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SUBJECT: EXTRASENSORY PERCEPTION
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W ,, , Mr. Foos, resident ofichmond, Va., isa high school ~" , graduate employed in a minor capacity with the C. and 0. Railway. ~
About two years ago he became*~inteF'ested-in axtra sensory perception-~ ~-
a term probably technically inaccurate! and began experimenting with _
members of his family. He claims to have achieved amazi success
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Very Simply, Fbos claims the ability to teach the blind. to see; in six months to teach a person without eyes to see 92
sufficiently uell to drive an automobile safely. Bk disclaims any
supernatural power and, not being a scientist or physician, has no
technical or scientific explanation. .He merely states that a
person can do uhat he makes up his mind to do. H2 claims to have
taught not only members of his family but approximately 25 other
individuals as mull, including persons completely blind, to see
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minute handwriting submitted b,y those in attendance, accurately
trace the written material and in all unys function w hout erroras with complete vision. In answer to a question
. l . a as to whether distance uns a factor, Foos stated e
recent public exhibit Margaret had distinguished colored balloons
at a distance of 400 feet. In answer to another question as to
uizether motion would complicate the problem, Margaret played the
childhood game of jacks using a small l;~" diameter! rubberball, deftly retrieving it regardless of angle of bounce.
.'-Zr. Foos uas questioned -as to his ability to teach
a person to read an article covered by a pad or to see through
a wall. He at that time avoided a directa:nswe~r;stating-that--~~~~~~~---
because of the defense aspects of such a possibility he uas not
at liberty to discuss it. Later, however, in private conversation, .
he claimed that he had taught one of his students to accurately
read an article completely obscured by heavy cardboard and
that teaching the ability to see beyond a solid masonry uzzll
was merely a matter of degree. He would pursue this matter no
further. _
inquired of Foos as to his general
method of teaching - whether individual tutoring uas essential.
He stated that he had taught a group with equal facility. He
further stated that he had found it much easier and had had
greater success in teaching the physically blind rather than those
with ordinary vision. 57¢.
Should his claims be well-founded, there is no limit
to the value which could accrue to the FBI - complete and
undetectable access to mail, the diplomatic pouch; visual access to
buildings - the possibilities are unlimited insofar as law enforce-
ment and counterintelligence are concerned.
' As fantastic as this may appear, the actuality of extra
sensory perception has long been recognized - though not to the
degree of perfection claimed by Mr. Foos. It is difficult to
see how the Bureau can afford to not inquire into this matter more
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Re Bulet July 22, 195]. . r
The records in the library of the Richmond Time spatch
and the Richmond News-Leader, newspapers R Virginia,were checked on August 9, 1957, by SA wh1¢h pg-
flected an article by K. LEWIS WARREN, a 6 lined June 17, 957!,
which related that MAHARET F008, a sixteen year old high schoolgirl, had demonstrated with her father, WILLIAM FOOS, of Ellerson,
irginia, methods by which WILLIAM FOOS hoped to teach the blind
to read. Cotton pads had been placed over the eyes of MARGARET
FOOS, secured by a black elastic blindfold, and in that condition
she had, found and read passage from a magazine furnished by a
reporter and had read samples of handwriting as well as verses
-h from the Bible by request from the audience.r_'.r- U _
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be a psychologist or to have had even elementary know-
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on the subject of Extra Sensory Perception since starting 4' his experiments some two years previous, p L1;
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in the salvage warehouse of the C. & O, Railway on leave ofabsence, that he started experimenting with the children who
visited his place in Hanover County, irginia, to fish and ride
his horses and later began working with friends. Further, thatEOOS had recentlé been to Duke Ugiggggitx where he had demon-strated for two aye e ore r. JOSEPH B. RHINE, an eminent '
authority on the subject and other members of the Parasychology
Department of the University.
The article then states that FOOS impressed the viewers
d t t d that his main interest as being thorggghly sincere an s a e
in his project is to e p t e blind; however, he refused to
divulge his methods of teaching, but believed he can teach
other instructors in the field.
The article further set out that FOOS hoped to obtain
P ti R r h Inc and listed a charter for Extra Sensor erce on esea c ., pthe backers and memsers of the organization as EHY CARAVATI,
Richmond Public Relations Han, WILLIAM CANTOR, an auctioneer,
and ROBERT CANTOR, a lawyer. Further, if the charter was granted
FOOS planned to recruit blind youngsters who would be willing
to cooperate in the experiment.
The library contained another newspaper article, date
lined June 22, 957!, to the effect that ESP Extra 3enscry
Perception! Research, Inc., received a charter yesterday from
the state Qorporation Commission and will undertake clinical
training for the blind. The officers and staff of the organi-
zation were set forth as follows:
WILLIAM A. F003, President and Director of Research
HENRY L. CARAVATI, Vice-President _ .
ROBERT A. LLOYD, Vice-President .
SAM LOMBARDO, Vice-President '
ROBERT CANTOR, Secretary
WILLIAM CANTOR, Treasurer
MARGARET FOOS, Research Assistant .
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_Arlington, Virginia. Attached hereto is a copy of a memorandum
Y submitted by George C. Blackwell, the representative from Colonel
- Downie's office attending this demonstration. As far as colonel
Downie knew, there was no representative from CIA at this demonstration,
however, it was his understanding'that on August 8, l95?, another
dem nstration was given by Foos to individuals unknown to Colonel
A--;_; ;. Colonel Downie stated that Lieutena t Colonel Leroy C.
Hill- ," the representative from the Army Intelligence Center, is making
an evaluation of the demonstration; however, to date he has reached
no conclusion. According to Colonel Downie, when colonel Hill
completes his evaluation he, Downie, will so advise the Bureau. _
Colonel Downie further advised that his office has made inquiry from
others who have attended different demonstrations put on by Foos .
with the following results: Inquiry was made of representatives fro
the President 's committee on Employment of the Physically Eandicappe
who attended one of Foes demonstrations. It was determined that 1.5,
Major General Melvin J. Haas, U. S. Marine corps retired!, Chairman
of this Committee, was of the opinion that the claims by Foos that
he could teach blind persons to perceive has not_.been proven""by his
demonstration and until such time as Foos has taught persons known
to be blind to perceive objects, the President 's committee will notsponsor, recommend or associate its f 12:2 Foos. . -
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. DEMONSTRATION BI MB. ITLLIAH F005
;AUGUST 8, 1957 ' L,_, 1
According to representatives of the Blind Veterans
Association, who had attended'one of Foos' demonstrations, the A
demonstrations did not reveal any extra sensory per eiptive powers:/ of Foos or any of his associates. Ihat Associatiodfdoes not
contemplate any action toward sponsoring Foos or his teachings.
Inquiry by Colonel powniefs ofjice at the Veterans
Administration reflects that the Veterans Administration, since
Foos would not submit to scientific testings and since portions
of the demonstration conducted with blindfblds furnished by the
_h_~Vetenons.Administration~were-l00eper~cent.unsuocessjw1,.concluded
that the claims of Foos were without basis. The Veterans Administration
contemplated no further action. Colonel Downie stated that the
information from the Blind Veterans Association and from the Veterans
Administration was obtained on a very confidential basis. He, '
therefore, requested that the Bureau not disseminate this information
outside qf the Bureau. Attached hereto also is a copy of a
memorandum furnished by colonel Downie relative to pr. Henry K.
Puharich, Round Table Ibundation, Glen Cove, Maine. Ihile
Dr. Puharich's work is not exactly in the field of extra sensory
perception, Colonel Downie stated that the Army is interested in
determining the possibilities of his techniques.__. :
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1. At 1500 hen:-e 8 August 1957 8/A eeenlpenied L8 Celaelnun to the lerriotllctor mm, 0. sf u|_. ,,92,L1....., W, teIitneee e duemtretien of Ext:-e Seneca-y Perception the denonn.. _ retien neegiveninSuite5008 roene5<D$, 506$, 5007,lnd5006!endIeee0ndmte4by Ir. Willie: hoe of Riclncnd, Virginie.
2. In You explained thet, in Iebruery 1957, he 1-nedvu-tently die-wvered e method of teaching others to seelthrough barriers end diltingzidaehjeete boyund these be:-riere. He eiqainenl thet hie hope end intentionsIere to use thie diecowery in teech.:Lng the blind to eee through Extra Sen»-I017 Perception, and that in teeching his daughter, Kargez-Qt, hen to peneeive objects etc., beyuud phreicel bu-riere, he realised thet this knee-ledge end ebility had eerioue end dangerous implications ea bell ll P!92eti-dal value in lilite e.nd/_ :7 or Diplonetic eperetiune. for this reason, heexplained, he had limited the per-eeptory Pin! of hie pupile.
3. Mr. Foo: had kergex-at eeeted at e card table and requeeted en eb-eerver to blipdfcld her. Tm eoeta cotton pede! were pieced ever her eye;end held in place with e dark elastic band that fastened behind the head.8o blindfolded, He:'g:.re'; demaaetreted ability to need, die?-inguieh eolere,lncete vn-eee in the Bible, and tx-ece blndI:'11..1.:x¢. All objecte reed, in-eedor identified were placed on the table. blerglret nee not eueeeeetul in1490?-Lfylng or reecii ng e Trip Ticket held e;>pre.:d_m.tely 1.6-P above the 92-able. w
L. A rem; men, epproximte age: 17 treted hie ability toidentity ESP end playing cards before S/A end one other 92lnidmti-tied obelrver. The demnetretien In he!. tnae lame: ie, identi- cal blindfold end cu-de pleeed on the table. This yum; nan wee appren-£,m@el,y 50,1 lueeesetnl in identifying ESP urde pieced {ace up an the e-ble,which he wee LLIOIOG to feel and flex with hie heads. Hie euceeee in n&-ir1g¢lrdsh8ldlIpbcfOIQh1.lllIi1'l¬1nglIA]fNIhllII'IlI1 ttheblinck told wee very limited.
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swam. Pmuuuca, Ihnry 1., Dr.Round fable Ipmatin, 01¢: Con, um
1. Ch 3 September 1957. Dr. I. I. 800.17, Chint, Au-0 806.011 Diddn,A1: Force Office at Seiciatia Ina:-ah, Tape '1", 1.4% and Cnsstii-uttmAvenue B. I., Iuhingun, D. 6., In LMA:-virnd 1|: his office OmanhgSUBJECT and out-od in aub-mu:
2. E1I:n1;eentu92I1thPl§!A.&I§Ins£ornbouttwdA;-uLnAngn:t1957inn he Sanly! am: Kr. Iillia J. J17», Protester; Doctrical mg£.n0¢:Ln,;,lhivoraity of Illincil, dd?-04 3I§.'3CT in Glm _C0'n, him. 81.3-J53! FIJIA2Or0cnmnaionnua60uroutate t.G a lnn Cave, nun, Ihtro uqnrinnhLnuntnltclapatrquadqrtie pbcnuau-mu-oporfomod. Trxiavortlndtxpuzs 1.|nq't|.ti Ll. On can-10¢ on under am 01111.5 zation named the Inn:->4 hblc Funds-Mun"which is a nan-pmfit and 8?-ah of Heine lietnsod 'urgsn5.u£$.on lit]:92 the tollmdmg attics:-an
President: Iclter O. Plinl
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3. SIJBJECT direct: £2-on can to fourteen nployou Gunaistlng of Fwd:Huztoalhnmubominulctbcrluxdl L!; oz-my Bcrutcin dwgnvh nu id an 0! B1-16.10 luytr; and of-ban who at an damatio hclp.
1.. Dr. San]; ma told by SUBJET that the Round Tabla Faun-dntia up-ontoon oontributicna uhich swamp from 21. to $60,000 per ya:-. 11:5 of tho Ocu-tributon and Bankers are Rfpnogqahtivo Bolton of Ohio and Hr. I. B. Bdk,dopu-unont mm owner tron Barth Carolina. ' "
818-YHIT nan vu-Loan Qloctmnic o~qu.1.1:u.-at and drug: in his 113:1:-mantato be dodiutsd ta the rtud; or time oeianu at trnnaniti-in; nua-ana pa-we to another through mental 9-olnput-27.
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a , - _ :_/ T1 ~ ._..' I-' ~_ | Ned e._._.._ _' - I -4-_ e. Room _¥7q:';" -'~'4" - '.~ William A_._:F__E_<_>o§ Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad employeeK¬£::~m 7- -= Richmond, Vifgihfafilaims tohave special ability in the field of extrasensoryiT @:.~'._::.- * ;~_ perception. His demonstrations have been witnessed by two Special Agents of 92.:. F :2,_ _ r ;__ 5 gthis Bureau in privacy at American Legion headquarters, Washington, D. C.~11--.:_:4 -2 _ l ;.' g";Foos has a 15-year-old daughter who, although blindfolded, can presumably read
1: .. I .___, s._"; =1 anything placed before her, She ghys cards, checkers, accurately describes
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= background check on Foos and has found that Foos is regarded as a well-respected
r. person. Foos is currently attempting toestablish a clinic for the blind in
t_ _ Richmond, Virgua.
y ; ' Other demonstrationsput on by Foos, reportedly before the Intelligence Division of the Army and the Central Intelligence Agency, have r '
92 reflected that a 16-year-old boy has been trained to look through walls and1.: 5.-, " .-read newspapers. This yoimg&r also can reportedly read documents which92§%§" ""*"_ ' have been enclosed in a briefcase. Z; . 43s.!I2. ' .,4 -_ _2'... . U. .
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RE: EXTRASENSORY PERC.E'.P.TION
INFORMATION CONCERNING,___>=_.__ . I-__' ' "
Iith regard to the report th boy trained by Foos
read material "through a brief case, tated that this was
strictly a rumor which has been circu ating around the Government
and as for as he has been able to establish, there is no basis
whatsoever indicating that such an act took place. Foos has made
the claim that this could be done. He has also stated that a person
can read beyond a wall. Foos qualifies these statements with thedeclaration that in order to do this, additional trainiig is required
'7¬L--9 is quite certain that Foos has not come up with
any capabili y w ich could be of assistance to U. S. intelligence.
Be stated~that---CIA,":neve~rthe:Zass; "p"lans-to -;, al.Zaw" any -cddit-ional
reports concerning Foos' work. He stated that he would keep theLiaison Agent advised regarding any significgnt developments.W LL
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OFFI CIAL INDICATED BELOW BY cm-:c1< MARK
Mr. Tolson ______________ v!ZMr. Mohr !Mr. Parsons >4/'Mr. Belmont rl/
M1. Callahan ______.__________ !_._ _-.. .-. 4- __...__.Mr. Malone . V !" ' **'_'m'_"_"' ""-'
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by the Army Intelligence Service.
The "New York Journal American on 6-14-60 carried a column
by Ruth Montgomery "Spying by Hind.-Reading! in which she stated theArmy Intelligence Service was conducting research experiments inmental telepathy. She speculated that the ultimate achievement would
be to develop a method whereby U. S. spies could "receive" thoughtsof plotters in the Kremlin. The Director asked, "Is there anything
I $0 th-i8? a. 0, <~' ". , lg , M7Lieutenant Colonel Lee Martin, Chief of Investigations,&P"" ssist Staff for Intelligence, U. S. Army, advised liaison
agent that the Army is conducting no such project asdesert e rticle. He did state that £52 U. S. Air Force had
a contract in 1958 and 1959 with the Bureau of Social Science Research,
Washington, D. G. which did research in the many phases of mentalproblems raised by the Korean War, with particular emphasis on brain-Iwashing. This research did incidentally include mental telepathy orextra sensory perception; however, the results were inZo6uElusive.//' [C/
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Our Laboratory experts advised --that informed scientific
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mind which have not been explored or completely understood. In recent
years serious scientific study has been undertaken by psychologists for
the purpose of explaining these little-understood functions of the mind.
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he could teach bl ind persons to see through the use of extra sensory
perception. He claimed he could teach_people tzread a paper which was&:~:;:c.Bv "- ' " , . I '::'::I:_ 1-2.4-.'z' _. A __3_ __,_$l03 6 9
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expert guidance within .
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formed groups, outside of oiiice hours,
to try reading each other's minds.
Some "oi the experiments to date
have proved -enormously successful,
with the average oi correct responsestar surpassing that which .could be
achieved by hit-and-miss guessing.
The Intelligence Service hopes to
develop enough "sensitive" agents, and
to perfect their technique _to such an
extent that they could actually pick up
thought waves emanating from the
Cold War enemy camp. - -. .
The ultimate achievement would be
to develop a method whereby American
spies could actually receive the
thoughts oi Soviet plotters meeting in
the inner reaches or the Kremlin.
The 20th,Century has witnessed such
iantastic advances in other realms oi
science that this project may not.be
as wild as it seems at first glance. "
How many in the 19th Century be-
lieved that man could y, not only
above, the clouds, but at a speed ex-
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thoughtthat by turning a dial in his.
living room, he could hear a sym-'
phony concert ln New York, or a news_cornmentator.speaking'!rom Tokyo? ~ 1
Only 20 years ago, would you have
believed it possible to sprawl on-your.
own couch, while watching a ball game
in St. Louis, or a political convention
in Los Angeles? For that matter, did,
you think man could send a monkey
int» orbit around the earth or moon?
This age is surely the most iasci--
natlng that the world has ever known,
but perhaps the most neglected phase"
of science is the probing oi the sub-.
conscious mind, and the possibilitiesoi thought transmission. ' -
Military intelligence tor some time
has been delving into the possible utili-"
zation oi hypnosis in spying. -This
correspondent reported several years
ago that intelligence agents were being
sent on delicate missions; then brought
back and queried in the normal man-_
ner about what they had observed. * .-
A Afterwards, they were hypnotized,
and while in trance were again ques-
tioned about the layout oi the -room
they had been assigned to visit. Under
this condition they were able to sup-
ply every detail, even down to thenumber oi slats in the venetian blinds.
- The drive to- develop, other -tech-
niques iorespionage has been height-ened, since the U-2 incident. _ _ =_~
, Think what a joke it would be-on
Nikita it, as aresult of his tantrums,
America was spurred todevelop a new
and fool-prooi technique for espionage.
It would be -pleasant to think that
-U. S. spies seated comfortably in Wash-7
ington could pick up the dastardly plots
that Communist big-wigs were hatch-'
ing behind locked doors in the Kremlin.
At least we can dream, can't we?
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Director has commented about studies in extrasensory
perception at Duke University. Experimental work in Parapsychology -
Laboratory there reported since 1934. ,Research has covered "supernormal
faculties" not recognized by mdern psychological and physiological
methods. Various forms "supernormal cognition," telepathy, clairvoyance
and precognition have been investigated using special ESP card*decks.
Experiments devised for purpose eliminating pure chance as causative factor of evidence_supporting ESP. wScientists_generallY_critical of '
evidence and methods. Belief in ESP has gained little acceptanceltamong psychologists and fails test of common experience. _59J2Z4L
DETAILS!
The Director has noted, "I have been told that at Duke
University some work is being done in the field of extrasensory
perception," on a memorandum resp0nding to his inquiry about the
article "Spying by Mind Reading," THE NEW YORK JOURNAL AMERICAN,
dated June 14, 1960. .
Studies on extrasensory perception, often referred to as ESP,
have been de at Duke Unive y, Durham, North Carolina, since 1934.
[ of the Parapsychology Laboratory,
, reported considerable experimental work in the field
of psychical research. His experiments give the impression of
psychological sophistication but have received continuous and severe H criticism in learned circles since publication. b']Q/
Psychical research in parapsychology encompasses the P
experimental study of "supernormal faculties," real or supposed of human
personality, supernormal being an equivalent for "not recognized by
general scientific opinion." The function of this research is to collect
and weigh all available evidence for and against such faculties, either
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opposed to results of research in experimental psychology which has
not revealed other sensory mechanisms than those described in modern
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Numerous estions were asked of Mr. Foos following thedemonstration m s most blunt in his questioning in attempts
to find out if there were any gimmicks" involved. Mr. Foos was quite
evasive in his answers and refused to discuss his methods of instruction. He
also refused to allow a demonstration of the young boy reading documents
enclosed in a briefcase or reading through the walls orf a room. He claimed,
however, that this could be done and that he would be willing tohave this act
performed at a later date. Mr. Foos spoke continually of learning the principlesI of extrasensory perception through constant reading-of-the -Bible".--~He clai1ned;""-however, to be an atheist in his beliefs. Mr. Foos has appeared before medical
officials at Duke University, the Veterans Administration, Washington, D.C. ,
various medical associations in New York City, and before various groips in
Richmond, Virgiia. He has never charged admission. He is, however,
according to his own explanation, attempting to initiate interest so that fundswill be subscribed for a clinic for the blind in Richmond, Virginia, which hehopes to head. . ' B7 &
demonstration, requested
a statement indicati.ng that his
daughter This invitation was refused forobvious reasons. Mr. Foos did not know at the time that was employedbythe FBI. 57¢,
Foos may, of course, be attempting to commercialize on a "fake
trick" he and his daughter and the young boy have perfected. On the other hand,
there is a possibility that Foos does have extrasensory perception abilities. This,
of course, is something we cannot afford to overlook in our work but we should
not, however, under any circumstances allow*Foos"the' privilege of indicating "to
outsiders the FBI is interested in his work. He should be given no opportrmity to
use the FBI in any marmer which would further his own interests. It is believed
advisable, however, to have checks made with CIA and the Intelligence Division of
the Army to determine what reaction those agencies had after witnessing the c
demonstration as put on by Foos, his daughter, and the young boy traveling with them.that
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Reference is made to a memorandum Mr. Nichols to §;:m_-,
llr. Tolson dated September 6, 1957, concerning William A. Foos l le. om:
who has claimed to have a special ability in the"jield of e.1:tra- P 4'"--4
sensory perception. The Liaison Agent has been in contact with -
the Central Intelligence Agency CIA!.;for the purpose of obtainin /t t.agencyls comments or observations concerning demonstrations which My
/_has given in the Washington, D. C'.,i area. .. _ I /~
On Se tember 1s 195'? 0 01,4 advised A entl P : J f QP that he had been designated by his agency to coordinate allormation developed concerning Foes demo tions and to follow A.any reported developments of significance. tated that as far '
as his agency is concerned Foos has not come 1 any new or revolu-ltionary development and his claims to certain performances in the fieldof ezctrasensory perception de iiinitely have not been supported-by factor evidence. According to Foos has used his daughter in A
demonstra ' her ability to rtain amount of reading while blind-folded. stated that Foos has insisted on using a particular type
of blind o which raises a question regarding the possibility that '_
Foos is using nothing more than a trick b cleverly permitting his 5daughter to see by pinpoint vision." is of the opinion thatFoos is using a blindfold material whic permi s his daughter to haveu consider le area of vision through a tiny aperture in the blindfoldcloth. stated that it was interesting to note that Foos has ,
refused o permit anybody to place any kind of a shield between his ~
daughter's eyes and the document being read. He further stated that W
the daughter is able to readto certain extent while the blindfold is on
her eyes but when the same materi.al is laced d» w e t,she is un ble t re d anythin . L 1£cLAsS1F1fI~§>cie1pQ¢p3,Nm¥&@ I997} , 01» I H ,¢lZ U/I;According 0- he has conducted so e researc hi field?
and stated that with proper training a person can have a large figeld of <95vision looking through a small hole or even along t sides of a blind- /fold or disks which might be placed over the eyes. also remarkedl ' t h b'l t f tr n others in the that although _z_>a_ c aims 0 ave an a i i y 0 a g
field of e:::trasen'éory perception e himsel i u le t do any o thethings which his roteges can do: 3! 63 . _ @§,lW7,gqm§ s i ,r. Nichols QEcQR[!E[!.16~'* =.~ -" ~ - -" I *
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twoipercent responses expressing an opinion that ESP is an established
faet, and seven per cent that it is a likely possibility. Ninety-one
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. However, the most valid objection against belief in ESP powers
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Byldetter to Director 9-2'7-60, attached, Edwin D. Krell, midwest
in t d l correspondent fo ell Publishing §gm_pa__1_11,, advised he is plann g 0 o an artic e
concerning parapsyc 0 ogy in criminal investigation. He noted that much has
appeared in newspapers on this topic inrecent months, but in checking into the .
situation he foimd no evidence to support the contention that mediums have aided
police in solving crimes. Krell feels the public is entitled to this information andrequested a statement from the Director on this matter for use in the article.
- Krell mentioned Gerard Croiset, 1a Dutch medium, who reportedly
related what happened to Judge Joseph Crater, who vanished in New York in 1930.
Krell also made reference to Peter H1:-kos, also from Holland, who in J921l1¬ ,
1960, made headlines while working on the Carroll Jackson family murder case.
Krell noted that Hurkos' work led to the arrest of a suspect John Atwell Tarmon!
who was later released when the actual killer Melvin Davis Rees, Jr. 4! wascaught by the FBI. ° ' Q pg-_. '1 '
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In conducting research in this matter, Krell advised he contacted a
Dr. F. Brink, Dutch police official and attorney, who sent Krell an a.rticlehe
had written in which he stated: "Neither in the Netherlands, nor in any other
country, is it possible to obtain reliable information which would justify the
conclusion that the judiciary authorities and the police derive any benet from theintimations of clairvoyants. Dr. Brink also quoted a letter from Scotland Yard:/'"So far as the London Police are concerned, we completely ignore anything put L
forward by clairvoyants in the course of criminalinvestigation."mroamvriou m I 3 _Q; § ggzf ,3 ~
We haveliad cordial tliltion with Dell Publishing Company since
the 1930's, and they have carried numerous favorable stories relating to the work of
the FBI. Dell publishes well-known fashion,--beauty, detective and juvenile magazine
We have enjoyed favorable relations with Krell and he has written some excellent
articles about Bureau cases based upon inaterial furnished to him. His articles
appear in the Dell publications, "Inside Detective" and ."Front Page Detective."#594-ls-4-2282,»;-l=°_ 7, , D " -~ ~ - »- =- ,."" ""'
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There is no information in Bules concerning Gerard Croiset,
reportedly a Dutch medium. Bules reect that in April, 1952, Captain '
Filippus Brink, an attorney and member of the de Bilt, Holland, police force,
toured the Bureau in connection with a visit to the United States to study law
enforcement methods in this country. There is no derogatory information inlBules concerning Brink. ~
Bules reect that Peter Hurkos, whose true name is Peter
Cornelius Van Der Hurk, was born 5- 21-ll, in Dordrecht, Netherlands. He is
aliged to have extrasensory perception and it has been claimed in many news andmagazine articles that he has assisted police departments in many countries in
solving crimes as a result of his ability. Bules contain no information to sub- stantiateany of the claims made by Hurkos concerning the solution of crimes.
On 5-25-60, Dr. Francis Regis Riesenman, psychiatrist on the staat St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Washington, D. C. , advised the Virginia State Police VSP! that he planned to bring Hurkos to Virginia and Maryland to observe the siteswhere the bodies of the Jackson iamily were found. He requested that the VSP allow
Hurkos the opportimity of examining the clothing and other physical evidence in thecase. VSP felt ihq would be subjected to public criticism whether they agreed ordeclined to participate and nally decided to allow Hurkos to examine the material.The Director noted: "I am amazed that the VSP would participate in any suchcircus. "
Riesenman and Hurkos contacted the VSP on 6-7-60, and spent abouta week working nn the Jackson case, as a result of which the Director commented:l We should be sure Hurkos isn't injected in any case in which we have jurisdiction.He is acomplete fraud,"_ _._i..:_. _ - - - - as 1 " "
.3The 6-9-80, issue of "The Washington Daily News" carried an articleentitled "Telepathist Says He Can See Killer" which related that Hurkos stated heknew what the murders looked like and hoped "soon" to turn over to police
iniormation that would solve the case. Mr. Tolson commented: "This screwball is
connected with the great Interpol." -The Director noted: "Just how silly can one get. "
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The 6--14- 80, issue of the "New York Journal American" had anarti 1 titl d"Spying Hind-Reading?" hi h dealt with ri t th ArIntefliégnlce Seervice in bgntal tele ath and Zxtgasensory ere<?§etio!g.en'I§h2yDigect$yatzuired: "Is there to thisg" Cur Laborato loolged ingo the matter andermined there is no has s in science for the of extrasensory perception asdescribed in the article.
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Re: EXTRASENSORY PERCEPTION
63-4036 .
The principal lines of investigation in parapsychology are
directed for the most part in studying_£supernormal cognition," that
is knowledge shown by a "percipient"¢ receiver! of matter concerning
which he has no natural means of knowing. These include such
debatable phenomenon as: telepathy, supernormal knowledge derived
from anothers mind; clairvoyance, all manifestations of supernormal
knowledge, not in the mind of another person, without the intermediary
of sensory information; and, precognition, supernormal knowledge of
future events that can neither be percieved sensorily, inferred
rationally or brought about deliberately. Because these modes of
perception arise spontaneously from life experiences of certain persons
only, the elimination of fraud, collusion and other sources of error "
are uncontrolled and uncontrollable. The devising of objective
experimental techniques to establish reality of these mental phenomena
presents difficulties not met in accepted psychological research.
Laboratory experiments have been made as follqws:
Clairvoyance Tests: A special ESP card deck of five cards
each of five different symbols is used cross, circle, star, wavy lines
and a square!. The probability for correct guesses of cards is five
in twenty-five. If subject consistently averages above one in five,
results are not explainable by mere chance. ,
! Open latching Test: One ESP card of each symbol placed
face up in a row. Complete ESP deck is shuffled. Before top card is
dealt, subject decides which symbol matches symbol on top card of deck.
Top card is then dealt and placed below guessed symbol, and so on through
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! Blind latching Testz. Like above except five key cards
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! Single Card Calling Test: Subject guesses symbol on top
card of shuffled ESP pack, and so on through the deck. _
C ! Pack Calling Test: Subject makes twenty-five consecutive
calls, directed at a shuffled but unbroken ESP deck.
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63-4036 _
, Telepathy Tests: » T _
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holds a random choice ESP symbol in mind. Recipient attempts to read
sender's thoughts.
! General ESP Test: Sender shuffles and cuts ESP deck.
Concentrates on.face of successive cards while receiver attempts to
read sender's mind, and so on through the deck.
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distances of several rooms or miles.
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experiments. Also subject may decide beforehand which face of a die
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EXTRA SENSORY PERCEPTIOI ,
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Re Bulet to Richmond 7/22/57 in céptioned matter
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