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MEMO #287-77
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17 November 1977
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT:
Briefing for House Permanent Select Committee
re OTS Involvement in ESP Research (U)
1. (C) In response to a request from the House
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, OTS briefed
Committee staff personnel on its involvement in ESP
research. The meeting was held in the Committee's
offices from approximately 1000 to 1100 hours on
16 November 1977 and was attended by:
David Brandwein
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Michael 0'Neil
Committee Staff
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Dick Geza
Pat Long
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2. (U) The Committee's interest was occasioned by
the article "Psychic Spying" which appeared in the
Parade Section of the Washington Post on 7 August 1977.
The staffers wanted an informal background briefing on
Agency research efforts on ESP.
3. (U) A short. oral history of OTS efforts in the
field, dating back to 1961, was presented. All three
staffers asked very pertinent questions and were given
frank and in-depth replies.
4. (C) Since the Agency representatives present could
speak only for OTS,
was asked to find out
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if any other Agency component was sponsoring ESP type
research.
5. (C) A written outline of OTS work on ESP --
classified SECRET -- , the IEEE article covering the un-
classified portions of the work done by SRI and a brief
article on Mr. Pat Price were left with the Committee.
Additional information was offered but they declined.
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