GRAHAM E. BERRY,
State Bar No. 128503

GORDON J. CALHOUN,
State Bar No. 84509

LEWIS, D'AMATO, BRISBOIS & BISGAARD
221 N. Figueroa Street, Suite 1200
Los Angeles, California 90012
Telephone: (213) 250-1800

Attorneys for Defendants
UWE GEERTZ, PH.D.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

1. I, Vicki Aznaran, declare and say: I am over the age of eighteen and a

resident of Texas. I have personal knowledge of the matters set forth in

this declaration and if called upon to do so, I could and would competently

testify thereto.

2. Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and correct copy of a

declaration I executed July 18, 1990 for use in the case United States of

America v. Steven Fishman, Case No. XR-88-0616-DLT.The contents

of that declaration (Exhibit A) were true and correct when executed and

they remain true and correct as of the date of execution of this declaration.

The contents of Exhibit A are expressly incorporated herein and made a

part hereof.

MY BACKGROUND IN SCIENTOLOGY

3. I joined the Church of Scientology in 1972. In 1978, after

approximately four years as staff members, my husband and I joined

the Sea Organization. From 1978 to early 1987, my husband and I

worked most of our waking hours, with very few days off, at our

various assignments within Scientology.I eventually became President

of Religious Technology Center and, supposedly, the top " ecclesiastical"

authority within Scientology. Richard was a high-level security officer.

During this period my husband and I became intimately familiar with

the structure and activities of various Scientology organizations.

Among other things, I was briefed on and was sometimes a

participant in meetings involving litigation tactics and various

means used to attack and fight "enemies" of Scientology.

In numerous instances I was in the chain of command for

approval for such activities. From 1984 to 1987, I held the office

of Inspector General one of the highest worldwide offices in the

organization and so was privy to the most arcane practices of the group.

4. Between its incorporation in 1982 and 1987 when I left

Scientology, I was on the staff of the Religious Technology Center,

(RTC). I held the position that is now being held by David Miscavige.

Since 1978, I was a high ranking member of the Sea Organization,

an elite organization within Scientology. At the time I left Scientology

I was highly trained as a technical expert (Class 9 auditor) and an

administrator (Data Series evaluator course and organization executive

course). To complete the Organization Executive Course, one must

study all policy letters written by Hubbard which comprise a-large

hardbound volumes.

VAUGHN AND STACY YOUNG'S BACKGROUND IN SCIENTOLOGY

5. During my tenure as Inspector General of RTC, I knew both

Vaughn and Stacy Young well. They were well known to me because of

their Scientology staff positions. Vaughn Young was posted as L. Ron

Hubbard's personal public relations officer in Special Project which later

became ASI (Author Services, Inc.) Special Project as well as ASI were

headed by David Miscavige and Norman Starkey. LRH's personal public

relations officer has traditionally been a high ranking position in

Scientology. Vaughn Young was also charged with writing Hubbard's

biography after Gerald Armstrong (Sea Organization staff member who

was working on the biography along with author Omar Garrison) left

Scientology. This was during the period that Vaughn worked as Hubbard's

PR. Vaughn Young worked as Hubbard's PR after Hubbard's death as well.

Vaughn Young was summoned to Hubbard's ranch after his death, just as

Miscavige was. Miscavige was not summoned prior to Hubbard's death.

Hubbard only summoned Ray Mithoff just prior to his death, and of course,

Annie and Pat Brocker, who lived with Hubbard exclusively during his last

six years. In fact, Miscavige, and a host of other staff members, myself and

Vaughn Young included, who were summoned to the ranch by the Brockers,

were not those that Hubbard wished to see before he died, as he summoned

the only ones that he wished to see. Miscavige was quite deflated over it.

It is apparent from Miscavige's declaration that he took it to mean Vaughn

Young and the others who came after Hubbard was gone, were not of any

significance.

6. In the early 1980's, Stacy Young was posted in Special Project

as the organizing officer. Special Project was headed by David Miscavige.

It had about 15 staff members total. Organizing Officer is a high ranking

post in any Scientology Organization. It is a member of the executive

council. Stacy Young was later posted at various posts in OSA doing

work as a PR. ASI was not a large organization, about 15 staff. At the time

I was in RTC, ASI was a very high level organization, placed above RTC

in the chain of command. The staff of ASI received their orders from L. Ron

Hubbard, and his aide who lived with him, Pat Brocker. When I was a staff

member of a Scientology mission from 1973 to 1978, I knew of Vaughn

Young because he was a very high profile spokesman for Scientology and

the Guardian's Office.

SCIENTOLOGY OFFICIALS AVOIDING SERVICE OF PROCESS

7. It is routine policy for the upper executives of Scientology

to avoid service of process. This is why mere mid level executives, such

as the Reverend Heber Jentzsch, are appointed to corporate posts such

as President of Church of Scientology International. Corporate posts

have nothing to do with either power or the command chart in Scientology.

This policy was in place throughout my tenure in the Commodore's

Messenger Organization (from 1978 until 1987). This policy is designed

to keep those who knew Scientology's secrets from being in a position

where the secrets might be revealed. Hubbard went into seclusion for his

last years allowing only Pat and Annie Brocker access to him, just for the

purpose of avoiding service in lawsuits and subpoenas in criminal matters.

All security personnel are trained to keep any and all process servers away

from Scientology executives. When David Miscavige was one of the

targets of an IRS CID investigation (there were several individuals

targeted), he expressed great concern over having to go to jail. Due to his

diminutive size, he was very concerned that he would be sexually

harassed while in a jail with common criminals." At this time he devised

several schemes to flee the country should the IRS decide to make arrests.

Avoiding service of process is a tactic that Miscavige is well acquainted

with. (See Attached Exhibit D). I recognize Exhibit B as being a copy of

the Scientology internal document Project Quaker with which I was

familiar whilst serving in various Scientology posts.

MISCAVIGE AS READ OF SCIENTOLOGY AND MANAGING
AGENT OF THE VARIOUS SCIENTOLOGY CORPORATIONS
INCLUDING CSI.

8. David Miscavige was the Chairman of the Board of

Author Services, Inc., ("ASI") in 1984 and 1985. ASI was incorporated

to be the funnel through which profits from Scientology were channelled

to L. Ron Hubbard and, therefore, it was very important within

Scientology. Miscavige represented Hubbard in all aspects of controlling

Scientology. He attended regular meetings with myself and other top

officials of Scientology organizations to review the status of all

Scientology's activities, including its litigation and dirty tricks

campaigns against Scientology's enemies.

9. During the time I held the post of Chairman of the

Board of RTC, David Miscavige held the post of Chairman of the

Board of ASI. During this time, he maintained control of the executives

at the top of Scientology's command channels, Marc Yager, CO CMO

Int and head of the Watchdog Committee, Guillaume Lesevre, ED

International, Ray Mithoff, Senior C/S International, myself as Inspector

General and COB of RTC. Miscavige became head of RTC in March of

1987, at this point he moved Marc Yager and Ray Mithoff from their

positions in CSI into RTC. He also moved Mark Rathbun, LRH Legal

IC or Special Project L, and Greg Wilhere from their positions in ASI

into RTC. I now see from the declarations of Marc Yager and Ray

Mithoff, that Miscavige has now placed them back into CSI. This is but

one small illustration of his ongoing control over the CSI corporation.

10. Miscavige has, since 1981, been the decision maker

over what lawsuits are filed by Scientology and how any lawsuits

Scientology is engaged in are to be litigated. He does this without

regard to the particular Scientology corporate entity (s) involved in

the litigation. Miscavige has never allowed anyone else to make the

final decisions concerning such matters. During my tenure as Inspector

General of RTC, as well as the head of the 040 mission which took

over the US Guardian's Office, as outlined in Miscavige's declaration,

I attended many meetings and saw countless orders from Miscavige

concerning Scientology's litigation. During all trials, Miscavige receives

daily transcripts and issues orders directly to the attorneys, no matter

which particular Scientology corporate entity has been chosen to

bring the litigation or which entity has been sued. The heads of CSI

would never be allowed to independently bring or initiate a lawsuit.

During my tenure in RTC, Miscavige received a "legal daily report",

of which I received a copy. This report contained summaries of

everything that occurred on any of Scientology's lawsuits. Miscavige

would issue orders and call meetings concerning these matters on a

regular basis. Litigation is very costly and can result in severely

adverse PR. Therefore, Miscavige was never willing for the decisions

concerning it to be turned over to anyone else.

THE DEATH OF FLO BARNETT

11. Flo Barnett's suicide was a scandal within the inner

circles of Scientology. This was not due to the fact that she supposedly

committed suicide, but due to the fact that she had become a member of a

declared enemy group, David Mayo's Advanced Ability Center. She was

receiving auditing and assistance from this group and at the time of her

death, possessed a pack of the NED for OTS (secret upper level

auditing procedures) which were believed to have come from David

Mayo's group. Flo Barnett's membership in this group made her a

suppressive person as she was actively "squirreling" and a member

of a suppressive group. The fact that David Miscavige was linked

to her by familial ties was extremely repugnant to him and to his

wife, Michelle Miscavige. David Miscavige's comment upon her

death was that "the bitch got what she deserved." His wife Shelly,

did not appear to feel any different about it than David. I asked Shelly

if she was doing alright since receiving this bad news. She said that

personally she was doing just fine and that this was an excellent

opportunity to find out where the NED for OTs materials had come

from and to use it as leverage against Mayo. She also stated that it

was not surprising that this happened to her mother since she had

been "squirelling". The circumstances of the deaths of both Flo Barnett

and Yvonne Jentzsch are very relevant to the issues in this case,

as I understand them to be.

THE PURPORTED PURGE OF THE SCIENTOLOGY CRIMINALS

12. Hendrick Moxon, currently an attorney for Scientology in this

very case, and a member of the Sea Organization, was a prominent

participant in the criminal activities of the Guardian's Office. Prior to

becoming an attorney at Scientology's expense, he was a Guardian's

Office staff member in Washington, D.C. Moxon was involved in the

Scientology conspiracy to infiltrate the U.S. government. This conspiracy

was uncovered by the F.B.I. in 1977. Scientology then stipulated to their

crimes which included Moxon's involvement in those crimes. Nine senior

Scientologists, including Hubbards' wife, went to jail as a result of these

criminal activities conducted by, and on behalf of, the Church of

Scientology. I became familiar with certain documents, which are attached

hereto, while being in charge of the 1981/82 040 mission to take over the

USGO. Moxon was involved in the criminal activity, attempted cover-ups

and obstruction of justice. The US government subsequently prosecuted

11 top officials of Scientology and named Moxon as an unindicted co-

conspirator. (See Exhibit C, pages 212-214). This is but one small example

to illustrate that Miscavige has not and will never offload the criminal

element from Scientology's ranks. Miscavige is well aware of Moxon's

status and maintains him as a high level legal staff in the Sea Organization.

As a practicing Scientologist and in-house Scientology lawyer, Kendrick

Moxon's first duty is to protect Miscavige and Scientology. This duty is

paramount to any duty he might otherwise owe the Court or the law.

13. Scientology was created by L. Ron Hubbard in the 1950's. The

policies and beliefs of Scientology were established by L. Ron Hubbard. L.

Ron Hubbard created the Guardian's office based on his beliefs and ideals.

The Guardian's Office was headed by his wife, Mary Sue Hubbard. During

the late 1960's and the 1970's, many, many crimes were committed

internationally by the Guardian's Office. Hubbard was well aware of

the Guardian's Office activities and this is apparent from the reams of

paper containing his various orders to the Guardian's Office.

The policies and beliefs and ideals that established Scientology and the

Guardian's Office are still in place today, just as they were in the 1950's,

1960's, 1970's and 1980's. These have not changed as it is against the

very heart of Scientology to change or alter any of Hubbard's teachings

and belief. The activities of the Guardian's Office have not disappeared

any more than Scientology's "enemies" have. These activities are carried

on by the staff of the Office of Special Affairs ("OSA") and their hired

private investigators who ostensibly work for Scientology lawyers, and

are thus protected by the attorney work product privilege.

Scientology learned the hard way to keep its criminal activities at arm's

length. An example of this is private investigator, Eugene Ingram, who

was hired by Miscavige, to get the evidence on adverse attorney, Michael

Flynn, for supposedly forging a check on L. R. Hubbard's account.

Ingram paid money to Ala Tamimi, a criminal in jail, for a statement

saying he was hired to forge the check by Michael Flynn. I was then

informed by Mark Rathbun, then Miscavige's legal executive in ASI,

that Ingram bribed Tamimi in order to get Michael Flynn charged

criminally. After this incident failed, I learned that Ingram was

spending quite some time living in Mexico in order to avoid the

authorities investigating the matter.

MISCAVIGE STRIKING SCIENTOLOGY STAFFERS

14. Contrary to the claims in his February 4, 1994,

declaration Miscavige has struck staff members when they do things he

dislikes. In 1981, I witnessed him hitting John Axel, a Sea Org member in

the mouth in 1982. Miscavige had two other tall male staff members to

back him up when he hit John Axel. This despite the fact that John

Axel is a fairly small and very mild-mannered individual. Miscavige also

does such things as set up photos of staff members who have fallen

into disregard and use them as targets for pistol shooting. I witnessed

him doing this with the Golden Era Musicians, Of which Fernando

Gamboa was one of his targets.

THE DEATH OF HUBBARD

15. When I arrived at Hubbard's ranch, in San Luis Obispo,

following his death, I was informed by Miscavige that Hubbard was

dead and that he did not want to see "any grief bullshit about it."

Earl Cooley, Esq. and others convinced the San Luis Obispo coroner

not to do an autopsy on Hubbard's body which was cremated

approximately 24 hours after death. Miscavige then announced to

the Scientology world that Hubbard had "dropped the body" and

would continue his work elsewhere. Scientologists believe that

upon death the person drops the body, picks up another body

and continues to serve Scientology. This is how the billion year

Sea Organization employment contract is performed.

16. I was aware just before Hubbard's death, that certain IRS

indictments were about to be handed down against Hubbard. Miscavige

reportedly said that "the only way to stop it now is if the old

man [Hubbard] dies."

17. I was one of the small group summoned to the Hubbard

ranch after he died. Vaughn Young and David Miscavige were also

summoned to the ranch.

THE DEATH OF MIKE RINDER'S BABY

18. Mike Rinder, a member of the CMO International and

his wife, Kathy, had a newborn baby in Clearwater, Florida in the

early eighties. Mike Rinder was in Gilman Hot Springs, California

at the time. This baby died when only a few days old. The baby had

received Hubbard's baby care technology. After the baby died, Rinder

asked to receive some time off to go to be with his wife and family.

When Miscavige was told of this, he responded that time off was

"bullshit" and Rinder did not need time off, he just needed to work

as his stats ("statistics") were down. Besides the baby would get

another body and there was nothing to be so upset about.

END OF CYCLE PROCESSING

19. The term "End of Cycle" does exist in Scientology. it

means to terminatedly end something. There are many Scientology

processes and routines that incorporate this concept. The idea that

someone ends cycle when they die is a Scientology concept and is

expressed in Hubbard's writings. (See attached Exhibit D)

THE TIME MAGAZINE ARTICLE WAS NOT OF AND CONCERNING CSI

20. I have read the Time Magazine article entitled " Scientology

Thriving Cult of Greed and Power" published on May 6, 1991. In

particular, I have read two paragraphs of that article concerning comments

allegedly attributed to Steven Fishman and Dr. Uwe Geertz. There are

references to "Scientology" and "the church" in these two paragraphs. I

have also been advised by Graham E. Berry, Esq., that the Church of

Scientology International alleges that the words "Scientology" and "the

Church" were "of and concerning" Church of Scientology International

("CSI"). This allegation is absurd and false. CSI is a management

church only. It has no members. In essence, it is a trademark/copyright

licensing vehicle and a financial conduit. Moreover, the corporations

of Scientology are a carefully contrived sham and shell structure

intended to confuse and divert litigants, the courts and the I.R.S.

Indeed, Mission Corporate category sort out ("MCCS"), of which

the MCCS tapes were a part, (see the Zolin case) was part of the

creation of this corporate shell game.

21. Accordingly, it is absurd to allege that the words

"Scientology" and "the church", as used in the relevant sections of the

Time Magazine article, refer to anything other than Scientology or

the Church generally and/or generically. Certainly, they are not of

and concerning CSI.

SUPPRESSIVE PERSONS AND FAIR GAME

22. The legal strategy of Scientology and the existence of

numerous potential legal problems, some of which are set forth

below, were known to me when I was a staff member in Scientology..

Enemies of Scientology are deemed to be "suppressive persons"

("SPs"). One becomes a "suppressive person" by doing a suppressive

act, such as suing Scientology as a litigant or lawyer. In the jargon of

Scientology, when one is "declared" this means that one has been

declared a "suppressive person" and, therefore, may be harassed, hurt,

damaged or destroyed without regard to truth, honesty or legal rights.

It is considered acceptable within Scientology to lie, cheat, steal and

commit illegal acts in the name of dealing with a "suppressive person."

23. This practice or policy is sometimes referred to as the

policy of "fair game." In the jargon of Scientology, a person who is

declared is understood to be a suppressive person ("SP") . This

means that the person is "fair game." The fair game policy was

issued in the 1960s. It was never canceled. A document was issued

for public relations reasons that purportedly canceled "fair game";

however, that document stated that it did not change the manner of

handling persons declared "SP." In reality, the purported cancellation

of fair game is at most a matter of semantics. Enemies of Scientology

are treated as fair game.

came across my desk I know that throughout my presidency of RTC,

fair game actions against enemies were commonplace. In addition to the

litigation tactics described below, fair game activities included burglaries,

assaults, disruptions of enemies' businesses, spying, harassive investigations,

abuse of confidential communications in parishioner files and so on. I

specifically recall seeing one report regarding attacks against Bent Corydon

after Scientology became aware that he was writing a book against Hubbard.

FRIVOLOUS SCIENTOLOGY LITIGATION

25. Other Hubbard writings encourage Scientologists to pursue

litigation purely for harassment without regard to the merits of a claim

to cause enemies to fold. Hubbard's writings state: "The purpose of the

suit is to harass and discourage rather than to win ... The law can be used

very easily to harass and ... Will generally be sufficient to cause (the

enemy's) professional decease. If possible, of course ruin him utterly."

(Hubbard, "Magazine articles on Level 0 Checksheet" American Saint

Hill Organization 1968.)

26. As President of RTC and a Sea Organization member, I attended

meetings concerning the numerous legal actions involving Scientology

organizations. During this time period, I had personal access to all legal

documents having to do with RTC. I received a report every day on my

computer that included a synopsis of each on-going legal case involving

Scientology. I received, or so I was told, copies of every major motion

filed in cases involving Scientology was on the "approval lines"for

legal documents dealing with RTC. During this time period, I had the

option of attending legal meetings, although some were mandatory.

I attended many litigation meetings and became generally aware of

Scientology's dirty tricks and legal maneuvers. On specifics, I frequently

deferred to in-house and outside counsel; however, at least in theory,

I was the head of RTC and had access to any business or litigation

"secrets" of Scientology.

27. It is the stated policy and practice of Scientology to use the

legal system to abuse and harass its enemies. This crude, fundamental

directive of Scientology is no secret. The policy is to do anything and

everything possible to harass the opposing litigant without regard to

whether any particular motion or maneuver is appropriate or warranted

by the facts of applicable law. That policy was followed in every legal

case I was involved with or learned about while a member of the Sea

Organization. The management of Scientology consistently expressed

and demonstrated a complete disdain for the court system, viewing it

as nothing more than a method to harass enemies. Some examples of

this are set forth below.

SCIENTOLOGY DESTROYS EVIDENCE AND REWRITES HISTORY

28. During litigation between Gerald Armstrong and Scientology,

which was before Judge Breckenridge of Superior Court for Los Angeles

County, the court ordered the production of Armstrong's preclear (" PC")

folders - These are files maintained by Scientology on those who submit

to interrogation sessions in a process called auditing. During the course

of that litigation I was ordered to go through Armstrong's folders and

destroy or conceal anything that might support Armstrong's claim against

Scientology. This practice is known within Scientology as "culling PC

folders" and is a common litigation tactic employed by Scientology.

29. During other-litigation in Los Angeles known to me as

the Wollersheim case, I was told that the judge had ordered the

production of Wollersheim's folders. As ordered, I "culled" these files.

In other words, I removed contents that might have been damaging to

Scientology or might have supported Wollersheim's claims against

Scientology. For example, I removed evidence of events involving

his family, the anguish this caused him, evidence of disconnection

from family and evidence of fair game.

30. I was involved in numerous meetings concerning what is

known to me as the Christofferson case in Portland, Oregon. This case

was tried twice. In the first case, a Scientology witness by the name of

Martin Samuels was coached and drilled for hours on how to lie

convincingly or avoid telling the truth. Before or during the second trial,

he admitted to this course of conduct. In this litigation, a Scientologist

by the name of Joan Shriver produced responsive documents that may

have been incriminating. This was a serious breach of policy for which

she was punished. These documents were ordered produced on such a

short notice that apparently files were not thoroughly "culled".In

another case, an attorney was severely criticized and almost fired for

failing to properly coach and feed the desired answers to Heber Jentzsch.

Mr. Jentzsch was, for public relations reasons, the purported head of

the Church of Scientology International. During his deposition, Mr.

Jentzsch was unable to answer fundamental questions concerning

the management of Church of Scientology International.

31. While involved in Scientology I became aware of various

operations directed against an author who had written a negative

book about Scientology. The author, Paulette Cooper, was subjected

to various forms of harassment. One operation included an attempt

to frame her. A false bomb threat was written on her stationery. Ms.

Cooper was subjected to an investigation and was not cleared until

an FBI raid resulted in the seizure of Scientology documents that

exposed the operation as a frame-up. There was at least one other

operation directed against Ms. Cooper. The substance of it was to

plant a boyfriend to reinforce and play upon her suicidal tendencies

in the hopes that she would commit suicide.

32. In 1976 and 1977, the then Mayor of Clearwater, Florida,

Gabe Cazares, was involved with litigation against Scientology.

Arrangements were made to have an attorney by the name of Merrit

Vanniere, a Scientologist, represent Mr. Cazares and sabotage his case.

This plot was also exposed by documents obtained in an FBI raid of a

Scientology facility. Also, in response to Mr. Cazares' litigation against

Scientology, an attempt was made to implicate Mr. Cazares in a staged

hit and run accident.

33. In later 1979 and early 1980, there was a massive

document destruction program undertaken to destroy any evidence

showing that L. Ron Hubbard ("LRH") controlled Scientology. I

participated in this activity in Clearwater, Florida and am informed

that there was also intensive document destruction at facilities in

Gilman Hot Springs, California. From at least that point onward

there was a continuous effort to hide or destroy any evidence of

Hubbard's control. For example, during an IRS investigation in

1984 and 1985, while in bed with pneumonia, I was ordered out of

bed by Norman Starkey, who told me that they had received a tip

from a Los Angeles police officer advising them of a pending IRS

raid in Los Angeles. Mr. Starkey ordered me to go to a computer

facility and insure that all information on the computers in Los

Angeles that might show Hubbard's involvement and control of

Scientology's money was destroyed except for one copy of each

document. These copies were to be saved on computer disks

which were to be hidden in secure storage places. At the time I

was also instructed to destroy anything that would show the

control of Mr. Starkey or Mr. Miscavige over Scientology.

SCIENTOLOGY INFILTRATES THE U.S. GOVERNMENT

34. In or about 1981, while working in a Scientology

organization known as the Guardian's Office, I had access to

and observed various written and oral communication pertaining

to illegitimate activities participated in by the Guardian's Office.

The Guardian's Office attempted to infiltrate both governmental

and private agencies including the IRS, the Department of Justice,

the American Medical Association and the National Institute of

Mental Health. The purpose of this was to steal documents

pursuant to Hubbard's "Snow White" program. The goal of this

program was to eliminate any negative reports about Hubbard

and Scientology that may have been held by these various

agencies.

FISHMAN ALLEGATIONS ARE CREDIBLE

35. I have examined certain documents regarding

Steven Fishman's experience with Scientology, have had

conversations with Mr. Fishman's counsel, in his criminal

prosecution and I have reviewed the 1151-page autobiographical

account of Mr. Fishman's Scientology experience entitled "The

Lonesome Squirrel." Based on my 15 years of experience in

Scientology and my review of the Fishman materials, I offer the

following opinions and conclusions.

A. I believe Mr. Fishman's assertions that he was

a member since 1979 and that he was actively involved as he

states. This belief is based on my experience that only a

committed member of long standing would know the details of

the inner workings of the group; Mr. Fishman has such

knowledge. Awareness of certain confidential projects could

be achieved only by a member who was trusted by the hierarchy;

Mr. Fishman had such awareness. Involvement in a group that

thrives on secrecy and excludes most members from participation

in high level projects means that any member who exceeds a

certain level of involvement enjoys the trust of the leadership

such trust would be earned only by extended membership. Mr.

Fishman apparently enjoyed that trust. His accounts of meetings

with high level officials and his knowledge of the operations and

functions of the hierarchy are so detailed and accurate that they

couldn't have been gained except through direct personal

experience.

B. Refutation by Scientology officials of Mr. Fishman's

membership prior to February 8, 1986 and their disclaimer

of his involvement and their lack of any records pertaining to

such membership is perfectly consistent with their standard

procedure in protecting themselves. As noted above, I was

personally involved in the destruction of records when it suited

their purpose. Scientology propounds the belief that any action

whatever taken to protect the organization is justified, as the

group takes precedence over the individual. Any member

performing criminal acts for the benefit of the group was kept

at arm's length; if apprehended, the member was disavowed

by Scientology. This procedure was used even on the wife of

the founder of Scientology. Given the serious potential threat

that Mr. Fishman's defense posed to the group, I find Mr.

Fishman's account of certain members of Scientology's involvement

in the plan to fabricate the threats against Mr. Fishman and his

counsel and to thereby undermine Mr. Fishman's credibility and

render him useless as a witness against Scientology is consistent

with their modus operandi.

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the

United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct.

Executed this 7th day of March, 1994 at Dallas, Tx.