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aliases:
- John Marsh
- Secretary of the Army John Marsh
born: 1926-08-07
category: Psychics & Remote Viewers
died: 2019-02-04
location: Winchester, Virginia
summary: John Marsh was the Secretary of the U.S.
tags:
- Person
- RemoteViewer
- Military
---

John Marsh was the Secretary of the [U.S. Army](/organizations/us-army/). On August 24, 1984, he authorized negotiations for the transfer of the [psychoenergetics](/concepts/psychoenergetics/) program (which included [Remote Viewing](/concepts/remote-viewing/)) to the [DIA](/organizations/defense-intelligence-agency/). This decision came after a period of uncertainty and bureaucratic maneuvering following the early retirement of [Albert Stubblebine](/people/albert-stubblebine/) and the temporary cancellation of the program[^1].

Marsh's authorization was a crucial step in ensuring the continuation of the U.S. government's psychic research efforts, despite the ongoing debates and controversies surrounding them[^1].

[^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017.