CENTER LANE FUNDING AND PROJECT SUMMARY

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• Document Creation Date: November 4, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 23, 1998
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• Publication Date: November 28, 1984
• Content Type: PAPER

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SUBJECT: CENTER LANE Funding and Project Summary (U)
ISSUE: (U) To provide the OACSI, HQ, DA action officer (MAJ Rawley)
with information to respond to a USDRE request for CENTER LANE
information.
1. (S/CL-2/NOFORN) The INSCOM CENTER LANE Project (ICLP)
(previously GRILL FLAME) is a Secretary of the Army approved Special
Access Program conducted by the US Army Intelligence and Security
Command that enhances intelligence collection and OPSEC operations
with psychoenerget.ics.
2. (S/CL-2/NOFORN) The ICLP mission (1983 to present) is to
conduct psychoenergetic intelligence collection and
counterintelligence operations and train selected personnel in
state-of-the-art psychoenergetic intelligence collection and
counterintelligence techniques.
a. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) OPERATIONS (1983 to present): ICLP has
conducted collection operations in support of INSCOM, DIA, NSA, and
CIA intelligence collection requirements. Results of these
operations, independently evaluated by the requesting agencies, have
proved useful. to the Intelligence Community.
h. (S/CL-3/NOFORN) TRAINING (1983 to present): ICLP employs a
comprehensive psychoenergetic training program to provide selected
personnel with the requisite skills necessary to perform collection
and counterintelligence operations. The training is conducted by
internal ICLP resources and external contractors (primarily
SRI-International).
WARNING NOTICE: CENTER LANE SPECIAL ACCESS 'itOGRAM
RESTRICT DISSEMIN TION TO lOOSI WITH VERIFIED ACCESS
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3. (S/CL--3/NOFORN) In July 1984 CG, USAINSCOM recommended, and the
ACSI, HQ, DA and Secretary of the Army approved the discontinuance
of ICLP and the transfer of operational and research activities to
appropriate DoD agencies by 31 December 1984. ICLP ceased
intelligence collection operations on 28 September 1984, and
dedicated its resources towards the accomplishment of its training
mission. CENTER LANE is scheduled to transfer to DIA on 31 December
1984.
4. (U) FUNDING:
a. (S/CL-2/NOFORN) FY 83: ICLP expended $148,000 during FY 83
to cover remote viewing (RV) training contracts and operating costs
(civilian salaries, TDY expenses, word processing equipment
purchases, maintenance and equipment rental contracts, and
supplies), HQ USAINSCOM funded the entire FY 83 ICLP effort.
b. (U) FY 84: ICLP funding sources and amounts expended are
listed below. Figures represent actual amounts spent and include
civilian salaries, but do not include military salaries.
(1) (S/NOFORN) Under Secretary of Defense, Research and
Engineering: $469,925. Total amount awarded to SRI-International,
Menlo Park, CA for development of a screening/selection profile for
identification of potential remote viewers; determination of the
countermeasure potential of extremely low frequency (ELF)
electromagnetic radiation; development of a "search for" form of
remote viewing; and remote viewing applications training. Scheduled
contract completion is 21 December 1984. Information provided by
the contractor to date has improved remote viewing quality and the
intelligence collection capability of ICLP.
(2) (U) Headquarters Support Division, HQ, USAINSCOM, Ft.
Meade, MD: $113,250. Amount expended covered civilian salaries and
ICLP operating costs.
c. (U) FY 85: HQ, USAINSCOM has programmed $51,000 to cover
ICLP operating costs for first quarter FY 85. Funds for the
remainder of FY 85 have not been programmed because of the pending
transfer of ICLP to DIA.
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