CIA-RDP96-00791R000100030052-8

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18 May 95
SG11
SG11
MEMO FOR :
Director Public Affairs
FROM :
ORD
SUBJECT :
Star Gate Transfer Update
REFERENCE :
Complete Star Gate Transfer Chronology
SG11
Since we last briefed Richard D'Amato, the following has
occurred:
. Formal meeting with representatives of the NRC (28 Mar) ;
final Statement of Work for the Star Gate blue ribbon panel
review; submission to NRC's internal Governing Board was
slated for 16 May.
[ORD was informed chances for approval were very high;
NRC had already contacted four experts to act as
commissioned reviewers for blue ribbon panel and CIA
resources had already been transferred to US Army to act
as executor.]
· NRC formally rejected CIA's proposed review (1 May) ;
did not submit to governing board, cited it's own prior,
definitive study; stated unequivocally "the case for remote
viewing ... is virtually nonexistent."
· Formal meeting with representatives of American Institutes
of Research (AIR) (2 May) to consider AIR as potential Star
Gate blue ribbon panel reviewer after NRC rejection.
· CIA/ORD informed the CIA/EXDIR and new DCI regarding the
plan to use AIR in lieu of NRC to perform the blue ribbon
panel review.
[Schedule information is not available yet, but AIR has
assured ORD that it can perform this review in less time
than the NRC would have taken, not concluding sooner
than September of 1995, however. ]
· CIA/ORD has already contacted AIR alerting them to pending
request for proposal. AIR has agreed to respond. We will get
them under contract as quickly as possible.
· CIA/ORD proceeding with examination of DIA and CIA files
preparing them for review and declassification.
Excellent
progress in file review
· CIA/ORD proceeding to resolve declassification issues
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