FLAG ORDER 3434RE-27R
All SO ORGS AND UNITS
RPFs
SENIOR QUALS8 May 19971
Rev. 8 May 2003For Pilot Only
RPF Series 27R
THE RPF TECHNICAL PROGRAM
References:
HCOB 20 June 71 C/S Series 47 THE SUPREME TEST OF A C/SF0 3434RE-2 RPF Series 2 RPF TARGET
This is the Rehabilitation Project Force Technical Program. It has been written in strict accordance with the LRH references on tech handlings for the RPF.
The RPF provides the means by which those who have been destructive on post can fully redeem themselves, thus regain their self-esteem as productive and contributing Sea Org members, this technical program has been compiled to facilitate exactly that.
Upon transfer to the RPF, one handles at once any ethics or PTS conditions and then his program is directed toward co-auditing where he receives a full cleanup of overts, withholds and evil purposes which underlie such poor conduct, all to be done while the person contributes on deck work so as not to go further out-exchange with the group.
Each person in the RPF is programmed strictly against this issue and in full alignment with the C/S Series.
The steps of this technical program are also laid out in a checklist attached to this issue. This checklist is placed in front of the RPF member’s case folder so that the co-auditor and C/S can sign off and attest that each step has been completed.
The RPF member’s training is programmed against the basic lineup of actions listed below under “AUDITING.” This consists of getting through his conditions and then rapidly studying and drilling what he is going to audit, on a “read it, drill it, do it” basis. The RPF member does the specific “read it, do it, drill it” for the immediate auditing actions that his twin is to receive, and then audits his twin on that.
For further auditing actions required by the RPF member’s twin, the RPF member would train on the corresponding “read it, drill it, do it” for that action.
Such training allows RPF members to rapidly co-audit their way to redemption.
ETHICS
0. INTRODUCTORY STEP
As the first step upon entering the RPF, the person reads all RPF Series Flag Orders to gain a full understanding of the purpose, rules and regulations of the RPF program. He then executes certain waivers to attest that he wants to do the RPF program, understands the discipline required and is participating on his own volition.
1. CONDITIONAL: PTS HANDLING
If PTS the situation gets fully handled. This is to be done exactly per HCOB 31 Dec 1978RB OUTLINE OF PTS HANDLING. The person is not to be put on any study actions or auditing actions other than those which handle PTSness, until such time as the PTS situation is handled.
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2. ETHICS CONDITIONS
Ethics conditions are done up to Liability in relation to the overall activity from which the person was assigned to the RPF. The RPF members should work through these conditions., studying any applicable ethics references as needed in order to achieve a full result. While in the RPF, he would of course apply the full array of conditions formulas based on his stats and production. (Ref: HCO PL 12 July 1980R, THE BASICS OF ETHICS)
AUDITING
1. CONDITIONAL: AUDITED PTS HANDLINGS
If PTS, any audited actions needed to handle PTSness must be done. (To be determine by the C/S.)
This step is vital and must not be skimped or glossed over on any RPF member. (Ref: HCOB 31 Dec 1978RB II, OUTLINE OF PTS HANDLING) Note: A case which needs a full PTS Rundown is programmed according to HCOB 9 Dec 1971RE, PTS RUNDOWN, AUDITED.
2. CONDITIONAL: DRUG HANDLING
For those with a heavy drug history, it may be necessary to run or flatten a drug handling action before proceeding with the False Purpose Rundown. Drugs impair a person’s ability to confront his case, and persons who have been on drugs do not make case gain until the drugs are handled. (To be determined by the C/S.) (Refs: HCOB 31 March 1981R, “HEAVY DRUG HISTORY” DEFINED and HCOB 11 June 1984, C/Sing THE FALSE PURPOSE RUNDOWN)
3. FALSE PURPOSE RUNDOWN AUDITING
A) C/S PREPARED FPRD FORM ON THE SUBJECT OR AREA OF THE PERSON’S ASSIGNMENT TO THE RPF OR THE APPLICABLE FPRD FORM.
Includes direct evil purpose questions as well as overt questions to address the reason the person was RPFed.
For example, a Sea Org member who was assigned to the RPF for destructive actions as a cook is to be programmed to receive an FPRD form written expressly to address that area.
B) CONDITIONAL: TRUTH RUNDOWN
If it is found that the RPF member has any involvement in spreading black PR, he receives the Truth Rundown.
The Truth Rundown utilizes the precise technology of the False Purpose Rundown to get the underlying causes of why individuals originate or pick up and spread black PR. It is invaluable in handling individuals who have spread destructive black PR—and those who themselves originated the black PR—about their own group or its leaders, activities, products or purposes.
Any and all points of black PR that were reportedly originated or spread by the individual are taken up and run. The Truth Rundown Confessional is also done, as needed, per its instructions. (Ref: HCOB 13 Oct 91R I, Truth Rundown Series 1R, THE TRUTH RUNDOWN)
C) FIRST DYNAMIC FPRD
D) SECOND DYNAMIC FPRD
E) THIRD DYNAMIC FPRD
F) FOURTH DYNAMIC FPRD
G) FIFTH DYNAMIC FPRD
H) SIXTH DYNAMIC FPRD
I) SEVENTH DYNAMIC FPRD
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FLAG ORDER 3434RE-27R
J) EIGHTH DYNAMIC FPRD
K) CONDITIONAL: IF NEEDED ADDITIONAL FORMS OR TAILORED SEC CHECK QUESTIONS TO ACHIEVE THE FULL EP OF THE RPF PROGRAM.
The FPRD Basic Form is not directed for use on the RPF program as it does not cover a specific dynamic but is a general form.
4. CONDITIONAL: EXPANDED DIANETICS
Full use of Expanded Dianetics is required if the RPF member is below Clear, is R/Sing and is dramatizing the R/Ses.
This means:
Setups—per HCOB 23 April 1974RA EXPANDED DIANETICS REQUISITES,
OCA left-hand side handling,
OCA right-hand side handling.
In other words,
“a thorough, workmanlike handling of the pc’s aberrations and contrasurvival intentions, in all aspects handling of the pc’s aberrations and contrasurvival intentions, in all aspects of life and livingness, that truly accomplishes changes for the better in the behavior, outlook, social presence and conduct of the preclear.”—LRH (Ref: HCOB 1 May 1991 XIX, Expanded Dianetics Series 39, C/Sing AND PROGRAMING EXPANDED DIANETICS)
5. CONDITIONAL: Audited NOTs R/S handling
“If a pre-OT staff member is R/Sing and dramatizing the R/Ses and has therefore been put on an RPF, he is required to receive full handling per the special NED Rundown for OTs before graduating that RPF. If he is Clear but not yet OT III, he is to get up to and through OT III as fast as possible so he can receive this special rundown.”—LRH (Ref: HCOB 13 Sept 78II, CLEARS, OTs AND R/Ses)
6. RPF FINAL ASSESSMENT2
With all previous steps of the RPF technical program completed, a final assessment is done to ensure nothing was missed.
The assessment is issued in a separate directive to RPFs. Any reads are taken up and handled at once and the list is reassessed until there are no reads.
This assessment is to be recorded on videotape clearly showing the meter and pc and is sent with the RPF member’s graduation CSW.
7. CONDITIONAL: RE-EDUCATION STEP FOR LIST ONE R/Sers
FO 3434RE-15 RPF Series 15, RE-EDUCATION STEP gives an additional handling for persons coming out of the RPF who were List One R/Sers:
a. A TRs course, such as the Success Through Communication Course
b. A full PR course, such as the PR Series Course
c. The Personal Grooming Course
d. The Sea Org Etiquette Course
e. Read the book How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie3, and do practical exercises on this.
f. Auditing on times he was a nice guy and was successful at it, as follows: Recall a time you were a nice guy and were successful at it.: To F/N, cognition, VGIs, release.
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COMPLETING LIABILITY
It is vital that an RPF member fully completes the formula for the condition of Liability. The work one does in the RPF, such as on the decks, is his production in exchange for what he receives by way of the delivery of the RPF technical program, his food, lodging, etc. It does not complete step 3 of the Liability formula with the org or group he was in prior to the RPF. Therefore, once the RPFer has successfully completed all technical and deck production requirements in the RPF and steps 1 and 2 of the Liability formula, and has received approval to graduate, he is to report to Department 3 of his org where he is to complete his Liability formula.
Only when upgraded to Non-Existence is he a full graduate of the RPF and eligible for posting, full allowance and regular crew study time. By the time the RPF graduate has completed his liability formula in full, HCO is to already have a posting order approved so there is no delay in being routed onto post as a crew member in a condition of Non-Existence.
C/S RESPONSIBILITIES
No attempt has been made here to list any vital repair actions needed by a case to do the steps of this technical program, as these are fully covered in the C/S Series HCOBs and in the course materials for Class V Graduate Auditor and C/S.
The stress is on getting each RPF member through these basic steps as listed in this issue rapidly and thoroughly, and not off onto other actions such as “he must complete the course he was in the middle of when he was assigned to the RPF.”
Although the steps in this technical program are generally done in the order listed above, it may not be used to robotically program the order in which the technical program steps are done on a case. For instance, an RPF member who has both a PTS situation and a very serious situation of unhandled drugs might require a different sequence of the steps of this program than a PTS RPF member who already has his drugs fully handled. The C/S Series must be followed in all cases.
The RPF C/S must bear in mind the purpose of the RPF, and not order unnecessary rundowns or major actions or repairs. One programs an RPF member’s case against this technical program and follows HCOB 20 June 1971, C/S Series 47, THE SUPREME TEST OF A C/S.
“The Supreme Test of an auditor or a C/S is to make auditing go right—by the book.”—LRH
SNR C/S INTERNATIONAL
Authorized by AVC INTERNATIONAL
for CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
CSI:FT:RM:ab
PTS Rundown
HCOB: Pretended PTS
HUBBARD COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE
Saint Hill Manor, East Grinstead, SussexHCO BULLETIN OF 28 FEBRUARY 19841; 2
(Also issued as an HCO PL, same date and title.)
Remimeo
Execs
MAA/EO Hat
HCO
Tech/Qual C/Ses
Sec Checkers
De-PTSers
PTS Packs
SSOs
MissionairesC/S Series 118
PRETENDED PTS
(This data is also issued as an HCO PL so that executives know what to look for when somebody that they have requested be handled in Ethics hasn’t been handled.)
Refs:
HCOB 19 June 70 II C/S Series 8 CHART OF HUMAN EVALUATION
HCOB 3 May 80 PC INDICATORS
HCOB 13 Oct. 82 C/S Series 116 ETHICS AND THE C/S
HCO PL 11 May 65 ETHICS OFFICER HAT
HCOB 9 May 77 II PSYCHOSIS, MORE ABOUT
HCOB 28 Nov. 70 C/S Series 22 PSYCHOSIS
HCO Info Letter 2 Apr. 64 TWO TYPES OF PEOPLE
HUBBARD CHART OF HUMAN EVALUATION
It is evident that asking directly for evil purposes as part of Sec Checking has been knocked out of use over the years by SPs.
It recently occurred that, in using Sec Checking to clean up several persons who had gotten into ethics trouble on their posts, a peculiar phenomenon and pattern came to light. The persons being handled had been asked for “overts” before and had “gotten them off” but would continue committing the overts. In each case they had blamed their difficulty on having been the effect of false data and black PR fed them by bad hats long since detected and removed from the area. However, these particular cases did not straighten out with de-PTSing actions.
These persons were then asked directly for evil purposes and this action finally got to the root of the matter.
APPARENT SEQUENCE
Apparently, the sequence with such persons is:
a. They “get off overts” but then continue committing them.
b. When overt products and flaps in their areas get investigated, they palm it off as having “gone effect of others’ black PR or false data.” In other words, the person appears to be PTS.
c. They manage to convince those doing the investigating that that’s the end of the investigation.
d. If something flaps, they get off some overts and start the cycle again at (a).
In other words, they were actively committing suppressive actions while pretending to be PTS. And were busy making people around them feel PTS. While apparently the effect of suppression or black PR, they were actually generating it themselves: originating black PR to cover their own overt acts.
What had been omitted in the handlings these persons had gotten previously was the full follow-through, because routine PTS tech would of course not handle someone who was on the other side of the coin—and by pursuing it all the way through, it would have exposed the pretense.
We have in the (a) through (d) sequence above, the exact mechanism by which i such people skid through the lines undetected. This may explain a great deal to many executives who have ordered staff handled and then have had to conclude that the tech didn’t work because the staff wasn’t handled. What had actually occurred is that evil purposes had been omitted from Sec Checking tech with malice aforethought and that PTS checks did not include checks for evil purposes.
This sequence shows the exact “failure” to handle people in RPFs, etc.
HANDLING
In handling a PTS, the C/S must monitor the person’s progress closely. This means inspection of all interviews and session worksheets, observing the results of each PTS handling action, his change of position (or lack of) on the Chart of Human Evaluation as evident from the pc folder and so forth.
Also, it is important that the Ethics Officer advise the D of P when a staff or public person is undergoing an ethics or justice action so that this can be noted in the person’s pc folder. In this way, the C/S can also find out if the pc has landed in ethics trouble. (Ref: HCOB 13 Oct. 82, C/S Series 116, ETHICS AND THE C/S)
If the person is not making change, or repeatedly slipping into further out-ethics behavior, the C/S must recognize this. It is, possibly, the (a) to (d) sequence above in action. If the C/S suspects this to be the case, his action is to begin to handle the case with Sec Checking by a competent Sec Checker. And such Sec Checking must include questions about the person’s purposes and intentions.
Instead of only Sec Checking on, for example, “Have you committed an overt on the org?” one would also ask, “Have you had an evil purpose regarding the org?”
Handled standardly in this way, the person can be expected to experience tremendous relief and case change.
CAUTION
If a person is progressing well on a de-PTSing program (such as PTS interview, PTS RD, Suppressed Person RD), is making change, keeping his personal ethics in and moving up the Chart of Human Evaluation, then it would be a C/S error to suddenly interject a Sec Check into his program.
ETHICS
None of this sets aside standard ethics and justice procedures. Such a person as would be found with a pretended-PTS situation is quite likely already under some justice action, and in fact doesn’t deserve immediate handling other than what HCO deals out.
SUMMARY
Some executives have gotten in the frame of mind that it is a waste of time trying to handle a bad hat. It is true the bad hat probably doesn’t deserve to be handled but it is nevertheless true that we do have the tools to handle one.
We’re not out to handle the insane, but whether we like it or not we live in a pretty insane civilization. Any data which handles that or amplifies it technically or solves it is of course extremely vital.
L. RON HUBBARD
Founder
Hubbard, L. R. (1984, 28 February). Pretended PTS. The Technical Bulletins of Dianetics and Scientology. (1991 ed., Vol. XII, pp. 547-549). Los Angeles: Bridge Publications, Inc.
Notes
- Document studied on the Hubbard Senior Security Checker Course. ↩
- Document studied on the Hubbard False Purpose Rundown Auditor Course. ↩
HCOPL: Pretended PTS
HUBBARD COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE
Saint Hill Manor, East Grinstead, SussexHCO POLICY LETTER OF 28 FEBRUARY 19841
(Also issued as an HCOB, same date and title)
Remimeo
Execs
MAA/EO Hat
HCO
Tech/Qual
C/Ses
Sec Checkers
De-PTSers
PTS Packs
SSOs
MissionairesC/S Series 118
PRETENDED PTS
Cover-up and Justification of Black PR and Evil Purposes
(This data is being issued as an HCO PL so that executives know what to look for when somebody that they have requested be handled in Ethics hasn’t been handled.)
Refs:
HCOB 19 June 70 II C/S Series 8 CHART OF HUMAN EVALUATION
HCOB 3 May 80 PC INDICATORS
HCOB 13 Oct. 82 C/S Series 116 ETHICS AND THE C/S
HCO PL 11 May 65 ETHICS OFFICER HAT
HCOB 9 May 77 II ExDn Series 24 PSYCHOSIS, MORE ABOUT
HCOB 28 Nov. 70 C/S Series 22 PSYCHOSIS
HCO Info Letter 2 Apr. 64 TWO TYPES OF PEOPLE
Hubbard Chart of Human Evaluation
It is evident that asking directly for evil purposes as part of Sec Checking has been knocked out of use over the years by SPs.
It recently occurred that, in using Sec Checking to clean up several persons who had gotten into ethics trouble on their posts, a peculiar phenomenon and pattern came to light. The persons being handled had been asked for “overts” before and had “gotten them off” but would continue committing the overts. In each case they had blamed their difficulty on having been the effect of false data and black PR fed them by bad hats long since detected and removed from the area. However, these particular cases did not straighten out with de-PTSing actions.
These persons were then asked directly for evil purposes and this action finally got to the root of the matter.
APPARENT SEQUENCE
Apparently, the sequence with such persons is:
a. They “get off overts” but then continue committing them.
b. When overt products and flaps in their areas get investigated, they palm it off as having “gone effect of others’ black PR or false data.” In other words, the person appears to be PTS.
c. They manage to convince those doing the investigating that that’s the end of the investigation.
d. If something flaps, they get off some overts and start the cycle again at (a).
In other words, they were actively committing suppressive actions while pretending to be PTS. And were busy making people around them feel PTS. While apparently the effect of suppression or black PR, they were actually generating it themselves: originating black PR to cover their own overt acts.
What had been omitted in the handlings these persons had gotten previously was the full follow-through, because routine PTS tech would of course not handle someone who was on the other side of the coin—and by pursuing it all the way through, it would have exposed the pretense.
We have in the (a) through (d) sequence above, the exact mechanism by which such people skid through the lines undetected. This may explain a great deal to many executives who have ordered staff handled and then have had to conclude that the tech didn’t work because the staff wasn’t handled. What had actually occurred is that evil purposes had been omitted from Sec Checking tech with malice aforethought and that PTS checks did not include checks for evil purposes.
This sequence shows the exact “failure” to handle people in RPFs, etc.
HANDLING
In handling a PTS, the C/S must monitor the person’s progress closely. This means inspection of all interviews and session worksheets, observing the results of each PTS handling action, his change of position (or lack of) on the Chart of Human Evaluation as evident from the pc folder and so forth.
Also, it is important that the Ethics Officer advise the D of P when a staff or public person is undergoing an ethics or justice action so that this can be noted in the person’s pc folder. In this way, the C/S can also find out if the pc has landed in ethics trouble. (Ref: HCOB 13 Oct. 82, C/S Series 116, ETHICS AND THE C/S) If the person is not making change, or repeatedly slipping into further out-ethics behavior, the C/S must recognize this. It is, possibly, the (a) to (d) sequence above in action. If the C/S suspects this to be the case, his action is to begin to handle the case with sec checking by a competent sec checker. And such sec checking must include questions about the person’s purposes and intentions.
Instead of only sec checking on, for example, “Have you committed an overt on the org?” one would also ask, “Have you had an evil purpose regarding the org?”
Handled standardly in this way, the person can be expected to experience tremendous relief and case change.
CAUTION
If a person is progressing well on a de-PTSing program (such as PTS interview, PTS RD, Suppressed Person RD), is making change, keeping his personal ethics in and moving up the Chart of Human Evaluation, then it would be a C/S error to suddenly interject a sec check into his program.
ETHICS
None of this sets aside standard ethics and justice procedures. Such a person as would be found with a pretended PTS situation is quite likely already under some justice action, and in fact doesn’t deserve immediate handling other than what HCO deals out.
SUMMARY
Some executives have gotten in the frame of mind that it is a waste of time trying to handle a bad hat. It is true the bad hat probably doesn’t deserve to be handled but it is nevertheless true that we do have the tools to handle one.
We’re not out to handle the insane, but whether we like it or not we live in a pretty insane civilization. Any data which handles that or amplifies it technically or solves it is of course extremely vital.
L. Ron Hubbard
Founder
Notes
- Document studied on the How to Confront and Shatter Suppression PTS/SP Course. (2001 ed.) ↩
HCOB: Outline of PTS Handling
HUBBARD COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE
Saint Hill Manor, East Grinstead, SussexHCO BULLETIN OF 31 DECEMBER 1978RB1
Issue I
Revised 28 October 2000Remimeo
HCO
Tech
Qual
C/Ses
Auditors
Ethics Officers
De-PTSers
PTS/SP ChecksheetOUTLINE OF PTS HANDLING
Refs:
HCOB 31 Dec. 78RA II Rev. 21.3.89 EDUCATING THE POTENTIAL TROUBLE SOURCE, THE FIRST STEP TOWARD HANDLING: PTS C/S-l
HCO PL 5 Apr. 72RD Rev. 10.9.83 PTS TYPE A HANDLING
HCOB 24 Apr. 72 I C/S Series 79 ExDn Series 5 PTS INTERVIEWS
HCOB 20 Oct. 76 II PTS HANDLING
HCOB 8 Mar. 83 HANDLING PTS SITUATIONS
HCOB 16 Apr. 82 MORE ON PTS HANDLING
HCOB 10 Sept. 83 PTSness AND DISCONNECTION
HCOB 24 Nov. 65 SEARCH AND DISCOVERY
HCOB 9 Dec. 71RD Rev. 28.3.89 PTS RUNDOWN, AUDITED
HCOB 20 Jan.72R Rev. 8.12.78 PTS RUNDOWN ADDITION
HCOB 3 June 72RA Rev. 8.12.78 PTS RUNDOWN, FINAL STEP
HCOB 29 Dec. 78R Rev. 20.12.83 THE SUPPRESSED PERSON RUNDOWN, A MAGICAL NEW RUNDOWN
HCOB 30 Dec. 78R Rev. 6.1.79 SUPPRESSED PERSON RUNDOWN PROBLEMS PROCESSES
HCOB 21 May 85 C/S Series 121 FPRD Series 11 TWO TYPES OF PTSes
PTS situations can arise at any time during a person’s Scientology auditing or training program and must be handled speedily and well to get the person back on his course of auditing or training. Many preclears new to Scientology require PTS handling as one of their first actions.
Auditing or training must not be continued over an unhandled PTS situation, as processing or study under the duress of suppression will not produce results.
You do not go on hoping or ignore it or call it something else or do any other action except handle. Handling PTSness is too easy to allow for any justification or excuse for not doing so, and the steps given below lay out the many handlings which can be used to bring about a full resolution of all PTSness in all pes.
EDUCATION
A person who is PTS is often the last person to suspect it. He may have become temporarily or momentarily so. And he may have become so very slightly. Or he may be very PTS and have been so for a long time. But he is nevertheless PTS and we must educate him into the subject.
PTS C/S-l
The PTS C/S-l, given in HCOB 31 Dec. 78RA II, EDUCATING THE POTENTIAL TROUBLE SOURCE, THE FIRST STEP TOWARD HANDLING: PTS C/S-l, must be done before any other PTS handling is begun.
This action sets a person up to understand his PTS situation and the mechanics of it. A thorough PTS C/S-l is the basis of all successful PTS handling.
PTS INTERVIEW
A metered PTS interview per HCOB 24 Apr. 72 I, C/S Series 79, ExDn Series 5, PTS INTERVIEWS, or a “10 August handling” per HCOB 10 Aug. 73, PTS HANDLING, done by an auditor in session or an MAA, De-PTSer, D of P or SSO will, in most cases, assist the person to spot the antagonistic or SP element. Once spotted, the potential trouble source must be assisted in working out a handling for that terminal, per HCO PL 5 Apr. 72RD, PTS TYPE A HANDLING. (Or more rarely, the PTS may need to disconnect from that person.)
(If any difficulty is encountered on this step, or if the SP cannot easily be found, the preclear or student is probably not PTS Type I and should be turned over to an auditor qualified to handle Type II PTS situations with more advanced PTS tech.)
HANDLING
Once the antagonistic terminal has been located, a handling is done to move the PTS person from effect to slight gentle cause over his situation. This handling is done per a program which will include whatever is needed to accomplish the result, and will, of course, vary depending on the person and his circumstances.
When the antagonistic person exists in present time, in the physical universe (as opposed to a past life SP item), a good roads, good weather approach to the antagonistic terminal is usually what is needed. The handling must be agreed upon by the potential trouble source and the person assisting him and must be tailored to put the person at cause over his particular situation.
Handling may include coaching him along to see how he himself actually precipitated the PTS condition in the first place by not applying or by misapplying Scientology basics to his life and relationship with the now antagonistic terminal, per HCO PL 5 Apr. 72RD, PTS TYPE A HANDLING.
Additional refs:
HCOB 10 Aug. 73 PTS HANDLING
HCOB 24 Apr. 72 I C/S Series 79 ExDn Series 5 PTS INTERVIEWS
HCOB 24 Nov. 65 SEARCH AND DISCOVERY
Book: The Problems of Work Chapter 6, “Affinity, Reality and Communication”
HCOB 8 Mar. 83 HANDLING PTS SITUATIONS
HCOB 10 Sept. 83 PTSness AND DISCONNECTION
WHAT IS SCIENTOLOGY?
It quite often happens that the persons antagonistic to the preclear have no real concept of what Scientology is. This can also be true of a very new Scientologist who then misinforms others.
The book What Is Scientology? is a very useful tool. The preclear can send a copy of it to persons antagonistic to him and it will give them hope that the person will respond better to life or if they are antagonistic to Scientology can show them what they’re being antagonistic to.
Recommendations that the PTS person obtain and use this book (or anyone else who wants to inform his friends or get them on the right road, as the book was not written for the purpose of de-PTSing people) should be made by the interviewing officer. The book was specially priced so it would be more generally available despite the high cost of publishing. It is a large and imposing book and contains the true answers to all the questions people might ask and so saves the PTS person or any other person a great deal of explanation time.
It is quite a formidable weapon when used in that fashion besides being a good book that Scientologists should own in its own right.
BOOKS, TAPES AND FILMS
Scientology: The Fundamentals of Thought, and other basic books, tapes and films (particularly the film “Introduction to Scientology”) are very useful tools. The preclear can send a copy of a book or tape to the antagonistic person. Or he can bring the person in to the local org to listen to a tape play or see a film.
HOW TO HANDLE FALSE DATA AND LIES
In some cases antagonism stems from false data or outright lies that the antagonistic person has heard or read.
The handling for this is based on the datum that truth must exist before lies, and truth blows the lie away as it is later on the chain.
The handling for a person who has false data on Scientology is to fill in any vacuum of missing data with factual data about Scientology and to prove any lies, rumors and false data encountered to be false.
Any lies are disproven by documenting the truth. For example, if the lie is that “Scientology is not a religion,” this can be proven to be false with court decisions or documents clearly stating that Scientology is a religion. (The tech of handling such is covered in HCO PL 11 May 71 II, PR Series 7, BLACK PR, and HCO PL 21 Nov. 72, PR Series 18, HOW TO HANDLE BLACK PROPAGANDA.) Packs of such current materials can be obtained through one’s local Ethics Officer or the Director of Special Affairs in your org.
The truth blows the lie away. And the source of the lie is rendered unbelievable and any other utterances by that source will then be discarded.
CAN WE EVER BE FRIENDS?
Extraordinary successes in handling PTS situations with the “Can We Ever Be Friends?” cassette and booklet occur when these are used. Parents, friends, relatives of Scientologists, who, due to misunderstoods or misinformation thought they were opposed to Scientology and its aims have discovered, after listening to this cassette, that they are in full agreement with it and now give Scientology their support.
The results available with this cassette cannot be underestimated. It can be used by itself when communication has really broken down between the two terminals or in conjunction with other PTS handling.
DISCONNECTION
In the rare cases where disconnection is validly indicated in order to handle the person’s PTSness, the disconnection is done exactly per HCOB 10 Sept. 83, PTSness AND DISCONNECTION.
PROGRAM
As a result of interview and the various actions connected with it as given above and in the referenced issues, the interviewer must give the person a program to be done by the person. If the person does not do the program or report his actions on it, or the program results in no real change in the situation the interviewing officer must require the person to have auditing on the subject. (Ruds can be flown and/or a PTS RD must be given by a qualified auditor in the HGC.)
Clears and OTs can have ruds flown and can do all the PTS RD except engram handling.
This is usually followed by a Suppressed Person RD.
RUDIMENTS
Flying ruds and overts Triple or Quad Flow on the antagonistic terminal is often done to “get ruds in” and enable the PTS Type A person to better confront the PTS situation he is faced with. With a better confront of the situation he is, obviously, better prepared to carry out the handling steps of his program successfully. This would, of course, be done only in session by a qualified auditor when so ordered by the Case Supervisor.
The above describes the use of rudiments in handling PTS Type A situations. Note that in cases where a PTS Rundown is needed rudiments alone are never used as a substitute for the full rundown.
PTS/SP COURSE
Refs:
HCO PL 20 Oct. 76RA PTS DATA
Rev. 25.8.87 HCOB 20 Oct. 76II PTS HANDLING
HCO PL 30 Jan. 83 Esto Series 46 KSW Series 28 YOUR POST AND LIFE
A full and complete PTS handling would consist of getting the person through his PTSness and then getting him through the PTS/SP Course. This must be included as part of the handling, as otherwise the person will never learn the full mechanics that had been wrecking his life.
With the knowledge of PTS/SP technical data under his belt, a person can be at cause over suppressives and is far less likely to become PTS to anyone in the future.
THE PTS RUNDOWN
Refs:
HCOB 9 Dec. 71RD Rev. 28.3.89 PTS RUNDOWN, AUDITED
HCOB 20 Jan. 72R Rev. 8.12.78 PTS RUNDOWN ADDITION
HCOB 17 Apr. 72R C/S Series 76 Rev. 20.12.83 C/Sing A PTS RUNDOWN
HCOB 3 June 72RA Rev. 8.12.78 PTS RUNDOWN, FINAL STEP
The PTS Rundown is done when preclears who have had standard, successful PTS handlings roller-coaster at a later date, become ill, slump after making gains or continue to find additional terminals they are PTS to.
Or it is done when the person doesn’t brighten up with standard PTS A handling, or when he isn’t sure of the SP or can’t name any SP at all.
The exceptions are:
1. That the R3RA steps of the PTS RD would not be run on Clears and OTs (though they may be given the remaining steps of the PTS RD), and
2. Audited actions to handle PTSness would not be done on those in the No-Interference Zone. (Ref: HCOB 23 Dec. 71RB, C/S Series 73, Solo C/S Series 10, THE NO-INTERFERENCE AREA CLARIFIED AND RE-ENFORCED)
Note: Although the PTS RD contains R3RA steps and New Era Dianetics has been repositioned above Grades 0-IV on the new, streamlined Grade Chart, this does NOT limit the PTS RD to those at the level of NED in their processing. When a person has a PTS condition to be handled, it is not a matter of whether the person is up to the level of NED on the Grade Chart but a matter of handling the condition terminatedly, as the person may not be otherwise audited or trained over PTSness. (Ref: HCOB 27 July 76, PTS RUNDOWN AND VITAL INFO RD POSITION CORRECTED) This does not preclude the fact that proper setup for the action must be done, per the four points of breakdown of the PTS Rundown listed in HCOB 9 Dec. 71RD, PTS RUNDOWN, AUDITED.
The PTS Rundown is run to the end phenomena of a pc who is getting and keeping case gains and never again roller-coasters.
SUPPRESSED PERSON RUNDOWN
Refs:
HCOB 29 Dec. 78R THE SUPPRESSED PERSON RUNDOWN
Rev. 20.12.83 A MAGICAL NEW RUNDOWN
HCOB 30 Dec. 78R SUPPRESSED PERSON RUNDOWN
Rev. 6.1.79 PROBLEMS PROCESSES
If after the PTS Rundown, the person feels fine but the persons suppressing him are still making trouble, then the PTS person must have a Suppressed Person Rundown.
The Suppressed Person Rundown can produce the wondrous result of changing the disposition of an antagonistic terminal at a distance, by auditing the PTS preclear. Where this terminal was antagonistic, invalidative, hostile or downright suppressive, he can suddenly have a change of heart and seek to make peace with the PTS pc.
The end phenomena of this handling is a miraculous restoration of communication between the estranged terminals originated by the formerly antagonistic person. (Ref: HCOB 29 Dec. 78R, THE SUPPRESSED PERSON RUNDOWN, A MAGICAL NEW RUNDOWN)
The Suppressed Person Rundown is done after a PTS C/S-l has been done, the antagonistic terminal has been located and handlings have been done on that terminal, and after the PTS Rundown has been done.
It is not done in the No-Interference Area. (Ref: HCOB 23 Dec. 71RB, C/S Series 73, Solo C/S Series 10, THE NO-INTERFERENCE AREA CLARIFIED AND RE-ENFORCED)
Note that this rundown is for USE, even after the pc himself has been handled as a case, as this rundown handles the other person, the SP or antagonistic person, and the pc’s relationship to him in the real physical universe. Where the SP or antagonistic person exists in present time, this rundown is done on a one-for-one basis. In such cases, you use it no matter how successful the PTS handling was.
REST, QUIET AND A SAFE ENVIRONMENT
Rest, quiet and a safe environment must be provided for a person who has become PTS Type III.
“In this case the Type IPs apparent SP is spread all over the world and is often more than all the people there are—for the person sometimes has ghosts about him or demons and they are just more apparent SPs but imaginary as beings as well.”
“But, removed from apparent SPs, kept in a quiet surroundings, not pestered or threatened or put in fear, the person comes up to Type II and a Search and Discovery should end the matter.” (HCOB 24 Nov. 65, SEARCH AND DISCOVERY)
SUMMARY
Thus, any full and complete PTS handling consists of:
1. Education (PTS C/S-l),
2. PTS interview (discovering to what or whom he is PTS),
3. Handling (or in rare cases disconnection, if warranted),
4. PTS/SP Course (can be started earlier),
5. PTS Rundown (if needed),
6. Suppressed Person Rundown (if needed).
These are powerful and precision tools. With them we can handle our PTS students, preclears and staffs and get resounding one-for-one successes.
I am counting on you to do this.
L. Ron Hubbard
FounderRevision assisted by LRH Technical Research and Compilations
Notes
- Document studied on the How to Confront and Shatter Suppression PTS/SP Course. (2001 ed.) ↩
HCOPL: PTS Personnel and Finance
HUBBARD COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE
Saint Hill Manor, East Grinstead, SussexHCO POLICY LETTER OF 12 MAY 1972R1; 2
Revised 27 October 1982Remimeo
Int Finance Network for EnforcementETHICS
Executive Series 13R
Finance Series 12R
Personnel Series 25RPTS PERSONNEL AND FINANCE
PTS means Potential Trouble Source. This is a person who is connected to a suppressive person, group or thing. (For further data on PTSness see HCOB 24 Nov. 65, SEARCH AND DISCOVERY, and HCO PL 27 Oct. 64, POLICIES ON PHYSICAL HEALING, INSANITY AND POTENTIAL TROUBLE SOURCES.)
NCG means No Case Gain despite good and sufficient auditing.
A chronically ill person, whether the person is known to be connected to a suppressive or not, is always found to have been so connected and PTS.
IT IS UNSHAKEABLE POLICY HEREAFTER THAT NO PERSON WHO IS PTS OR CHRONICALLY ILL OR WHO GETS NO CASE GAIN MAY BE ON FINANCE OR REGISTRAR LINES OR IN TOP COMMAND POSTS OR AS HAS OR ETHICS OFFICER OR MAA.
TECHNICAL FACT
A person who is connected to a suppressive person, group or thing will dramatize a “can’t-have” or an “enforced overt-have” on an org or staff members.
A “can’t-have” means just that-a depriving of substance or action or things.
An “enforced overt-have” means forcing upon another a substance, action or thing not wanted or refused by the other.
The technical fact is that a PTS person got that way because the suppressive was suppressive by depriving the other or enforcing unwanted things upon the person.
The PTS person will dramatize this characteristic in reaction to the suppression.
Therefore, a PTS person as an ED, CO, product officer, org officer, Treasury Sec, Cashier or Body Reg will run a can’t-have on the org and its staff by:
a. Refusing income,
b. Wasting income made,
c. Accepting wrong customers (like psychos) and forcing them on the org,
d. Fail to provide staff or service,
e. Advocate overt products.
HISTORICAL
When staffs went on proportionate pay in the late 1950s, so long as I ran the orgs directly the staffs made more money than before.
When I moved off these lines directly, the staffs began to receive less money personally.
At that time it seemed to me that proportionate pay served as an excuse to some in an org to run a can’t-have on the staff.
We knew that some Registrars could take money in easily and others never seemed to be able to.
The technical reason for this has just emerged in another line of research entirely.
In completing materials and search on Expanded Dianetics, I was working on the mechanism of how a PTS person remained ill.
I found suppressives became so to the person by running a “can’t-have” and “enforced overt-have.” This pinned the PTS person to the suppressive.
Working further I found that a PTS person was a robot to the suppressive. (See HCOB 10 May 72, ROBOTISM)
This research was in the direction of making people well.
Suddenly it was apparent that a PTS person, as a robot to SPs, will run “can’t-haves” and “enforced overt-haves” on others.
Checking rapidly, it was found that where finance lines were very sour a PTS person was on those lines.
RECOVERY
PTS tech, Objective Processes, PTS Rundowns, Money Processes and Expanded Dianetics will handle the condition.
However, one cannot be sure that it has been handled expertly in orgs where a money “can’t-have” has been run as its tech quality will be low due to an already existing lack of finance.
Only stats would tell if the situation has been handled fully.
Thus the policy stands. Handled or not handled, no person who is PTS or who has no case gain will be permitted in top command or any lines that influence finance.
Any org which has consistently low income should be at once suspect of having PTS or NCG persons on the key finance posts, and an immediate action should be taken to discover the PTS or NCG condition and replace such persons with those who are not connected to suppressives or who do get case gain.
Nothing in this policy letter permits any PTS person to be in an org or cancels any policy with regard to PTS.
This policy letter requires direct check, close investigation and handling of PTS or SP situations on these posts that may go undetected otherwise.
NOTHING IN THIS POLICY LETTER PERMITS ANY KEY ORG POST TO REMAIN EMPTY.
NATIONAL
As a comment on something that may impinge on orgs and might affect them, the FOREMOST reason for a failing national prosperity and inflation is a personal income tax agency. This runs a vicious can’t-have on every citizen and makes them PTS to the government. Individuals even begin to run a can’t-have on themselves and do not produce. This IS the cause of a failing national economy.
It can be a factor in an org and must be handled on the individuals so affected.
L. Ron Hubbard
FounderRevision written at the request of the Church of Scientology International
Notes
- Document studied on the How to Confront and Shatter Suppression PTS/SP Course. (2001 ed.) ↩
- Document studied on Confidential GO Intelligence Course. ↩