HUMAN USE COORDINATION FOR PROJECT GRILL FLAME (U)

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• Publication Date: January 12, 1982
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Human Use Coordination for Project GRILL FLAME (U)
DATE
12 Jan 82
ACTION REQUIRED
ACSI signature of memo at TAB A.
MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD. (Describe briefly the requirement, background and action taken or recommended. Must be sufficiently detailed to identify
the action without recourse to other sources.)
1. (C/NOFORN) BACKGROUND: The Army GRILL FLAME Project requires annual Secretary or
Under Secretary of the Army review and approval.
2. (U) DISCUSSION:
a. (C/NOFORN) The Army General Counsel determined that Army participation in Pro-
ject GRILL
FLAME constitutes "
human
us
e"
UP Proced
ure 18,
DOD Regulation
5240.1-R (TAB B
b. (U) Procedure 18 (TAB C) requires:
(1) (U)
ion
that
an
important
fo
foreign intelligence
or
counterintelli-
gence purpose is served.
(2) (U) Subjects execute written informed consent.
(3) (U) Experimentation is conducted IAW applicable HHS regulations and guide-
lines.
c. (U) Representatives from the Army Surgeon General's Office and the Office of
the Army General Counsel provide medical and legal oversight of INSCOM GRILL FLAME acti-
vities.
d. (S/NOFORN) INSCOM contracts with the Stanford Research Institute (SRI) for GRIL
FLAME support. SRI policy re human use is described in memo at TAB D.
e. (S/NOFORN) INSCOM's GRILL FLAME activities in FY 82 include:
(1) (S/NOFORN) Train two newly assigned personnel in remote viewing techniques.
(2) (S/NOFORN) Continue performing operational remote viewing in support of
valid Army intelligence collection and counterintelligence requirements.
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SUBJECT: Human Use Coordination for Project GRILL FLAME (U)
f. (C) The Army General Counsel maintained that GRILL FLAME activities
involved human use and required Secretariat review and coordination UP Proce-
dure 18, DOD Regulation 5240.1-R. The DOD General Counsel initially disagreed.
The issue was decided on 17 Nov 81 with the DOD General Counsel accepting the
Army position. A detailed review of this "human use" question is at TAB E.
g. (S/NOFORN) The future of the Army program has been complicated by
the elimination of Army FY 82 GRILL FLAME O&M funds during the Congressional
HAC - SAC conferees' hearing. However, it appears that the Army request for
five permanent GRILL FLAME personnel positions for FY 82 remained in the pro-
gram. DIA's GRILL FLAME effort for FY 82 was fully funded for $330K. Army
GRILL FLAME activities are contained in our FY 83 program submission and this
will allow us to fully air the issue with Congress. In the interim, INSCOM
plans to keep the effort alive by internal reprogramming until a final decision
on future funding can be reached.
h. (U) The current Army Secretariat authority to conduct GRILL FLAME
activities UP Procedure 18, DOD Regulation 5240.1-R requires renewal in Jan
82 (TAB F). Army GRILL FLAME activities will be continued subsequent to 14
Jan 82 pending resolution of the above described FY 82 funding issue. The
ACSI memo at TAB A seeks this authority from the Secretary of the Army.
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3. (U) RECOMMENDATION: That ZA sign memorandum athTAB A.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF FOR INTELLIGENCE
WASHINGTON, DC 20310
REPLY TO
ATTENTION OF
DAMI-ISH
MEMORANDUM TIIRU VICE CHIEF OF STAFF, ARMY
ARMY GENERAL COUNSEL,
FOR SECRETARY OF THE ARMY
SUBJECT: GRILL FLAME (U)--DECISION MEMORANDUM
l'A 3 AN L%'8'_
1. (S/NOFORN) The US Army Intelligence and Security Command's
(INSCOM) Project GRILL FLAME investigates and applies remote
viewing phenomena in support of important foreign :intelligence
and US counterintel.lij.7ence requirements. INSCOM employs active
duty military and Department of the Army civilians in the'execu-
ti.on of the project. Both the Defense Intelligence Agency (.DTA
and INSCOM purchase the services of private contract personne )
l
in support of GRILL FLAME. During FY 82, INSCOM plans to trai
n
two newly assigned personnel in remote viewing techniques and con-
tinue to conduct operational sessions against important foreign
intelligence and counterintelligence requirements.
2. (>/NOFORN) The Army General Counsel. determined that GRILL
FLAME activities constitute experimentation on human subjects
under Procedure 18, DOD Regulation 5240.1.-R. Section 4 of Pro-
cedure 18 requires approval of the Service Secretary or Under
Secretary for intelligence components to engage in or contract
for experimentation involving human subjects.
3. (S/NOFORN) The US Army INSCOM GRILL FLAME
the human use standards of Section Procedure a18 18. All rayisRy
FLAME participants are volunteers who have execeutteed written rm state-
have
ments
of informed consent . R0pp1?es;crrtaLives from the Ar'rrly General
Counsel and the Office of the Army Surgeon General provide le 11
and medical oversight. All contracts entered into by INSCOM con-
tain the written commitment that the provisions of Procedure 18,
DOD Regulation 5240.1-R will be followed. The DIA contract monitor
ensures the contracted party executes their Procedure 18 responsi-
bilities. The Deputy Secretary of Defense authorized DIA
pation in GRILL FLAME on 11 Dec 81 (Intl 1). part:ici-
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14 JAN 1882
4. (C) Congress eliminated Army FY 82 funding for GRILL FLAME.
At the same time, Congress approved the Army request for five
permanent personnel positions for GRILL FLAME. With the Commander,
US Army Intelligence and Security Command, I am exploring the various
options for maintaining a GRILL FLAME effort in FY 82. I will, by
separate correspondence, keep you informed on the future status of
GRILL FLAME FY 82 funding. In the meantime, Army's authority to,
conduct GRILL FLAME operations under the provisions of Procedure
18, DOD Regulation 5240.1-R past 14 Jan 82 must be renewed.
5. (C) Request the Secretary of the Army approve our continued
participation in GRILL FLAME activities within INSCOM and with the
DIA and its contractor. Army participation will be in strict ac-
cordance with the provisions of Procedure 18, DOD Regulation 5240.1-R.
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Drij tier General, USA
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY
ENSE
SUBJECT. GRILL FLAME - ACTION MEMORANDUM (u)
uirector
(S/NOFORN) In FY 1981, a Memorandum of Understandin
a jointly funded Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)g (enclosure U1
contractual effort known as GRILL FLAME. This effort ha ) established
the last year certain .S. Army three- year
the l parapsychological phenomena s been investigating for
abilit Y of individuals to mentall such as remote viewin
potential military applications, y collect data at a distance) g (the
Potential applications and limitations a isucin FY 1981 was on. that have
significance of foreign work phenomena, and to evaluate tthe
States. particularly as it may pose a threat to the United
(S/NOFORN) The U.S. Army has
International include the training
proposed that the FY 1982 joint contract with SRI
prior experience in remote viewing. f selected Army
It has beeny determined b o have had no
Counsel that this activity requires
Directive 5240. 1-R, permission under Procedure D18 of ariciption . Accordingly, the Secretary of the Army has approved of Doq
the program. A copy of the approval is enclosure oArmy
(S/NOFORN) In compliance with this determination
and under
and under the auspices of the DIA Arm
requirement that the provisions of Procedure ' a1logramracts entered into
will be followed. y GRILL FLAME program will contain the
The contract monitor will ensure 1t8hatt?the1 contacted party
executes its Procedure 18 responsibilities. will be obtained in writing consent of all subjects
g and only in accordance with the guidelines issued by
the Department of Health and Human Services. These guidelines set
safeguarding the welfare of the subjects.
conditions
(S/NQFQRN) The Defense Intelligence Agency, as joint con-
tracting agent of the GRILL FLAME progam, requests er
those portions of the participant and joint DIA/Army GRILL FLAME rp missian to proceed with
tute human experimentation pursuant to Procedure 18ofrDOD Directive 5o 2400. . 1 1--R.
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Enclosures.
GRILL FLAME MOU (S/NF), 1 Cy
Memo for Sec of Army, 8 May 81,
(S/NF)
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Coordination:
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~~. 1. A~~licabi.li~ty and~e .
Thin p~'c~cedure implements Sccti?n 2~-3p2 caf ~xecuti~e
Carer I206, r~:f. (f} , anc~ applies tee experimentation on
ht~.ara.n s~ak-jects if such expe~ximentation is conducted by ear
pan behalg of a DcD intelligence ce~m~adnent. This pre~cer3txre
does not apply to exraa~rimentation can animal subjects.
Sec. 2. I~e.f,initic~ns
The definiticsns ref the .frllcrwing teams, set otzt in
Apper~c~ix ~? are applicatzle to these procedures:
t~ttnser~t.
Uc~i] intelligence cc>mpUnents
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Unified. States person
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