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9 July 1981
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT :
Congressional Inquiry (U)
SG1J
1. (U)
DIA GRILL FLAME Action Officer, called at 0830 hrs,
8 July 1981, and informed me that DIA had received an inquiry from Congressman
Tom Hagedorn, House of Representatives. He believed that Congressman Hagedorn
was from Minnesota.
SG1J
SG1A
2. (U)
Congressman Hagedorn had received a letter from a constituent asking
for information about the military using 6 psychics to gather information
stated that he was putting together
a response which essentially would say that DIA had no information/knowledge
concerning the topic and he wanted to know if I could shed any light on the
subject.
SG1A
3. (S/NOFORN)
I informed him that the figure "6" bothered me since that was
the exact number we sent for training at SRI. Also, we had done some work on
but not with 6 people. I asked him to contact
MAJ O'Keefe, OACSI, for official Army guidance as I was not empowered to do so.
Further, I requested that he keep us informed of any actions taken concerning
this inquiry.
B. Wal
MURRAY B.WATT
LTC, GS
Project Manager
SG1J
NOTE :
I informed MAJ O'Keefe of the above conversation at 0745, 9 Jul 81, and
he stated he would contact
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