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FIRST POLICY ( march 1950)
"MAINTAIN FRIENDLY RELATIONS WITH THE ENVIRONMENT
AND THE PUBLIC"
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The date of the so called "First Policy" (a general circulation HCOPL) is September 1970. It appeared around the time that Hubbard began his 'PR Series', and other PR Tech and Propaganda Tech writings.
There are both public and confidential PR Tech writings, while Propaganda Tech writings tend to be mostly confidential. To get the flavor of Hubbard's Propaganda Tech, here's a short quote from the confidential HCOPL of 16 February 1969, 'Battle Tactics':
"The only safe public opinion to head for is they love us and are in a frenzy of hate against the enemy, this means standard wartime propaganda is what one doing."
For those interested, suggest examining the other "remimeo": (general circulation), nonremimeo (selected persons, but not confidential), and "Confidential" HCOPL (Hubbard Communications Office Policy letter) issues, and also "Highly Confidential" issues around that same time.
One can begin to see a pattern.
It should be noted that Confidential HCOPLs are not in the Green Volumes. Nor are Highly Confidential issues. Sometimes, general issue Policy "aligns" with senior (mostly confidential) Policy; however, when it does not, the non-public, or Confidential, trumps the "public."
Scientology was built, by Hubbard, on the pattern of a "covert operation," or, one might say, on the pattern of a criminal operation. Remarkably, this is described in the last few pages of the non-confidential (but not publicized) issue, best known as the 'Bolivar Policy letter'.
One can find Public Issue "Policy" of one date, and then another (seemingly contradictory) non-public or Confidential Policy of the same date. Public issue is mainly for display, and also for use by low level personnel, who are bound by the senior (non public) policies; policies, of which they are often not aware, but policies which, nonetheless, ultimately, influence and control their thoughts and actions.
And it is a bit more complicated than that, since "public policy" will sometimes have a double meaning. For example, "Create a safe environment," turns out to mean, "Create a safe environment in which Scientology can expand," and that means eliminating opposition. How? Through the use of Front Groups, through "Public Relations" (being "friendly"), through "Finance," through the "legal dept.," through covert Intelligence data collection and "support" (attack) activities - all working separately, but (privately) together also.
It's quite a system.
And, what exactly does (the 1970 Policy) "maintain friendly relations with the environment," etc., mean? In 1970, Hubbard was directing his Guardians office's extensive covert data gathering and covert attack activities. Through the 1970s, Hubbard, for example, was directing, through telexes, the covert "attack" operation on author Paulette Cooper.
In 1975, with the Sea Org landing in Florida, Hubbard used Front groups, such as "United Churches," he used "Public Relations tech" to "make friends," he used the "Legal dept." (lawyers), he used covert Finance, he used Sea Org de facto slave labor, and he used Scientology Intelligence tech (both covert data collection and covert attack).
By using all of the above, Hubbard planned to "Maintain friendly relations with the environment," etc., by deceiving people, by manipulating people, by bribery if needed, by blackmail, by "framing" innocent people, etc.
"PR is overt; Intelligence is covert."
For example, Hubbard published the Broad Public Issue 'What is Greatness" (advocating "love") during the same month that he began his (Fair Game Law-applying) Guardians Office. He issued the Public Policy titled 'Advocate Total Freedom', (which states that "advocating total freedom" is the only effective response to attacks") during the same week that he issued other seemingly contradictory, but not for the eyes of "wog" and "raw meat" public, issues instructing to ruthlessly "attack."
Contradictory? No. Not if one understands Scientology.
Discussion regarding the overt/covert nature of Scientology:
http://www.forum.exscn.net/showpost.php?p=392666&postcount=42