PARAPSYCH DISCUSSION WITH C/TSD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: STARGATE
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP96-00787R000400070030-0
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 4, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 5, 2003
• Sequence Number: 30
• Publication Date: January 26, 1973
• Content Type: MFR

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26 JAN 73
MEMO FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT Parapsych Discussion with C/TSD
1. I had lunch with C/TSD in his office today and inter alia we
discussed parapsych phenomena in general, the SRI presentation, TSD's
interest in the field andimy 23 Jan paper--a copy ogwhich he read while
I waited. The salient aspects were as follows:
a. The 52 K figure accurately represents TSD's investment in
the SRI project--and, in 1953 and 1963, they also supports
to some extent but are no longer involved;
b. C/TSD sees no short-range payoff operationally in these efforts
but feels quite strongly that research should continue; specifically, he feels
that the existence of undefined parapsych phenomena of certain types has been
established beyond all reasonable doubt--and it is his feeling that, though the
Agemcy is not the most logical organization to support continuing research,
we ought to fill the gap until someone else does;
c. In that context, he intends to have the directors of ARPA and
NSA in his office soon to try to persuade them to join him in signing a letter
to the National Science Foundation (NSF)--urging them to support a long-range
(3 to 5 year) progra;n of intensive research in this area; but, even if this
effort should succeed (and he has no real feeling for whether it will or not),
any such%n program is not apt to get started for a year or so;
d. C/TSD had no basic arguments with the paper (other than that
he believes 'whether' has already been established) and agrees basically with
the recommendations --and appears to be willing to go along with a proposal
for joitn action if DDS&T is willing to put up the money;
e. He believes that%o the SRI people would agree to the conditions
set out in the paper.
SG1H
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