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Brief Notes on 2 March 73 Paranormal Research Meeting
1.
(TSD) and
(DDS&T) met on 2 March to discuss plans /procedures for the joint
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program of paranormal research. Following were the salient decisions made:
a. that TSD would sound-out SRI on the proposal to speed up basic research with
GELLER & SWANN before the end of the 1973 Fiscal Year by having SWANN tested in
the Washington area for the last two months or so (using tests devised by us & having
an SRI rep present if they wished) and by moving GELLER into their lab for those two
months for further testing -- again using, in large part, tests devised by us; if SWANN
is to be tested here we would also want to have before hand all of their raw test data
on the work done with him so far;
b. if SRI accepts the proposal, ORD will transfer to TSD the additional funds
necessary and they will arrange with SRI for the necessary emeddations to their
existing project (Note: on 1 March D/ORD allocated up to 50K of FY 73 funds for
this purpose); (Note:
of ORD have stated that there is no
managerial hindrance to such a transfer of funds)
c. in preparation for the above testing ORD would prepare a basic requirements
questionnaire to be sent to about a dozen selected officers in various components- -
requesting their views /ideas on appropriate tests & procedures; once the replies are
received,
to prepare a paper which: ennumerates specific series
of tests to be employed; defines approppiate lab-testing conditions; and makes specific
proposals re timing/cost/facilities /procedures; (Note: the questionnaire is to be shown
to TSD for approval before use and will not refer to TSD or its current program)
d. If the actual existence of the phenomena is thus validated by end of FY 73 we
will then consider jointly where and how to proceed from there -- especially as regards
elucidating the nature of the phenomena and identifying/training others with the capac-
ity;
and also of establishing an overt screening
mechanism re other paranormal practitioners was discussed.
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2. On 5 March
called
to state that he had talked with
Dr Puthoff on 2 March and that SRI agrees to the general program outlined above.
was told that the 'Paranowmal Research Questionnaire' has been completed
and he suggested that, once the replies are in and we have drafted our testing
proposal, it might be useful to have Dr Puthoff come to Washington and go over it
with us.
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NOTE - Per
SRI has 60 peuple x 3 floors
of space in a ROSLYN Building,
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