IN THE UNITED STATES CLAIMS COURT
CASE NO. 581-88T
FILED
OCT 15 1990
CHURCH
OF SPIRITUAL TECHNOLOGY, Plaintiff,
V.
THE
UNITED STATES, Defendant.
PLAINTIFF'S
PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT
Monique E. Yingling
ZUCKERT, SCOUTT & RASENBERGER
888 Seventeenth Street, N.W. Suite 600
Washington, D.C. 20006 202/298-8660
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
Of Counsel:
Thomas C. Spring, Esquire
1130 Seventeenth Street, N.W. Suite 400
Washington,
D.C. 20036
IN THE UNITED STATES
CLAIMS COURT, Case No. 581-88T
CHURCH OF SPIRITUAL TECHNOLOGY, Plaintiff,
v. THE UNITED STATES, Defendant.
PLAINTIFF'S` PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT
I. CST’s FORMATION AND ITS PURPOSE 1
II. THE SCIENTOLOGY RELIGION AND ITS
SCRIPTURES 4
III. L. RON HUBBARD’S BEQUESTS TO CST, RTC,
AND CSI 13
IV. CST’S ORGANIZATION AND STAFF 22
V. CST’S ACTIVITIES 30
VI. CST’S FINANCES 59
VII. CST'S RELATIONSHIP WITH L. RON HUBBARD AND
THE HIERARCHICAL CHURCH 71
VIII. CST'S ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING BEFORE THE
IRS
A. CST's Application For Recognition of Exemption And the
Administrative Proceeding Up to the Initial Adverse
Ruling 102
B. The Initial Adverse Ruling 106
C. CST's Protest of the Initial Adverse
Ruling.. 109
D. CST'S 1987 Conference 112
E. CST's First
Supplemental Submission ................................................................ 114
F. CST's Second
Supplemental Submission ............................................................ 117
G. The IRS's Questions Regarding CST's
Relationships With Other Entities ...................................................................... 120
1. FBI
and Armstrong Cases ................................................................................ 120
2. Religious Research Foundation
("'RRF"')... 122
3. Cancorp Investment Properties, Inc.
("'Cancorp^') ....................................................................................... 122
4. The
International organizations .......................................................................... 123
The On-Site Review ....................................................................................... 130
I. The
Aznaran Summons and Interview .............................................................. 152
J. The
IRS's Termination of the On-Site Review.. 166
K. The Final Adverse Ruling ................................................................................ 172
INTRODUCTION
This document represents the
proposed findings of fact of plaintiff, Church of Spiritual Technology
("CST"), in support of its brief on the merits filed herewith. In
these proposed findings and in its brief, CST has used the identification and
pagination conventions in defendant's February 5, 1990, Motion for Leave to
Give Notice of Citation Forms. Although these proposed findings incorporate
portions of CST's prior proposed findings made in connection with defendant's
motion to dismiss and CST's cross motion, no cross references to corresponding
paragraphs of CST's prior proposed findings have been included CST has prepared
a separate Appendix (in 3 volumes) of relevant record materials which support
these findings.(note 1).
The structure of section 7428
dictates that the facts in CST's administrative record must be accepted as
true.(note 2) Thus, the facts set forth
in these proposed findings must be accepted as true unless the record does not
support the proposed finding or the record contains other facts which
contradict the proposed finding.
It should be noted that CST's
administrative record and proposed findings cover a larger period of time than
the typical section 7428 case. Ordinarily, the IRS's ruling with respect to a
newly-formed applicant will be based only on its proposed activities. Here,
however, because of the lengthy administrative proceeding prior to the IRS's
ruling on CST's application, CST's record includes not merely its proposed
activities but evidence of its actual activities from its formation through
April 30, 1987, the end of its 1986 fiscal year. Thus, in most cases, the
proposed findings and CST's brief describe CST's actual activities rather than
proposed operations. The findings and brief generally speak in the present
tense, even though the activities described evolved over several years.
(note 1) In the
case of certain lengthy materials, CST's Appendix includes only those pages of
particular exhibits pertinent to the proposed findings for which they are cited
and additional pages necessary for context. CST's Appendix does not include
those exhibits which are cited merely for the fact they are in the record and
not for their content.
(note 2) See National
Foundation, Inc. v. United States, 13 Cl. Ct. 486 (1987); Easter House
v. United States, 12 C1. Ct. 476 (1987); Church of the Visible
Intelliqence That Governs the Universe v. United States, 4 C1. Ct.
55, 60 (1983).
I. CST's FORMATION AND
ITS PURPOSE
1. Church of Spiritual
Technology (MCST"') was organized under the California Nonprofit Religious
Corporation Law on May 28, 1982 as a church of the Scientology religion. As
provided by Article Three of its Articles of Incorporation, CST's purpose is
to:
…espouse, present,
propagate, practice, ensure, and maintain the purity and integrity of the
religion of Scientology, as the same has been developed and may be further
developed by L. Ron Hubbard to the end that any person wishing to, and
participating in Scientology may derive the greatest, possible good of the
spiritual awareness of his Beingness, Doingness and Knowingness. . . . More
particularly, the corporation is formed for the accomplishment, without
limitation, of the following more specific purposes:
To serve as a means
of promulgating, preserving and administering the religious faith of
Scientology throughout the World.
(AR Ex. 1-3; AR pages 1-16 to
I-17; CST App. 16-17).
Article Four of CST's
Articles of Incorporation provides as follows:
In the conduct of its
activities and the accomplishment of its purposes, the corporation shall have,
shall enjoy, and may exercise, to their fullest extent, all powers which
nonprofit corporations are permitted by law to have and to enjoy; PROVIDED
HOWEVER, that:
a. The property of the
corporation is irrevocably dedicated to religious purposes, and no part of the
income or assets of the corporation shall ever inure to the benefit of any
private party or individual; and
b. No substantial part of the
activities of the corporation shall be devoted to attempts to influence
legislation, by propaganda or otherwise, and the corporation shall not
participate or intervene, directly or indirectly, in any political campaign on
behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office; and
c. The corporation shall not
carry on any activities not permitted to be carried on by an organization exempt
from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1954, or successor statutes of similar import; and
d. The corporation shall
not-carry on any activities not permitted to be carried on by a corporation
described in Section 170(c)(2), contributions to which are deductible under
Section 170(a) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1954, or successor statutes of similar import.
(AR Ex. 1-3; AR page 1-18;
CST App. 18).
CST's Bylaws state that CST
has the “following general goals”:
a. Establishment of a
religious body and entity to promote; protect, administer and encourage the
religion of Scientology and its goals;
b. Foundation, construction
and use of a church, establishments, tutorial schools, retreats, parsonages,
centers of training and other centers, for the teaching, dissemination and
administration of the religion of Scientology, which aspires to the religious and
ethical guidance and improvement of the individual character, and also to
better and clarify the human spirit;
c. Assistance in the
foundation of Churches of Scientology and other organizations devoted to the
religion of Scientology.
d. Publication and
distribution of religious literature and other sectarian aids in order to
propagate and disseminate Scientology; and
e. Establishment of religious
cultural centers.
f. Minister to the spiritual
needs of the parishioners and congregants of the Church through the conduct of
services, both group and individual.
g. Establishment of a
scholarship fund to provide assistance to those seeking advancement on the
Scientology Bridge.
h. Establishment and
maintenance of a museum devoted to the religion of Scientology.
i. Construction and maintenance of an imperishable structure,
capable of withstanding the ravages of nuclear warfare to house the essence of
Scientology for the benefit of future generations.
j. Establishment and
maintenance of a library devoted to the religion of Scientology.
(AR Ex. 1-4; AR pages 1-26 to
1-27; CST App. 26-27).
CST's specific religious
objective “is to preserve and protect the [Scientology] religion so it can be
practiced by all generations to come."
(AR Ex. 111-346; AR page 111-95;
CST App. 563).
2. CST accomplishes its
objective of preserving and protecting the Scriptures of the Scientology faith
by making archival-quality copies of the original writings, tapes, films and
other materials from which the Scriptures are derived, treating the original
materials to preserve them against deterioration, and then storing the treated
originals and the archival-quality copies in long-term archival repositories.
(AR Ex.-III-346; AR pages
111-95, 111-144 to 111-157; CST App. 563, 612-625).
3. CST is unique among the
Churches of Scientology. It operates independently of and is not part of the
Scientology ecclesiastical hierarchy. It has never exercised any authority over
any organization within the hierarchy and no organization has exercised any
authority over it. It neither ministers Scientology services (other than to its
own staff) nor provides any ecclesiastical management or support services.
(AR Ex. III346; AR pages
111-101, 111-124, 111-142 to 111-143; CST App. 569, 592, 610-611).
II. THE SCIENTOLOGY RELIGION
AND ITS SCRIPTURES
4. The religion of
Scientology evolved from the writings of L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of-the
religion and the sole author of its Scriptures. (AR Ex. 1-17; AR page I-100;
CST App. 62; AR Ex. 111-346; AR page 111-96; CST App. 564). The religion of
Scientology was fully formed by the time CST was incorporated, with voluminous
Scriptures that express all the principal practices and fundamental beliefs of
its adherents.
(AR Ex. I17;. AR page I-100;
CST App. 62; AR Ex. 111-349; AR pages 111-252 to III-1102B).
5. The first church of
Scientology was incorporated in 1954. Since then, the religion has grown to an
international ecclesiastical hierarchy of hundreds of churches located
throughout the United States and abroad. (AR Ex. 1-17; AR page I-100; CST App.
62; AR Ex. 11-76; AR page 11-134; CST App. 320). Individual churches within the
ecclesiastical hierarchy minister religious services to Scientology
parishioners, or provide ecclesiastical management and support services to
other churches, or in the case of some churches, both.
(AR Ex. 11-76; AR pages
11-134 to 11-136, IT-140 to 11-141, 11-142 to 11-143, 11-146 to 11-149; CST
App. 320-322, 326-327, 328-329, 332-335).
6. The basic tenet of
Scientology is that man is an immortal spirit who has lived through previous
lifetimes. Although he has a mind and a body, he is himself a spiritual being.
The ultimate goal of Scientology is “a civilization without insanity, without
criminals and without war, where the able can prosper and honest beings can
have rights, and where Man is free to rise to greater heights." (AR Ex.
111-346; AR page 111-97; CST App. 565).
The principal sacrament in
Scientology is "'auditing," which consists of a gradient scale of
religious services addressing the spirit. The purpose of auditing is to
unburden man of past painful experiences and to orient him as a spiritual
being. Auditing results in an increase in spiritual awareness and ability.
Ultimately the person achieves certainty of himself as a spirit and freedom
from unwanted burdens. At this point he also is certain of immortality.
(AR Ex. 111-346; AR pages
111-97 to 111-98; CST App. 565-566).
Churches of Scientology
provide religious auditing services to their parishioners. They also conduct
religious training both as seminary training for Scientology ministers and for
spiritual enlightenment of parishioners. In
training, the Scientologist studies the Scriptures of Scientology to the
exclusion of all other materials.
(AR Ex. 111-346; AR page
111-98; CST App. 566).
A fundamental doctrine of the
Scientology religion is that spiritual salvation can be attained by following
the path Mr. Hubbard outlined in the Scriptures. This path starts with the
applied religious philosophy expounded in Dianetics: The Modern Science of
Mental Health, which Mr. Hubbard wrote in the early 1950s, and develops on
through increasing levels of spiritual enlightenment contained in other texts
written by Mr. Hubbard.
(AR Ex. 111-346; AR page
111-98; CST App. 566).
8. The portion of the
Scientology Scriptures that constitutes the upper levels of spiritual awareness
in the Scientology faith is called the religion's "Advanced
Technology."
(AR Ex. 11-76; AR pages
11-247 to 11-248; CST App. 431-432; AR Ex. 111-346; AR page 111-98; CST App.
566).
9. A fundamental doctrine of
the Scientology religion is that its religious services must be orthodox.
Scientologists must receive religious services directly from and in the manner
prescribed by the Scriptures or they will not attain salvation. Scientology
churches assure parishioners that their religious services are orthodox by
providing them under the imprimatur of certain marks associated with the
religion. These Scientology religious marks include the terms
"Dianetics," "Scientology" and Mr. Hubbard's name, initials
and signature.
(AR Ex. 111-346; AR pages
111-99 to III-100; CST App. 567-568).
10. During his lifetime, Mr.
Hubbard asserted full ownership over the Scientology Scriptural materials and
religious properties he created, which he provided to the religion in various
ways through the many years the religion has been practiced. He provided many
Scriptural materials, such as his copyrighted books, directly to the public
through formal written licensing agreements with publishing companies related
to churches of Scientology. (AR Ex. 11-76; AR pages 11-187 to II195; CST App.
373-381; AR Ex. 111-346; AR page 111-102; CST App. 570). The royalty rates and
clauses in these licensing agreements were reasonable and consonant with
industry practices and standards. (AR Ex. 11-76; AR page 11-458; CST App. 464).
11. During his lifetime, Mr.
Hubbard provided religious instructional films directly to churches of
Scientology by providing scripts which were used to produce the films.
(AR Ex. 11-76; AR page
11-196; CST App. 382).
12. During his lifetime, Mr.
Hubbard permitted churches to use the Advanced Technology and religious marks
through informal verbal agreements that he could terminate immediately for
unorthodox practice. (AR Ex. 111-346; AR page 111-102; CST App. 570).
III. L. RON HUBBARD'S
BEQUESTS TO CST, RTC, AND CBI
13. In 1982 Mr. Hubbard began
considering the future of orthodox Scientology religious practice after-his
death. Mr. Hubbard wanted to give the Scientology Scriptures and religious
materials to the religion itself, but he thought it more likely that orthodox
practice would be compromised sometime in the future if he gave everything to
one church. Mr. Hubbard concluded that the best way to ensure orthodoxy for all
future years would be to divide rights to the Scriptures among separate
churches serving specific religious functions. He believed one church should be
responsible for maintaining orthodoxy by performing the exclusive function of
supervising religious practice. He also believed that another church should
serve as a "fail safe” mechanism to protect the Scriptures in the event they
ever were threatened during the millions of years Scientology would be
practiced. Mr. Hubbard decided to make his gift to the religion sequentially
through three separate gifts.
(AR Ex. 111-346; AR pages
111-102 to 111-103; CST App. 570-571).
14. In May,, 1982 Mr. Hubbard
made the first gift by assigning substantial ownership of the religious marks
and the right to use the Advanced Technology in the United States to Religious
Technology Center ("RTC"), a California nonprofit religious corporation
formed on January 1, 1982 for the exclusive purpose of ensuring orthodox
practice of the Scientology faith. (AR Ex. 111-371; AR pages 111-1170 to
111-1180; CST App. 721-731; (Advanced Technology); AR Ex. 111-372; AR pages
III-1181 to III1229A; CST App. 732-781 (Marks)). Mr. Hubbard required, as a
condition of the gifts, that RTC obtain recognition of its exempt status. If
not, Mr. Hubbard had the power to appoint RTC's rights to another Scientology
organization that already was recognized as exempt. (AR Ex. 111-371; AR pages
111-1173 to 111-1174; CST App. 724-725; AR Ex. 111-372; AR page 111-1187; CST
App. 738). Mr. Hubbard also retained the nonexclusive right to certain secular
uses of the marks, subject to RTC's approval. This reservation of rights did
not include the right to use the Marks in connection with religious services.
(AR Ex. 111-372; AR pages 111-1185 to 111-1186; CST App. 736-737).
(See also AR Ex. 111-346; AR
pages 111-103 to 111-109; CST App. 571-577).
15. As required by Mr.
Hubbard's gifts, RTC delegates rights to use the Advanced Technology and
religious marks to qualified churches in the ecclesiastical hierarchy. RTC then
supervises their activities to ensure-compliance with Scriptural requirements.
(AR Ex. 111-346; AR page 111-105; CST
App. 573). Churches that minister the Advanced Technology to their parishioners
provide RTC with six percent of the contributions they receive with respect to
such services. (AR Ex. 111-346; AR page 111-108; CST App. 576). This funding is intended to support the religion
of Scientology in general more than RTC's particular religious activities. (AR
Ex. VII-591; CST App. 987). Pursuant to
the terms of Mr. Hubbard's gifts, RTC must apply 90 percent of such funds it
may receive to religious and charitable purposes that are either "within
purposes of the religion of Scientology" or "'for the general purpose
of advancing the moral and ethical level of mankind." (AR Ex. 111-371; AR
page 111-1174; CST App. 725).
(See also AR Ex. 111-346; AR
pages 111-105 to 111-108; CST App. 573-576).
16. Church of Scientology
International ("'CSI"'), a California nonprofit religious
corporation, was formed in 1981 (AR Ex. 11-76; AR pages 11-143 to 11-144; CST
App. 329-330) and is the ecclesiastical Mother Church of Scientology. As the
Mother Church, CSI exercises ecclesiastical authority over all churches and
missions of the religion that are part of the hierarchical church. (AR Ex.
11-76; AR page 11-147; CST App. 333).
RTC has granted CSI the
license to use the marks in connection with services rendered by CSI pertaining
to the Scientology religion. This grant extends to all of the organizations
under the ecclesiastical authority of CSI that expressly agree and covenant to
abide by the conditions of the grant to CSI and that recognize RTC as the
protector of the religion. In return, CSI has agreed that RTC shall be the
final authority with respect to decisions regarding protection of the religious
marks. (AR Ex. II-76; AR page II-171;
CST App. 357).
17. Mr. Hubbard made the second
gift, also in May 1982, by giving CST the power to acquire RTC's rights to the
Advanced Technology and religious marks if, and only if, any one of three
narrowly-defined conditions occurs: (1) RTC fails to maintain the
"'ethical use"' of the property 'in accordance with the Scientology
Scriptures," (2) the property is ^'in danger of appropriation by an entity
outside of or hostile to the religion,"' or (3) RTC permits the property
to be used in a way that both "is contrary to the Scientology Scriptures”
and “seriously damages the religion of Scientology or the image or reputation
of L. Ron Hubbard." (AR Ex. 1-21; AR pages 1-138 to 1-144; CST App. 65-71
(Marks); AR pages 1-191 to 1-196; CST App. 118-123
(Advanced Technology) ). (See
also AR Ex. 111-346; AR pages 111-109 to III-110; CST App. 577-578).
18. Mr. Hubbard granted the
options to CST because CST was not subject to or part of the authority of the
ecclesiastical hierarchy. Mr. Hubbard believed CST had to be independent of the
hierarchical church with no responsibility for its actions to ensure that any
decision it made with respect to the options would be objective. (AR Ex.
111-346; AR pages 111-104, 111-110;
CST App. 572, 578). Mr.
Hubbard did not impose any obligation on CST to monitor use of the marks or the
Advanced Technology or otherwise undertake any activity with respect to the
options.
(AR Ex. 1-21; AR pages 1-138
to 1-144; CST App. 65-71 (Marks); AR pages I-191 to 1-196; CST App. 118-123
(Advanced Technology)).
19. Upon his death on January
24, 1986, Mr. Hubbard made the third gift by transferring-to CST the bulk of
his estate, including all of his copyrights to the Scriptures and his remaining
rights in the marks and Advanced Technology, on the condition that CST obtains
recognition of its tax-exempt status. This transfer was made through Mr.
Hubbard's Last Will and Testament and through a revocable inter vivos trust.
Mr. Hubbard transferred to his trust all property he owned, other than his
intellectual properties and a few investment assets, which passed under his
will. If CST does not obtain recognition of its exemption, Mr. Hubbard directed
that his estate be distributed to one or more organizations described in Code
section 501(c)(3) that operate exclusively for the purposes of the Scientology
religion.
(AR Ex. 111-346; AR pages
III-111 to 111-115; CST App. 579-583).
20. Mr. Hubbard's third gift
included all his retained right over the Scientology marks and Advanced
Technology, his patents concerning religious articles, and the copyrights to
all of his Scriptural writings, as well as to his fictional works. The index of
titles to his copyrights runs over 800 pages. A court-appointed referee
appraised Mr. Hubbard's probate estate at $26,305,706, almost all of which --
$25,000,000 -- was attributable to Mr. Hubbard's intellectual properties. (AR
Ex. 111-346; AR pages III-111 to 111-115; CST App. 579-583).
21. Mr. Hubbard's bequest to
CST included the following copyrighted materials:
HCO Policy Letters -- Over 6,000 published issues concerning matters
of ecclesiastical administration dating from 1957.
HCO Bulletins -- Over 4,000 published issues concerning
the ministration of Scientology religious services dating from 1954.
Miscellaneous Issues -- Over 800 miscellaneous issues, directives
and orders concerning various ecclesiastical matters dating from 1957,
including Flag Orders, Central Bureau Orders, L. Ron Hubbard Executive
Directives and Professional Auditor's Bulletins.
Compilations -- Over 120 volumes of compilations of issues,
directives, bulletins, etc. concerning ecclesiastical matters and the
ministration of religious services dating back to 1950, including Hubbard
Communication Office (“HCO”) Management Series, HCO Executive Course, HCO
Technical Bulletins, HCO Office Board Policy, HCO Office Policy, HCO Office
Bulletins and HCO Chronological Packs.
Lecture Tapes -- Over 3,000 tape recordings of lectures
on the religion and on the ministration of religious services dating from 1950.
Films -- Over
110 instructional films on the Scientology religion and the ministration of Scientology religious services.
(AR Ex. 111-349; AR pages
III-252 to III-11028).(note 3)
(note 3) Due to its volume,
CST has not included Mr. Hubbard's estate inventory in its Appendix.
IV. CST'S ORGANIZATION AND
STAFF
22. CST is an autonomous
organization. It is governed by its own officers and staff.
(AR Ex. 1-38; AR page
1-352; CST App. 161). It maintains its
own books and records and its own bank accounts, and it disburses its funds
only for purposes that have been approved in advance by its staff as
accomplishing its religious program. (AR Ex. 1-17; AR page I-1o1; CST App. 63;
AR Ex. III346; AR page 111-135; CST App. 603).
23. During the relevant
periods, CST's staff has ranged from 15 to 63 highly-dedicated
Scientologists-who work exclusively for CST.
(AR Ex. 1-17; AR page 1-98;
CST App. 60 (15 staff in mid-1984); AR Ex. 1-40; AR page 1-358; CST App. 167
(36 staff in late 1984); AR Ex. 111-346; AR page 111-125; CST App. 593 (55
staff in mid-1987); AR Ex. 11-76; AR page 11-184; CST App. 370 (63 staff in
mid-1986)).
24. CST staff must be members
of Scientology's religious order, the Sea Organization, which means they have
signed a formal agreement committing themselves to the Scientology religion for
the next billion years.
(AR Ex. 111-346; AR page
111-125; CST App. 593; AR Ex. VII-588; CST App. 983).
25. CST staff are required to
live free of the distractions of the secular world and stand ready to attend to
their religious duties at any time day or night. They eat communally in CST-provided
dining rooms and live communally in CST-provided berthing.
(AR Ex. VII-756; CST App. 1197).
CST staff members generally
work from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. each day, with one day off every other week.
(AR Ex. VII-684; CST App 1151).
26. CST maintains an
extensive religious program for its staff. CST's ministers provide pastoral
counseling, give spiritual advice, minister to the spiritual needs of CST's
staff and perform sacerdotal functions such as namings, marriages and funerals.
CST staff participate in religious
observances six days each week where they receive the principal sacrament of
Scientology, as well as training in the Scriptures. CST also has a formal
program for the training and ordination of its ministers (AR Ex. 111-346; AR
page 111-142 to 111-143; CST App. 610-611), although CST sends its ministers to
other churches of Scientology for higher levels of ministerial training because
CST does not have staff qualified to provide the needed training.
(AR Ex. VII-741; CST App.
1183; AR Ex. VII-754; CST App. 1184-1193).
27. CST requires all staff to
devote two and one-half hours each day to the study of the Scientology
Scriptures, technical materials related to their work, and ministerial
training.
(AR Ex. VII-773; CST App. 1208).
28. CST's Bylaws require that
its Trustees meet very rigid religious requirements to qualify both for
election to the Board and for continued service on the Board. For example,
candidates for election to the Board must
(1) have a good,
uninterrupted record of at least eight years as an “ethical and loyal
Scientologist,"
(2) have attained a specified
high level of spiritual awareness,
(3) be "'well versed in
the technology of Dianetics and Scientology" and have "applied this
technology to help others, with excellent results,"
(4) be "'well versed in
the administrative policy of organizations affiliated with the religion of
Scientology" with "demonstrated success in the utilization and
application of such policy,"
(5) be "an ordained
Scientology minister, in good standing pursuant to those principles set forth
in the Scriptures," and
(6) be "'well versed in
the Scientology Ethics and Justice System."'
(AR Ex. 111-346; AR pages
111-117 to 111-118; CST App. 585-586).
CST's standards are more
stringent for Trustees who wish to continue serving on the Board. As provided
by its Bylaws, Trustees must, within ten years of appointment, achieve four
specified levels of the highest religious-and ecclesiastical training. They
also must spend a minimum of 12-1/2 hours each week receiving religious
services or training toward attaining these four levels. (AR Ex. 111-346; AR
page 111-118; CST App. 586).
Once Trustees satisfy the
ten-year requirement, they must continue to meet very high religious standards.
CST's Bylaws require that after their ten-year anniversary of service, Trustees
must continue receiving or giving at least 12-1/2 hours of services or training
each week.
(AR Ex. 111-346; AR pages
111-118 to 111-119; CST App.-586-587).
CST's General Directors also
must meet high standards of religious accomplishment. As required by its
Bylaws, each General Director must be a duly-ordained minister of Scientology
in good standing with the Mother Church, well-versed in the Scriptures and the
Scientology Ethics and Justice System, and a proven religious executive, as
demonstrated by actual performance.
(AR Ex. 111-346; AR page
111-120; CST App. 588).
29. CST compensates its staff
at a subsistence level, providing them with meals, berthing, child care,
official Sea Organization uniforms, medical and dental assistance and other
essentials, and a nominal weekly allowance of $30 for personal items such as
clothing, toiletries and cigarettes. Staff also may receive small bonuses each
year based upon how well they performed their religious duties. (AR Ex.
VII-756; CST App. 1197).
The average pay received by
CST staff during the years in question was approximately $3,800 per year (note
4)
For example, the four CST
officers named below received compensation from CST as full time staff members
during fiscal year 1986. In addition to the reported cash compensation, these
individuals (like other staff members) also received room, board and other
essentials which were furnished to them by the organization. All the
compensation paid was in their capacity as staff members, not as officers,
directors or trustees:
Dan Przybylski $6,072
Nancy O’ Meara $4,016
Russ Bellin $4,964
Leo Johnson $3,355
Total: $18, 407
(AR Ex. VII-581; CST App. 977).
(note 4) This approximate
amount was determined by dividing the average yearly total staff compensation
for fiscal years 1982 through 1986 ($160,159.00 -- see CST PF 65) by the
average size of CST's staff for the years in question (42 staff members -- see
CST PF 21).
V. CST'S ACTIVITIES
30. Since it was formed in
1982, CST has devoted all of its staff time and expenditures to providing
religious services and training to its staff and to preserving the Scientology
Scriptures. (AR Ex. III-346; AR page 111-140;
CST App. 608).
31. CST's preservation
activities have been substantial, ongoing and concern every medium in which the
Scriptures exist -paper, tape and film. Since its mission is to ensure that
the Scriptures will be available for all future generations, CST must be sure
that the mediums on which the Scriptures are preserved will last millions of
years. CST will accomplish its goal by using the most advanced techniques
available to preserve the original materials (to the extent a technique exists)
and by making multiple archival copies of the originals on different mediums
that can be replaced with more durable materials as better preservation methods
evolve. Multiple copies on different mediums give CST more flexibility in
choosing copying processes in-the future and better ensure that at least one
set of the Scriptures will be available in the event the originals and several
sets of copies are somehow destroyed.
(AR Ex. 111-346; AR pages
111-144 to 111-146; CST App. 612-614).
32. CST's administrative
offices and main preservation facility are located on a 54-acre, 15-building
compound located near San Bernardino, California that CST purchased for $2.3
million in October 1985, approximately three years after it was formed.
(AR Ex. VII-594; CST App.
1123; AR Ex. VII-819; CST App. 1236-1254).
33. CST’s offices and main
preservation facility were in major disrepair when CST purchased it, and over
the next eighteen months CST devoted more than $400,000 and a considerable
amount of staff time to renovating some of the buildings and improving the
property.
(AR Ex. VII-573; CST App.
923; AR Ex. VII-594; CST App. 1123)
34. CST uses every
structurally-sound building to further its preservation program, although
several of the buildings are uninhabitable and require major renovations. It
uses eight buildings for staff housing and dining, one as a workshop and
another as a gate-house.
(AR Ex. VII-594; CST App. 1123).
CST conducts its preservation
and archival activities and temporarily stores the original Scriptures in its
6,000 square-foot preservation building.
(AR Ex. VII-722; CST App.
1164-1165).
CST extensively renovated
this building to protect the original Scriptural materials from fire,
pollutants and other elements.
(AR Ex. 111-352; AR pages
111-1126 to 111-1127; CST App. 696697).
35. CST installed multiple
layers of sheet rock in the ceiling and floor of its preservation building to
give them a two-hour fire rating and it installed fire-rated doors as well as
temperature and humidity controls and air cleaners. (AR Ex. 111-352; AR page
111-1127; CST App. 697).
36. Since it was formed, CST
has devoted most of its preservation activities to the written Scientology
Scriptures.
The original manuscripts of
the Scientology Scriptures are very extensive -- they include over 500,000
pages of separate "issues" or pronouncements on the ministration of
religious services and ecclesiastical administrative matters and 297 books, 261
pamphlets, essays, and summaries, 855 magazines, 355 course compilations, and
142 reference compilations on Dianetics and Scientology. In addition to
original, handwritten versions of the issues, CST has the official
"mimeo" or published versions of the issues.
(AR Ex. 111-346; AR pages
111-115, 111-145 to III147; CST App.
583, 613-615).
37. As a necessary first step
in the preservation process for written materials, CST must locate and collect
the original version of each writing.
CST collects these originals from Scientologists and Scientology churches located
throughout the world. (AR Ex. 111-346; AR page 111-145; CST App. 613). CST's collection activities
have been extensive. Its first collection trip was to the Church of Scientology
in Washington, D.C. in 1985. (AR Ex. V-534; AR page V-35; CST App. 819). Since then, CST has sent
staff on collection missions to Canada, England, Denmark, Australia, Germany
and Switzerland and throughout the United States. (AR Ex. 111-346; AR page
111-145; CST App. 613). From mid-1985
through mid-1987, CST spent more than $220,000 for travel. (AR Ex. VII-580; CST
App. 951; AR Ex. VII-581; CST App.
962).
With one minor exception, all
original writings CST has collected have been provided to it as gifts in
recognition of the contribution to society of CST's preservation program. (AR
Ex. V-534; AR page V-35; CST App. 819).
The sole exception to these gratuitous gifts occurred in late 1985 when CST
learned that a Scientologist living in England possessed a number of early
Professional Auditor Bulletins and early technical bulletins, many fully or
partially handwritten by Mr. Hubbard. On this parishioner's death, his wife
contributed these valuable originals of the Scriptures to CST. In exchange, his
wife was awarded some religious services at the Church of Scientology in
London, her home. (AR Ex. V-534; AR page V-36;
CST App. 820).
38. As writings are located
and collected, they are delivered to CST's archival facilities and sorted,
categorized and filed temporarily in environmentally-controlled facilities. The
writings then undergo copying and preservation processes. (AR Ex. 111-346; AR
page 111-146; CST App. 614).
39. Before preserving the
original writings, CST makes seven copies of each original. It makes two copies
on a microfilm that has a life span of at least 100 years and five copies on an
acid-free paper and ink with a 1,000-year life span, called "Durable
Masters." CST anticipates this duplication stage will take a long time. It
already has taken CST staff two years to microfilm the original issues, which
consist of 500,000 pages, and CST estimates that it will take several years to
reproduce an entire set of the original written issues on Durable Masters. CST
has yet to reproduce the articles, books, transcripts, notes and other writings
that make up the written Scriptures. (AR Ex. 111-346; AR pages 111-146 to
111-148; CST App. 614-616).
40. After CST reproduces the
written Scriptures, it will preserve the paper itself by putting it through a
deacidification process to prevent deterioration from the acid contained in the
paper. CST then will encapsulate the deacidified paper in clear, archival mylar
plastic envelopes that have a life span in excess of 1,000 years. (AR Ex.
111-346; AR pages 111-148 to 111-149;
CST App. 616-617).
41. As the final step in the
paper preservation process, CST will place the encapsulated originals in
gas-filled time capsules similar to those used by the National Archives for
preserving the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, which CST then
will store in a special long-term storage facility designed just for the
originals. (See CST PF 52, 56). CST also will place sets of the Durable Masters
and microfilm copies in fire-proof, gas-filled containers and store them in its
other archival facilities. Other sets will be available as sources for current
research.
(AR Ex. 111-346; AR pages
111-149 to 111-150; CST App. 617-618).
42. The Scriptures of the
Scientology religion include over 42 films of lectures Mr. Hubbard gave on
Dianetics and Scientology in the late 1950s and early 1960s and instructional
films on the technology of the religion that were written or directed by Mr.
Hubbard. CST plans to maintain a complete set of the original films in its
archives and store a complete set of duplicates in each of the three vault
repositories it will construct. At present, CST is storing the originals of the
films in special environmentally-controlled storage facilities at CST's studio
for production of religious films. (AR Ex. 111-346; AR page 111-150; CST App.
618).
43. CSI has completely
refurbished many original scriptural films that were produced in the mid-1960s
and that had become faded and scratched through extensive use over the years.
CSI also produced a limited number of the films, and CST acquired four sets of
them to preserve in its storage vaults. (AR Ex. VII-864; CST App. 1257).
44. To date CST only has
collected original Scriptural film. It has yet to begin reproduction and
preservation, although after extensive research, it has concluded that the best
method for preserving original film will be through a color separation process.
(AR Ex. 111-346; AR page
111-150; CST App. 618).
This process requires
expensive equipment to separate the colors and screen them out of the film,
leaving it black and white, a state in which it can be stored for a much longer
time
than color film. (AR Ex.
11-76; AR page 11-234; CST App. 419).
45. CST has found that
existing laboratories cannot perform this color separation process at the high
quality standards desired and that their work in any event would cost over $1
million. CST may purchase the necessary equipment and process the film on its
own, although current estimates are so expensive -- $350,000 for the equipment
and approximately $150,000 to process each set of film -- that CST is still in
the planning stage.
(AR Ex. 111-346; AR pages
111-150 to 111-151; CST App. 618-619).
46. CST constantly monitors
the industry for new developments in film preservation. It is particularly
interested in preservation techniques that record film images in digital format
for storage on laser discs. While existing equipment can do this, CST is not
satisfied with the resolution of the finished product. This technology is still
evolving, however, and CST expects that better quality discs may be available
soon and that it-eventually will be able to use this process. (AR Ex. 111-346;
AR page 111-151; CST App. 619).
47. A very important source
of Scientology scriptures are the recordings of Mr. Hubbard's lectures on
Scientology and Dianetics, which date back to as early as 1946. CST has over
6,500 master reels of original recordings of Mr. Hubbard's lectures, including
over 900 small plastic disc recordings of lectures Mr. Hubbard gave between
1946 and 1950 called "Soundscriber discs." (AR Ex. 111-346; AR page
111-151; CST App. 619).
48. CST already has made
seven complete sets of each master lecture and Soundscriber discs on magnetic
tape. This project took ten CST personnel over two years to complete and has
cost over $1.3 million in tape and studio equipment. In all, CST has made four
archival quality copies on reel-to-reel magnetic tape that it will store in its
archival facilities and two copies on cassette tape that it will use for
research purposes. It also has made a non-archival quality tape that it will
provide to CSI. CSI will use this tape to transcribe Mr. Hubbard's master
recordings into 100 two to three-inch thick volumes. In exchange for this tape,
CSI will provide CST with one set of the 100 volume transcription which CST
can preserve. (AR Ex. 111-346; AR pages 111-151 to 111-152; CST App. 619-620;
AR Ex. 111-352; AR page III-1135C; CST App. 708).
49. CST is not satisfied with
the life of magnetic tape and has been researching mediums that have a longer
life. This research has led to digital sound technology, which CST believes
holds great promise for the future. Digital sound technology has the added
benefit of enabling CST to reconstruct audio information that is lost when the
oxide covering wears off from very old, frail tapes. At present, CST is setting
up a digital production line to convert the analog signals on magnetic tape to
digital signals, which CST will record on special archival quality videotape.
CST plans to record all 6,500 master reels special archival-quality video tape.
CST estimates that this project will cost $200,000. (AR Ex. 111-346; AR pages
111-152
on to 111-153; CST App.
620-621; AR Ex. 111-352; AR page III-1135G; CST App. 712).
50. Since video tape has
about the same life as magnetic tape, CST plans eventually to store the digital
version of Mr. Hubbard's lectures on a longer lasting medium, such as laser
discs. However, currently available mass-produced laser discs (which consist of
aluminum plated plastic) have an even shorter life span than magnetic tape, so
CST has been exploring special, archival laser discs made of more durable
materials. In initial stages of its research, CST made a prototype disc of
chrome plated glass for $1,800 but found the medium unworkable. Subsequently,
it concluded that discs made of gold plated glass may prove to be the best
medium for long-term storage, but current production costs are too high -- it
would cost approximately $6.5 million to record one set of the master reels on
these laser discs. Until costs are reduced, or a more practical medium is
found, CST will continue to make digital versions of the recording on video
cassette tape. (AR Ex. III346; AR pages 111-152 to 111-153; CST App. 620-621;
AR Ex. III352; AR pages III-1135H to 111-11351; CST App. 713-714).
51. In addition to preserving
the actual media containing the written and spoken words of Scientology
Scriptures, CST must house both the originals and the archival copies of the
Scriptures in a way to ensure that they will be available for millions of
years. In light of the limitations of current technology, CST has decided that
its vaults must have a minimum life of 1,000 years. To meet these
specifications, CST has thoroughly researched such matters as vault design,
specifications, engineering, tunneling methods, materials and doors. It also
spent one year inspecting numerous potential sites and investigated the effects
of local geology as well as the potential effects of earthquakes, floods and
nuclear war. (AR Ex. 111-346; AR page 111-154; CST App. 622; AR Ex. 111-352; AR
page III-1135J; CST App. 715).
52. For the present, CST
plans to store the archival copies in three long-term vault repositories that
it will construct. (AR Ex. 111-346; AR page 111-154; CST App. 622). CST already
has purchased sites for two repositories for its-archival copies, a 3,520-acre
tract in New Mexico, which it purchased in 1984 for $250,976, (AR Ex. VII-804;
CST App. 1228; AR Ex. VII-805; CST App. 1229-1235), and two tracts of land in
Northern California totaling approximately 3,000 acres, (AR Ex. VII-594; CST
App. 1127), which it purchased in 1983 for $1,500,000. (AR Ex. VII798; CST
App. 1218-1222; AR Ex. VII-799; CST App. 1223; AR Ex. VII-800; CST App.
1224-1227). CST has not yet purchased property for its third repository, which
it plans to locate outside the United States. It also will store the originals
of the Scripture in a special repository it will construct at its main
preservation facility in San Bernardino, California. (AR Ex. 111-346; AR pages
111-154 to 111-156; CST App. 622-624).
53. CST began work on the New
Mexico project late in the summer of 1985 and retained a general contractor to
construct the vault in October 1985. (AR Ex. VII-648; CST App. 1133-1141). CST
then spent about a year researching proper design of the vault. Before
beginning work, CST had to provide for basic necessities such as access, living
quarters, water, etc. CST also had to prepare the vault itself before it could
begin drilling by reinforcing the facing of the site ($65,000), building a work
pad ($130,000) and installing a hoist ($65,000).
(AR Ex. 111-352; AR pages
III-1135J to III-1135M; CST App. 715718).
54. CST had to alter its
initial design once construction actually began as a result of unknown defects
in the vault sites. In the first 50 feet of drilling, CST encountered four
major rock fissures, each of which required $90,000 and weeks of work to fix.
When exploratory drilling showed six more fissures in the next 200 feet, CST
decided to redesign the vault to avoid them. As redesigned, the New Mexico
vault totals 500 feet, consisting of a 200-foot entrance tunnel that will fork
into two separate storage tunnels, each 150 feet in length. The tunnel has a
three to four-inch thick concrete lining and a drainage system patterned on
systems used in Swiss railway tunnels. The vault will have four doors with a
maintenance-free life of 1,000 years. Two of the doors will be nuclear blast
resistant and constructed out of stainless steel, corrosion-resistant steel and
concrete and will weigh approximately 6,500 pounds each. They will cost
$120,000. CST estimates that the total cost of this one vault will exceed $2
million. (AR Ex. 111-346; AR page 111-155; CST App. 623; AR Ex. 111-352; AR
pages III-1135N to 111-11350; CST App. 719-720).
55. CST currently is in the
planning stage with respect to the other long-term vaults it will construct,
though it expected to begin site preparation and initial construction for the
second vault in early 1988. CST projects the cost to construct the other two
vaults (and to purchase the final site) at over $5 million. Construction of
living facilities will cost another $50,000 to $100,000 per site. (AR Ex.
111-346; AR page 111-156; CST App. 624).
56. CST plans to construct a
separate underground storage facility at its preservation facility in San
Bernardino to house the original scriptural materials. This vault will be
similar to the long-term vault repositories but will have more extensive
environmental controls and other special features such as air conditioning,
humidity controls and a halon gas fire extinguishing system in light of the
fragile condition of the originals. CST estimates this vault will cost
approximately $750,000 to construct. (AR Ex. 111-346; AR pages 111-156 to
111-157; CST App. 624-625).
57. CST often must carry out
its own research program to develop the equipment and techniques necessary to
meet its demanding specifications. CST's research staff are highly trained and experienced technical
experts capable of researching the most advanced methods in preservation
technology. CST's research personnel work closely with archival professionals,
chemists and engineers and leading manufacturers of state-of-the art products.
They keep abreast of technological advances by attending trade shows and
conferences and by reviewing reports of new developments by organizations such
as the Library of Congress Preservation Office, the National Archives, the
National Bureau of Standards, and the American National Standards Institutes.
(AR Ex. 111-346; AR page 111-157; CST App. 625).
58. The work of CST's
research personnel is ongoing and includes research concerning the following:
1. Microfilm. CST conducted
extensive research on archival micro-filming techniques and equipment for
reproducing the original written scriptures.
2. Color Separation. CST has
conducted substantial research concerning color separation as a preservation
process for the original film tape.
3. Durable Paper and Ink. CST
researched and explored with major manufacturers the longest-lasting archival
paper and ink to use for copying the Scriptures on Durable Masters.
4. Digital Audio. CST spent
approximately two years researching digital recording to determine if it could
be used to record the Scripture's lectures in accordance with CST's archival
standards.
5. Laser Discs. CST also has
researched archival laser discs as a method to preserve scriptural film and tape,
including gold and glass archival laser discs.
6. Respooling. CST conducted
research concerning special respooling equipment and techniques to preserve
magnetic recording tapes.
7. Soundscriber Discs. CST
conducted research on special techniques to preserve copies of discs.
8. Environmental Conditions.
CST conducted extensive research concerning the ideal storage conditions for
every type of material to be archived, both originals and copies, including
proper temperature and humidity controls, air and ultra-violet filters,
fireproofing, sealing materials and security devices.
9. Archival Xerography. After
extensive research, CST concluded that xerography could be a viable archival process
if used with the archival paper and ink it developed to produce Durable
Masters.
10. Binding. CST has
researched and developed an archivally-certified binding method to bind the
packs of Durable Masters it is creating for issues and for books.
11. Deacidification. CST is
researching various methods to neutralize the acid content of paper and deposit
an alkaline buffer that prevents future environmental contamination. CST will
use this process to preserve all written originals.
12. Encapsulation. CST is
researching archival mylar plastics and plans to preserve all original written
materials by encapsulating them through this sealing process.
13. Time Capsules. CST is
researching airtight containers filled with inert gas to house the original
materials for storage.
14. Vault Construction. CST
personnel spent a year actively researching vault structures best suited for
housing the Scriptures, both originals and copies, including the most durable
materials for vault construction, tunneling methods and vault design. CST also
surveyed different sites to determine the best geological location for the
vaults.
15. Vault Doors. CST
conducted extensive research to identify doors and manufacturers of doors
capable of resisting natural and man-made disasters while also remaining
maintenance free for over 1,000 years.
16. E-Meter Research. CST has
engaged in research along with an outside research firm, Action Enterprises, to
develop an E-Meter (a religious artifact used in delivering Scientology
religious services to parishioners) that can be used by highly aware spirits
who are exterior to bodies.
(AR Ex. VII-604; CST App.
1129-1130). This research will assist spirits to attain total spiritual freedom
by ensuring that Scientology's technology is available through the most
advanced procedures.
(AR Ex. 111-346; AR pages
111-157 to 111-161; CST App. 625-629).
CST research personnel also
have developed and/or implemented certain new techniques and devices related to
its preservation functions. Some of these new developments in the field of
sound recording include: development of speed analyzer equipment; engineering
of a special tone generator; a special grounding bar; and development of a
micrometer adjustable playback head. (AR Ex. 111-346; AR page 111-161; CST App.
629).
VI. CST'S FINANCES
59. Through 1986 CST funded
its activities primarily with voluntary grants from other churches of
Scientology and from its investment income. (AR Ex. 111-346; AR pages 111-135
to 111-136; CST App. 603-604). To preserve its independence from the
ecclesiastical hierarchy, CST was not willing to accept contributions with
restrictions beyond those resulting from its Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws,
and religious doctrines. (AR Ex. 1-29; AR page I-229; CST App. 147). Article
Four of CST's Articles of Incorporation provides:
a. The property of the
corporation is irrevocably dedicated to religious purposes, and no part of the
income or assets of the corporation shall ever inure to the benefit of any
private party of individual; (section b is omitted)
C. The corporation shall not
carry on any activities not permitted to be carried on by an organization
exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1954, or successor statutes of similar import.
(AR Ex. 1-3; AR page 1-18;
CST App. 18).
60. In 1983 CST received a
one-time start-up grant of $17,959,745.00 from Church of Scientology Flag
Service Organization ("'CSFSO"'). CST provided nothing to CSFSO in
exchange for this grant.
(AR Ex. 111-346; AR pages
111-135 to 111-136; CST App. 603-604; AR Ex. VII-578; CST App. 924-934).
CSFSO is a Florida nonprofit
religious corporation that is situated in Clearwater, Florida. Its parishioners
are Scientologists from foreign countries and the United States and staff
members from other churches who travel to CSFSO to take the highest levels of
auditing and training in the Scientology Advanced Technology. (AR Ex. 11-76; AR
page 11-168; CST App. 354).
61. CST has received
unrestricted grants from RTC as follows:
Fiscal Year -Grant
1982 $ 623,137.00
1983 1,905,125.00
1984 1,282,113.00
1985 2,029,949.00
1986 2,792,211.00
TOTAL $ 8,632,535.00
(AR Ex. 1-2; AR page 1-6; CST
App. 5; AR Ex. 1-17; AR page I-100; CST App. 62 (1982); AR Ex. VII-578; CST
App. 924-934 (1983); AR Ex. VII-579; CST App. 935-949 (1984); AR Ex. VII-580;
CST App. 950-960 (1985); AR Ex. VII-581; CST App. 961-979 (1986)). These grants
bear no relationship to the few instances in which CST provided copies of
Scriptural materials to CSI or RTC. (Entire Record).
62. RTC provided CST these
grants pursuant to the terms of Mr. Hubbard's gift of the Advanced Technology,
which requires RTC to apply 90 percent of the funds it receives with respect to
the use of the Advanced Technology to religious and charitable purposes. (AR
Ex. 111-346; AR page 111-108; CST App. 576). Since one purpose suggested in Mr.
Hubbard's gift is
“establishing and maintaining
an indestructible record of the Scientology Scriptures" (AR Ex. 111-371;
AR page 111-1174; CST App. 725), RTC elected to grant the 90 percent amounts to
CST in those years. CST anticipates that RTC may reduce its level of funding
once CST receives Mr. Hubbard's estate. (AR Ex. 111-346; AR page 111-136; CST
App. 604).
63. CST has funded a portion
of its program with interest earned from its bank accounts:
Fiscal Year Interest
Earned
1983
$ 812,954.15
1984
1,677,560.00
1985
1,320,655.00
1986
1,035,112.00
Total 4,846,281.15
(AR Ex. VII-578; CST App. 924
(1983); AR Ex. VII-579; CST App. 935 (1984); AR Ex. VII-580; CST App. 950
(1985); AR Ex. VII-581; CST App. 961 (1986)).
64. CST has a few other small
sources of financial support in addition to its grant and interest income. It
has received rent from one property on which it plans to construct a storage
vault in the future:
Fiscal Year Rental
Income
1983
$12,500.00
1984
15,000.00
1985
15,000.00
1986
17,500.00
Total 60,000.00
CST has realized gains from
currency exchanges:
Fiscal
Year Exchange
Gain Income
1985 $
262,580.00
1986 129,023.00
TOTAL $ 391,603.00
CST has realized income from
the occasional sales of assets such as automobiles and timber:
Fiscal Year Income
1985 $ 2,705.00 (timber)
1986 1,750.00
(automobiles)
TOTAL $ 4,455.00
CST has received occasional
small payments from other churches of Scientology for Field Staff Member
("'FSM"') commissions: (note 5)
(note 5) FSMs generally are
independent Scientology ministers who receive commissions for their fundraising
activities on behalf of (footnote continued)
Fiscal Year Income
1984 $ 1,925.00
1985 705.00
1986 1,660.00
TOTAL $ 4,290.00
CST has received
reimbursement for the cost of duplicating Scriptural material:
Fiscal Year Reimbursement
1984 $ 23,149.00
1985 4,525.00
1986 9,113.00
TOTAL $ 36,787.00
(AR Ex. VII-578; CST App.
924-934 (1983); AR Ex. VII-579; CST App. 935-949 (1984); AR Ex. VII-580; CST
App. 950-960 (1985); AR Ex. VII-581; CST App. 961-979 (1986)).
(footnote continued from
previous page)
a particular Scientology
organization delivering religious services to the public. (AR Ex. 11-76; AR
pages 11-392 to II397; CST App. 442-447). Church staff sometimes perform FSM services, and when
they do, the fund raising commissions are paid to the church for which the
staff member works. (AR Ex. 11-76; AR pages 11-392 to 111-396; CST App.
442-446).
CST has never had FSMs. (AR
Ex. 11-76; AR page 11-392; CST App. 442).
65. During the years in
issue, CST incurred the following operating expenditures:
Employee Compensation
1982 9,608
1983 46,896
1984 147,231
1985 268,751
1986 328,309
Total 800, 795
Professional Fees
1982 16,431
1983 69, 476
1984 145, 714
1985 508,249