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AP/INYSA
13 December :1977
MEMORANDUM FOR. RECORD
PROBLEM :
(C) To document discussion congerning Congressions
Inquiry related to parapsychology.
FACTS AND DISCUSSION:
1. (U) In response to a 28 November 1977 Congressional
Inquiry by Mr. Giza, staff member; House Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence, the following people met with
Mr. Giza on 12 December 1977:
Mr. Dale Graff, FTD/XRQ
Lt Col Michael Bloom, AF/INY
Lt Col Frederick Dunlap, AP/INA
Maj Jack Drantell, SAF/LL "
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2.
(C) As preliminary remarks Mr. Giga stated that he was
conducting the inquiry for a committee member, not identified
by name, who had read a 7 August 1977 Washington Post'article,
"Psychic Spying", written by Mr. John L. Wilhelm. Mr Neida had
already spoken with several people from the Central Intelligence
Agency (CIA) who had indicated to him that the Foreign
Technology Division (FTD) was sponsoring experiments, and had
a continuing interest in parapsychology.
3. (S) Mr. Graff explained that FTD had received a tank from
the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) , in December 1976, to
produce an assessment of the threat posed by parapsychology
research conducted in the Warsaw Pact.
4.
(S) The experiments sponsored by FTD were described at
length by Mr. Graff. The Stanford Research Institute, under
contract to FTD, had conducted experiments in remote viewing.
The objective of the experiments was to provide a basis of
comparison to evaluate data. At the request of Mr. Giss a copy
of the contract final report was left with the comittee.
5. (U) In response to a question by Mr. Gisa it was established
that the FTD study, now in draft review by AF/INA, had pre-
dominantly used open source literature.
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6.
(S) During the description of the SRI experiments, Mr
Giza asked if FTD had attempted to use remote viewing for
collection of foreign intelligence. Mr. Gratt explained
that several experiments were conducted where the object
for remote viewing was within the Soviet Union. However,
the objective of the experiment was not intelligence but an
attempt to use an object which the viewer could not have
prior access to, or any preconceived knowledge.
7. (U) During the discussion it was pointed out that the
FTD Commanders policy was to conduct the DIA study and,
based upon the findings, decide if further analytic effort
at FTD is warranted. Follow-on contracts with
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DIA. The decision for renewed tasking will probably be made
in January 1978, following DIA review of the initial FTD
study.
8. (U) Mr. Giza stated that if he wrote a report to the
committee on his total inquiry, he would make that report
available to the Air Force through SAF/LL.
9. (U) Copies of the FTD draft study, Parapsychology RADr
Warsaw Pact (U) , DIA Task PT-1810-18-76, and the SRI final
report, Advanced Threat Technique Assessment (U), SRI-7-4375-
are being retained by AF/INYSA and AF/INAXA.
ACTION OFFICER:
Lt Col Michael Bloon, A/INTEA, 31)57.
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