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HUBBARD COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE

                  Saint Hill Manor, East Grinstead, Sussex


                    HCO POLICY LETTER OF 12 OCTOBER 1962



Central Orgs
Franchise
Field




                             RE-ISSUE SERIES (1)


                BASIC PURPOSES OF A SCIENTOLOGY ORGANIZATION


               (Taken from HCO Policy Letter of Nov. 27, 1959
                                                                  and HCO
                       London Letter of Jan. 9, 1958)





    L.  RON  HUBBARD,  FOUNDER.  Purpose:   To   develop   and   disseminate
    Scientology. To support  and  assist  Scientologists.  To  write  better
    books. To act as a court of appeals in all organizational  disputes.  To
    form and to make official policies and  orders  affecting  the  Founding
    Church.

    FOUNDING  CHURCH  OF  SCIENTOLOGY  (HASI).   Purpose:   To   disseminate
    Scientology. To advance and protect its membership. To  hold  the  lines
    and data of Scientology clean and clear. To educate and  process  people
    toward the goal of a 'civilized age on Earth second to none. To  survive
    on all dynamics.

    FOUNDING  CHURCH  CONGREGATION.   Purpose:   To   communicate   to   the
    congregation the principles and philosophy of Scientology. To ensure for
    each individual an awareness of their health, happiness and  immortality
    through good training, processing and fellowship.

    HUBBARD COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE. Purpose: To be  the  office  of  LRH.  To
    handle and expedite the communication lines of LRH. To prepare or handle
    the preparation of manuscripts and  other  to-be-published  material  of
    Scientology. To keep, use and care for LRH's office equipment. To assist
    the organizations of Scientology and their people. To set a good example
    of efficiency to organizations.

    PUBLIC RELATIONS (under HCO). Purpose: To  maintain  and  increase  good
    public relations for the organizations of Dianetics and Scientology.

    EDITORIAL  DIRECTOR  (under  HCO).  Purpose:   To   keep   material   in
    publications within Organization  Policy,  and  to  prepare  publishable
    material.

    HCO COMMUNICATOR. Purpose: To keep the communication lines  flowing  and
    the files in order in HCO.

    HCO BOARD OF  REVIEW.  Purpose:  To  validate  for  full  results  every
    certificate ever issued in Dianetics and Scientology. To  be  the  final
    authority on any certificates to be issued. To be the final authority on
    Clear certification.

    ORGANIZATION SECRETARY. Purpose: To get people to get the work done.  To
    enforce the policies and advise the Board.

    LEGAL. Purpose: To make  legal  the  actions  of  the  organizations  of
    Dianetics  and  Scientology  and  safeguard  their  public  and  private
    interests.

    ADVISORY COUNCIL. Purpose: To advise the executives of the  organization
    as to needed changes and policies.  To  act  as  a  meeting  ground  for
    department heads. To assemble and report the statistics of  finance  and
    action to the Executive Director. To advance  ideas  for  promotion  and
    improvement.

    STAFF MEETING. Purpose: To gather agreement and permit staff origination
    upon matters relating to personnel and duties. To report on  performance
    of  duties.  To  suggest  promotional,  maintenance  and  organizational
    changes to FC executives.