Associate Deputy Director for Science and Technology, to the Associate Deputy Director for Science and Technology. In the memorandum, McMahon discusses his interest in parapsychology and mentions receiving a report on perceptual augmentation from the Stanford Research Institute (SRI). McMahon believes that despite the presence of charlatans in the field, there is a serious side to parapsychology that the intelligence agency should not ignore. He notes the continued interest in parapsychology within the Office of Medical Services (OMS) and suggests that the agency should maintain a modest research effort in this area. The memorandum includes attachments and was distributed to various recipients.

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 DDA 76-0847
 2 3 FEB 1976
 MEMORANDUM FOR:     Associate Deputy Director for
 Science and Technology
 FROM                John N. McMahon, Associate Deput
 SUBJECT             SRI Report on Perceptual Augmentation
 1.   Because of my early interest stemming from OTS
 days of keeping a finger in parapsychology,
 dropped me a copy of the SRI report which in turn I read
 and then forwarded to                   for his comments.
 2.   Unfortunately, this subject brings out the best
 of charlatans, however, there is a serious side to it and
 one that we, as an intelligence agency, must not let slip
 by unnoticed.   I call to your attention OMS's continued
 interest in parapsychology and the fact that we, as a
 Directorate., have.a continuing interest and requirement
 for research in this area.   It does seem appropriate that
 the Agency keep a continuing, albeit modest, effort in
 this area.
 .Att:
 Memo dtd 20 Feb 76 to
 ADDA fr DD/MS, same subj
 Distribution:
 Orig F 1 - Adse w/att
 1 - DD/MS
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