Ace of Spades:
Here is the cover letter Al Sternson sent with my Comm Ev Bill of
Particulars. There's nothing I can add.
The report I am writing on this will cover it all.
Randy
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S E N I O R H C O I N T E R N A T I O N A L
22 June 1996
Jon Randall McDonald
3423 McGavock Pike
Nashville, Tennessee 37217
Re: Your Request for a Committee of Evidence
Dear Mr. McDonald:
I have received your recent letters concerning your Suppressive
Person Declare.
At the outset, let me remind you of the provisions of HCO Policy
Letter of 7 June 1965, Issue II ENTHETA LETTERS AND THE DEADFILE,
HANDLING OF, which states:
"An ENTHETA LETTER = a letter containing insult,
discourtesy, chop or nastiness about an org. its personnel,
Scientology or the principal figures in Scientology.
"A MIXED LETTER = is a letter which is an entheta letter
(couched in nasty terms to the org or its personnel) which also
contains a report pretending to be an Ethics report."
Entheta letters and mixed letters are deadfiled. Your recent
communication are, at best, mixed letters, so please keep the above
policy letter in mind in any further communications
Nevertheless, to afford you an opportunity to address the
validity of your Suppressive Person Declare with any actual evidence
that you have not committed the Suppressive Acts contained therein,
I have convened the Committee of Evidence you have requested and a
copy of the Bill of Particulars is enclosed.
The Committee will be conducting itself according to the
provisions of HCO Policy Letter of 7 September 1963, COMMITTEES OF
EVIDENCE, SCIENTOLOGY JURISPRUDENCE, ADMINISTRATION OF, so I suggest
you familiarize yourself with this policy letter and the other
policy letters concerning Committees of Evidence contained in OEC
Volume O.
The Committee will convene in Los Angeles on June 26th, 1996 at
8 p.m. at the address indicated in the Bill of Particulars. The
Committee will be expeditiously carried out to alleviate any
concerns about your absence from Nashville. Los Angeles is the
appropriate venue, given the conduct and allegations at issue. The
Non Enturbulation Order (the violation of which resulted in the
Suppressive Person Declare) was issued in Los Angeles for acts
committed in Los Angeles and all witnesses and evidence originated
from Los Angeles. The International Justice Chief, located in LA, is
the appropriate and per policy Convening Authority and per HCOPL 23
DEC 65RB, SUPPRESSIVE ACTS, SUPPRESSION OF SCIENTOLOGY AND
SCIENTOLOGISTS as noted above, the Interested Party ""attend(s)
where it convenes." Further, to tie up CC Nashville in this matter
when en it does not concern matters relevant to the Nashville CC and
you have not been an onlines public or active field member there,
would place an undue burden on them.
You are to come prepared with all documentation you wish to
present to the Committee. This should include any evidence you feel
refutes the charges contained in the Bill of Particulars, all
evidence of contributions to Scientology on your part, as well as
any evidence that you have applied the technology of Ethics to sort
out your situation.
Finally, according to HCO Policy Letter of 21 December 1965RB,
SUPPRESSIVE ACTS, SUPPRESSION OF SCIENTOLOGY AND SCIENTOLOGISTS:
"Until a suppressive person or group is absolved or until
permitted to actively engage in the training required in point
C, as duly authorized and published, his, her, or their only
Scientology terminal is the International Justice Chief, via the
Continental Justice Chief, or members of a duly authorized and
convened Committee of Evidence.
"A suppressive declare order upon a person or group and all
of the conditions inherent within it remain in force until the
order has been officially canceled by an authorized and
published Church issue."
In other words, you are being given the hearing you have
requested, so you should observe the dictates of policy and cease
sending any further communications of the character of the ones you
have been sending. To date they have not been deadfiled, but that is
the case out of an overwhelming sense of accomodation (sic) and
tolerance for justice being served. Such tolerance has now been
consumed by your tone and your taunting.
I hope you recognize the opportunity you are being given and
will not abuse it. At any time, you do have the option of canceling
your request for a Committee of Evidence and apply steps A to E of
HCO Policy Letter of 23 December 196SRB, SUPPRESSIVE ACTS,
SUPPRESSION OF SCIENTOLOGY AND SCIENTOLOGISTS. Should you wish to do
so, I am, of course, prepared to assist you.
Sincerely,
Al Sternson
International Justice Chief
Church of Scientology
International
6331 HOLLYWOOD BLVD. LOS ANGELES CA. 90028