r r i • DE Sll 15 October 1965 MEMORANDUM FOR THE filRJ l TOR1 ADVANCED RJJB PROJ TS AGENCY SUBJECT Justification MemorandUlll for Project PAI'l'IX RA The purpose of this memorandUlll is to explain some of the backgrou ' td requirements and justification for the AFPA Program Plan 562 relating to Project PANDJRA Background For several years it has been noted that the American Embassy in Moscow has been radiated with low level electromagnetic signals on a more or less continuous basis These emitting signals in the S and L band spectrum have been of complex modulation with seemingly random variations • The White House has directed through USIB that intensive investigative research be conducted within the State Department CIA and roD to attempt to determine what the actual threat is and stop it The National program has been coordinated by the State Department under code name project TUMS AFPA is represented and has been requested to initiate a selective portion of the overall program concerned with one of the potential threats that of radiation effects on man Discussion A program has been outlined to irradiate a group of primates under carefully controlled conditions simulating the dosages and complex modulation of the threat This effort is known as Project PANIX RA The trained primates will be carefully observed under varying and controlled irradiated conditions in an attempt to determine if any changes in their behavior or physiological condition can be detected This effort will be carried out on behalf of ARPA by the following organizations 1 The Air Force will select electrorragnetic generating equipment and produced An initial study of equipment They will integrate above resources into space medical doctor to assist the other test program procure and monitor the control the environment thus was made under AFPA Order #'757 a system and provide an aeromedical team members in the 2 The Applied Physics Laboratory will provide scientific consulting services and technical assista ce in the design and fabrication of the laboratory its electromagnetic environment and test facilities pertaining thereto rJPM1ff1t Hl J RPU t '$t1 ' TJ 7 4 R ta rs a DOD DIH 5206 l O L IHI ARPA-AS-TS-65-23 l - ·• · 1 ' ' ' 3 The Walter Reed Arey Institute of Research will provide laboratory quarters primates biological monitoring and data reduction capabilities 4 In addition Mr Mark Groves of the Wright Patterson Avionics Laboratory will act as ARPA monitor and coordinator for this project Additionally other consultants which will be utilized include Drs Nat Baldwin NIH Ross Adey UCLA Milton Zaret Zaret Foundation J Johnson CIA and H Pollack IDA Recommended Action It is recommended that ARPA initiate the required ARPA Orders as covered in the Program Plan attached This memorandum being of a sensitive nature willr-be retained in the Office of Advanced Sensors and act as justificationii1 depth for above referenced future Program Plan and ARPA Order ' 'l-6d S W • • Ji rd s iesaro Acting Director Advanced Sensors 2