MINUTES OF THE GRILL FLAME COMMITTEE MEETING, 14 FEB 79

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The minutes of the Grill Flame Committee meeting on February 14, 1979, were released by the CIA. The attendees included representatives from various organizations such as DIA, ACSI, AMSAA, AF'FTD, INSCOM, MIRADCOM, and USDRE. During the meeting, a master list of Grill Flame Committee representatives was established for the distribution of information. The goals and objectives of the committee were also discussed and agreed upon. Dr. Vorona reviewed the briefings presented to the House Select Committee on Intelligence and highlighted the funding concerns for SRI. Proposed allocations of funding for SRI were detailed. Congressman Rose acknowledged the financial situation of the SRI program and suggested writing a strong letter to DoD to address the issue. The meeting also touched upon optimum funding levels for SRI, alternative sources of capability, and ongoing and proposed in-house programs. The next meeting of the Grill Flame Committee was scheduled for the end of March 1979.

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 MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD
 SUBJECT:  Minutes of the Grill Flame Committee Meeting, 14 Feb 79  (U)
 1.  (U)   The Grill Flame Committee meeting was held at 0930, 14 Feb 79.
 2.  (U)   Attendees:
 Dr. Vorona  DIA
 MAJ Stoner, ACSI
 Mr. Kramar, AMSAA
 COL De Prospero, AMSAA
 Mr- rra f. AF'FTD
 MAJ Watt, INSCOM Mr. Green, MIRADCOM
 Mr. Dailey,  USDRE
 3.  (U)  As a result of discussion on access to GRILL FLAME information,
 a master list of Grill Flame Committee representatives was established
 (Incl 1).  All information should be sent through agreed-upon security chan-
 nels to these representatives; secondary distribution in each organization
 is to be determined by that organization.
 4.  (U)  The goals and objectives of the committee as agreed to by the
 attendees are attached as Inci 2.
 5.  (S-ORCON) Dr. Vorona reviewed the briefings presented to the House
 Select Committee on Intelligence on 13 Feb 79 by himself and Hal Puthoff
 and Russ Targ of SRI as well as the discussions that followed.  One of
 the primary concerns is the level of funding for SRI.  Up through 31 March
 1979, the following monies have been allocated:
 $10O K from FTD
 $115K from AMSAA
 $ 20K from DIA
 Beginning 1 April 1979, the following monies are proposed for allocation
 to SRI:
 $ 75K     ACSI/INSCOM/AMSAA
 $ 35K
 $75 to $IOOK  MIA
 $ 50K     DIA
 $100K     AMSAA
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 Congressman Rose recognized the critical financial situation of the SRI
 program.    In response to Congressman Rose's inquiry as to what the Com-
 mittee could do, Dr. Vorona commented that a strong letter to DoD should
 remove the reluctance of some people to deal with the subject of psycho-
 energetics.
 6.  (S-ORCON)  In addition to further discussions of optimum funding
 levels for SRI (400-500K/year), other outside sources of the capability
 as well as ongoing and proposed in-house programs were discussed.
 7.  (U)  It was suggested that the next meeting of the Grill Flame Com-
 mittee be scheduled for the end of March 79.
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