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The story of Mary Sue Hubbard (1931-2002)  or  The last      stand to safeguard Scientology: The Guardian Office (A summary of Mary Sue Hubbard's achievements and downfall)

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1) G e n e r a l   o v e r v i e w / i n t r o d u c t i o n :   M i s s i o n   s t a t e m e n t ,   o v e r v i e w ,   r e s e a r c h   s p e c i f i c s I n t r o d u c t i o n   t o   S c i e n t o l o g y   a n d   L R H K e e p i n g   S c i e n t o l o g y   W o r k i n g ,   f u n d a m en t al s S c i e n t o l o g y   i n   m e d i a   a nd   I n t e r n e t   ( +   f o r u m s ,   W i k i p e d i a ) S c i e n t o l o g y :   I t s   t r u e   h i s t o r y   e x p o s e d ? S c i e n t o l o g y   Q & A   ( F A Q ) E x t e r n a l   l i n k s M a t e r i a l s   w a n t   l i s t R e c o m m e n d e d   l i s t   o f   m a t e r i a l s 2) R e s p o n s e s   ( w i t h   a n n o t a t i o n s ) : A p p r e c i a t i v e   r e s p o n s e s   t o   m y   p a g e s C r i t i q u e   r e c e i v e d   ( 1 )   f r o m   c h u r c h g o i n g   S c i e n t o l o g i s t s C r i t i q u e   r e c e i v e d   ( 2 )   f r o m   o u t - o f - c h u r c h   S c i e n t o l o g i s t s C r i t i q u e   r e c e i v e d    ( 3 )   f r o m   a n t i - S c i e n t o l o g i s t s 3) T o p i c s   o f   p a r t i c u l a r   i n t e r e s t : (a): G e n e r a l   t o p i c s H o l y   S c r i p t u r e s   v s   S c i e n t o l o g y L R H   v s   D i c t i o n a r i e s L R H   v s   t h e o r y   o f   e v o l u t i o n L R H ' s   w o r k s   o f   f i c t i o n (b): O r g a n i z a t i o n a l   t o p i c s A   p r i n t i n g   h i s t o r y   o f   t h e   m a t e r i a l s   o f   S c i e n t o l o g y S c i e n t o l o g y   M e m b e r s h i p :   H A S I   v s   I A S L R H   v s   p r i c i n g   p o l i c i e s T h e   c o p y r i g h t s   i s s u e   a n d   l i c e n s i n g (c): T e c h n i c a l   t o p i c s H i s t o r y   o f   G r a d e   C h a r t :   a )   G e n e r a l H i s t o r y   o f   G r a d e   C h a r t :   b )   D e t a i l e d ‘ C l e a r ’   d e f i n e d N E D   f o r   O T s T h e   ‘ P r i m a r y   R u n d o w n ’ 4) C o n t r o v e r s i a l   t o p i c s : M i s t a k e n   i d e a s   o f   ‘ E t h i c s ’   c l a r i f i e d T h e   F a i r    G a m e   L a w P r a c t i c e   o f   D i s c o n n e c t i o n S e c u r i t y   C h e c k i n g F r e e l o a d e r s   v s   E x - s t a f f   m e m b e r s T h e   ‘ R e h a b i l i t a t i o n   P r o j e c t   F o r c e ’   ( R P F ) 5) C h a n g e s   i n   t h e   f l o w   o f   ‘ i n f o r m a t i o n ’: (a): A l t e r a t i o n s   ( L R H   o r   n o n- L R H ? ) L R H   v s   A l t e r a t i o n s N o n - L R H   t u r n s   i n t o   L R H ?   &   P r o p o s a l   t o   s o l u t i o n T h e    ‘ C r a m m i n g   S e r i e s ’   -   L R H   o r   n o t   L R H ? B a s e d   o n   L R H   p u b l i c a t i o n s (b): G e n e r a l   o v e r v i e w L R H   v s   A   N e w   O r d e r   ( i n t r o d u c t i o n ) → A d m i n i s t r a t i v e   a n d    o r g a n i z a t i o n a l   m a t t e r s S e t u p   o f   t h e   p r i n t e d   m a t e r i a l s   ( 1 9 7 3 - 8 6 ) T h e   R T R C ,   t h e   u n i t   t h a t   w r o t e   L R H   i s s u e s   ( 1 9 7 3 - 8 2 ) T h e   d a w n i n g   o f   R T C   a n d   n e w   m a n a g e m e n t   ( 1 9 8 2 - 8 3 ) → T e c h n i c a l   m a t t e r s I n t r o d u c t i o n   t o   t h e   e v e n t   o f   l o s i n g   a   B r i d g e ) A n a l y s i s   o f   H C O B   “ T e c h   C o r r e c t i o n   R o u n d - u p ” L o s t   B r i d g e :   T e c h   c h a n g e s   d u r i n g   1 9 7 8 - 8 2 T h e   h i s t o r y   o f   t h e   o r i g i n a l   O T   V I I I ‘ G o l d e n   A g e   o f   T e c h ’   ( G A T )   a n a l y s i s D r i l l i n g   i n   S c i e n t o l o g y (c): T h e   m a t t e r   o f   D a v i d   M a y o S t o r y   o f   D a v i d   M a y o ‘ S O   E D   2 3 4 4   I n t’   a n a l y s i s T r a i n i n g   d r i l l s   ( T R s ) M a y o   r e f e r e n c e   l i s t 6) C o n s p i r a c i e s   -   I n   L .   R o n   H u b b a r d ' s   f o o t s t e p s S c i e n t o l o g y   v s   a   N e w   W o r l d   O r d e r → W h e r e   i s   L .   R o n   H u b b a r d ?   ( c h r o n o l o g y   o f   S c n   h i s t o r y ) W h e r e a b o u t s   o f   L .   R o n   H u b b a r d   c h r o n o l o g y T h e   e r a   o f   a d o r a t i o n ;   P r e s e n t a t i o n   o f   L .   R o n   H u b b a r d L .   R o n   H u b b a r d   i n t o   a r t i s t r y :   M u s i c   &   F i l m → W h e r e   i s   h i s   w i f e   a n d   f a m i l y ? S t o r y   o f   M a r y   S u e   H u b b a r d T h e   l a s t   s t a n d :   T h e   G u a r d i a n   O f f i c e 7) S c i e n t o l o g y   u n d e r   a t t a c k (a): A   p r e m e d i t a t e d   s e r i e s   o f   o c c u r r e n c e s ?   ( ’ 8 0 s   c o n s p i r a c y ) I n t r o d u c t i o n   &   R o n   D e W o l f G e r r y   A r m s t r o n g   ( ‘ a f f i r m a t i o n s ’ ) R u s s e l l   M i l l e r    ( ‘ B a r e - F a c e d   M e s s i a h ’ ) A   r e l i g i o n   c r e a t e d   f o r   t h e   m o n e y ? (b): B a t t l e s   f o u g h t   a n d   t h e   i n t e r n e t   ( 2 0 1 6 -   ) L e a h   R e m i n i :   S c i e n t o l o g y   a n d   t h e   A f t e r m a t h   ( T V   s h o w )

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	“Mary Sue, my dear wife, who has helped and contributed so much since the early days of dianetics.”
	L. Ron Hubbard
	(from periodical ‘The Auditor 43’, [Dec ’68])

The story of Mary Sue Hubbard (1931-2002)  (page 1)

Besides some general information about Mary Sue Hubbard it is my idea and my intent to try to address various matters concerning her that are not found already elsewhere on the Internet. Of course my main approach is also here to primarily focus on her achievements, acknowledgements and other data as found in the actual Scientology published writings and that which can be confirmed. Some attention however has also been given to a few theories.

 
Index:

		Introduction and brief overview of achievements
			(Includes:  Referrals found to Mary Sue in ‘What Is Scientology?’ (1978 edition))
		An overview of her life
		What about the mention of L. Ron Hubbard's family?   (on different page)
			(Wife, children and other “Favourite Things” ...)
		Photographic record (and film)   (on different page)
	The last stand to safeguard Scientology: The Guardian Office
		Notes on the ‘Guardian Office’ episode   (on separate page)
			- The options... - The ‘Guardian Office‘, the ‘Guardian’, and the ‘Controller’ - (1) And then things went wrong ... - (2) The take of Mr. David Miscavige of the events - (3a) Notes about Quentin Hubbard (and some conspiracy theories) - (3b) A take over plan devised? (with reference to ‘The Crowley Files’ and Quentin Hubbard) - The ‘Office of Special Affairs’ (OSA)
	Various of her brainchilds more closely examined
		‘The Book of E-Meter Drills’ (1965), compiled by Mary Sue Hubbard
		‘FO 3168’, 5 Apr 72 “Nanny Hat Write-up”
		‘Marriage Hats’ (1974), written by Mary Sue Hubbard
		HCO PL 5 Apr 72 I “PTS Type A Handling”, written by Mary Sue Hubbard
			- A brief explanation of ‘PTS Type A’ and a compact history of this policy letter - A brief overview of the chronological history of HCO PL “PTS Type A Handling” - A detailed analysis of each of the different phases of this reference “PTS Type A Handling”

Introduction and brief overview of achievements

(Includes:  Referrals found to Mary Sue in ‘What Is Scientology?’ (1978 edition))

It is also acknowledged that she even helped to coin the word “Scientology”. This is noted in a brochure about Mary Sue Hubbard issued in 1967. It is also noted in ‘The Auditor 21’, [Sept 67]. Then it is fact that she was selected as one of the Trustees on the very first incorporation of the Church of Scientology (and 2 other churches) in New Jersey signed and sealed 18 December 1953 and filed and recorded 4 days later. The other 2 Trustees selected were L. Ron Hubbard Sr. and John Galusha (for details and various other info see my page “Introduction to Scientology and L. Ron Hubbard”, chapter “The founding of the ‘Church of Scientology’ and its ‘Creed’”).

Achievements publication wise

She in fact was responsible for a whole variety of contributions. For the larger part she was working in the background, but there exist various publications from her hand. For instance we have the compilation of the publication ‘The Book of E-Meter Drills’ (1965), another publication is ‘Marriage Hats’ (1974), less known is that it was she that wrote and devised HCO PL 5 Apr 72 I “PTS Type A Handling”. Coincidently on that same day her “Nanny Hat Write-up” was issued as a Flag Order. In fact there have existed a whole variety of HCO PLs actually written by her, various of these things can still be consulted in the 1970-74 release of ‘The Organization Executive Course’ volumes. At present ‘The Book of E-Meter Drills’ does not note her contribution anymore although it is the same book that she originally compiled. The publication ‘Marriage Hats’ is discontinued as far as I can tell, it was lastly issued in 1982. Also the present version of the policy letter that dealt with “PTS Type A Handling” does not note anymore that this was originally devised by Mary Sue Hubbard. During 1981-2000 it has been in use as HCO PL 20 Oct 81 “same title”, although it is the very same reference! In 2000 it was restored to its original issue date (see details in respective chapters).

“Actually, the brother, or the cousin—well, let me say it this way: the grandfather of the Word Clearing Series is the Sea Watch Picture Book. And Mary Sue did that, and we found out that it was difficult to teach people the complexities of bridge duties and ship handling. And she worked for a long, long, long, long time and I said, ‘Look, the people with whom you are dealing are TV-oriented, they are visual-oriented, so let's get out a picture book.’ And she worked and worked and worked on this and she got out a Sea Watch Picture Book.”          LRH (from lecture “Talk on a Basic Qual”, given on 5 Sept 71)

The book ‘Scientology: A History of Man’, first published as a limited manuscript in 1952, still used to say in the 1980 edition: “THIS WORK IS DEDICATED TO MARY SUE HUBBARD WHO HELPED”. But it does not say this anymore in today's version.

Referrals found to Mary Sue in ‘What Is Scientology?’ (1978 edition)

“Is L. Ron Hubbard married? Yes, he is happily married and for twenty-five years to Mary Sue Whipp Hubbard, and through this marriage they have three lovely children.”

“The Summary Course Lectures. During March 1952 L. Ron Hubbard gave the following lectures to professional course students at the Hubbard College. … 5204C__ HCL-Spec  Electropsychometric Scouting — Battle of the Universes (MSH audits Ron)”

An overview of her life

She was born as Mary Sue Whipp on 17 June 1931 in Texas. Daughter to Harry Whipp and Mary Catherine Hill.

“If anyone ever deserved becoming a Clear, it is Mary Sue Hubbard. For nearly sixteen years Mary Sue has been Ron's most trusted and constant helper in Scientology, its research and organizations. Born this life in Rockdale, Texas, Mary Sue was raised in Houston and after one year at Rice Institute graduated as a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas. Although scheduled for a career in petroleum research, she had found Dianetics and on graduation from the university insisted on following it as a career. She came to the Foundation in Wichita, Kansas in early 1951 and received her Hubbard Dianetic Auditor's Certificate and then became a Foundation staff auditor. She then began to help Ron as a research auditor. She and Ron were married in early 1952. Those were very turbulent days and after Ron had wrested his materials from the early boards of directors, she went with him to Phoenix, Arizona to establish the first organization Ron controlled—the Office of L. Ron Hubbard, which was located at 1405 North Central Avenue in Phoenix, Arizona. This became in a few months the Hubbard Association of Scientologists.    amongst other things she helped Ron coin the word ‘Scientology’. In Phoenix amid the constant violence of the turncoat Don J. Purcell of Wichita and his suits which attempted to seize Scientology, Mary Sue became ill and to save her life, Ron took her to England where several Dianetic groups had asked him to form an organization. There their first child Diana was born, who is a dual U.S. and British citizen. When a British organization had been formed, Mary Sue went with Ron to Spain and then back to Camden, New Jersey to better organize U.S. Scientology. From Camden they went back to Phoenix where Quentin was born and, later on, Suzette. During those hectic formative years, she held at one time or another every post in an organization and yet kept her home running and assisted in research. In 1955 she helped establish the Washington organization as its first Academy Supervisor, then spent many months abroad and returned to Washington. In 1958 Arthur was born at the Washington hospital.”           (from ‘The Auditor 21’, [Feb 67] “Clear 208, Mary Sue Hubbard”)

‘Ability 55’, [late Sept ’57] reports:			Mary Sue Hubbard, Sept ’57
	“The Academy of Scientology at 1812 19th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. is now under the close direction of its Superintendent Mary Sue Hubbard. Immediately after assisting as an instructor of the 18th A.C.C., Mary Sue took over the post of Director of Training at the Academy. A sound and efficient Academy of Scientology has been a long time goal of Mary Sue. In Wichita, in Phoenix and in London and Washington she has studied Dianetic and Scientology training. It was her opinion that much was wanting and it was her goal to create an Academy where a student could be taught to be a really good professional auditor in a short period of time. Now she is Director of Training, giving personal attention to every student. That students are now graduating as experts is evident in the fact that the profiles of their first intensives are excellent -- far better than the results of only a year ago.”

“In 1959 she helped establish the International Headquarters at Saint Hill. Through these years she won the hearts of Scientologists by her constant good sense and devotion. She earned the complete trust of the public. In organizations it became understood that when Mary Sue took over a post it would prosper and that when she gave her attention to an organization it promptly came out of the red. Even a generally unkind press has not otherwise than referred to her as the ‘charming Mrs. Hubbard and the four delightful Hubbard children’. In England even the shopkeepers ask her to intervene on their behalf with local government. She and Ron until three years ago were co-auditors. They worked their way through the jungle that is now so well mapped for others. Then came the levels requiring solo. She went up through the grades by rehabilitation when they were established and for many months sat in an unsuspected overrun at Grade VI. Her task, as was Ron's, was devotion to keeping things going. She was probably Clear a year ago but typically Mary Sue, wanted to be thoroughly sure of it and kept on.    Finally, the Clearing Course Supervisor ordered her to be checked out and as suspected, Mary Sue had been Clear for some time and was working at O.T. level, Grade VIII, and passed a very thorough Clear check easily on January 26, 1967, becoming Clear 208. If the world was lucky to have Ron, then Ron was lucky to have Mary Sue. Staunch, good and thorough, Mary Sue's hand for sixteen years has helped guide Scientology and its organizations. She did the first research on the handling of E-Meters as the preclear. She helped map the track and helped establish the processes we use today. All these sixteen years have been super-human in their demands. Golden-haired, slender and charming, Mary Sue has come through it all. Above others she has earned her status of Clear. And that she could make it in the pressure and turbulence of our formative years is a tribute to both Mary Sue and Scientology. Her life has been epic, impossible to adequately describe in these few words. And it is with great triumph and pride that we salute our Mary Sue—Clear 208!”           (from ‘The Auditor 21’, [Feb 67] “Clear 208, Mary Sue Hubbard”)

	“The International Board is composed of three board members, L. Ron Hubbard, Chairman, Mary Sue Hubbard, Secretary, and Marilynn Routsong, Treasurer. It is the controlling board of Scientology. ...
	There are no other boards or board members, individual board members, officers or secretaries with the power of issuing policy.”          LRH (from HCO PL 5 Mar 65 II “Policy: Source of”)

Within the next 2 years both L. Ron Hubbard and Mary Sue Hubbard resigned from this board. The version found of above quoted policy letter has been adjusted accordingly in 1991 release of ‘The Organization Executive Course’ volumes, although it did not receive a notice that it actually had been revised. The above quoted text in thus only found in the 1970-74 release of these same volumes, that were reprinted until mid ’80s).

Ron and Mary Sue Hubbard receiving the overwhelming reception given them by Clears at Saint Hill, England. Autumn ’66.

“Mary Sue today is in her home in England. She is no longer a member of the board of Scientology organizations and is not a director or officer of any of the corporations. She holds a staff post of Guardian in the Worldwide Division at Saint Hill. She works 10 to 12 hours a day but spends the evenings with her children. Her mother, sister and brother live in the United States. Most of her work today is concerned with assisting Scientologists to get help and assuring them of justice and good service. When things go too wrong people usually count on Mary Sue to put things right for them. And, with remarkable skill, she always does. Concerning her Clearing, Mary Sue herself says: ‘The adventure of self-discovery through Scientology is the most exciting and rewarding anyone can experience.    Through the Grades of Processing, the complexities and aberrations fall away, and one is again himself—unique amongst all others, with experience and abilities available for which one dreamed, yet dared not to hope as possible. And one is Clear. To those enroute, the high adventure lies ahead. Take courage—the Road is sure and the chains are no longer forever binding. To those who are Clear and going to O.T., I am proud to be with you—we have much to do and the future is ours. To my dear husband, auditor, teacher and our Founder go my thanks and acknowledgment for having given the most precious gifts of Freedom and true Beingness to me and my fellow Man. Without him, none of this would have been possible; and so to Ron goes my everlasting gratitude for having provided for us all the Road to Clear.’”           (from ‘The Auditor 21’, [Feb 67] “Clear 208, Mary Sue Hubbard”)

‘The Book of E-Meter Drills’ (1965), compiled by Mary Sue Hubbard

Released in February 1965 and introduced as follows: ‘For Excellence in Metering; THE BOOK OF E-METER DRILLS; Clearing Series: Three; By MARY SUE HUBBARD’.

“Mary Sue, proofreading her book, The Book of E-Meter Drills. This book is Clearing Series III, I being E-Meter Essentials, and II being The Book of Case Remedies, both by L. Ron Hubbard. The Book of E-Meter Drills contains 27 Training Drills on the E-Meter, and they go from Level I through Level VI. The Foreword is by L. Ron Hubbard, and all the drills were developed by him. Mary Sue spent over 200 hours compiling and assembling the book, to say nothing of the time spent in its proofreading. Her proofing had to be particularly meticulous, as she knew that the slightest incomprehensibility could mean an auditor's skill in using the E-Meter would be less than optimum if he didn't understand the drill. Each drill is numbered, has a name, its purpose is delineated, the position that the student and his coach take is given, the commands of the drill, of course, are given, and the training stress is stated. Any auditor, whether he or she be a veteran Pro, or a starter at Level I, will find this book (doing the drills, of course) to be a great boost to his auditing skill. The Level I auditor will use the book and its drills as he or she moves up through the levels. The veteran Pro will do well to start with the first drill and when he can do it perfectly, go to the second, etc, through the entire book.”           (from ‘The Auditor 6’, [ca Feb 65])

All these editions had the cover as shown on the illustration here on the right. The copyright of for example the 1978 edition (7th printing) of this original publication gives: “Copyright  1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977  by L. Ron Hubbard”. It was sized 6' x 8½' (14½ x 21½ cm).

In 1988 it was added upon rather extensively and any mention of Mary Sue Hubbard was removed, although this new edition still contained the same old drills with the same old numbering, and also the same old ‘Prepared Assessment List 1 to 12’ (these are lists with words to be used in the drills). It's just that this new edition of the book had various chapters added with more information relating to the E-Meter and drills, amongst other 2 HCOBs were quoted in full and so on. New is also the “EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION”. Although reference is made in here to the previous version of this publication which first paragraph reads: “The Book of E-Meter Drills was compiled in 1965 to contain all the standard drills which had been developed to train auditors in expert and professional use of the E-Meter.”, still the copyright of this publication only gives: “Copyright © 1988  by L. Ron Hubbard Library”. We also see that it does not name the person who had compiled this back in 1965, although we do know who was responsible for that! This time it just wasn't anymore the small sized publication that it always had been, the design, layout and the cover were quite different. The other E-Meter publications received the same treatment, they were all reissued in 1988 in a series of 4 books (see illustration). They were all sized 9' x 11½' (23 x 29 cm). These series further included: ‘E-Meter Essentials’ (originally published in 1961), ‘Introducing the E-Meter’ (originally published in 1966), ‘Understanding the E-Meter’ (originally published in 1982). Mary Sue Hubbard was only involved in compiling the original publication of ‘The Book of E-Meter Drills’. It should be noted here that the year 1988 also marked the release of the Hubbard Professional Mark Super VII E-Meter.

It should not have been more than just that Mary Sue Hubbard should continued having been given credit for her involvement with the creation of this publication, this in regards to the new edition of the book. Still there is more to tell. There is a related true oddity to be found in the 1991 release of ‘The Technical Bulletins of Dianetics and Scientology’ volumes concerning the original little publication ‘The Book of E-Meter Drills’. ‘The Technical Bulletins of Dianetics and Scientology’ are a series of books that list all the technical information in chronological date order. Mixed in there we also find listings of the tape lectures that L. Ron Hubbard had given about technical matters. We also find listed information about the book publications at their appropriate places in chronological order. It gave information about when exactly it had been released, some notes were given about the publication, and we also see an illustration. The 1976-78 release of ‘The Technical Bulletins of Dianetics and Scientology’ volumes provided for an illustration of the latest edition available of the publication. The 1991 release of these same volumes showed instead an illustration of the authentic first edition of the publication.

This is as ‘The Book of E-Meter Drills’ appears in‘The Technical Bulletins of Dianetics and Scientology: Volume VII, 1963-1965’ (1991) on page 568:

THE BOOK OF E-METER DRILLS BY L. RON HUBBARD Published February 1965      The Book of E-Meter Drills consists of E-Meter drills developed by Ron and first compiled and published at Saint Hill in February 1965.      In this forward for this book, Ron wrote:      “This present booklet contains all the standard E-Meter drills used used in training in Scientology.        “There are no other drills. Many have been developed from time to time and have proven less workable or useless. These drills have been of the greatest possible value.”      In 1988, a new edition of The Book of E-Meter Drills was released, fully updated with Ron's advances in E-Meters and metering since 1965 – including vital data and drill steps specifically for Hubbard Professional Mark VI and Mark Super VII meters.

If we look at this more closely we see the oddity. On the illustration of the book under the text “basic drills by L. RON HUBBARD” we are missing the text “compiled by MARY SUE HUBBARD”. However, on the first edition and all the following 7 editions of this book, this text is really found on them! It really also does show on the illustration as found in the 1976-80 release of ‘The Technical Bulletins of Dianetics and Scientology’ volumes. Why was this referencing to Mary Sue Hubbard deleted in the 1991 release of these same volumes? It appears that the publication as shown in the above illustration does not exist like that, according to my knowledge it has not ever been published like that. We also take notice that the information given on that page does not either make any mention of Mary Sue Hubbard, whereas ‘The Technical Bulletins of Dianetics and Scientology: Volume VI, 1965-1969’ (1976) on page 12, explicitly says that it was compiled by Mary Sue Hubbard.

It seems quite clear that any mention to Mary Sue Hubbard must be removed, anywhere and everywhere! Personally I think this erasure on the illustration is quite silly! May people not know that it was in fact Mary Sue Hubbard that had compiled this very publication? Why, I wonder! This is though a clear attempt to actually change history!

Was this sanctioned by L. Ron Hubbard? Well ..., I really don't think so. It appears sanctioned by someone who implemented that in 1988, and this is at least about 2 years after the demise of L. Ron Hubbard.

“The field or public must not be led to believe that I have written or issued things I have not. Further, other people have authority, too.”          LRH
(from HCO PL 21 Jun 59 “Signatures on Bulletins, Policy Letters and Sec EDs*”)

‘FO 3168’, 5 Apr 72 “Nanny Hat Write-up”

This was back in the days she found herself on the ship the Apollo. It does appear that she once had been a nanny that would take care of the young children on the ship.

The full reference can be consulted here (pop-up window).

On the ship (and later also in land) the established categories for children and youngsters in the Sea Org were as follows:

“CHILDREN: People who cannot handle an org or unit post. He or she is not on the payroll.” “Children ... are cared for by a ‘Governess’, separate from Cadets, Small Children or Babies.”

“CADET: Any young person who has completed Staff Status II and AB* Checksheet and has a post which he is holding in the Sea Org and who has a good ethics record.”

(entries taken from ‘FO 3167’, 6 Apr 72 “The Organization of Children in Land Based Units”)

‘Marriage Hats’ (1974), written by Mary Sue Hubbard

This was just a very little publication laying out the hats for the wife and husband. Today this little writing may be considered a little old-fashion. The role given to the wife and husband are pretty classical. Some may argue today that it would be discriminating the wife as she can not be creative and develop herself, and the husband can do as he pleases. I think it is mostly a matter of opinion. These hats as they are found in this publication can vary between couples. It's just the agreement that exists between the wife and the husband. Today though civilization appears to go in the direction of that both the partners should have an outside job, just to be able to pay all the bills. In very early days we were to pay the tithes (a tax amounting to pay 10 percentage of your income), today we pay a lot more than that. We also are being harassed about all the things that are advertised all around us all the time, things we most of the time do not really need at all. Many are also craving for luxury, we all need a television, a car, a own house, expensive vacations, a summer house, a boat and so on. While the parents are working the kids then often get dumped at some nursery during the day, these kids somehow they do not really come first anymore. It can be questioned if this development is so survival. We are facing a different reality then at the time these little publication was written. It probably would need some updating to address today's situation.

Below I have printed in full the ‘Introduction – Hats’ chapter. Especially this chapter in fact is still quite valid. The little book is findable, however you may have to look around for it. The importance of it all is that it is vital that the hat is determined for both the partners. It does not always mean that the classical form has to be followed.

Introduction – Hats

	the beingness and doingness that attains a product. The term and idea of ‘a hat’ comes from conductors or locomotive engineers etc. each of whom wear a distinctive and different type of headgear. A ‘hat’ therefore designates particular status and duties in an organization.”
	— L. Ron Hubbard.
	In all of man's history, there has never been a clearcut statement of the principal duties of the game of man and wife. Here, at last, one is supplied, the result of experience distilled from one very successful marriage.
	These duties outline the beingness, the “hat” you assume when you become a “husband” or a “wife.”
	They were written for two Scientologists by Mary Sue Hubbard, wife of L. Ron Hubbard. They were then copied and passed from hand to hand, so great was the demand for them.
	Clearly there is a need for a new statement, not only to include new data, but also to re-examine and reaffirm certain old and practical divisions of responsibility.
	Lately, these old traditional divisions have become obscured, neglected or subject to dispute. Women have frequently “dumped their hat” as wife and mother to become businesswomen, executives or artists. Husbands in turn have sometimes “dumped their hat” as providers and leaders of the family.
	Marriage for many has become a rather confused game where the purpose is unknown, the roles of the players undecided and the boundaries of the playing field itself uncertain. Marriage and careers become entangled, at cross purposes, and seem to cancel each other out.
	For a Scientologist, the road is somewhat easier.
	He or she is aware that life can be divided up into several spheres or dynamics and that each individual strives to develop and survive on many levels; first, as himself; second, through sex and family; third, as a member of a group; fourth, as part of mankind; fifth, with all living things; sixth, as part of the physical universe; seventh, on an aesthetic or spiritual level; eighth, through God or infinity. These are called the dynamics* and optimumly each man or woman functions on all these levels.
	A Scientologist knows, therefore, that she may be a wife and take instructions from her husband on the second dynamic, and also be an administrator and give orders on the third - as a member of a larger group.
	These separate beingnesses may be difficult for the beginner at first, but if each sphere of responsibility is clearly delineated, it becomes far easier.
	Many marriage problems come from a failure to assume the full beingness appropriate to marriage itself.
	As L. Ron Hubbard has said, the question has never been:
		“. . . to be or not to be, but what to be . . .
		I had someone in marital trouble look at me thoughtfully once and say, ‘I don't have any idea what are the rights or duties of a wife.”
		Most marital counseling is concerned with a husband who cannot be a husband, a wife who cannot be a wife. A wife who will not let a husband be a husband, and a husband who will not let a wife be a wife — the average marriage.
		You might say therefore ‘marriage is very unhappy.’
		No, marriage is not unhappy, marriage is a difficult beingness.’
	That beingness is made easier by the two “hats” that follow. They define the primary areas of responsibility and can be used as a guide and inspiration to help you clarify, better approach and achieve your own ideal scene for your marriage. Not all the clauses of these hats would apply to any one marriage all the time. The circumstance of a marriage can vary according to time and place and culture or subculture. But those clauses concerning communication*, overts* and withholds* are constant — those are the basic building blocks of human relationships regardless of time or place.

Today this little publication seems sort of replaced with a chapter found in ‘The Scientology Handbook’ (published 1994), see chapter 13 (pages 475-499) entitled: “Marriage”. (more info about this book is found here, separate window). This chapter deals with amongst other Marriage being a postulated relationship, about morals (not having withholds to each other), and about being in communication with each other. Roughly this is about it. (these are also found on the website especially dedicated to this Handbook, for the Marriage page click here (external link) (last checked: 10 Apr 2013). Some of this has been addressed as well in Mary Sue Hubbard's pamphlet ‘Marriage Hats’, what has been missed in this Handbook though is this thing about what hat actually to wear. On page 499 of the Handbook it promotes 3 course books as they appeared in the ‘A Scientology Life Improvement Course’ series. Two of them have been available since 1988, these were: “Starting a Successful Marriage” & “How to Maintain a Successful Marriage”. At a later date was added: “How to Improve Your Marriage”.

From what I have seen thus far though the importance of having these hats have not really been addressed in these courses, not anywhere else either that I know of. This means also that Mary Sue Hubbard's publication remains being quite remarkable!

HCO PL 5 Apr 72 I “PTS Type A Handling”, written by Mary Sue Hubbard

• A brief explanation of ‘PTS Type A’ and a compact history of this policy letter
• A brief overview of the chronological history of HCO PL “PTS Type A Handling”
• A detailed analysis of each of the different phases of this reference “PTS Type A Handling”

 
A brief explanation of ‘PTS Type A’ and a compact history of this policy letter

These PTS Types are categorized from ‘PTS Type A’ to ‘PTS Type J’. These are all listed in HCO PL 27 Oct 64 “Policies on Physical Healing, Insanity and Potential Trouble Sources”. It simply lists “Policies ... for types of persons who have caused us considerable trouble. These persons can be grouped under ‘Potential Trouble Sources’.”   LRH

It was Mary Sue Hubbard that had developed an approach that would successfully address and solve the problem with in particular this ‘PTS Type A’.

It was first issued as HCO PL 5 Apr 72 I “PTS Type A Handling”. It went through some minor revisions, then on 29 Dec ’78 it was revised by L. Ron Hubbard which consisted of adding a first section to it, leaving the remaining 3 or so pages as they were. It was still acknowledged in HCO PL 20 Oct 81 “PTS Type A Handling” that this reference was actually “written by Mary Sue Hubbard”, although in the signing area Mary Sue Hubbard was already demoted to an assistant. In the version HCO PL 20 Oct 81R (Revised 10 Sept 83) “PTS Type A Handling” every reference to Mary Sue Hubbard had been removed! This version is also the one that is found in the 1991 release of ‘The Organization Executive Course’ volumes, although that version actually contained updated referencing which was reissued on 3 Apr ’89 (that notice though is only found on the original mimeo print-off* of the issue). Finally on 28 Oct 2000 it was reissued under its original date (HCO PL 5 Apr 72RD “PTS Type A Handling”), which at the time of this writing is still only available as an original mimeo print-off.

A complete copy of the version of this reference that introduced the by L. Ron Hubbard added section (BPL 5 Apr 72RC (Revised 29 Dec 78) I “PTS Type A Handling”) can be consulted here (pop-up window).

A brief overview of the chronological history of HCO PL “PTS Type A Handling”

Note: I have been unable to physically examine the 2nd BPL version, the information given for these is incomplete and assumed.

Issue   Attributed authorship   Initials & Copyright notice HCO PL 5 Apr 72 Issue I CS-G (=Mary Sue Hubbard) LRH:MSH:nt.lm.tda Copyright © 1972 by L. Ron Hubbard BPL 5 Apr 72R Issue I   (Revised and reissued 20 July 1975 as BPL) CS-G (=Mary Sue Hubbard) Revised & Reissued as BPL by Flag Mission 1234 2nd Molly Gilliam BDCS:LRH:CS:BI:MSH:MG:mg Copyright © 1972, 1975 by L. Ron Hubbard BPL 5 Apr 72RA Issue I   (Re-Revised 6 February 1977) CS-G (=Mary Sue Hubbard) Revised by ? BDCS:LRH:MSH:?:lf Copyright © 1972, 1975, 1977 by L. Ron Hubbard BPL 5 Apr 72RB Issue I   (Re-Revised 2 September 1977) CS-G (=Mary Sue Hubbard) Re-Revised by AVU I/A BPI * Appeal Line BDCS:LRH:MSH:AH:lf:pat Copyright © 1972, 1977 by L. Ron Hubbard BPL 5 Apr 72RC Issue I   (Re-Revised 29 December 1978) CS-G (=Mary Sue Hubbard) Revised by LRH Tech Expeditor Revised 29.12.78 by L. Ron Hubbard LRH:MSH:PA:jm Copyright © 1972, 1975, 1977, 1978 by L. Ron Hubbard HCO PL 20 Oct 81   (Cancels and Replaces BPL 5 Apr 72RC Issue I) L. Ron Hubbard Assisted by Mary Sue Hubbard  Revised & Reissued as an HCO PL by the Board of Directors of the Church of Scientology of California           (revision notes confirm: “written by Mary Sue Hubbard”!) BDCSC:LRH:MSH:bk Copyright © 1972, 1981 by the Church of Scientology of California HCO PL 20 Oct 81R   (Revised 10 September 1983) L. Ron Hubbard (no credit given to Mary Sue Hubbard, also no MSH in composer initials!) CSI:LRH:iw Copyright © 1972, 1981, 1983 by L. Ron Hubbard * HCO PL 20 Oct 81R   (Reissued 3 April 1989 to update references) L. Ron Hubbard (no credit given to Mary Sue Hubbard, also no MSH in composer initials!) LRH:CSI:iw.pp  Copyright © 1972, 1981, 1983 L. Ron Hubbard HCO PL 5 Apr 72RD   (Reissued 28 October 2000 to restore original date) L. Ron Hubbard Revision assisted by LRH Technical Research and Compilations (no credit given to Mary Sue Hubbard, also no MSH in composer initials!) LRH:RTRC:cp.ks © 1991 * L. Ron Hubbard Library

	*	=	AVU: ‘Authorization & Verification Unit’,   I/A: ‘Issue Authority’,   BPI: ‘Broad Publication Issue’.
	*	=	It was attributed fully to L. Ron Hubbard in this release for which reason the copyright was not changed to ‘by the Church of Scientology International’ (CSI), as it would have been otherwise.
	*	=	There is no copyright given anymore for ‘L. Ron Hubbard’, instead it was re-copyrighted in the year 1991 under the new copyright name ‘L. Ron Hubbard Library’.

 
A detailed analysis of each of the different phases of this reference “PTS Type A Handling”

• HCO PL 5 Apr 72 I “PTS Type A Handling”
• BPL 5 Apr 72R (20 Jul 75) I “same title” 
• BPL 5 Apr 72RA (6 Feb 77) I “same title” 
• BPL 5 Apr 72RB (2 Sept 77) I “same title” 
• BPL 5 Apr 72RC (29 Dec 78) I “same title” 
• HCO PL 20 Oct 81 “same title” (Replaces BPL 5 Apr 72RC I)
• HCO PL 20 Oct 81R (10 Sept 83) “same title”
• HCO PL 20 Oct 81R (3 Apr 89) “same title”
• HCO PL 5 Apr 72RD (28 Oct 2000) “same title”
• Afterword

	HCO PL 5 Apr 72 I “PTS Type A Handling”

It means that it was written by the CS-G (=Mary Sue Hubbard) and that it was done for L. Ron Hubbard, Founder.

	BPL 5 Apr 72R (Revised and reissued 20 Jul 75) I “PTS Type A Handling”

	BPL 5 Apr 72RA (Re-Revised 6 Feb 77) I “PTS Type A Handling”

Judging from a comparison of BPL 5 Apr 72R I “PTS Type A Handling” with BPL 5 Apr 72RB I “PTS Type A Handling” the revisions must be very minor.

Do you have a copy of the actual ‘RA’ revision? Please contact  me!

	BPL 5 Apr 72RB (Re-Revised 2 Sept 77) I “PTS Type A Handling”

	BPL 5 Apr 72RC (Revised 29 Dec 78) I “PTS Type A Handling”

	HCO PL 20 Oct 81 “PTS Type A Handling”

If we compare HCO PL 20 Oct 81 “PTS Type A Handling” with the previous version BPL 5 Apr 72RC I “PTS Type A Handling” in detail we find that they are virtually identical. A few sentences only had been added in the 1981 release. A notable omission that was found in all earlier versions of this reference, but for some reasons was deleted in this HCO PL is found in the section headed: “THE WHY”. ‘Why’-finding is an important measure to take in permanently solving a situation, because with this you remove the motivator of the person to continue mocking up the non-survival situation. Anyway the first sentence in the last paragraph in that section on the BPL said: “See the Data Series PLs (must be word cleared on the user) to find out how to find a Why.”. This sentence is fully skipped in the 1981 HCO PL. To be able to find a ‘why’ one has to know exactly how to go about it, for this the Data Series PLs are really indispensable. This line was not to return in there in later versions of this reference.

First this very version of this reference confirmed that this reference had in fact been “written by Mary Sue Hubbard”, only then to be demoted to an “Assisted by” designation in the signing area! In fact in this case it was L. Ron Hubbard that had assisted Mary Sue Hubbard by adding the first section to the reference, it was not the other way around here! The main substance of the reference was still deriving from and devised by Mary Sue Hubbard, and not L. Ron Hubbard.

	HCO PL 20 Oct 81R (Revised 10 Sept 83) “PTS Type A Handling”

Revision notes say: “(Revised 10 September 1983 to reinstate the use of disconnection in alignment with HCOB September 1983, PTS-NESS AND DISCONNECTION.)”. Accordingly it “CANCELS:  HCO PL 15 Nov 68, CANCELLATION OF DISCONNECTION”. Indeed these changes are extensive, it really turned things around. Quite noteworthy is also that the revisions are not indicated in ‘script’, and the deletions are not indicated with ‘ellipsis’ as they actually should have been. This makes it impossible to determine what exactly had been added, changed and where something had been deleted. I can tell you that it is quite hard to actually find copies of any of the previous versions of this reference. This reference was found in the PTS/SP Course packs, but you would need to find a pack issued prior to September 1983, and this may be a hard task.

In fact the actual authorship of this “HCOB 10 September 1983, PTS-NESS AND DISCONNECTION” has been seriously questioned and this is based on very solid grounds! Accordingly implementing its data into HCO PL “PTS Type A Handling” is also being questioned! I discuss this in detail on my page “Scientology: ‘Practice of Disconnection’ - A detailed study”, on that page see the parts “(1) HCOB 10 Sept 83 “PTS-ness and Disconnection”” and “Conclusion”.

In the previous version of the reference (HCO PL 20 Oct 81 “PTS Type A Handling”) we still found a confirmation in the revision notes that it had been “written by Mary Sue Hubbard”, although she been demoted to an “Assisted by” designation in the signing area. This time however we don't find any referencing anywhere to Mary Sue Hubbard, the person that in fact had originated and written this very reference! This acknowledgement to Mary Sue Hubbard was not to return in later versions of this reference either. This seriously violates:

“The field or public must not be led to believe that I have written or issued things I have not. Further, other people have authority, too.”          LRH
(from HCO PL 21 Jun 59 “Signatures on Bulletins, Policy Letters and Sec EDs”)

	HCO PL 20 Oct 81R (Reissued 3 Apr 89) “PTS Type A Handling”

This is actually the version that is found in the 1991 release of ‘The Organization Executive Course’ volumes. Although you will only find the revision notices and typing/composer initials on the original mimeo print-off, they are not found in the version as presented in these volumes.

	HCO PL 5 Apr 72RD (Reissued 28 Oct 2000) “PTS Type A Handling”

Revision notes say: “(Cancels and replaces HCO PL 20 Oct. 81R, PTS TYPE A HANDLING ...)” “(Reissued on 28 October 2000 to restore the original date of the issue that was accidentally omitted by Mimeo when LRH later revised the issue.)”

Although the original publication date had been restored with this release, still some additional comments can be made. Below I have listed all the published versions of this reference. It appears that the revision designation of the new release refers back to the last version it was previously published under this date, which was designated ‘RC’. This new release continues where the BPL left of and is then designated with ‘RD’. I note here that one apparently referred back only to that designation given, it does not refer back to (reinstate) the original text of that last BPL version! Anyhow designating it to ‘RD’ in fact is quite incorrect as we skipped the 3 releases with the 1981 HCO PL date. It should have been something as follows:

 
Afterword

And yes ..., YOU can do something too!

Religious Technology Center International
1710 Ivar Avenue, Suite 1100
Los Angeles, CA 90028 U.S.A.
Phone: (323) 663-3258
Fax: (323) 667-0960

Vocabulary:

     ..R, ..RA, ..RB (etc) or #R, #RA (etc):
For example: ‘HCO PL 24 Sept 70R’ & ‘HCO PL 24 Sept 70RA’, etc. The given date denotes the first time it has been published in issue-form. The R, RA indication may also follow after an issue-number. The R stands for ‘Revision’ and would refer to that it has been revised since it was first published. If it is revised a 2nd time it is indicated as RA, a 3rd time RB, then RC, and so on.
     AB:
‘Able-Bodied Seaman’. (BPL 5 Nov 72RA).
     BPL:
‘Board Policy Letter’. Color flash–green ink on cream paper. These are the issues of the Boards of Directors of the Churches of Scientology and are separate and distinct from HCO Policy Letters written by LRH. Only LRH issues may be printed green on white for policy and only LRH issues may have the prefix HCO. These Board issues are valid as Policy. (BPL 14 Jan 74R I, New Issues).
  This issue-type was established in January 1974. In October 1975 a project was started to cancel HCO PLs not written by L. Ron Hubbard and if still found being of value having them reissued as BPLs. By 1980 all BPLs had been revoked.
     communication:
The interchange of ideas or objects between two people or terminals. More precisely, the definition of communication is: Cause, Distance, Effect with Intention and Attention and a duplication at Effect of what emanates from Cause. (The ability to communicate is the key to success in life – therefore, this definition should be studied thoroughly and understood. Read Dianetics ’55 for a full practical treatise of communication.). (from Marriage Hats booklet)
     CS-G:
‘Commodore's Staff Guardian’ is responsible for the Guardian's Office over the world and this function is best described as guard and protect Scientology.
     Dynamics:
The urge, thrust and purpose of life – SURVIVE! – in its eight manifestations. The First Dynamic, survival of self; the Second Dynamic, the urge toward survival through sex and children; the Third Dynamic, the urge to survive through a group. The Fourth Dynamic, the urge to survive through all mankind; the Fifth Dynamic, the urge to survive through all living things; the Sixth Dynamic, the urge toward survival as the physical universe; the Seventh Dynamic, the urge toward survival through spirits or as a spirit; the Eighth Dynamic, the urge toward survival through infinity. (Marriage Hats booklet)
     ED:
‘Executive Directive’. Issued by any Executive Council and named for the area it applies to. Thus ED WW, meaning issued to Worldwide. They are valid for only one year. They contain various immediate orders, programs, etc. They are blue ink on blue paper. (HCO PL 24 Sept 70R). Note that the rules for LRH EDs are slightly different, and these are blue ink on white paper with a special heading.
     Flag Order (FO):
This is the equivalent to a policy letter (HCO PL) in the Sea Org (senior organization within the Church of Scientology). Contains policy and sea technical materials. They are numbered and dated. They do not decay, HCO PLs and FOs are both in effect on Sea Org orgs, ships, offices and bases. Black ink on white paper. Distribution to all Sea Org members. It is vital for SO units to have master files and quantity of FOs from which hats can be made up for SO personnel and courses. (HCO PL 24 Sept 70R)
     FO:
Short for ‘Flag Order’. See at that entry in vocabulary.
     HCO (Division):
‘Hubbard Communications Office’. It's in charge of the org boards, personnel, hatting and communication lines. HCO builds, holds, maintains, mans and controls the organization. It's in charge of inspection and it's in charge of ethics. Has the say on all copyrights and trademarks, rights of materials and the issuance of publications.
    HCO PL:
‘Hubbard Communication Office Policy Letter’. Color flash–green ink on white paper. Written by LRH only, but only so starting from January 1974. These are the organizational and administrative issue line. For more information go here (separate window).
     LRH:
An usual abbreviation for ‘L. Ron Hubbard’.
     ‘Modern Management Technology Defined’ (released 1976):
This is within the Scientology organization commonly referred to as simply ‘Admin Dictionary’. Presently used editions of this book are identical to this first edition.
     ‘The Organization Executive Course’:
Subtitled in the 1970-74 release: ‘An Encyclopedia of Scientology Policy’. This is a series of books that contain the HCO PLs, and any references that are primarily dealing with administrative matters. They are divided up division wise. The HCO PLs are printed in green ink on white paper, and the volumes themselves come in green bindings. These books may also be referred to as the ‘green volumes’ or even ‘OEC volumes’. The ‘old green volumes’ then would refer to the 1970-74 release, the ‘new green volumes’ instead to the 1991 release. See a listing of published volumes here (pop-up window).
     original mimeo print-off:
Individually printed issues and distributed from the Mimeo Section of the Scientology organization as opposed to those collected in volumes. These are the issues that you may regard as the real first prints. As a rule these are typed out, mimeographed and distributed as soon as possible after having been compiled or written. They are always legal-sized, 8½ by 14 inches (approx. 21,6 x 35,6 cm). If the issue had 3 or more sides, the pages were collated and stapled together in the upper left corner. More detailed information about this is found here (separate window).
     overt, overt act:
A harmful act or a transgression against the moral code of a group. When a person does something that is contrary to the moral code he has agreed to, or when he omits to do something that he should have done per that moral code, he has committed an overt. An overt violates what was agreed upon. An overt can be intentional or unintentional.
     Sec ED:
‘Secretarial Executive Directive’. A Sec ED is an early LRH ED. An Executive Directive that is written and issued by L. Ron Hubbard.  
     ‘The Technical Bulletins of Dianetics and Scientology’:
This is a series of books that contain the HCOBs, and any references that are primarily dealing with technical matters. The HCOBs are printed in red ink on white paper, and the volumes themselves come in red bindings. The references are arranged in chronological release order (per issue date). These books may also be referred to as the ‘red volumes’. The ‘old red volumes’ then would refer to the 1976-80 release, the ‘new red volumes’ instead to the 1991 release. See a listing of published volumes here (pop-up window).