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CONFIDENTIAL/DRAFT
MEMORANDUM FOR :
RECORD
SUBJECT
:
Dissemination of Information Obtain from
Stanford Research Institute (SRI)
Paranormal Research Contract
1.
Now that the SRI paranormal abilities investigation is
continuing for another year, a decision must be made concerning
the dissemination of results and the knowledge of CIA involvement.
Although no other government agency is aware of the current status
of the investigation, several have at lease partial knowledge
ACTIVITIES
revitalization of
of past history and interest. Our original investigation
interest in paranormal abilities was shared with Advanced
about one year ago.
Research Projects Agency.
Since that time, the National Security
Agency, Defense Intelligence Agency and Army Material Command
decrypting our project
have received briefings of varying degrees of completeness.
The above agencies have also requested and received proposale
Some of these briefings were requested on the justification of
concerning paranormal research from SRI. There proposals summarige
interest in foreign effort but obviously a to complete answer
experiments done between our projects but are indicative
could not be given without some indication of relevent data
of the results we obtained on similar experiments.
generated at SRI.
2.
In addition to this direct awareness of CIA activities,
there is now a rapidly expanding public interest in parapsychology.
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Much of this has been sparked by Uri Geller's willingness
to display his abilities in large public forums but is
clearly driven by a current willingness or need to consider
radical alternative explanations to many of life's unanswered
questions. This public interst will generate a group of
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people who will assume that CIA is logically also interested
in these abilities.
OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
3. There are and will be individual who because of
direct knowledge or logical deduction who will request
information about CIA interest and results. There now is no
policy on handling such requests. Such a policy should be
formulated and responsibile individuals named to assure its
implementation.
4. As one possible alternate it is suggested that Dr.
Kenneth Kress, project office of the SRI investigation be
given the reponsibility and authority to determine dissemination
of the existence of and results from the SRI investigation.
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The major justification for this suggestion is that he
will maintain the most complete awareness of the current status.
It is suggested that direct or indirect requests for information
concerning the SRI project be coordinated with and manage by
Dr. Kress.
5. There are Alternative
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CONTROL OF INFORMATION CAN BE
OR SOME INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
decision being made at the DDS&T level ,on down the line.
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may be argued that the policy of interagency communications
should be set at the DUS&T or
Tower Tevel and only implemented
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by Dr. Kress. All these suggestions have some merit. It is
ASI
DESIGNATED RESPONSIBLE
AGENT
simply emphized here that there now is not such policy decision
and that it is needed.
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