Scientology Lies

December 17, 1975: A full month before the Church of Scientology announces it has purchased the Fort Harrison Hotel, citizens of the city are still being told that an ecumenical group called United Churches of Florida will occupy the building; but Guardians Office executives are already making plans to establish listening posts for gathering information. Jimmy Mulligan, an assistant to Commodore Staff Guardian Mary Sue Hubbard, writes Dick Weigand, deputy guardian for information U.S. Mulligan tells Weigand that the Clearwater department planned to combine its communications with those of police departments in Dunedin and Largo, and that in "April 1976 -- the communications center is going 'all civilian.' ... I think this is an excellent opportunity for us and I would like to see us represented in that communications center." Thus, GO staffers lay plans for Scientology agents to infiltrate the police department's communications center.

January 13, 1975: Scientologist Sharon Thomas begins working as a secretary in the office of the Headquarters of US Coast Guard

December 30, 1974: Michael Meisner sends a memo to Cindy Raymond entitled "Raw Data Report Re: IRS-Charlotte Murphy Scientology File." It summarizes documents taken by Gerald Wolfe from the offices of Barbara Bird at the IRS. Meisner appends at least ninety eight pages of documents taken from the IRS.

December 29, 1974: A citizen working on a research paper writes to the FBI asking for information on Scientology and L. Ron Hubbard: "From my preliminary researches (articles in the popular press, and a brief brush with the "Church" itself), I gather this is the sort of organization that the FBI may at one time or another have investigated."

June 11, 1975: The GO gets wind of a major financial audit to be made by the IRS of the Church of Scientology of California. Accordingly, the GO decides to obtain as much inside information as possible on the IRS' "line of attack". Michael Meisner devises "Project Beetle Cleanup" for obtaining "all DC IRS files on LRH, Scientology, etc., in the Intelligence section, OIO [Office or International Operations], and SSS [Special Services Staff]". The project proposes the placement of "FSMs" (Field Staff members, or agents) in the "required areas or good access developed", and further that "Pitts" (the code name for Nancy Douglass - a GO agent who had infiltrated the Drug Enforcement Agency) and "Silver" (Wolfe) attempt to obtain employment at the Internal Revenue Service Intelligence Division and Office of International Operations respectively.

January 10, 1975: Gregory Willardson initials a memo from Michael Meisner to Cindy Raymond, entitled "Raw Data Report Re: IRS-Charlotte Murphy Scientology File." It summarizes documents taken by the Gerald Wolfe from the offices of Barbara Bird at the IRS. Meisner appended at least 98 pages of documents taken from the IRS.

January 6, 1975: Richard Weigand initials a memo from Michael Meisner to Cindy Raymond, entitled "Raw Data Report Re: IRS-Charlotte Murphy Scientology File." It summarizes documents taken by the Gerald Wolfe from the offices of Barbara Bird at the IRS. Meisner appended at least 98 pages of documents taken from the IRS.

November 12, 1975: United Churches of Florida is the Fort Harrison's new tenant, according to Sorrel Allen, membership director for the group and its first official to arrive in Clearwater. Allen pledges openness, saying he is eager to work with local groups that want to use the former hotel.

October 16, 1975: CIA cable: "Review of available info regarding overseas activities Church of Scientology reveals only that its founder L. Ron Hubbard is eccentric millionaire who has been expelled from residence in several countries because of his odd activities and behavior. He is owner of several ships whose appearance in ports has stimulated queries ... from other governments asking info re vessels mission and crew. Responses indicate we know very little.