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Human Use Coordination for GRILL FLAME (U)
DATE
7 May 81
ACTION REQUIRED
ACSI signature of memo at TAB A.
MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD.
( Describe briefly the requirement, background and action taken or recommended. Must be sufficiently detailed to identify
the action without recourse to other sources. )
1.
(C) BACKGROUND: Army in-house INSCOM GRILL FLAME activities were coordinated UP
Procedure 18, DOD Reg 5240.1-R by the Under Secretary of the Army on 14 Jan 81.
According to Mr. Hatch, Office of the Army General Counsel, further Procedure 18
coordination is required for Army to participate in joint GRILL FLAME activities with
DIA and civilian contractors. The Army in-house and Army/DIA joint program are
distinct GRILL FLAME activities for the purpose of Procedure 18 coordination.
The
following reference documents are attached:
a.
(U) DOD Reg 5240.1-R, Procedures Governing the Activities of DOD Intelligence
Components that Affect United States Persons (TAB B).
b. (U)
An SRI memorandum dated 19 Jun 78 describing their policy on human use
(TAB C).
c. (C) ACSI letter dated 24 Dec 80 seeking and obtaining USofA approval to
continue Army in-house INSCOM GRILL FLAME activities (TAB D).
d. (U) Army General Counsel memo to the Acting DOD General Counsel dated 13 Feb
81 seeking resolution of the "human use" issue (TAB E).
e. (C) DOD General Counsel memo to DIA dated 20 Feb 81 stating that under very
limited circumstances a separate DIA contract with SRI would not involve human use
and would not require Procedure 18 coordination (TAB F). This memo did not address
whether the joint program would require Procedure 18 coordination.
f.
(U)
Army General Counsel memo to ACSI dated 25 Feb 81 advising him that Army
participation in the joint GRILL FLAME effort must be coordinated with the SA or the
USofA
(TAB_G).
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Army General Counsel memo to the DOD General Counsel dated 12 Mar 81
requesting that DOD concur with the AGC position that the joint GRILL FLAME program
with DIA constitutes human use and requires Secretariat approval in DOD and DA (TAB H).
2.
(U)
DISCUSSION :
a.
(C) DOD has not formally responded to the Army General Counsel request for
concurrence (TAB H) .
DOD has informally agreed that the joint program consists of
human experimentation and their formal concurrence is expected shortly.
b.
(U)
The following funding actions re GRILL FLAME are imminent:
(1)
(S) The $120,000 of FY 81 INSCOM money available for contracts through
30 Sep 81 must be contracted by DOD. The DOD contract office requires proposed FY
81 contracts arrive at their office NLT 5 June 1981. The DIA contract office requests
that Army input reach them NLT 18 May 1981.
(2)
(s)
INSCOM has tentatively identified approximately $140,000 for GRILL
FLAME contracts during FY 82. Statements of Work, which form the basis of the con-
tract, must be submitted to DIA NOT 1 Jun 81.
c. (C) In order to meet the above contract submission deadlines, it is necessary
to seek Secretary of the Army approval to enter into an Army-DIA contract with SRI.
This approval must be sought without the DOD General Counsel answer to the Army General
Counsel letter of 12 Mar 81 (TAB H). The following are relevant to seeking SA approval :
(1)
(U) Mr. Hatch, Office of the Army General Counsel, advises that regard-
less of the DOD reply, Army should seek SA approval. Army coordination of Procedure 18
DOD 5240.1-R does not require DOD concurrence.
(2)
(s)
Prior to his approval/disapproval of Army joint GRILL FLAME activi-
ties, the SA must be briefed in detail concerning the "human use" issue. The crux of
the Army position is that SRI will be training and evaluating Army remote viewers who
were not psychics prior to their voluntary affiliation with GRILL FLAME.
(3)
(s)
SRI follows the protocol of Procedure 18, DOD Reg 5240.1-R though
it is their position that their psychic research does not constitute "human use"
(TAB C)
(4)
(S) A11 GRILL FLAME contracts to which Army is a party will require
following Procedure 18, DOD Reg 5240.1-R.
Army already has approval to conduct GRILL FLAME activities within
INSCOM (TAB D).
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF FOR INTELLIGENCE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20310
ENSE
DAMI-ISH
8 MAY 1981
MEMORANDUM THRU VICE CHIEF OF STAFF, ARMY
ARMY GENERAL COUNSEL
FOR SECRETARY OF THE ARMY
SUBJECT: GRILL FLAME (U) -- DECISION MEMORANDUM
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1. (S) The US Army Intelligence and Security Command ( INSCOM) proposes
to further refine its GRILL FLAME efforts by purchasing jointly with the
Defense Intelligence Agency the professional services of selected con-
tracted civilian organizations and individuals. The Army General Counsel
determined that this proposed activity will constitute experimentation on
human subjects under Procedure 18, DOD Directive 5240.1-R. Section 4 of
Procedure 18 requires approval of the Under Secretary or Secretary of the
Army in order for Army to engage in GRILL FLAME activities with civilian
contractors.
2.
(S/NOFORN) All contracts entered into by INSCOM will contain the
written requirement that the provisions of Procedure 18, DOD Directive
5240.1-R will be followed. The contract monitor will ensure that the
contracted party executes its Procedure 18 responsibilities. Informed
consent of all subjects will be obtained in writing and only in accordance
with the guidelines issued by the Department of Health, Education and
Welfare. These guidelines set conditions safeguarding the welfare of the
subjects.
3. (S) Request the Secretary of the Army approve our joint participation
in GRILL FLAME activities with DIA and contracted civilian parties under
the provisions of Procedure 18, DOD Regulation 5240.1-R.
ENhampa
E. R. THOMPSON
Major General, USA
ACofS for Intelligence
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE
PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE ACTIVITIES OF
DOD INTELLIGENCE COMPONENTS THAT AFFECT
UNITED STATES PERSONS
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NOVEMBER 1979
UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR POLICY
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THE DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20301
November 30, 1979
FOREWORD
This DOD regulation sets forth procedures governing
the activities of DoD intelligence components that affect
United States persons. It is issued to implement DoD
Directive 5240.1.
It is applicable to all intelligence
components of the Department of Defense.
Executive Order 12036, "United States Intelligence
Activities," stipulates that certain activities of intelli-
gence components that affect U.S. persons be governed by
procedures issued by the agency head and approved by the
Attorney General. Procedures 1 through 16 satisfy this
requirement. Procedures 17 through 21, while not requiring
approval by the Attorney General, are issued as further
guidance to DoD Components in implementing Executive Order 12036.
Heads of DoD Components may issue supplementary guidance
necessary to provide for the internal administration of these
procedures within their respective components; such supple-
mentary guidance must be consistent with the procedures set
forth herein.
This regulation is effective immediately.
W. Graham Cantone
W. Graham Claytor, Jr.
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PROCEDURE 18
EXPERIMENTATION ON HUMAN SUBJECTS
Sec. 1.
Applicability and Scope
This procedure implements Section 2-302 of Executive
Order 12036, ref. (f), and applies to experimentation on
human subjects if such experimentation is conducted by or
on behalf of a DoD intelligence component. This procedure
does not apply to experimentation on animal subjects.
Sec. 2. Definitions
The definitions of the following terms, set out in
Appendix A, are applicable to these procedures:
. consent
· counterintelligence
. DoD intelligence components
. foreign intelligence
·
United States person
Experimentation in this context means a research, develop-
ment, or related activity that may expose an individual to
the possibility of injury (including physical, psychological,
or social injury) that increases the ordinary risks of daily
life for the subject (including the recognized risks inherent
in a chosen occupation or field of service), or that temporarily
adversely affects a person's mental or physical condition.
Experimentation is conducted "on behalf of" a DoD intelli-
gence component if it is conducted under contract to that
component or to another DoD component for the benefit of the
intelligence component or at the request of such a component
regardless of the existence of a contractual relationship.
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Human subjects in this context includes any person
regardless of whether the person qualifies as a United
States person.
Sec. 3.
Policy
DoD intelligence components conduct experimentation on
human subjects only when an important foreign intelligence
or counterintelligence purpose is to be served, only after
the informed consent of the subject has been obtained in
writing, and only in accordance with guidelines issued by
the Department of Health, Education & Welfare setting out
conditions that safeguard the welfare of the subjects, and
other applicable regulation.
Sec. 4.
Procedure
DOD intelligence components may not engage in or contract
for experimentation on human subjects without approval of
the Secretary or Deputy Secretary of Defense, or the
Secretary or Under Secretary of the Military Department.
Date of Secretary of Defense approval:
W. Graham Claustro A
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File
DATE.
19 June 1978
FROM:
H. E. Puthoff, Ph.D.
LOCATION: 44
SUBJECT:
Policy Statement
CC:
In response to requests for information with regard to the psychic
research program at SRI International, this memo is to state for the
record that this program does not involve the use of hypnosis, drugs,
or other psychopharmacological agents, or treatment of research subjects
by subliminal technologies or other means of stimulation unknown to them.A
This policy statement derives from a broader SRI policy statement
concerning requirements governing activities with human subjects (SRI
International Administration Manual, Topic 812, Complete Revision
2 May 1977). This policy statement applies to all uses of human
subjects at or under the sponsorship of SRI International. It is
intended to comply with Department of Health, Education and Welfare
(DHEW) rules and regulations for the protection of human subjects, and
is concerned with the protection of any individual who may be at risk
as a consequence of participation as a subject in an experimental
activity. An individual is considered to be at risk if he or she "may
be exposed to the possibility of injury, including physical, psychological,
or social injury, as a consequence of participation as a subject in any
research, development, or related activity which departs from the
application of those established and accepted methods necessary to meet
his needs, or which increases the ordinary risks of daily life, including
the recognized risks inherent in a chosen occupation or field of service.'
A Human Subjects Committee appointed by the Vice President and Chairman,
Office of Research Operations, SRI International, is responsible for
the enforcement of this policy.
SRI adheres to the statement of principles issued by the World
Medical Association, 10 Columbus Circle, New York, New York 10019, and
known as the Declaration of Helsinki. Copies are available from the
Chairman of the SRI Human Subjects Committee.
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24 DEC 1980
MEMORANDUM THRU VICE CHIEF OF STAFF ARMY - CI
PATRICK M. HUGHES, MAJ, GS
24 Dec 80
FOR UNDER-SECRETARY OF THE ARMY
RIM 14/81
SUBJECT: GRILL FLAME (U) -- DECISION MEMORANDUM
1. (S) Army General Counsel has determined that GRILL FLAME activities
constitute experimentation on human subjects under Procedure 18, DOD
Directive 5240. I-R. Section 4 of Procedure 18 requires the approval of
Under Secretary of Army in order for Army Intelligence to continue its
GRILL FLAME activities.
2. (S/NOFORN)
Army INSCON GRILL FLAME activities meet or exceed the
requirements of Section 3 of Procedure 18. Important foreign intelli-
gence and counterintelligence purposes are served by GRILL FLAME exper-
imentation. Informed consent of all subjects is obtained in writing and
only in accordance with guidelines issued by Department of Health Education
and Welfare setting conditions that safeguard the welfare of the subjects.
3. (S) Request the Under Secretary approve our participation in GRILL
FLAME activities under Procedure 18.
ENhampson
E R. THOMPSON
Major General, USA
ACofS for Intelligence
14 Jan 81
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR, DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
SUBJECT:
Procedure 18, DOD Regulation 5240.1-R (U)
(S)
This is in response to an inquiry from the DIA, General
Counsel*/ as to whether a proposed contract with Stanford Research
Institute (SRI) to analyze the capabilities of psychics requires
prior approval of the Secretary of Defense pursuant to Procedure
18 of DOD Regulation 5240.1-R.
(U)
Procedure 18 is applicable if the activity to be
undertaken constitutes "experimentation" on human subjects.
Experimentation is defined to mean:
research, development, or related activity that
may expose an individual to the possibility of
injury (including physical, psychological or
social injury) that increases the ordinary risks
of daily life for the subject (including the
recognized risks inherent in a chosen occupation
or field of service), or that temporarily ad-
versely affects a person's mental or physical
condition.
While this definition is quite broad in scope, it stops short of
potentially stressful situations created and within the control
of the subject, not the analyst. It is concluded for this reason
that the limited activity described herein does not fall within
the definition of "experimentation." ** /
(S)
SRI will assist persons with psyshic ability to use and
improve that skill for remote viewing of targets, including some
with practical intelligence value to DIA. The analyst will
attempt to define the mental process of the psychic. The proce-
dure will be strictly limited to a dialogue between the analyst
and the psychic. It will take place in a quiet setting such as a
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(S) This request was made following Army advise that
its participation with DIA in a project (codename GRILL
FLAME) described in your 2 Feb 1981 memorandum to the
Secretary of Defense would have to await further review.
** /
(U) This opinion does not address other activities
discussed in your 2 Feb 1981 memorandum.
For example, no
opinion is expressed as to whether involvement of persons
with no history of psychic experiences would constitute
human experimentation.
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room with limited access and noise levels.
'The analyst will
provide the psychic with map coordinates or other data
identifying a remote geographic location.
He will then ask
the psychic to mentally visit the location and describe
events or things on the scene in the past, present or future.
The psychic will be advised in advance that the scene en-
countered could be an explosion or other event that would be
extremely unpleasant or dangerous if a person were physically
present. The analyst will ask the psychic questions about
his remote viewing experience and provide the psychic with
encouragement and suggestions for improvement of the process.
The psychic will be provided with no internal or external
assistance such as drugs or electrical shock.
Nor will any
physical devices be used in the process. The psychic will
not be deprived of sleep, food, or an opportunity to exercise
normal body functions.
Also, the activity will be strictly
limited to volunteers who have previously used their psychic
ability to have remote viewing experiences on behalf of
others without adverse effect, either temporary or permanent,
on his or her mental or physical condition.
(S)
There is no medical evidence that the activity
described above would be harmful to the psychics involved.
To the contrary, we are advised by DIA representatives that
there were no reports of ill effects during the course of
SRI's prior encouragement of psychics to have remote viewing
experiences. While a successful remote viewing experience
could be unpleasant, it appears that the stress would be
within the control of the psychic, particularly since the
subjects have previously had remote viewing experiences
without any adverse effect.
(S) In essence, the voluntary activity of analysts
working with practicing psychics to have and improve the
clarity of remote viewing experiences is analogous to a
coach prompting an athlete to voluntarily perform feats of
increasing difficulty and to explain in the process how he
is able to achieve the concentration necessary for positive
results. While this type of effort may be stressful, the
stress is created and controlled by the psychic, not the
analyst. Hence, the activity described above is not ex-
perimentation on human subjects within the meaning of
Procedure 18.
8Niederlechner
L. Niederlehner
Acting General Counsel
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