GRILL FLAME

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: STARGATE
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP96-00788R002000260016-6
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 4, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 16, 2008
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: July 17, 1981
• Content Type: MF

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0r 1'A3 TMENT O THE ARMY
?1 f I ,,? ; HE GENT F AL COUNSEL
VNA,I IINGTUN, D.C. 7031 i)
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Al TL:NRUN OF
17 July 1981.
MEMORANDUM FOR THE ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF FOR INTELLIGENCE
SUBJECT: Grill Flame
(S) The purpose of this memorandum is to inform you as to both the
present status of the joint Army/DIA Gr i I I Flame program and to provide
guidance for future Army Grill Flame activities. Earlier this week I Met
with BG Rapmund, Chairperson of the Human Use Review Committee, to resolve
whether or not the joint program is within Procedure 18, "Experimentation
on Human Subjects" of DOD 5240.1-R. Our discussions were most informative
and I learned a great deal about the program beyond the human use issue.
(S) To resolve the most time sensitive issue - what to do with the
Army money already committed to the FY 1981 portion of the joint program -
I have decided that, since it is at least arguable that none of the FY 1981
taskings targeted by either the Army or DIA involve human experimentation,
and in light of Secretary Marsh's approval of the Army's involvement in the
program th Toney comet i ttc=d _f r F Y1 be" ~' ~.. From both
a legal f; policy perspective, ? d rf . tn~~ch more c l~crt ble cal lir:p
r All Flame .acts y t.y human eS~per rnentation However, ase" "upor~ G
t a p uric "s representations I believe t eat MANY may participate in the FY
1981
portion of the joint program without insisting on DOD Secretariat
review and approval of DIA's involvement. The substance of the. Ra.pmund
representations provide: :1 F' 1981 uds ing
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in the fu4i , .th, Ar'my can participate in Grill Flame activities without
becoming entangled in similar problems. Since .:rny Army involvement in
Grill Flame activities will have to be reviewed and dpproyed by the
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of the science lead me to believe that the operational
aspects of parapsychology, by their very nature cannot be divorced from
medical and scientific research. In my opinion this is exactly what has
happened both in your in-house pr'oc the SRI contract. Thi. u t be
corrected., Therefore, .aW. big nn r M d cacti year I r^e=: o^ c:nd that ri
submit for Secretariat
level . revie n ;%a naval; an inventory of-a l
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planned Army Grill Flame involvement for the coming year (i.e., in-house
operational, in-house research, outside contracting, etc.). Such an
approach will not only be of great assistance to the Secretary and the
Under Secretary but I believe it will also improve the overall effective-
ness of the Army's Grill Flame efforts by enabling all Army elements to
support knowledgeably the effort..
(S) I recognize that an integral aspect of a consolidated Army
program will continue to be contracting with outside organizations, such
as SRI. I do not discourage such contracting. I anticipate, however, that
the Army's likely continued interests in using military personnel and in
understanding more about the physiological aspects of arapsyc.hoioyy, any
future joint programs, such a:' the present Army/DIA program, w 1..:.J )el d
as including both 'esearc i and' hu rarr experimcntaticn. A + ?
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pro- lems in thi$. r?ea Would tle to contraiit independently rather than as a
Participant it a joint program.
(U) I would be pleased to digquss this ~Eriatter with you if you so
desire.
CF: Secretary of the Army
Mr. Taft, OSD/GC
BG Rapmund
DelberK. Spur_lock,.!~Jr.
General Counsel!'
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