SRI/DIA REQUEST FOR PARAPSYCHOLOGICAL DATA

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This document is a memorandum from July 16, 1986, addressed to the Director of Research and Development at the CIA. The memo discusses a request from SRI (Stanford Research Institute) and the DIA (Defense Intelligence Agency) for parapsychological data, specifically data related to experiments conducted with psychic Pat Price. The author of the memo mentions that they have a copy of one of the requested documents, which analyzes Price's statements about a Soviet facility in Las Alamos. However, they state that the other requested data has either been destroyed or is in the OTS (Office of Technical Services) archives. The author suggests responding to the request by providing SRI with the available data and noting that the other data has been destroyed. The background of the memo explains that the request was made during a meeting between the CIA and SRI/DIA, where they discussed the lack of progress in understanding "remote viewing" and the desire to review data from past experiments, particularly involving Pat Price. The author mentions their personal recollections of working with Price and their lack of access to most of the primary data. The author also discusses a phone call they had with someone named "CL" to discuss the situation, and "CL" expresses indifference towards the DIA research and the effort required to search for the old data files.

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 16 July 1986
 MEMORANDUM TO:   Director of Research and Development
 ACS/ORD
 SUBJECT          SRI/DIA Request for Parapsychological Data
 Attached is a request for copies of data derived from several
 experiments sponsored by the Agency over a decade ago with the
 alleged psychic, Pat Price.   I have a copy of one of the requested
 documents   a negative analysis of Pat's statements about the URDF-3
 Soviet                    Las Alamos, 1976).   The other requested data
 has been destroyed or has receeded into the mists of OTS archives.
 After a brief discussion with                    I suggest we respond by  SG1I
 providing SRI-International wi                      review and note the   SG1I
 other data has been destroyed or                     Attached draft for
 your consideration).
 Background
 Approximately a month ago,                 (DIA) called to request a
 meeting about an "Old Contract'.  Knowing       im's involvement with
 GRILLFLAME, DIA's unclassified designator for parapsychological
 research, .I knew generally what he wanted to discuss.  We arranged
 for a meeting which occurred on 12 June in my office.   The meeting
 included Ms. Beverly Humphey, SRI - International's principle
 investigator on the DIA funded parapsychology research project.
 The main objective of the meeting was to inform me they have not
 made significant progress in understanding "remote viewing" and
 therefore, wanted to review the best subject from past experiments,
 Pat Price.   Since Pat died in 1977, and I had personally worked
 with him, they wanted to debrief me on my recollections of him and
 his procedures as well as locate primary data records on orginal
 analysis which they could review and re-analyze.
 I discussed my personal recollections of various personal
 methods and idiosyncrasies of Pat's and noted I no longer had access
 to most of the primary data (transcripts, drawings, and audio tapes)
 from Pat Price.   I further suggested, that if they sent a request
 for the data, I would route it to the appropriate part of the CIA.
 CL, BY                     SG1I
 DECI           OADR
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 SUBJECT:   SRI/DIA Request for Parapsychological Data
 After receiving the attached letter, i called                 to     SG1I
 explain the situation and get his guidance.           said he was         SG1I
 indifferent to the DIA research and would like to avoid the effort
 of searching for the old data files, which may or may not exist.   I
 told         I would request your approval to send the single document
 which I  a  and we would not bother him further with the matter.
 SG1I
 Attachment:
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