DOD PROGRAM ON REMOTE VIEWING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: STARGATE
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP96-00788R001200410024-9
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 4, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 18, 1998
• Sequence Number: 24
• Publication Date: October 4, 1978
• Content Type: LETTER

SECRETN IY ??
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF FOR INTELLIGENCE
WASF-IINGTON, D.C. 20310
4 OCT 1973
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SUBJECT: DoD Program on Remote Viewing (S/ORCON)
Dr. Jack Verona
Deputy Director for Scientific
and Technical Intelligence
Defense Intelligence Agency
Washington, DC 20301
1. (S/ORCON) Reference your letter (copy inclosed) of 6 September
1978 concerning above subject with minutes of the DoD Committee on
Remote Viewing Activities.
2. (S/ORCON) Concur in the concept of a DoD coordinated effort
concerning above subject. The term Remote Viewing may be more correctly
replaced with Parapsychology as I believe our efforts should. include
other critical aspects of the Psychoenergetics, such as Telepathic
Communications and Psychokinesis.
3. (S/ORCON) I suggest that the Advisory Committee be composed of
personnel like yourself from DIA, me from Army, and equivalent personnel
from Air Force, Navy and NSA if each of those agencies become or con-
tinue to be actively involved. For Army's involvement the Working Group
should consist of representatives from my staff, INSCOM, and DARCOM.
Other actively involved agencies should be represented accordingly. Army
Intelligence obligated $75K, this past. week, of year-end funds to support
an SRI Subject selection and training program for INSCOM personnel over
the next year. I suggest the Working Group be established and begin
developing funding levels for the next five year period. Our position
is that both basic and applied research be funded; organizations other
than SRI be examined for their potential to contribute to the achievement
of proper military related goals; and there be a comprehensive DoD in-
house effort to concentrate on application of parapsychology techniques
as they are developed.
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SUBJECT: DoD Program on Remote Viewing (S/ORCON)
4. (S/ORCON) In paragraph 8 of the minutes of the 24 August meeting, a
statement is made that "the goal of the Working Group will be to develop
sound, relevant experiments in order to gain a firmer understanding of
the underlying physics." That seems to be a more narrow scope than we
perceive; that is certainly "a" goal, but not "the" only goal of the
Working Group. We feel that actual application of psychoenergetic
"technology" is a reasonable, immediate goal toward which we should
strive.
-~ 5. (S/ORCON) There are occasional, but persistent indications that the
Navy has maintained its research into Parapsychology. On a casual basis
it is not possible to confirm the existence of any Navy programs, but if
there is to be a real DoD effort it is essential that someone in a position
of central authority, i.e., DIA, examine the situation thoroughly in
writing.
6. (U) I recommend early establishment of the Advisory Committee and
Working Group in order for us to begin to draw together the DoD framework
and begin to move in a positive manner.
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