GRILL FLAME MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: STARGATE
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP96-00788R001200020008-0
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• Document Creation Date: November 4, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 19, 1998
• Sequence Number: 8
• Content Type: MEMO

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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 and assess
the threat these phenomena posed to the national security. The DoD Grill Flame
effort will include but not be limited to an external assistance contract. l~ 12o1t
It is recognized that a minimum of 450K per year is necessary to maintain an Ito ;~see~
aJ'adequate program at SRI International for the first year. Currently, only 390K 13 NOT
is programmed from Army, Air Force, and DIA. In the interim, until the addi- ~ R NONft-t-
tional funds are forthcoming, the DIA will prepare a Joint Service contract X02 S~2L
for FY81 in the amount of 390K. This contract will be for a 12 month period,
with options to continue for a second or third year. It is recognized that
each participant reserves the right to discontinue participation in this pro-
gram gram at the end of each fiscal year. When the funds become available addi- A
tional contracts will be developed. Contracts not to exceed 30K in the firstu ~~s ?
year will be established to initiate investigation of psychokinetics.
The Grill Flame Committee will seek throughout the first year, and continually
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a. The DIA will
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(1) Issue Joint Service Contracts to accomplish the required external
support.
(2) Chair the Grill Flame Committee and provide regular progress re-
ports to appropriate high level decisionmakers.
(3) Provide the primary contract monitor.
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b. The participants (DIA, Air Force, Army) w i l l
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(1) Contribute to the development of contract goals. S0 ~~~~ 00 eS N a
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(2) MIPR funds to DIA for the first year of the Joint Servic''Contract(s).
W. (3) Contribute specific task to be accomplished by Joint Service
Contracts.
(4) Host the quarterly Grill Flame Committee meetings on a rotating
basis. The first quarter meeting by Air Force, the second by Army, the third
by DIA and the fourth by SRI. N o 1k 591 is ha4. Q3MM' -a- tN%aY-'snZ..
(5) Provide ORV monitors and viewer to support, when appropriate, SRI
programs in years 2-3. WV_ Are A'te` ~~~~~ ' ~roSr
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c. The Grill Flame Committee will
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(1) Be composed of members from DIA, Army and Air Force.
(2) Review the DIA and Service requirements for psychoenergetics and
`incorporate them into the contract work statements, thereby insuring that
program will meet the requirements of each contributor.
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(3) Prepare all final
Grill Flame contracts and determine priorities.
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(4) Provide continual review of all Grill Flame contractual matters.
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fib) uuring the quarterly meetings, review the critique past work and
revise, as needed, the next quarter's work.
(6) Will determine the allocation of MIPR'd Funds amongst specific
(7) Provide scientific and technical expertise needed to guide the
contractual investigation.
(8) Serves as an advisory group to DIA on collection priorities for
application of ORV techniques to real targets.
d. The primary contract monitor will
( 1 ) Be cognizant of the da,-te--d- y Grill Flame w -at---&K Ire ~
(2) Serve as a interface between the Committee and all 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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