>>> In article <f758becc.0108231313.2b4adab5@posting.google.com>, Chris Owen
>>> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >I came across the following document recently, from a Sea Org member
>>> >named I.E.J. Batchelor who spent a month aboard Hubbard's flagship,
>>> >the Royal Scotman, later renamed the Apollo. Although he had
>>> >previously extolled the virtues of Scientology to his correspondent,
>>> >the British Minister of Health and fervant critic of Scientology
>>> >Kenneth Robinson, Batchelor was so revolted by Hubbard's excesses
>>> >aboard the ship that after a month aboard he fled, quitting
>>> >Scientology and denouncing Hubbard. He was not the only one.
>>> >According to Russell Miller's "Bare-Faced Messiah", Hubbard retaliated
>>> >by confiscating the passports of all Sea Org members, thus effectively
>>> >trapping them aboard ship.
>>"Monica Pignotti" <pignotti@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> That's true. When I was aboard the Apollo the confiscated everyone's
>>> passport upon arrival and held them all in one place.
>>> >The letter includes a number of handwritten comments, several of which
>>> >are unfortunately illegible. Where I've been able to decipher them
>>> >I've included them in [square brackets] alongside the main text.
>>> What he describes sounds very similar to what I witnessed while aboard
>>> the Apollo. This should serve as a good reminder that the abuse did
>>> ~not~ begin with David Miscavige. He is only continuing a long tradition
>>> of abuse in the SO, began by LRH.
>>>
>>> Monica Pignotti
>In article <3b85b331@news2.lightlink.com>, "Nelson" says...
>>
>>And we can trust YOUR word on it because??????
>>--
>>Best Regards = Nelson
Some of us were there to witness it, Nelson. In article <9m7dro020es@drn.newsguy.com>, ladayla says... >
>I routed aboard the Flagship Apollo in the summer of 1971. There was a
>routing form, of course. First or second on the routing form was Internal
>Communication... I think it was HAS, or HCO. Whatever. Their hat was to
>collect your passport. This pretty much guaranteed that you would not
>jump ship, or leave without authorization. Who would want to be in
>Tangier without identification?! Mail was always opened before it was
>distributed. There were no phone calls permitted.
>
>ladayla
Not only was personal mail always opened, but it was logged by HCO Department 2. Likewise, outgoing mail was logged as per Hubbard Communication Office Policy Letter 6 January 1966 Issue II. This was all based upon Hubbard's orders, of course. The cult guru was paranoid about governments determining his location. He wrote policies (including and especially Flag Orders) directing that all mail be opened first. Phone calls were only allowed to be made to other orgs' staff members. It was exactly as Jana says regarding passport collection. The collected passports were held in a locked safe according to Flag Order 2688 "The Ship's Representatvive, Port Regulations Simplified". ("So... you say you'd like to go ashore and need your passport??? Sorry. We don't trust you to take care of your own passport. See the Ship's Rep.") On 18 June Central Bureau Order 120 "Sea Org Personnel Control Section, Formation of" came into existence. More control followed. The Personnel Control Officer could force you to participate in 2 1/2 hours of indoc- trination daily. Pay to be withheld from offenders if their "stats" were down and had failed to report to their mandatory 12 1/2 hours of weekly indoctrination. Think I'm kidding??? See Aides Order 44-39R by Hubbard... For a unique glimpse into Hubbard's frame of mind at the time (summer of '71) see for example, Flag Order 2895 "Confidential" dated 23 July 1971. Another _excellent_ read would be Board Policy Letter 27 July 1971 "LRH Briefing Officer". "Weekly Staff Briefing" had been instituted four months earlier by the issuance of the Board Policy Letter of March 4. Hubbard's paranoia was growing stronger. "Ethics" became very harsh and heavy. On 29 July 1971 "Penalties for the Hiring or Recruiting of Institutional or Insane Persons" policy letter was authorized by the Board of Dir- ectors for Hubbard. The earlier "Sea Watch Specialist Training Program" was revived on August 4th. On 11 August 1971 HCO Policy Letter "Security of Data" is issued. The simple act of leaving an invoice machine, file cabinet, pc folder, keys, "upper level" materials and so forth was an offense punishable by the assignment of a condition of treason. (See numerous references on the subject, including FO 1467 "Conditions".) On 4 September 1971 "FP [Financial Planning] and Necessities", based upon financial orders from Hubbard (I have these in my "Finance hat pack"), was issued as policy, mandating that "pay and food are not necessities". (Recruitment posters, fliers and postage - YES. Black Propaganda booklet printing and distribution - YES. Brainwashing and indoctrination materials - YES. These are of course defined as NECESSITIES, so they are items which MUST be approved by financial planning committee members.) On 23 October 1971 "Personnel Programming Rules" was issued by Hubbard. Ah yes... get indoctrinated into Hubbard's mind virus the way Hubbard demanded... the "on-Source" way...) "Regulations Regarding the Use of Motor Vehicles or Vehicles Ashore" was issued by Flag Ship Order 457 of 25 October. On 26 October Flag Order 3057 "Shore Flaps" was made part of the required materials for training in HCO and Security positions. Indeed, it was even a key policy in every Sea Org member's "basic staff hat". Warrior - Sunshine disinfects http://warrior.offlines.org

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