Gerry Armstrong--Affidavit 2 12-6-1986

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

County of Los Angeles

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AFFIDAVIT OF GERALD ARMSTRONG

I, GERALD ARMSTRONG, being duly sworn, depose and state

as follows:

1. Since the time that I left the Church of Scientology

there have been major changes within the Church. I am aware

that in the early 1980's there was a change in ecclesiastical

management of the Church. One of the most significant things

that the new management accomplished was the abolition of the

Guardian's Office.

2. The Guardian's Office was an autonomous network

within the Church hierarchy that was responsible for the

handling of external affairs and security matters. Virtually

all of the abuses that I perceived to be prevalent in the

Church and which gave rise to any disagreements and conflicts

that I had with the Church were perpetrated by members of the

now defunct Guardian's Office. For example, I have alleged

that the Church took part in the practices of disseminating

confessional information, harassing critics and hostile

ex-members, filing frivolous litigation, and perpetrating

certain fraudulent representations with respect to the Church publicly.

3. Recently I have learned that the abuses outlined in

paragraph two above ware abolished as part of the process of

the dismantling of the Guardian's Office. I have also observed

that the Church's present management has taken a very

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responsible and forthright position with respect to complaints

made about alleged Church abuses. The new Church management

seams to have returned to the basic and lawful policies and

procedures as laid out by the founder of the religion, L. Ron

Hubbard.

4. Because of the foregoing, I no longer have any

conflict with the Church of Scientology or individual members

affiliated with the Church. Accordingly, I have executed a

mutual release agreement with the Church of Scientology and

sign this affidavit in order to signify that I have no quarrel

with any Church of Scientology or any of its members.

[signed]
GERALD ARMSTRONG

Signed and subscribed to before me
This 6^th day of December, 1986, at
Los Angeles, California.

[signed] Jo-Ann Richardson
Notary Public for the State California

[notary seal]

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