GRILL FLAME

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: STARGATE
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP96-00788R001200020014-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: November 4, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 19, 1998
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: September 12, 1980
• Content Type: MEMO

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t. can be determined can meet INSCOM's requirements at the least
x;c+ssible cost .
previously agreed verbally to provide $15OK, then $120K and now
possibly even less than $120K. Both LTC Watt and MAJ Stoner
d..isagree and LTC Watt has a Memorandum for Record to back up
. J;aternent .
(2) (S/NOFORN) DIA Made a unilateral decision to send
t.tie DIA primary contract. monitor to SRI, Menlo Park, CA on Thursday
.lut or Friday 22d of August. This was done prior to the MOU being
+ippr?oved by Director, DIA; Army, and Air Force ACSIs. NOTE: DIA
- at.e>5 no one objected to the primary contract monitor going to the
West. Coast at the 18 Aug 30 meeting. Both LTC Watt and MAJ Stoner
have gone on record. previously objecting to the need for the contract
monitor to physically locate himself at SRI for the following
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11 to h funded for an SRI effort. DIA maintains that Army had
(a) (S/NOFORN) If the GRILL FLAME Committee is in
tf;ac t; joint, the DIA has no right to make a unilateral decision such
they have prior to the MOU being signed. NOTE: DIA feels since
DI-A is funding move it is no one else's problem. We feel
j. this decision is critized, DIA, Army, and Air Force will jointly
ire:} held responsible since we are a joint committee.
(b) (S/NOFORN) If the primary contract monitor is
ooctted on the West; Coast with SRI, we question how he can best
ni:;)nitor all additional contract efforts elsewhere. NOTE: DIA
:_!!eiis since SRI is best qualified in this project they will now,
,; id probably continue to receive most of the contracts, therefore,
makes sense to maintain the contract monitor at that location.
(c) (S/NOFORN) The move of the primary contract monitor
!;;> SRI totally disregards the recommendation of the Department of
he Army GRILL FLAMT, Scientific Evaluation Committee Report, dated
) ecember 79, page 1.0, Para 3b. "Dependence on the SRI approach
,laauld be phased out." NOTE : DIA feels the Gale Report is biased
,,:id GRILL FLAME was doomed before it started, therefore, no one is
ring to accept its recommendations (especially when we are using
aroc~ram III funds vice Program VI.
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(d (S/NOFORN) The move of the contract monitor to
Siii potentially decreases the operational security of the project.
11rl Puthoff and Russ Tarq are well known as so-called experts in
the PSI area. '1'o move a DIA contract monitor to work closely with
them makes it difficult to deny DOD interest in PSI. NOTE: It
appears DIA believes both LTC Watt and MAJ Stoner "have it in"
SG1J i`?r Dr. Verona's office, specifically and all of these
SG1J uDsections are directed at - At the risk of being accused
of parochialism, MAJ Hay does not believe this to be the case.
SG1J h LTC Wat and MAJ Stoner believe that-from the v ry
l,e? a nning c_ori trusted iimself a position at S I for perso 1 gains,