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HUBBARD COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE
Saint Hill Manor, East Grinstead, Sussex
HCO POLICY LETTER OF 3 FEBRUARY 1966
Issue V
All Divisions
Remimeo
Ad Council Hats
Exec Sec Hats
Ad Comm Hats
Secretary Huts
LRH Comm Hat
HCO Area Sec
HCO Steno Hat
SEC EDS
DEFINITION AND PURPOSE
CROSS DIVISIONAL ORDERS
In a SEC ED neither an Advisory Committee nor a Secretary may order
another division than their own.
An Executive Secretary may issue a SEC ED that crosses divisions but
only those divisions directly under that Executive Secretary (HCO Exec Sec
SEC EDs may only order the two HCO divisions, Org Exec Sec SEC EDs may only
order the four [org] divisions).
The Advisory Council SEC EDs may order HCO and Org Divisions at the same
time.
Advisory Councils, in approving the text of SEC EDs before passing them
on to the LRH Communicator for an okay to issue should be very careful to
see that no AdComm issues SEC EDs to other divisions than their own.
The LRH Communicator in authorizing the issue of a SEC ED, should be
careful that this policy letter is not violated.
No SEC ED of any kind may be issued unless it has been authorized by the
LRH Communicator and any violation of issue authority should be reported to
the LRH Communicator WW who is to refer it to the Adcouncil WW for action.
SEC EDs improperly issued have no validity and need not be obeyed and
may not be used for hearings or Comm Evs.
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The meaning of the word SEC ED is "Secretarial to the Executive
Director". The word "Secretarial" applies to the signature meaning it is
signed as official by a person other than LRH personally. It is the written
initials in the lower left hand corner that are "secretarial".
The system came into use to accommodate cable orders originally. By
being sealed and initialled by an official person like a notary public in
the org, the validity of the order was attested as a valid order of LRH.
Approval by an Advisory Council or an Exec Sec and authorization by the
LRH Communicator for issue are now both required before the secretarial
official in HCO (usually the HCO Steno) may seal, initial and issue the
order. It is this person who requires that the Adcouncil or an Exec Sec and
the LRH Communicator's initials appear on the original copy before she may
type, seal and initial and then publish a SEC ED.
The HCO Steno may not issue any SEC ED today which does not have the
initials of the Adcouncil or an Exec Sec and the initials of the LRH
Communicator on it or unless it is in the handwriting of LRH or has come
off the telex or through the mails from WW and is a valid communication
from proper persons there. The LRH Communicator WW must be the transmitting
authority from WW and must initial an^ despatch or telex before
transmission that is to become a SEC ED at the other end. The HCO Steno
must look for this before issuing. Her guide is that if the LRH
Communicator's initials are not on it she may not issue it, excepting only
it being in the handwriting of LRH or personally transmitted by him.
SEC EDs are fast orders and have top priority in transmission and
execution. They take precedence over all other orders both in transmission
speed and execution.