(UNTITLED) INSCOM'S ACTIVITIES ON THE CENTER LANE PROGRAM

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• Collection: STARGATE
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP96-00788R001500070002-8
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• Document Page Count: 12
• Document Creation Date: November 4, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 22, 1998
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: February 23, 1984
• Content Type: BRIEF

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GOOD AFTERNOON, SIR. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO MY
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OPERATIONS OFFICER, I HIE-TO PROVIDE YOU
WITH AN UPDATE ON INSCOM'S ACTIVITIES LINDER THE CENTER LANE
PROGRAM. THE THRUST OF THE BRIEFING WILL BE ON THE PROGRAM'S
ACCOMPLISHMENTS SINCE YOUR LAST BRIEFING BY PROJECT PERSONNEL IN
NOVEMBER 1981. WHILE I WOULD LIKE TO START THE BRIEFING BY
DISCUSSING OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS, I AM PREPARED TO ELABORATE ON
OTHER TOPICS AS YOU DESIRE.
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THE CENTER LANE MISSION HAS BEEN TO USE REMOTE VIEWING AS AN
OPERATIONAL TECHNIQUE TO COLLECT INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION TO
ENHANCE OTHER INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION SYSTEMS, AND TO DETERMINE
IF REMOTE VIEWING COULD BE LEARNED BY PROFESSIONAL INTELLIGENCE
PERSONNEL WHO WERE NOT ESTABLISHED "PSYCHICS". FROM THE
PROGRAMS START IN OCTOBER 1978 INSCOM HAS DEMONSTRATED THAT
REMOTE VIEWING IS AN EFFECTIVE INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION
COLLECTION TOOL., AND PROFESSIONAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS CAN BE
TRAINED IN REMOTE VIEWING.
VALIDATION OF REMOTE VIEWING BY INSCOM WAS INITIALLY
ACCOMPLISHED WITH A HIGHLY CONTROLLED, OBJECTIVE IN-HOUSE:
PROGRAM OF TRAINING FOR
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ASSIGNED PERSONNEL. OVER A. FOUR YEAR PERIOD APPROXIMATELY 350
OF THESE CONTROLLED REMOTE VIEWINGS WERE CONDUCTED. SUCH
VALIDATION CONTINUES TODAY INDEPENDENT OF CONTRACTOR'S EFFORTS.
SINCE THE FIRST OPERATIONAL INTERVIEW IN SEPTEMBER 1979,
PROJECT PERSONNEL HAVE CONDUCTED 726 OPERATIONAL REMOTE VIEWING
INTERVIEWS IN SUPPORT OF 96 INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION PROJECTS FOR
A NUMBER OF U.S. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY CUSTOMERS. THIS CHART
SHOWS OUR RESULTS FROM THAT FIVE YEAR PERIOD. IT IS IMPORTANT
TO NOTE THE NUMBER OF OPERATIONAL SOURCES WE HAD AVAILABLE.
(1979: 7; 1980: 41; 1981: 20; 1982: 11; 1983: 15; 1984: 2;
6)
SINCE WE LAST BRIEFED YOU IN NOVEMBER 1981 WE HAVE CONDUCTED
31 PROJECTS. SEVEN OF 'THOSE PROJECTS ARE ON-GOING. THIS CHART
DEPICTS THE INTELLIGENCE VALUE OF THE OTHER 24 PROJECTS AS
REPORTED TO US BY THE PROJECT'S SPONSORS.
I WILL USE A THREE PHASE APPROACH TO ILLUSTRATE TO YOU OUR
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CAPABILITIES. FIRST I WILL PROVIDE A BRIEF
OVERVIEW OF THE RESULTS OF SEVERAL PROJECTS. NEXT I WILL ASK
YOU TO EXAMINE IN DETAIL THE RESULTS OF SIX PROJECTS. FINALLY I
WILL EXPLAIN OUR OPERATING PROCEDURES,
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Now I WOULD LIKE YOU TO REVIEW SOME OTHER PROJECTS IN DETAIL.
I WOULD NOW LIKE TO DISCUSS OUR OPERATING PROCEDURES.
As I HAVE ILLUSTRATED, ("'ENTER LANE RESPONDS TO TASKINGS FOR
THE ENTIRE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY, A PROJECT BEGINS WHEN A
"CUSTOMER" CONTACTS THE CENTER LANE PROJECT MANAGER DIRECTLY TO
DISCUSS THE FEASABILITY OF USING PSYCHOENERGETICS TO COLLECT
INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION.
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AGENCIES OUTSIDE OF INSCOM MUST RECEIVE APPROVAL FROM OACSI TO
TASK CENTER LANE,
IT IS NECESSARY TO HAVE DIRECT CONTACT BETWEEN CENTER LANE
PERSONNEL AND THE CUSTOMER IN ORDER TO DEVELOP NECESSARY CUING
DATA AND EEI. ONCE THE PROJECT MANAGER DETERMINES CENTER LANE
IS AN APPROPRIATE TASKING AGENCY, HE ACCEPTS THE PROJECT,
NOTIFIES HIS CHAIN OF COMMAND OF THE TASKING, PROCESSES THE
PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVELY, AND ASSIGNS THE PROJECT TO AVAILABLE
RESOURCES.
ONE PROJECT MAY HAVE SEVERAL SOURCE INTERVIEWS, EACH IS
STRUCTURED BY A MONITOR WHO PREPARES THE SOURCE FOR THE
INTERVIEW, PROVIDES THE CUING DATA, GUIDES THE SOURCE'S EFFORTS
TO RESPOND TO THE EEI, RECORDS THE DATA, AND PREPARES THE REPORT.
EVERY INTERVIEW IS RECORDED AND TRANSCRIBED. FROM THE
INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTION THE MONITOR PREPARES AN AGENT REPORT.
AFTER THE REPORT IS PREPARED, THE CUSTOMER IS CONTACTED AND TOLD
THAT A REPORT IS READY FOR RE\/IEW, AGAIN THERE IS DIRECT
CONTACT BETWEEN THE CUSTOMER AND THE CENTER LANE OFFICE. AT
THIS TIME, THE CUSTOMER REVIEWS THE TRANSCRIPT AND RECEIVES A
COPY OF THE REPORT.
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THE PROJECT IS CLOSED WHEN ALL EEI HAVE BEEN SATISFIED AND
REPORTS DELIVERED. CENTER LANE MANAGEMENT REQUESTS A WRITTEN
EVALUATION FOR EACH REPORT AND FOR THE PROJECT. THOSE
EVALUATIONS PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE ACCURACY OF THE SOURCE
AND THE INTELLIGENCE VALUE OF THE INFORMATION DEVELOPED.
SIR, I WILL NOW DISCUSS OUR FUTURE. CENTER LANE Is AN
OPERATIONAL COLLECTION ACTIVITY CONDUCTED WITHIN INSCOM IN A
COOPERATIVE EFFORT WITH DIA. WE CURRENTLY HAVE A PERSONNEL
STRENGTH OF EIGHT. THAT INCLUDES MYSELF, THE OPERATIONS
OFFICER, ONE FULLY OPERATIONAL SOURCE, THREE SOURCES IN VARIOUS
STAGES OF TRAINING, AND TWO SECRETARIES. WE ARE SCHEDULED TO
RECEIVE THREE MORE INDIVIDUALS BY THIS SUMMER. THEY WILL BE
TRAINED AS INTELLIGENCE OPERATIVES, OUR EFFORTS FOR FY 84 ARE
FUNDED WITH P-6 FUNDS OBTAINED THROUGH THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY
OF THE ARMY FOR RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND ACQUISITION AND
PROGRAMMED INSCOfi S&IA FUNDS. RESOURCES REQUIRED FOR FY.85 WILL
BE CONTINGENT UPON THE CONTINUATION OF DIA'S R&D EFFORTS.
STOP (SUGGEST FUNDING
THE DIA HAS RECEIVED APPROVAL TO USE P-6 FUNDS TO FINANCE
FURTHER PSYCHOENERGETIC RESEARCH STUDIES, BUT BECAUSE OF
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CONGRESSIONAL CONSTRAINTS ON THE USE OF NFIP RESOURCES IN THE
INTELLIGENCE APPLICATIONS OF PSYCHOENERGETICS, DIA, WHICH IS
ALMOST ENTIRELY FUNDED UNDER NFIP, CAN NOT ADMINISTER THE
PROGRAM. BECAUSE THE CENTER LANE PROJECT MEETS THE
CONGRESSIONAL GUIDANCE, DIA ASKED OACSI IF THE ARMY WOULD BE
WILLING TO CONTINUE DIA RESEARCH EFFORTS UNDER CENTER LANE,
INSCOM AGREED TO THE DIA REQUEST AND OACSI DAMI-ISH INITIATED
ACTION TO ACCOMPLISH DIA'S REQUEST.
DIA COORDINATED THEIR AREAS OF INTEREST IN PSYCHOENERGETIC
RESEARCH WITH INSCOM TO ENSURE THEIR RESEARCH PROJECTS WOULD
SUPPORT INSCOM's CENTER LANE PROGRAM. THE SPECIFIC TASKS THAT
DIA WILL CONTRACT FOR ARE AS SHOWN ON THIS CHART. THESE DIA
INITIATIVES WILL COMPLEMENT INSCOM'S EFFORTS.
INSCOM'S ACCEPTANCE OF THE USDRE FUNDING TO SUPPORT WORK WHICH
DIA HAD INTENDED TO PURSUE DURING FY 84 WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING
ADVANTAGES.
A. ELIMINATE INSCOM'S NEED TO OBTAIN FY 85 USDRE FUNDING TO
CONTINUE PSYCHOENERGETICS RESEARCH.
B. ENABLE SRI-INTERNATIONAL TO CONTINUE ITS
PSYCHOENERGETICS RESEARCH WELL INTO FY 85.
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C. ESTABLISH INSCOM AS EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR PSYCHOENERGETIC
ACTIVITIES WITHIN DOD,
APPROVAL OF THIS NEW FUNDING INITIATIVE WILL NOT ELIMINATE
INSCOMI'S NEED TO FUND ALL PSYCHOENERGETIC ACTIVITIES BUT WILL
ALLOW CENTER LANE TO USE LIMITED RESOURCES ON OPERATIONAL
TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.
SIR, THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
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THIS SECTION OF THE BRIEFING WILL COVER THE FUNDING OF THE
PROGRAM FROM 1979 TO THE PRESENT. THE CHART SHOWS OUR COSTS
LESS PERSONNEL SALARIES FOR FYs 1979 THROUGH 1983. IN 1979, THE
TOTAL COST OF I NSCOM WAS $87K, $75K OF WHICH WENT TO SRI FOR
ORIENTATION TRAINING. IN 1980, INSCOM's COSTS FOR THE PROJECT
WERE ONLY $42K AND THERE WERE NO EXTERNAL CONTRACTS. IN 1981,
FUNDING LEVELS WERE INCREASED TO PERMIT INSCOM TO PARTICIPATE IN
THE JOINT SERVICES GRILL FLAME PROGRAM WITH DIA. OF THE $201K
SPENT IN 1981, $19OK WENT TO EXTERNAL CONTRACTS WITH SRI IN
SUPPORT OF THE JOINT SERVICES PROGRAM AND OUR OWN TRAINING
REQUIREMENTS. 1982 WAS THE SECOND AND LAST YEAR OF INSCOM's
SUPPORT TO THE JOINT SERVICES PROGRAM DUE TO CONGRESSIONAL
RESTRICTIONS PLACED ON THE USE OF NFIP FUNDS. OF THE TOTAL
$245K COSTS FOR 1982, $128K WAS SPENT IN SUPPORT OF THIS JOINT
SERVICES EFFORT. THE $128K FY 1983 BUDGET SAW THE BEGINNING OF
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THE NEW COORDINATE REMOTE VIEWING TRAINING AT SRI AT A COST OF
$36K, EXPANSION OF ADVANCED TRAINING UNDER A CONSULTANT SERVICES
AGREEMENT WITH MR. MONROE AT A COST OF $24.4K, AND THE
EXPENDITURE OF $40K FOR ADDITIONAL WORD PROCESSING EQUIPMENT.
(CHART CHANGE)
IN FY 84 WE RECEIVED $496.5K IN P-6 FUNDS AND $235K INSCOM
S&IA FUNDS TO CONTINUE OUR EFFORTS. THE P-6 FUNDS ARE BEING
USED IN THESE AREAS:
PURCHASE OF BIOMONITORING EQUIPMENT TO BE USED TO
DETERMINE PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES DURING THE CONDUCT OF
PSYCHOENERGETIC TASKS.
DEVELOPMENT OF A STATE-OF-THE-ART PSYCHOLOGICAL
SCREENING/SELECTION PROFILE: FOR USE IN IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL
SOURCES. SUCH A PROFILE WOULD IDENTIFY PERSONNEL WHO MAY
HAVE SOME PSYCHOENERGETIC TALENT OR WHO COULD BE TRAINED.
WE PLAN TO USE THIS STUDY TO ASSIST US IN RECRUITING NEW
SOURCES. FUNDS NOTED ARE FOR BOTH SRI AND SRI SUBCONTRACTS.
DETERMINE THE COUNTERMEASURES POTENTIAL OF EXTREMELY LOW
FREQUENCY (ELF) ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION. THIS EFFORT WILL
EXAMINE THE POSSIBILITY THAT CERTAIN AS YET UNIDENTIFIED ELF
RADIATIONS HAVE A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON MENTAL STATES
CRITICAL TO PSYCHOENERGETIC PERFORMANCE. THIS STUDY MAY
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ALSO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON ELF ENVIRONMENTS CONDUCIVE TO
OPTIMUM PSYCHOENERGETIC PERFORMANCE. THE LOGICAL FOLLOW-ON
TO THIS EFFORT WOULD BE THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL
COUNTER-COUNTERMEASURES ENVIRONMENTS FOR CENTER LANE
SOURCES. FUNDS NOTED ARE FOR SRI AND A SRI SUBCONTRACT.
DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW PSYCHOENERGETIC TECHNIQUE FOR USE
IN "SEARCH PROBLEMS." OVER THE YEARS SPONSOR AGENCIES HAVE
ASKED US TO ASSIST IN LOCATING LOST' OR MISSING EQUIPMENT OR
PERSONNEL. BECAUSE THIS IS NOT A CONVENTIONAL REMOTE
VIEWING TASK, WE HAVE HAD LITTLE SUCCESS AT PROVIDING TIMELY
USABLE INTELLIGENCE IN THESE CASES. THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT
INFORMATION WE PROVIDED WAS INACCURATE, JUST THAT IT WAS NOT
DIRECTLY USABLE TO RESOLVE THE INTELLIGENCE PROBLEM AT
HAND. IF IN FACT A NEW PSYCHOENERGETIC "SEARCH PROBLEM"
TECHNIQUE IS DEVELOPED, WE WOULD ANTICIPATE TRAINING SOURCE
PERSONNEL IN THIS TECHNIQUE BECAUSE "SEARCH PROBLEMS"
CONTINUE TO BE PRIORITY TASKS RECEIVED BY THIS OFFICE.
FUNDS NOTED ARE FOR SRI.
CONTINUATION OF COORDINATE REMOTE VIEWING TRAINING AT
ENHANCED LEVELS FOR ONE SOURCE. FUNDS NOTED ARE FOR SRI AND
A SRI SUBCONTRACT.
INITIATION OF CRV TRAINING FOR THREE NEW LSOURCE
PERSONNEL. FUNDS NOTED ARE FOR SRI AND A SRI SUBCONTRACT.
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THE INSCOM S&IA MONEY IS USED TO PAY FOR TRAVEL COSTS
ASSOCIATED WITH OUR TRAINING PROGRAMS, PROJECT MANAGERS TRAVEL
COSTS IN PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES. AND OFFICE OVERHIRE. As OF
17 FEBRUARY 1984, CENTER LANE SUPPORT COSTS FOR THE FY HAVE
BEEN
THE BALANCE OF OUR FY 84 S&IA MONIES WILL BE USED FOR OUR
CONTINUING TRAVEL COSTS AND TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL TRAINING
PROGRAMS FOR THE THREE NEW PERSONNEL THAT ARE SCHEDULED TO BE
ASSIGNED TO THE PROJECT BY 15 JULY 1984.
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