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Approved For Release 2001/03/07 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000300330001-8 LN734-85 12 minutes. The fifth subject was ten year old Han nationality girl, Chen (X) (X). In her first test she unknotted a string in 12 minutes. In the second test she opened a lock in 22 minutes. In the third test she was unsuccessful in threading a nut on a bolt after 30 minutes. The sixth subject was nine year old Han nationality boy, Chen (X). In his first test he unknotted a string in 30 minutes. In his second test he threaded a nut on a bolt in seven minutes. His third test was to be unscrewing the nut from the bolt. This was not attempted. In all of these tests, the test object was in a cardboard box. The cardboard box was sealed with tape. A special symbol wasmarked along the edge of the tape. 3. Beginning on the 27th, we carried out "teleportation" experiments for three successive days. We had no success. On the 30th we repeated the "psychic movement" experiments. These were also unsuccessful. We thought the children had exhausted their psychic abilities, so we stopped the training. We planned to start again after two weeks of rest. ‘Discussion: 1. Under conditions of high altitudes and oxygen shortage (oxygen content of air at Zedang is only 67% of that at Mianzhou in Sichuan), in this group of restricted ages, there was still a common psychic ability. Its rate of occurrence was similar to that in China proper. The rate of occurrence in Tibetan children, who live on a high plateau, was no lower than that for those who lived in China proper of for Han nationality children. 2. Materials from China proper and the work we have done all point out that one method that may be used to build up the ranks of psychics and of ensuring the continuity of investigative work is to first do an inducement survey, then do repeated sreening, then select those with stronger powers for directional training. 3. Directional training should begin with easy tasks and progress to more difficult ones. Using "recognizing characters by ear" as a selection criterion, during directional training, "psychic movement" was relatively easy, seeing through a sealed envelope was more difficult, and "teleportation" was most difficult. 4» One must watch carefully for "exhaustion of powers" in the children. 5. The appearance of a large group of children with the ability to "recognize characters by ear" is very challenging evidence for breaking up the old - superstitions and religious falacies. -56- Approved For Release 2001/03/07 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000300330001-8