SOVIET PARAPSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH.

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP96-00787R000500250019-2
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• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: November 4, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 29, 2000
• Sequence Number: 19
• Content Type: LETTER

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1. Mr. President, because the recent arrest and. cjuestion--
ing of US newsman IhObeert Toth in Moscow has brought
attention to Soviet parapsychology research, you may
be interested in our current evaluation of Soviet,
activities in this field.
A. The CIA, among Others in the i.ntc::I.ligence community
has sponsored research experimen,.l in an attempt
to determine whether parapsychological phenomena
do exist and whether they might be applied usefully
in intelligence activities. This US research has
been limited primarily to remote viewing-'the
acquisition of information about remote places and
events by. paranormal means
1. The investigations indicate that certain individuals
exhibit an ahi lity to describe details of a remote
scene which they have not seen directly, and
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that this ability may be useful for intelligence
purposes.
2. Further US research is needed to determine if
it is possible to improve. the reliability and
gtiality of information obtained by paranormal
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11. On the Soviet side, there is considerable evidence--
that the USSR has a classified parapsychology research
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A. This program star-Led about 960.,
B. It appears to be funded largely by the military
and to have substantial KGB involvement, possibly
including some KGB funding.
C. The classified work is conducted by several hundred
scientists plus supporting staffs at several--possibly
as many as 10?---institutes. Most of these institutes
are located in Moscow, but others are in Alma Ata,
Baku, Novosibirsk, and possibly Leningrad.
III. The-Soviet program is broadly based and interdisciplinary.
The work is believed. to emphasize the following areas,
which the Soviets may believe have potential usefulness
for' intelligence and military purposes.
A. Clairvance (remote viewing) to acquire intelli-
gence about remote locations not accessible by
other means.
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Ythy .0 influence remotely the physical
and/or mental state of targeted individuals,
and to establ.i_h covert communication.
C. Psychokinesis to cause the movement of remote
objects, such as switches in electronic circuitr
IV.
The questions asked of US researchers and para-
psychology enthusiasts by Soviet investigators
at international conferences suggest that the
Soviets may have acquired more experience than
US researchers, particularly in the area of remote
viewing. There is little, however, to indicate
whether Soviet capabilities are significantly more
parapsychology hobbyists, many of whom are scientists
trained in other, unrelated fields of research.
advanced than those of the US.
V. In addition to classified research, a substantial
,amount of unclassified, non-applied parapsychology
research is conducted in the USSR.
A. This work is largely the part-time activity of
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B. it is those scienl.ists. who usuz7.l1y maintain
contact with their western colleagues.
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