PARTICIPATION IN PARAPSYCHOLOGICAL PROGRAM IN THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: STARGATE
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): NSA-RDP96X00790R000100030046-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 4, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 1, 2011
• Sequence Number: 46
• Publication Date: April 10, 1980
• Content Type: REPORT

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD 10 April 1980
SUBJECT: Participation in Parapsychological Program in the Intelligence
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A. STRY Level I - Determine suitable targets for PSI teams.
1. Predicting times, places, and types of Weapon Tests.
2. Finding new communication's sites or SIGINT sites.
3. Developing cribs for C/A.
B. -('TSf Level II - Develop an in-house program to enhance PSI talents to permit
and more greater and more timely SIGINT exploitation, and to determine
COMSEC Threat as well as inovative defensive measures.
1. -M Because of Psychological and Security risks:
a. Only a totally integrative human personality growth program
incorporating PSI talents should be used in the Agency.
b. The program should only be voluntary.
c. Because of the security risks and the potential of such powers -
only those with the highest ethical standards should be allowed into the program.
d. Only fundamentally well-balanced persons should be allowed to
participate.
2. JS-)' The PSI growth program should be primarily oriented toward
identifying and developing the talents as they naturally emerge, and in the
personal mode in which they express themselves.
3. 4 5j" PSI teams should be used operationally only where other methods
fail. The results should always be checked by more conventional methods (SIGINT
Overhead etc.) before being used.
4. -+T&)- An Agency talent search should be conducted to determine the range
and type of usable talent available in the population.
DISTRIBUTION:
5022 Subject
S022 Daily
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