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Minutes of the DoD Grill Flame Committee Meeting, 10 January 1980
1. (U) The meeting was held in the DIA/DT Conference Room at 0930
on 10 January 1980.
2. (U) Attendees (see enclosure 1).
3. (U) The minutes of the 27 November meeting were approved as written.
4. (U) The next meeting for the committee was established for 20 March
1980 at 0930. A message reminder and confirmation will be dispatched
: to each member.
5. (C/NOFORN) Major Stoner informed the committee that the 902nd MI
Group has been asked to consider establishing a DoD special access for
Grill Flame materials.
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6. (C) Major Stoner also asked that
provide a briefing to
the Grill Flame Committee on recent developments in their program.
7. (S) The group was also informed that General Thompson has briefed the
DDO on the INSCOM program.
8. (C/NOFORN) As the classification ORCON limits distribution of the
minutes the suggestion was made and accepted that ORCON would only be
used when discussing viewers.
9. (S/NOFORN) Dr. Vorona reported to the group that their was Congressional
interest in Grill Flame projects. As a result of that interest, arrange-
ments were made to present the INSCOM briefing. In addition to the
technical aspects of the program, Congressional concern and support were
expressed for funding the program in FY 80, 81, and 82.
10. (C) Major Stoner asked about end of year funds in DIA to support
research. Dr. Vorona replied that there were only small amounts available
in the end of year funds.
11. (S/NOFORN) CIA volunteered that no Agency funds were budgeted for
FY 80, 81 or 82 on parapsychological research.
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12. (C)
letters to DIA and to the President were discussed by
the group.
13. (C) The suggestion was made that SRI be invited to attend future
meetings.
14. (C) Mr. Gale briefed the Grill Flame Committee on his committee's
findings, as a result of their review of all DoD efforts in parapsychology.
15. (S/NOFORN) Mr. Gale's briefing was not received favorably by the Grill
Flame group. There were many substantive reservations based upon errors
in both facts and analysis. The report was, in the view of the: group,
misleading and inadequate, in part because of ambiguity in language.
The belief that dissemination of the Gale report should be haltied until
such time as the Grill Flame Working Group can subject it to critical
examination was expressed by many members of the group. It was. suggested
that General Tighe contact Dr. Laberge to obtain copies of the report
and to stop any further distribution.
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16. (C/NOFORN)
was appointed to head a subcommittee to
review the Gale report in depth.
SG11 17. (S/NOFORN)
group:
provided the following information to the
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b. OSI has been abolished at CIA.
c.
He
will be seeing Dr. Jahn before the next Grill
Flame meeting.
d. Congressman Rose will be on the CIA Life Science Panel ..
18. (U) The meeting was adjourned at 1330.
2 Enclosures
1. List of Attendees (U)
2. Ltr from
(U)
Jack Viena
JACK VORONA
Chairman, Grill Flame
Committee
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