ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION
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The document discusses the need to establish a special access program to manage and protect the US Army CENTER LANE Project, which focuses on remote viewing. The CENTER LANE program has progressed from research to operational collection and has had notable successes in identifying terrorist locations and verifying threats. Public disclosure of the Army's involvement in parapsychology, particularly with the Stanford Research Institute - International, could attract media attention and ridicule, which could undermine the program's security and credibility. The document concludes that the unique collection capability of the CENTER LANE Project is valuable and should be protected, and that public disclosure could severely damage the project.
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N'OFORN
1. (U) The initial discussion has identified several basic considerations which
pertain to the question of establishing a special access program to safeguard
and manage the US Army CENTER LANE Project. Additional details of that just-
ification are outlined below.
2. (S/CL-2/NOFORN) Building upon the research accomplished in the GRILL FLAME
Program, the CENTER LANE Program has made outstanding progress in the area
of Remote Viewing. Though CENTER LANE continues to be a research and develop-
ment effort, it has progressed beyond the realm of the GRILL FLAME effort into
an operational collection mode. This is readily evidenced in the number of
taskings already undertaken by the project and the degree of success illustrat-
ed in those endeavors. Two of the more visible examples of CENTER LANE'S unique
sole source collection capability were: 1) identifying the area where BG Dozier
was held captive by terrorists in Italy, and 2) verifying the presence of the
terrorist leader "Carlos" in the DC area during the time frame of Quadafi's
threat to President Reagan. Should the initial successes of the CENTER LANE
research continue unabated, this project could provide the US Army with an
awesome intelligence collection capability in areas where more traditional
methods are limited.
3. (S/CL-1/NOFORN) Public disclosure of the Army's advancement and application
of parapsychology, as mentioned previously, would most likely atract widespread
media attention and bring about extreme public ridicule. Public ridicule a few
years ago forced the CIA to terminate its project in parapsychology which it
had just begun work on. If the Army's involvement with Stanford Research
Institute - International in California became public knowledge, the Army's
interest in parapsychology might easily be compromised. SRI-International is
the most renowned and publicized institution in the United States for work in
the paranormal. Past DIA, CIA, and NSA involvement with SRI has attracted
widespread media attention. Parapsychology is a relatively new and intriguing
field of study and thus quick to attract the attention of the media and ensuing
public ridicule. To date, public disclosure has centered around the DIA, CIA,
NSA, US Navy and the Health Department in the areas of experimentation and one-
time attempts at application, if the Army's accomplishments were revealed, it
could create a very sensitive political situation and undermine the security of
the program.
4. (U) To summarize the analysis of these considerations:
a. (S/CL-1/NOFORN) The unique collection capability of the US Army CENTER
LANE Project has been proven on numerous occasions and would be irreplaceable
if terminated.
b. (S/CL-1/NOFORN) Public disclosure of the Army CENTER LANE effort at the
degree of disclosures the DIA, CIA, and NSA have suffered could severly cripple
and/or induce the discreditation of the project through public ridicule and
pressure.
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