23.03.98

INVEST DATA: ONE STUDENT IN OTL, IRINA BORISENKOVA TOLD TO D/PRO OSA
ABOUT INTENTIONS OF MOSCOW GOVERNMENT. HER BROTHER MERKULOV IS A
CHAIRMAN FOR RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS IN THE MOSCOW GOVERNMENT. HE INFORMED
HER ABOUT THE STRATEGY TO CLOSE DOWN SCIENTOLOGY ORGS, WHICH IS BEING
WORKED ON BY THE MOSCOW GOVT. HE TOLD HER THAT IT IS A STRATEGY OF
MOSCOW GOVT. IN COOPERATION WITH ORTHODOX CHURCH. HE ALSO INFORMED HER
THAT THE REASON FOR SUCH MOTIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT IS THAT SCIENTOLOGY
ORGS ARE NOT GIVING MONEY TO THE TAX BODIES. THE GOVT. DOESN'T
CONSIDER IT A RELIGION AS IT DOESN'T HAVE RELIGIOUS RITUALS AND IS NOT
REGISTERED AS A COMMERCIAL ORGANIZATION. HE ALSO INFORMED HER ABOUT AN
ORDER ON THE GOVT. LINE TO NOT GIVE ANY COOPERATION TO SCN ORGS. SHE
COULDN'T GET AN ORDER IN HER HANDS, BUT WILL SEE IF SHE CAN IN THE
FUTURE. SHE AGREED TO ALERT
OTL IN ANY CASE OF PREPARED ATTACK. THERE IS NO WRITTEN CONFIRMATION
OF THESE DATA YET.

HE ALSO SAID TO HER THAT THERE ARE FSB AGENTS INSIDE OUR ORGS WHO GIVE
DATA TO FSB. ANOTHER THING HE TOLD HER IS THAT THE MAYOR'S OFFICE &
FSB CAN'T CLOSE US DOWN RIGHT AWAY AS THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH
COMPROMATING [sic] MATERIALS ON US.