GRILL FLAME MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

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• Document Release Date: June 25, 1998
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• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
This joint three year GRILL FLAME effort is intended to implement a
comprehensive effort designated from the outset to determine the operational
parameters and usefulness of certain elements of psychoenergetics and assess
the threat these phenomena pose to the National security. The DoD GRILL
FLAME effort will include, but riot be limited to, external assistance contracts.
It is recognized that each participant reserves the right to discontinue
participation in this program at the end of each fiscal year. Each participant
reserves the right to enter into GRILL FLAME contracts with parties independent
of the terms for the approval of joint contracts by the GRILL FLAME Committee.
The GRILL FLAME Committee will seek throughout the first year, and continual-
ly during follow on years, to examine capabilities in remote viewing (RV) and
psychokinetics (PK) developed by potential contractors and unanimously agree to
contract with the contractors who can best meet the requirements of the DOD at
the least possible cost.
a. The DIA will:
(1) Issue joint contracts to accomplish the required external support..
(2) Chair the GRILL FLAME Committee and provide, in coordination with
committee members, regular progress reports to appropriate high level
decisionmakers.
(3) Provide the primary contract monitor to be located where he/she can
best monitor all joint contracts.
b. The participants (DIA and Army) will:
(1) Contribute to the development of contracts goals, unanimously agree
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to the contract goals, and outline specific requirements, tasks, and
priorities to be accomplished by the joint contracts.
(2) MIPR funds to DIA for the first year of the joint contracts.
(3) Host the quarterly GRILL FLAME Committee meetings on a rotating
basis. The first quarter meeting by Army.
(4) Provide ORV monitors and viewer to support the programs when
appropriate.
(5) Total Program dollar efforts for FY 81 are as follows:
(a) Army/INSCOM: $150K
(b) DIA: $300K
c. The GRILL FLAME Comittee will:
(1) Be composed of members from DIA and Army and will consist of two
voting members from each organization.
(2) Review the DIA and Army requirements for psychoenergetics and
incorporate them into the contract work statements, thereby ensuring that the
program will meet the requirements of each contributor.
(3) Prepare all final GRILL FLAME joint contracts and determine
priorities.
(4) Provide continual review of all GRILL FLAME joint contractual matters,
to include, when appropriate, review by cleared parties both within and outside
the DoD.
(5) During the quarterly meetings, review and critique past work and
revise, as needed, the next quarter's work.
(6) Will determine the allocation of MIPR'd funds amongst specific
contractual tasks.
(7) Provide scientific and technical expertise needed to guide the
contractual investigations.
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(8) Serves as an advisory group to DIA on collection priorities for
application of ORV techniques to real targets.
(9) Will be kept fully advised of participant independent GRILL FLAME
activities.
d. The primary contract monitor will:
(1) Be cognizant of all GRILL FLAME joint contracts.
(2) Serve as an interface between the Committee and all contractors.
(3) Ensure that all raw data produced by the contractors is shared by
all the participants.
(4) In coordination and concurrence with the Committee, relay guidance to
the contractors.,
(5) Report contract results to the GRILL FLAME Committee.
(6) Ensure 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 Doll or governmental agencies
on the status of the contract research in keeping with established security
guidelines and approval of the Committee.
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