GRILL FLAME - MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: STARGATE
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP96-00788R001700280014-0
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 4, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 23, 1998
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: January 1, 1980
• Content Type: MEMO

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GRILL FLAME
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
This joint Service three year Grill Flame effort is intended to implement
a comprehensive effort designed from the outset to determine the operational
parameters and usefulness of certain elements of psychoenergetics.
In so doing it should be possible to define the nature and extent of the
threat these phenomonena potentially pose to the national security.
The DoD Grill Flame effort will be in the form of the Joint Service
Contract with goals that will be accomplished by a three year contractual
effort. The funding level will be $400-45O K per year for three years.
At the end of the specified time period a decision will be made on how
and where to proceed. At least during the first year a sole contractor
will be SRI International.
AS other capabilities are developed by additional contractors, the
Grill Flame Committee will seekin follow-on years to diversify external
assistance support.
a. The DIA will
(1) Issue Joint Service Contracts to accomplish the required
external support.
(2) Chair the Grill Flame Committee.
.(3) Provide the primary contract monitor.
b. The participants (DIA, Air Force, Armny) will
(1) Contribute to the development of contract goals.
(2) MIPR funds to DIA for the Joint Service Contract(s).
(3) Contribute specific task to be accomplished by Joint
Service Contracts.
(4) Host the quarterly Grill Flame Committee meetings on
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 (1) Be composed of members from DIA, Army and Air Force.
(2) Review the DIA and Service requirements and incorporate
them into the contract work statements, thereby insuring that the
program will meet the requirements of each contributor.
C. The Grill Flame Committee will
(3) Prepare all final Grill Flame contracts and determine
priorities.
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(4) Provide continual review of all Grill Flame contractual
(5) During the quarterly meetings., review and critique past
work and revise, as needed, the next quarter's work.
(6) Control the contractual expenditure of all MIPR'd funds.
(7) Provide scientific and technical expertise needed to
guide the contractual investigation.
d. The primary contract monitor will
(1) Be cognizant of the day-to-day Grill Flame work.
(2) Serve as an interface between the Committee and the
contractors.
(3) Insure that all raw data produced by the contractors is
shared by all the participants.
(4) Relay guidance to the contractors.
(5) Report contract results to Grill Flame Committee.
(6) Insure research goals are met.
(7) Be responsive to all inquiries by participants as to the
activities and progress being made by the contractors.
(8) Be responsive to all inquiries by other DoD or governmental
agencies on the status of the contract research.
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