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From: martinottmann@yahoo.com (Martin Ottmann)
Subject: ASHO Knowledge Report from Greece from May 5th, 1995
Date: 29 Jul 2003 15:25:17 -0700
Message-ID: <71d327bb.0307291425.b44dad4@posting.google.com>

Ethics Athens Mission

SORO ASHOD IN ATHENS

5.5.95

c.c. ED Athens msn
DSA Athens msn
OSA Eu
OSA Int
DSA ASHOEU

KNOWLEDGE REPORT
ON DSA ATHENS MSN
ILIAS GRATSIAS

I am a Sea Org member in an informal tour in Athens and I am leaving
for my org tomorrow.

Today I got to see a TV program on a private channel of Greece by the
name "tele tora" which as I got to know is one which is supported by
the former allies of the ex Greek king who are issuing a newspaper as
well by the name of "eleftheri ora" (free times).

In this show the DSA Greece was invited by a journalist who I got to
know is the editor of the above newspaper and his name is
Michalopoulos. I also saw that guests in the show where the mother and
brother of Dora Apostolopoulou, now Sea org member in AOSHEU who is in
Greece currently to get a visa for the US for training at Flag as a
TTCer.

Another guest was a social worker (trained psychologist) by the name
of Katerinopoulou who seemed to have been in comm with the family of
Dora as well as per what she was saying she had been in comm with
other disaffected public of KEFE.

Obviousiy Dora's family had provoked this pgm as they are antagonistic
to Scientology and do not want Dora to be in Scientology and in the
Sea Org.

I do not know how the whole program was set up in me first place and
under what circumstances Ilias agreed to be present in it as a
representative of KEFE but per the above data it looked rather risky
to even have a Scientologist there as this set up was obvious to have
a destructive purpose and not a constructive one for the benefit of
the viewer but it was oriented as a dispute rather than a presentation
of data about Scientology.

The content of the show was a vicious attack on all fronts against
Scientology and Ilias though he tried to keep an attitude of a person
who can listen and speak in reason he totally missed the fact that
nobody of those humanoids could listen moreover understand what he was
speaking about. Of course the whole show was a totally reactive
picture of Scientology with witch hunting and full of dub in as there
were very few true data which were being given in the program about
Scientology. The issue was the sit with Dora and the whole show
focused on "exposing the attrocities of Scientology".

Of course in the long run such shows have been proven to publicize
Scientology but my point is that the reality in Greece right now is
not high enough to counter attack such attacks. There is only one
mission here and few books and it is wise to keep a low profile until
the place is safe pointed first and enough Scientology disseminated in
the field.

In the past being on an LOA in Greece I did tour TV shows in another
private channel and this pgm still continues (and it was mentioned in
todays show putting that pgm at risk). I never agreed to have such a
set up with suppressives and grant them the beingness to speak to them
about Scientology and give them the chance in their ignorance and
viciousness to attack it. Such shows must be avoided and the
concentration should be on constructive TV pgms which can channel
theta to the Greek people. There is definite policy not to create
antagonism in the field.

this is true

Theo Sismanides
Sea Org Recruitment Officer
ASHO DAY