Hi all,

Here is the IAS's reponse to my refund request, followed by my answer to such.

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IAS letterhead

26 May 2000

Dear Ms. McClaughry:

We are in receipt of your request of a return of your donations to the IAS.

The rules of the IAS clearly state that contributions are not refundable. This rule is set forth on the IAS membership form. You acknowledged your understanding of this policy when you signed this form.

Please advise if you have further information regarding this matter you would like me to consider.

Sincerely,

(sig)

Lise Cohee
Legal Affairs Director
IAS Administrations
on behalf of the IAS

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my response:

June 9, 2000

Lise Cohee
Legal Affairs Director
IAS Adminstrations
on behalf of the IAS

Dear Lise,

Thank you for your response to my request for refund of my IAS donation.

In regards to these "forms" that I have signed, I am sure you must have copies of these forms with my signature on them. Send complete copies to the same address as your last letter.

At the time of donating 2000.00 for my lifetime membership, I was represented that the purpose of the IAS was:

1. to make sure that Scientology, in it’s standard, unaltered form, would continue to be available to all that wish to use it.

2. To defend those who wish to apply Scientology technology standardly, should they be interfered with in this basic religious right.

In addition to the above purpose of the IAS, I was also represented that:

1. That I could not recieve services unless I became a member of the IAS.

2. That if I became a lifetime member, I would be assisting the spreading of STANDARD Scientology technology to the people’s of the world.

Another benefit I was represented of being a lifetime member is that I personally would be defended should I ever have a situation such as nbr 2 above.

These benefits, some verbal, some in writing, were represented to me by Bridget Kelleher, authorized IAS representative, and Sea org member.

After consulting with counsel, it is my understanding that a contract, or "signed form", can always be contested when there could be misrepresentation or fraud involved.

Let’s cover the points briefly that are misrepresentation and/or fraud, as far as I am concerned.

Point 1 above: I have evidence of direct alteration of standard Scientology. One particularly gross example of which is C/S Series 73RA, as covered in my original letter to you. IAS to my knowledge has done nothing to correct this situation, despite it being one of it’s primary objectives, as represented to me by Bridget.

Point 2 above: I wished to apply LRH standardly regarding the sec checking of Solo Nots Pre-ot’s, which LRH specifically did not want done as a rule. I receieved no help defending me from the reverse auditing, massive black PR campaign, illegal detention, etc, from the IAS. The above actions constitute religious discrimination of the practice of LRH’s religious writings, and point 2 above should have been done as promised and paid for.

Point 3 above: Counsel has advised me that this constitutes an enforced membership, which can be contested.

Point 4 above: As far as I am concerned this is fraud and misrepresentation, as there are numerous examples in my posession of how LRH’s technology has been altered since his death, and this is what is being "spread" currently.

I would never have donated money to the IAS, had I been correctly given the facts on what exactly the IAS is going to spreading, or that I would not be assisted or defended in practicing LRH’s technology, in it’s unaltered form.

In light of all the above additional information regarding this matter, I am sure you will agree the correct thing for the IAS to do would be to refund my, as well as my husband’s donations.

I will expect two checks for Virginia and Michael McClaughry, for 2000.00 ea, within 2 weeks of receipt of this letter.

Sincerely,

Virginia McClaughry

cc: Lisa Mcpherson Trust
cc: IRS Assistant Commissioner Employee Plans and Exempt Organizations
cc: United States Justice Department
cc: ACLU
cc: Lowell Bergman -Investigative Reporter

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Well, that's the latest on this particular comm cycle guys. As an aside, I received an interesting response, quite favorable, to one of my above cc's.

Keep you posted.....

Virginia