Dear All:

Below is the text version of my release. Copies of the actual signed
document are coming to each of you, and the original is safely on
file now far away.
                                        Randy

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                                                        13 July 1996






            STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT AND RELEASE OF RIGHTS

I, Jon Randall McDonald, being of sound mind, do hereby ABANDON all
rights in any report, letter, or other written work of my own
authorship SPECIFICALLY AND ONLY IF such report, letter, or other
written work precedes the date of this instrument, and contains in it a reference to the following:

    RTC, Religious Technology Center, Scientology, OSA, Office
    of Special Affairs, SPDs, Scientology Policy Directives,
    Church of Scientology, IAS, International Association of
    Scientologists, Comm Ev, Committee of Evidence, IJC,
    International Justice Chief.

Any and all such reports, letters, or other written works,
SPECIFICALLY AND ONLY AS DESCRIBED IN THE FIRST TWO PARAGRAPHS
IMMEDIATELY ABOVE THIS PARAGRAPH, were written in the public
interest, and are HEREBY RELEASED INTO THE PUBLIC DOMAIN for the
good of all.

I specifically retain ALL RIGHTS in ALL other written works of my
own authorship.

                                    (Signature): JRMcDonald
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                                    Jon Randall McDonald
                                    Sui Juris

                                    (Handwritten) 13 July 1996
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