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 (S/NOFOR)   FACTS:
 1.  Definition: Definition: on:   To borrow a Soviet. term, Psychoenerget.ics (Yarapsychol0gY)
 onre.na inexplicably caused by or involving
 is that body of observed pbon
 i
 mental processes.   Included are three aspects that may be of extreme mil.i_tary
 importance.  They are Psycholc:i.nesis, Clairvoyance (Remote viewing), and
 Telepathy.
 2.  Credible evidence is mounting at an tncr cam Lug rate that 1'syc.hoener:eti cs
 is real and can be exploited to one's great advantage.  No final conclusions
 can be reached, however, except to say that enough Ovid evidence is on hand to
 warrant serious study of these phenomena.
 .   The Sov-iet Url,on and other East Bloc nations are known to b   fnr'ahead of
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 the US in Basic and Applied Research into P yChoen- rf etics.   Soviet R&D in
 this field is pr. imaa i Ly con t rol i eel ~ancl funded by the KGB and mi 1 i l`iir.y.
 DOD officials, among thea the USo:fA and Director D IA,
 C+.        aber of 'US
 A nu
 '   clroc n~:r,e tics.
 a need to at least explore the 1>oteul-iai      offered by P y
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 Ttio general feeling is that we cannotiLford to ignore the possibility that
 tine USSR. has the capability to precipitate catastrophic defeat of our
 Manske forces,   '.Close sane capab.i.1 Mes,   in 1 t i.>.n dly hands,  r,; `'bL    an
 victory for the US and her allies.
 ';.   K 'an  it this  most  preliminary suzge of Army  involvement in I s ycltopnerL;ctic s,
 an ad hoc oversight committee has been :formed:        t1SoIA, ACSI., Director D:CA,
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 is vi_tal.ly concerned that the US pap .faLJ.en.._,hehind
 on this "survival i.srsue.    lie has expressed his feelings to the DCI and has
 offered a l.et.ter: over his signature. supporting any 1)01) effort.
 The CIA,
 7. in the recent past- there were other US Government"j>_laycrs.'
 ng
 1972 to 1..974, were act:Lvely: invest.igating the Remote e Viewing
 From about
 aspects of Psyclroenergetics.   (Note:   Remote Viewing is the ability of a
 Subject to project his mind's eye to a specific geographic point and describe
 in varying detail what is located there.)   At the same time the US _ Navy. was
 conducting some su)nnari_nc  t.:racking and communications experiments.                  Both
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 organizations dro}>ped, out; of the :Field in the aftermath of Watergate, te, when
 any    sort  of  "exotic"  project,  no  matter  how  promising or  innocent          in :fact,.
 could engender had publicity and political criticism.   In popular jargon,
 this was the Proxmire effect.
 S.     SOli1:'. e government agencies have stayed in the ? .lme.:
 a.    The US Air Force Foreign Science and Technology Division has on-going,
 contracts with a reputable organization, Stanford Research Institute, to
 replicate known Soviet experiments in Psych.oencrgetics.   It is not believed
 that the  USAU  intends to go beyond this modest effort.
 F TD,                . to do
 b.    The US Army. Missile Intelligence Agency, via .C~TD, lsrr  used Si._
 .~_       b   lc.   LILT   Care and  to  ci~'t  t'L[ll.la
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 the frequency rang es at tslli.c.h the unexplained rl.e.n.t.a.l pr.oce:s;>es involved, occur.
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 c.   In more of an Applied fashion,  tiie Army ,Matc.r.:ial..._Sy. tqT _Analysi:;
 Activity at Aberdeen PG has contracted With  SRI.  to conduct a number of
 experiments to determine:   (11 if enemy commanders can be "tracked" by a
 Subject can detect changes,V t lc. status
 friendly Subject;  (2if a friendly                                         _
 of an enemy unit (i.c. , going on alert status), or changes in.an area (i..e.,
 enemy occupation of a forward assembly area);  (3)  if a friendly Subject can
 alter sensitive enemy equipment so that it will malfunction in some way
 (i.e.,  raise the internal temperatures of a missile warhead so that the
 guidance system fail s) ; and,  (4)  if a friendly Subject can break enemy com-
 munications codes or. nent-er''                           secure computer systems.
 d.   INSCOM is considering the training of several Subjects to try and
 determine the Counter Throat parts of l?sychoenergeti.cs.
 9.   A large number of prestigious civilian institutions, corporations and
 universities are exploring the PsychoenergeLic phenomena.  Among them are
 Princeton, Boeing Corporation, Duke University, SRI and the University of
 Virginia.    SRI seems to be the leader in the field.
 10. SRI'S efforts, headed by two laser physicists, Dr. '.Cars and Dr. Puthof,
 involves a small stable of proven Subjects,  the most notable being I1.
 11.  11 has repeatedly shown an ability to perform a number of unexplainable
 a.   In a widely reported experiment 11 ra_i_sed and.lower,  at will.,  the
 internal  temperature of a  thermos--type  container  several  rooms away.
 b.   In what has become a standard procedure,         11  remotely views (given
 only the geographic coordinates) any point on earth, wiLh varying amount of
 details as to what, is located there.      For example,  in one experiment sponsored
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 by the CIA be could   not concentrate on the relatively uninteresting target
 he was given (a vacation cottage in the woods).   Instead he "wandered"  to a
 nearby place that turned out to be a secret CIA facility.   A great deal of
 cor:,mota.on was caused as 11 penetrated the installation, describing classi?-
 ..:..._,.._,._......._,.....,...,._...._
 ied code word documents in a room.   Some were even inside  a filing cabinet.
 He was physically located in California.
 c.   Details are not yet known, but it  is understood that a few days ago
 11  gained entry to a computer by mentally picturing, then using, the access
 code.
 12. Other people have also demonstrated the ability to track and remote view:
 a..  Again, several days ago, an SRI Subject was given only a Xerox copy
 SG1B           of the Pentagon badge that belongs to Dr. Kramar, head of AMSAA's labs.
 Details are not known, but evidently Dr. Kramai: was accurately "tracked"
 b.   The Dean of Princeton University's Engineering Department described
 his first experience with. Psychoenergetics in a recent paper.   (Note:   copy
 to be provided to the CSA/VCS for personal use.)   Although  he  drew no final.
 conclusions,  it is clear that he is not a skeptic.
 (Note:   At red markers are examples of a number of successful Remote Viewing
 exprriments.)
 (5MOI?ORN)   RISKS:
 selsaLionalisL journalism.   The possibility of receiving the "Golden Fleece
 Award"   is also a factor.
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 2.   There is a slight chance o:C :fraud, if reasonable care in the sel.ecti.on
 of i.nstituLi_ons and individuals is riot taken.   Good experimental. design and
 this possil,il.i.t:y.
 dealing with quality institutions will.  minimize
 3.   T:[: the set of phenomena arc real., the possibility of physical harm by
 hostile intelligence to Subjects like TI, must be considered.
 4.   Lax security precautions could provide ITOTS valuable information about
 ITS ini_l:i_tar.y capabilities in Psychoencar.geti.cs.
 (S/N0 ORN)   GAINS:
 1.   These are too numerous to list, and for the most part are obvious.   Tt
 is recognized, however., that all l)sychoenergeti.c applications are hardly
 known.
 2.   The capability to perform accurately even one of the phenomena like
 Remote Viewing, is beyond the normal. concept of worth.
 (S /d0T'OI:i~;) RT COMMIPM)ATTONS
 1.   That the Army develop a rational., comprchensaveL program to examine r,:i_L1_t:ary
 applic, "l-ions of Psycho energetics, and that OACST have DA Staff proponency.
 2.   That T);A,,RCOM should take the lead in developing the program, for Army, and
 that I:i:SC:O;^T work closely with DA:I:PCOM in that (:effort.
 3.   That:. Army,  insofar as possible, work within a DOD framework, to insure
 t:itl          l'i'C      es ur    s  arc  carefully tended  and   that   ll:.?  uc 1a.cessary  dulii. LeaL:ion
 of work              occurs.
 /    t'laat:  the  euLi.i c        pro ia.CL  b;.     I'. e':  til?   et_ri   t.    I C     Lt     cov  lap  ,
 `i.  Alt records should clearly reflect that Army is not sponsor in ; any sort
 of 1l _:li_tul controll. ? exper.              is, deal lug only in those areas of le  .Lim: to
 ~..mcnLs,brtt.
 m i_l itary concern.
 G.  That ACST and staff keep the (,SA/VCS  current as pro;rc~ :s is mode.
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 OJ?OI:N)   SUMMARY:
 1. The 'US military must not ignore or be swayed from involvement in
 1'sychocnergetic research. and development.   The 'issue at stake is far too
 important for that.
 2. IL -is not an oversta,Lcmen- to say that successful development and use of
 1?syehoenergctic capabilities are comparable ir.r import and impact as develop
 ment of the atomic weapon in 1944.
 NAJ stoner/55048
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