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INTRODUCTORY MEMO
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SUBJECT :
Research Into the Cryptologic Aspects of ESP
This paper together with its appendixes and inclosures is
intended to present the first of a series of contributions
toward a more complete knowledge of certain special factors
bearing on threats to COMSEC. In particular this study seeks
to increase our knowledge of one factor known as PSI which is
presently little understood and could considerably enhence a
human being's capability to guess the correct order of randomized
key settings or the relationships between our operations code
(KAC's) groups and their meanings, the underlying plantext of an
encrypted message or to influence an individual's use of keying
material to a hostile analyst's advantage.
A. In order to make this first study as meaningful as
possible it was decided to:
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1. Make an over-all survey of the investigations
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a. Which aspects of the factor are most closly
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related to the problem of the human ability to correctly guess
randomized cryptographic information at better than chance
expectancy on a continuing basis.
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b. Which environmental characteristics enhence
or retard the manifestations of the PSI factor.
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What are the most useful sources of
information available to keep abreast of the latest meaningful
developments in PSI research, with special attention paid to
sources related to Soviet Bloc efforts in this field.
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2. To build, under professional supervision, a
PSI experiment utilizing all factors possible which are known
to enhence PSI performance and particularly to build an experi-
ment which is specifically related to the COMSEC question of
quessing randomized cryptologic information. Such an experiment
would serve a dual purpose.
a. To isolate subjects which appear to be
capabile of demonstrating a more efficient use of the PSI factor
than the average person. (See Inclusre C)
b. To provide a vehicle for testing such a
subject in order to learn more about the factors which enhence
or inhibit the operation of the PSI factors. Especially in the
cryptologic . environment.
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3. To develop a method of training talented
personnel in the cryptologic uses of ESP.
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B. To date, the following steps in the PSI study have
been accomplished on a time available basis.
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1. A survey has been made of the work being done
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in the field of PSI research (See inclosure A, appendix A, and
inclousre C, appendix A, and inclousre D).
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2. PSI factors most directly related to the COMSEC
threat have been tentatively identified.
a. Telepathy ( thought transference)
b. Clairvoyance (ability to observe objects not
available to normal sensory detection) (see inclousre C).
3. With the assistance of professional PSI and
psychological experts within the intelligence community,* a
cryptologically appropriate telepathy/clairvoyance experiment
has been designed which is intended to assist in the selection
of talented subjects and test such subjects to determine their
degree of dependability of their PSI performance. The experi-
ment is also constructed .in such a way that it will utilize a
maximum number of performance enhancing factors. (See inclosure C)
It will be noted that the testing method used bears some resemblance
to that of Dr. Rhine, in particular. . There are however, some
notable differences.
a. The material is cryptographically constructed
using NSA random generation.
b. The subject is forced to make a double guess or
target material which thus yields far more performance characteristics
to subject to statistical and psychological analysis.
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c. The subject receives prior motivational
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d. The target material has realistic or
.life-like characteristics and can bertailored to the subjects
preferences.
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Current sources of PSI experimental research
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have been located and are being utilized to enhance NSA know-
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ledge of this field. In particular note Soviet Bloc material
in the inclousre B as well as general material sources in
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inclosure A (Selected Bibliography). It is interesting to note
that Soviet experiments are funded under the ministry of defense
and are mainly of the telepathy communications variety.
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programmed, using individuals isolated by the above mentioned
research tool. IBM cryptographic key cards will be among the
materials tested. Preliminary tests already indicated that, this
may be a more meaningful exploration thanwas originally expected.
7. Research into psychokinesis indicates spontaneous
episodes and controlled experiments have an electromagnetic effect.
An experiment is being designed to test the effectiveness of PK in
jamming modern low voltage electronic communications security
equipment. Some spontaneous PK events have indicated that persons
with a low frustration tolerence and no normal outlet for this
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unusual PK channel. Being aware of those relationships, we
are designing our experiments around such persons and suit-
able frustrating stimulus, which they can only halt during a
specified period of time by using PK to alter voltage in a
target circuit.
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