GRILL FLAME ACTIVITY (U)

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Summary: This memorandum discusses the establishment of policy regarding the support of investigations into parapsychology and its potential military applications. Based on a report from the GRILL FLAME Scientific Evaluation Committee and the author's own priorities, it is recommended that the recommendations in Chapter 3 of the report be implemented. The overall conclusion is that the technology used in the investigations is not appropriate for demonstrating the existence of subject effects, and therefore, future work in this area should not be pursued.

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 ( ;)   This note is for the i~,.rz'iac7:~e Of establishing policy with
 respect to OUSDRE Support of investi.c ati(bns into parapsychology
 and its potential military applications.
 (S)    Based upon the December 1979 report Of the GRILL FLAME
 Sbientific Evaluati.orr Conutr.i t.tee:r and upon my c-wr-  sense of  .
 priorities for efforts wi t..lr i rl t}ae O1.1srn : ,  :r  believe it appropriate
 that the Recorrraenelat:iorts Of Chapter 3, pay,-es 1.0 atnd 11, relatti.ng
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 technology prop ratiis aimed a l sc i ent.i f. is demonstration of the
 existence of. t:he subject effects, and that as a consequence
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