PROJECT STAR GATE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: STARGATE
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP96-00789R002500240008-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 4, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 8, 2004
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: August 25, 1993
• Content Type: MF

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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MEMORANDUM FOR UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (ACQUISITION)
FROM: Director of Defense Research Engineering
PURPOSE: INFORMATION--to provide background and DDR&E
recommendation on continuing Project STARGATE
SUBJECT: Project STARGATE
5 AUG 1931
(s) Hifil Genesis in FY-86 Congressional committee
action. PY-92 Appropriations Act directs that program efforts be
directed/divided between foreign assessment; basic and applied
research; and operational activities. Funding history:
FY 86-89 - total of $6.35M (Army); FY-90 - $0; FY-91 - $2M; FY-
92 -- $2M; FY-93 - $0 (all by congressional adds). FY-94 budget
request: $0. Does not include DIA,s costs for direct personnel
support to the program.
(S) Execen: Majority of funding (75%) is executed
through SAIC to support a Menlo Park-based research effort. The
monitoring effort is a collaborative effort between the
contractor and DIA personnel, but could be performed by DIA
alone. DIA support consists of ten personnel, including three
e?operational personnel."
(U) HJl_J,.Jntprgst: Main supporters have been Sen. Cohen (R-
ME) (ardent supporter); Sen. Poll (D-RI) (also strong supporter);
and Sen. Glenn (D-OH). Sen. Inouye .(D-HI) is reputed to be
supportive as well.
(U) Atjtives
1. (U) No change; finish spending the Congressional
appropriation.
2. (U) Reduce the effort to monitoring only - i.e.,
terminate the SAIC research effort.
3. (U) Terminate the program. This would leave DoD in a
poor posture to respond to a foreseeable "press situation."
Prepared by: Col. Alan P. Sullivan, x7-5776
COORDINATION: None.
Classified by: DIA
Declassify on: OADR
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