DETACHMENT G REORGANIZATION (U)

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• Document Creation Date: November 4, 2016
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• Publication Date: September 22, 1982
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MEMROANDUM FOR: -LTC Jachim
SUBJECT: Detachment G Reorganization (U)
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22 September 1982
1~. (C) PURPOSE. To explore several cover options available to
Detachment G to protect its true mission and operations from compromise
under a pending reorganization.
2. (U) BACKGROUND.
a. (S) The US Congress 'has denied NFIB money tQ the Army in the FY
83 budget to continue investigating the parapsychological (psi) phenono-
mom. (Evidently, the US Congress considers the DIA GRILL FLAME Program
sufficient for this purpose.) This ac.tian causes INSCOM to make a de~i-
sion regarding the future of Detachment G after a 30 September 1982
funds cut-off date.
b. (S) The CG, INSCOM has decided to continue using INSCOM psi
resources in an intelligence collection role without NFIB money.
However, a decision has not been made regarding what program monies will
be used to fund tflis $250,000 effort in FY 83.
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c. (S) Inasmuch as funding will drive the Army's psi effort,
several cover options are offered for examination by INSCOM decision
makers.
3. (U) REDESTGNATION/REASSIGNMENT OPTIONS.
a. (S) NSA Sponsor.. ship. If NSA sponsorship of the Army psi
program is obtained the resources in Det G could become satellites of
either the CONUS MI Group or the 9024 MI Group.
(1) (S) The CONUS MT Group is the housekeeping organization
for Army personnel working at NSA. The personnel in Det G could be
transferred to the CONUS ri1I Group to form another detachment entitled
the "Strategic Systems Planning Detachment", with a nickname to repre-
sent the true mission. TDA spaces and personnel, adminf.stratian, and
logistic support could be provided from the CONUS MI Group. Funding
would be provided by the NSA Sponsor. Operational control and
tasking/reporting would be exercised by the CG, INSCOM through INSCOM
LNG, NSA. Information would be shared with NSA.
CLASSIFIED B~ CDR, INSCOM
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C3EFARTMENT OF Ti1E ARMY
SECURITY SUPPORT DETACHMENT
902D MILITARY INTELLIGENCE GROUP
US ARMY INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY COMMAND
FORT GEORGE O. MEAD E, MARYLAND 20785
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(2) (S) The CEOI Division, Security Support Detachment, 90cd MI
sets the precedent for using the 902d MI Group as another host organization
for A~^my personnel working at NSA. Personnel and administrative support is
provided the CFOI Division by the SSD, 9~-2d MT Group. This same support,
plus logistic support if necessary, could be provided ,to personnel trans-
ferred from Det G to the 902d M:I Group with duty at NSA. The personnel
from Det G could foz~nz a sixth Division in SSD entitled the "Security
Systems Planning and Review Division," with a nickname ,o represent the
~Grue mission. TDA spaces and personnel, administration, and logistic sup-
port could be provided from the SSD. Funding would be provided by the NSA
sponsor> O~,erational control and tasking/reporting wozzld be exercised by
the: CG, INSCOM tlaraugh the INSCOt~I LNO, NSA. Information would be shared
with NSA.
b> (S) 902d MT Group S~aon~orsh~. If' NSA sponsorsh~.p is not con-
sidered a viable option,~Det G personnel could still bu transferred to the
902d MT Group to form a sixth division in the SSD, entitled the "Security
Systems Planning and Review Division", with a nickname to represent the
true mission. The new division would receive TDA spaces and funding,
personnel, administration and logistical support from SSD. Operational
Control would be exercised by the CG, INSCOM through an ADCSOPS/HOMINY LNO.
c. (S) ACDSOPS/OPSI~C S~aonsorsh.i.~r. The last reassignment option con-
sidered involves transfer.rinP; DET G personnel to the USAINSCOM HC2 Support
Detachment at FGGM, with duty as a new division under the ADCSOPS/OPSEC.
The new division would be called the R1Security Readiness and Mobilizaion
Plarzziing Division" with a nickname to represent the true mission.
Personnel, administration, and logistic support would be provided by HSD.
Operational control would be exercised by the CG, INSCOM through an ,
ADGSOPS/HOMINY LNO.
4. (C) PERSONNIaL SUPPORT OPTIONS. Currently Great Skill Program members
in Det G are servic~td by the Administrative Survey Detachment (ASD), while
other Det C "open system'" personnel are sez?viced by the Opp Group personnel
seotion. In a reorganization, Great Skill Program members would continue
to be serviced by ASD. Open system personnel could either be serviced by
the joined Organization (option,3 in pare 3 above) or be placed on the DA
Speri.al Roster (DASR) and serviced by ASD. I recommend everyone be ser-
viced by ASD.
5. (S) COVPR I~OR STATUS. Regardless of the redesignation/reassignment
option selected., Det G must completely sever all direct ties with Project
GRILL I?T AMIa, ADCSOPS/HOMINY, Ops Grozap, and the designation ''Det G".
Moreover, once a decision is made to assign Det G personnel to another
organization in a cover status, a cover story must be carefully written and
.implemented. Ideally, a cover front, consisting of at least one officer
aztd a seoretary, should be used to "live the cover" far the new organza-
tion, e.g., respond to inquiries, attend meetings, provide cover mission,
orgaanization, and functions briefings, discuss the cover m~.ssiozi in suf-
f~.cient detail to satisfy normal questions, and generally set as a buffer
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betwecan the real operations of the new unit and the curious outside world.
Same afficial appearances are necessary to quell initial. suspicions. Th:sse
appe~~rance:~ should be accomplished by the "buffer officer" alone or with
the unit commander. Organizationally, the new unit shotald look something
like that which is depi.eted in the attached figure, with the Det CdrJDiv
Clt, Operations and Security Officer and secretary the only overtly iden-
tified per^sona>?ities.
a.. (C) Telephones. All telephone numbers presently used by Det G
should be returned to the telephone company and new numbers requested. -The
tc;l.ephone directory should list the cover name of the new organization with
one or two telephone numbers which wi1.1 ri..ng on the secretary's desk.
':Celephones for pro,~ect officers sYrould be rased for outgoing calls only and
neither be Listed in the directory nor giv~:n to outsiders for inroming
ca7.ls.
b. (S) 1'h ~sg i.ca~. i ocat:~on and A~pearances_. If the new organization is
not to be physically relocated, the following changes should be made to the
present adrninistrat,ive area, commensurate with the cover status;
Place orae sign on the autside wall near the main entrance and
another suspended ar attached to a. sign post near the street with the
unit's cover name, e.g., "Security Systems Planning and Review Division,
Secure`.ty Support Detachr~rent, 9O2d MT. Cratap, USAI:NSCOM?' or "Security
Readiness and t~obili.zation Planning 1ivision, ADSCOPSIOPSEC, USAINSCOM01 or
whatever.
~- Remove all desk name plates e~ccr'pt for the Det Cdr'sJDiv Ch's,
the Operations and Security Off9.cer's, and the secretary's. ,
.Acquire and place world and regional maps, organization charts
(tI>5A l;orces Command, USARRFD, USARPLAI3T, USARPAG, USARI;UR, USAR KOREA, USAR
JAPAPI, etc.) and miscellaneous pictures of MAC aircraft, sea transport and
~uppl.y slips, and .Army busses and trucks ran walls; place copies of Joint
Operational. Planning System (JOPS) manuals on desks with other miscella-
neous force development, planning and mobilization tables and graphs.
Place copies of unclassif~.ed OPSEC manuals, 'publications, and regulations
can desks. Sanitize the area of all references to the behavioral.. sciences
:fi.n zany form.
v Regardless of the arganization to which assigned, arrange for
normal distribraticn rv.n~ with the parent or~,anization and make sure
r.tnclassif'ied admin paperwork is shtaffle~d back and forth, Request to be
placed on distribration for pubs pertaining to the saver mission. (See
rover story) ,
R~:qu.ire cveryoa~e to dress trith a coat arrd tie or in uniform
draring~ norrrrnl duty hours to correspond with. the cover story. (Dress the
cover).
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- Establish a reference publication library with restricted
access controls on the room or the area. tJse this area exclusively
far true mission report preparations and for safes containing mission
material. No true mission information or reference materials should
appear in the admin area.
6. (S) CfiVER FOR OPERATIONS. The primary objective in initiating a
cover for operations is to avoid associating th+e true mission with the
new organization or its personnel.
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a. (S) Nickname. Since the nickname GRILL FLAME cannot be used
NQlI) by the new organization, a new nickname to represent the Army's
~~(?k,u(aM~ parapsychological intelligence collection mission and operations
f 11 in three be selected:
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should be used. Recommend one of the o o
LENS CARTON, LANCE PARRY or CENTER LANE. (Tell me which one).
b. (S) Travel for Education. If a pra~eot officer is traveling
to SRI ar to another institution connected to the behavioral sciences,
his/her connection with the new organization must be protected. As a
GS ar DASR member, the ASD will publish cover orders disassociating the
individual from the true organization. If he/she has never attended
an outside training course, consideration should be given to using a
pseudonym to protect the individual's identity and connection with
the true organization. Training of individuals-already known to SRI ar
whose identity could possibly be connected to psi research should
take place on neutral ground, neither at SRI nor at FGGM.
c. (S) Travel for Operations. An individual's association with
the new organization and possibly his true identity, require protec-
tion if he/she is traveling in connection with psi operations. Again,
the Cover Support Office in ASD can help with the cover necessary to
accomplish the mission securely.
d. (S) Mail Drap. The new organization should establish a civi-
lian post office box in one of the surrounding eomrnunities far receipt
of unclassified mission related publications, periodicals or news let-
ters. A11 such subscriptions to Det G, or to personnel assigned to Det
G, should be stopped and new ones requested under a pseudonym at the
Post Office 'Box.
e. (S) Tasking and Re'~orting Channels,. Except as indicated for
NSA sponsorship, the ADCSOPS/HUMINT should serve as the true mission
interface between the customer in the intelligence community and the
new organization. Psi tasking levied upon INSCOM by the community
should be given to an ADCSOPS/HUMINT Project GRILL FLAME Liaison
Officer (PGFLNO). The PGFLNO should then serve as the go-between for
the unit, translating operational tasks and sanitizing product
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reports. In essence, the CG, INSCOM should exercise OPCON over the
project through the ADCSOPS/HUMINT PGFLNO. Na other tasking or
reporting ohain should be used without the authorization of the CG,
INSCOM. ~'" - ----~
1 Encl DONAL EVERITT JR.
as Chief, OPSEC Support Division
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