POLICY STATEMENT

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This document is a policy statement from 1978 regarding the psychic research program at SRI International. The program explicitly states that it does not use hypnosis, drugs, or any other psychopharmacological agents. They also do not use subliminal technologies or any other means of stimulation unknown to the research subjects. This policy statement is in line with the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (DHEW) rules and regulations for the protection of human subjects. A Human Subjects Committee is responsible for enforcing this policy, and SRI International adheres to the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki.

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 H. E. Putho f f, Ph.D.
 DATE:   19 June 1978
 LOCATION:  44
 cc:
 SUBJECT: Policy Statement
 In response to requests for information with regard to the psychic
 research program at SRI International,  this memo is to state for the
 record that this program does not involve the use of hypnosis, drugs,
 or other psychopharmacological agents, or treatment of research subjects
 by subliminal technologies or other means of st.imulation unknown to them.
 This policy statement derives from a broader SRI policy statement
 concerning requirements governing activities with human subjects (SRI
 International Administration Manual, Topic 812, Complete Revision
 2 May 1977).  This policy statement applies to all uses of human
 subjects at or under the sponsorship of SRI International.  It is
 intended to comply with Department of Health, Education and Welfare
 (DHEW) rules and regulations for the protection of human subjects, and
 is concerned with the protection of any individual who may be at risk
 as a consequence of participation as a subject in an experimental
 activity.  An individual is considered,to be at risk if he or she "may
 be exposed to the possibility of injury, including physical, psychological,
 or social injury, as a consequence of participation as a subject in any
 research, development, or related activity which departs from the
 application of those established and accepted methods necessary to meet
 his needs, or which increases the ordinary risks of daily life, including
 the recognized risks inherent in a chosen occupation or field of service."'
 A Human Subjects Committee appointed by the Vice President and Chairman,
 Office of Research Operations,  SRI International,  is responsible for
 the enforcement of this policy.
 SRI adheres to the statement of principles issued by the World
 Medical Association, 10 Columbus Circle, New York, New York  10019, and
 known as the Declaration of Helsinki.  Copies are available from the
 Chairman of the SRI Human Subjects Committee.
 1Title 45 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 46.
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