STATUS OF STAR GATE PROGRAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: STARGATE
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP96-00791R000100040009-5
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: November 4, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 4, 2000
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: March 20, 1995
• Content Type: PAPER

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In response to Congressional direction, we are working
with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) to transfer the
STARGATE program to CIA. We also have initiated a number of
actions to comply with the Congressional request that we
perform a retrospective review and technical analysis of the
program's activities, as well survey the program for
declassification purposes. We have reviewed and coordinated
the DIA report on STARGATE; the information provided in the
DIA restrospective review and technical analysis is part of
the ongoing data transfer between the two agencies and will
be used in the independent CIA review of the program. (S)
Retrospective Review
To perform the retrospective review of STARGATE's 20-
year history and a technical analysis of the program's
results, we Will work closely with the National Research
Council (NRC), which has ready access to a variety of experts
in the scientific fields related to the program. We have
exchanged draft tasking statements with the NRC to establish
a Blue Ribbon Panel of parapsychological phenomena to ensure
a comprehensive and unbiased technical retrospective review
of the program. In addition, CIA will request the NRC to:
? Review research and development studies related to
this program--less than 50 studies--for which unclassified
reports are available.
? Meet with program officials to develop a comprehensive
understanding of STARGATE's current direction.
? Perform technical evaluation of all the data related
to the program, including experimental designs and their
results, and proposed future research. This evaluation will
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contain recommendations on which technical areas have the
potential for fruitful research and will identify areas that
should not be pursued further.
? Draft the final report, which will incorporate the
findings of the Blue Ribbon Panel; the NRC also will
participate, as appropriate, in briefing these findings to
the Congress. (S)
? The review and analysis of the Blue Ribbon Panel will
be unclassified, but we will not release its findings until
the Congress and the involved agencies have been briefed. We
are working with the NRC to determine the appropriate amount
of time for the study, which could require up to six months.
(S)
? In other actions, we are requesting the cooperation of
the US Army Research Institute, which holds a contract
related to behavioral sciences with the NRC. We also are
preparing to transfer resources to the Institute for the cost
of managing and supporting the NRC during the technical
review. We also are contacting several organizations
involved in the program to review STARGATE's operations. (S)
We will declassify immediately certain aspects of our
program, including the Agency's past sponsorship of
activities related to the investigation of paranormal
phenomena for intelligence purposes and the results of this
research. We also have held informal discussions with the
Agency's Center for the Study of Intelligence on developing
strategies for declassifying information. In order to
determine what additional information related to the STARGATE
program can be declassified, we will convene a DCI
classification review committee. This committee will conduct
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a detailed review of all CIA and DIA program documents and
other information--including actual targets against which
operations were conducted and their nature, the customers for
these operations, and resources allocated to this effort--to
declassify further where appropriate. (S)
To facilitate the declassification effort and the Blue
Ribbon Panel review, we will request DIA to:
? Declassify its sponsorship of STARGATE and to continue
downgrading and declassifying the technical reports
associated with the program.
? Eliminate the program's compartmentation, and remove
from a limited distribution status all other classified
documentation related to STARGATE and consider declassifying
these documents further.
? Transfer to CIA all DIA documents associated with
STARGATE following declassification consideration for
archival purposes and further review by the DCI
declassification committee.
? Assist the Agency in executing the Blue Ribbon Panel
review by providing unclassified information relating to the
program when requested by the Panel. (S)
Following the completion of these declassification and review
efforts, we will develop a comprehensive management strategy
for the program. (S)
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March 1995
Status of transfer of program activities to CIA.
Preliminary declassification actions by CIA, request to
DIA for further action.
April 1995
Establish DCI declassification committee to review long-
term issues.
Form Blue Ribbon Panel to conduct retrospective review
and technical data analysis.
March-June 1995
Conduct technical review, interview Intelligence
Community users, draft preliminary report and
recommendations.
July 1995
Develop CIA program management strategy that addresses
proper scope, resources, and management.
Brief Congress on results and recommendations of Blue
Ribbon Panel.
Report program design and status to Congress.
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