WEEKLY SURVEYOR ARTICLE - SOVIETS APPEAR TO BE TIGHTENING CONTROL OVER APPLIED PARAPSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: STARGATE
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): NSA-RDP96X00790R000100020021-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 4, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 1, 2011
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: December 20, 1976
• Content Type: REPORT

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Soviets Appear to be Tightening Control Over A plied.
Parapsyc o o Researc Larissa V..~Vi ens aya, a
parapsyc o ogist rom Moscow,. recently wrote to a US
colleague that almost no opportunity exists for 'people
like her to conduct serious parapsychological research
without having to overcome numerous major obstacles.
Recently, she has seen a trend in the USSR in' which the
most active parapsychological researchers are being
pushed aside by "officially appointed newcomer. s." (C)
Comment: This report supports previous indications
that Sov et parapsychology research is being placed under
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-~?~-"' tighter control. ~ These actions appear to be the result
-- of a continuing Soviet effort to use paranormal phenomena
for applied military and/or intelligence tools..
Initially the Soviets evaluated the potential applica-
tions benefits of numerous areas of parapsychology.
' The current increase in government control is
believed to be directed toward those areas of parapsy-
chology which were identified as being most promising for.
successful applications developments. The control tactic
probably is designed to restrict the foreign dissemina-
tion of~information about Soviet research activities,.
results, and methodologies by limiting the activities of
researchers friendly to the ?West.
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