PROCEDURE 18, DOD REGULATION 5240.1-R

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 20FEB1981
 MEMORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR, DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
 SUBJECT:     Procedure 18, DOD Regulation 5240.1--R (U)
 (S)      This is in response to an inquiry from the DIA, General
 Counsel*/ as to whether a proposed contract with Stanford Research
 Institute (SRI)  to analyze the capabilities of psychics requires
 prior approval of the Secretary of Defense pursuant to Procedure
 18 of DOD Regulation 5240.1-R.
 (U)      Procedure 18 is applicable if the activity to be
 undertaken constitutes "experimentation" on human subjects.
 Experimentation is defined to mean:
 research, development, or related activity that
 may expose an individual to the possibility of
 injury (including physical, psychological or
 social injury)  that increases the ordinary risks
 of daily life for the subject (including the
 recognized risks inherent'in a chosen occupation
 or field of service), or that temporarily ad-
 versely affects a person's mental or physical
 condition.
 While this definition is quite broad in scope,  it stops short of
 potentially stressful situations created and within the control
 of the subject, not the analyst.   It is concluded for this reason
 that the limited activity described herein does not fall within
 the definition of "experimentation."**/
 (S)   SRI will assist persons with psyshic ability to use and
 improve that skill, for remote viewing of targets, including some
 with practical intelligence value to DIA.   The analyst will
 attempt to define the mental process of the psychic.   The proce-
 dure will be strictly limited to a dialogue between the analyst
 and the psychic.   It will take place in a quiet setting such as a
 (S) This request was made following Army advise that
 its participation with DIA in a project  (codename GRILL
 FLAME) described in your 2 Feb 1981 memorandum to the
 Secretary of Defense would have to await further review.
 **/    (U) This opinion does not address other activities
 discussed in your 2 Feb 1981 memorandum.   For example, no
 opinion is expressed as to whether involvement of persons
 with no history of psychic experiences would constitute
 human experimentation.
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 room with limited access and noise levels.  The analyst will
 provide the psychic with map coordinates or other data
 identifying a remote geographic location.   He will then ask
 the psychic to mentally visit the location and describe
 events or things on the scene in the past, present or future.
 The psychic will be advised in advance that the scene en-
 countered could be an explosion or other event that would be
 extremely unpleasant or dangerous if a person were physically
 present.  The analyst will ask the psychic questions about
 his remote viewing experience and provide the psychic with
 encouragement and suggestions for improvement of the process.
 The psychic will be provided with no internal or external
 assistance such as drugs or electrical shock.  Nor will any
 physical devices be used in the process.   The psychic will
 not be deprived of sleep, food, or an opportunity to exercise
 normal body functions.  Also, the activity will be strictly
 limited to volunteers who have previously used their psychic
 ability to have remote viewing experiences on behalf of
 others without adverse effect, either temporary or permanent,
 on his or her mental or physical condition.
 (S)   There is no medical evidence that the activity
 described above would be harmful to the psychics involved.
 To the contrary, we are advised by DIA representatives that
 there were no reports of ill effects during the course of
 SRI's prior encouragement of psychics to have remote viewing
 experiences.   While a successful remote viewing experience
 could be unpleasant, it appears that the stress would be
 within the control of the psychic, particularly since the
 subjects have previously had remote viewing experiences
 without any adverse effect.
 (S)   In essence, the voluntary activity of analysts
 working with practicing psychics to have and improve the
 clarity of remote viewing experiences is analogous to a
 coach prompting an athlete to voluntarily perform feats of
 increasing difficulty and to explain in the process how he
 is able to achieve the concentration necessary for positive
 results.  While this type of effort may be stressful, the
 stress is created and controlled by the psychic, not the
 analyst.  Bence, the activity described above is not ex-
 perimentation on human subjects within the meaning of
 procedure 16.
 L. Niederlehner
 Acting General Counsel
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