Saint Hill Manor, East Grinstead, Sussex HCO POLICY LETTER OF 9 MARCH 1972 Issue I | Saint Hill Manor, East Grinstead, Sussex HCO POLICY LETTER OF 9 MARCH 1972R Issue I REVISED 4 AUGUST 1983 |
INCOME FLOWS AND POOLS | |
there is a difference or conflict.) | INCOME FLOWS AND POOLS |
POLICY | (Revised to update and expand definitions) |
If a management unit such as a Bureaux, a Continental Liaison Office, an OT-Liaison Office or any agent thereof such as a Guardian or FBO or Flag Rep is any good, THE NEAREST SERVICE ORG WILL MAKE AMPLE MONEY TO PAY the managing unit and HAVE LOTS LEFT OVER TO SWELL SO Reserves. | POLICY |
Therefore if the managing unit or activity next to a Central Org or service org is “In funds” or “without funds” it is a direct index of management quality as expressed in the stats of the nearest service org. | If a management unit such as a bureaux, a Continental Liaison Office, an OT Liaison Office or any agent thereof such as a Guardian or FBO or Flag Rep is any good, THE NEAREST SERVICE ORG WILL MAKE AMPLE MONEY TO PAY the managing unit and HAVE LOTS LEFT OVER TO SWELL Sea Org reserves. |
MAJOR ORG | Therefore if the managing unit or activity next to a Central Org or service org is “in funds” or “without funds,” it is a direct index of management quality as expressed in the stats of the nearest service org. |
For an OTL the term CENTRAL ORG must have active use as applied to their nearest Major Org. | MAJOR ORG |
For a CLO an AOLA or AOSH is the nearest org therefore its Major Org. | For an OTL, the term CENTRAL ORG must have active use as applied to their nearest major org. |
For Flag, the Flag Admin Org is the nearest Service Org. | For a CLO, an AOLA or AOSH is the nearest org, therefore its major org. |
FLOWS | For Flag and top management, the Flag Service Org is the nearest service org when considering financial support. |
An OTL or CLO or Bureaux must manage lesser orgs so they build up a public that (1) services locally with these lesser orgs and (2) FLOWS CUSTOMERS TO THE MAJOR ORG. | FLOWS |
Thus Field Auditors-Franchises — Small Orgs — CENTRAL ORGS — SHs — AOs is THE FLOW LINE without which the Central Org or top org will go broke. | An OTL or CLO or bureaux must manage lesser orgs so they build up a public that (1) services locally with these lesser orgs and (2) FLOWS CUSTOMERS TO THE MAJOR ORG. |
If these lesser activities are kept prosperous and flowing persons upward via the FSM system and other systems THE LOCAL, CONTINENTAL and INTERNATIONAL management units WILL BE IN CLOVER. | Thus field auditors — missions — small orgs — CENTRAL ORGS — SHs — AOs is THE FLOW LINE without which the Central Org or top org will go broke. |
If this flow line is not made to operate that way all will be awful. If it does operate that way all will be well. | If these lesser activities are kept prosperous and flowing persons upward via the FSM system and other systems, THE LOCAL, CONTINENTAL and INTERNATIONAL management units WILL BE IN CLOVER. |
A CENTRAL ORG, THEREFORE, MUST GIVE HIGHER (IN TYPE) AND BETTER SERVICES THAN FEEDER ORGS. | If this flow line is not made to operate that way, all will be awful. If it does operate that way, all will be well. |
An AO must give higher better services than an SH. | A CENTRAL ORG, THEREFORE, MUST GIVE HIGHER (IN TYPE) AND BETTER SERVICES THAN FEEDER ORGS. |
Flag services must be higher in class than an AO’s. | An AO must give higher, better services than an SH. |
DEFINITIONS | Flag services must be higher in class than an AO’s. |
Lack of precise definition as to what is Income and what is “Reserves” has caused trouble in identifying activities and in this flow line of management and income. | DEFINITIONS |
The main trouble it has caused is that a management unit, not having precise definitions and not knowing the flow lines (as above) reaches out to the wrong “finance pools” for their support. | Lack of precise definition as to what is income and what is “reserves” has caused trouble in identifying activities and in this flow line of management and income. |
(Examples: A Continental CLO tried to live on Management 10%s which were not theirs [ UKLO '711. A CLO let the nearby AOSH go down and tried to live off Flag [USLO '71J A CLO let an AO go down ignoring it completely while building up only its most distant org [USLO ’71]. A Div III would not collect actively on huge debts because it could borrow from the corporation [FAO ’71 ]. An OTL ignored its nearby CENTRAL ORG and kept trying to get its support from its CLO [ANZO ’71], The earliest example was a Navy Admiral [Scoles] running the LA foundation into the ground in 1950 because he thought it should be supported by Elizabeth, New Jersey.) The WHY of all these was lack of understanding of Flow Lines, and lack of definition of income, expenses and reserves as different, precise money pools and different types of orgs. | The main trouble it has caused is that a management unit, not having precise definitions and not knowing the flow lines (as above), reaches out to the wrong “finance pools” for their support. |
DEFINITIONS | (Examples: A Continental CLO tried to live on management 10%s which were not theirs [UKLO ’71]. A CLO let the nearby AOSH go down and tried to live off Flag [USLO ’71], A CLO let an AO go down, ignoring it completely while building up only its most distant org [USLO ’71]. A Div III would not collect actively on huge debts because it could borrow from reserves [Flag Admin Org ’71]. An OTL ignored its nearby CENTRAL ORG and kept trying to get its support from its CLO [ANZO ’71]. The earliest example was a navy admiral [Scoles] running the LA Foundation into the ground in 1950 because he thought it should be supported by Elizabeth, New Jersey.) The WHY of all these was lack of understanding of flow lines, and lack of definition of income, expenses and reserves as different, precise money pools and different types of orgs. |
FLAG: The main vessel of the SO. | DEFINITIONS |
FLAG ADMIN ORG: The Service Org on Flag. | The following is a summary of key terms used regarding Church of Scientology finances. They refer to ecclesiastical management matters as they relate to finances of types of activities or areas. They are not intended to define the corporate structure of the Church. |
FLAG BUREAU: The International Management body of the SO with additional advisor and management activities. | THE SEA ORG: The elite religious fellowship within the Church of Scientology. The Sea Org is not incorporated and is not part of any corporation. Its membership is involved in Church management and the delivery of the higher level services of the Church. |
THE SEA ORG: A corporate activity headed by a Board of Directors which owns and controls the ships, orgs and activities of the Corporation. | INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT: Consists of the International Watchdog Committee and the International Management Executives (Exec Strata) and those units DIRECTLY attached to them such as the international office of the Finance Network. WDC covers SECTORS (entities such as Scientology Missions International, Sea Org Orgs, Class IV Orgs, FSO, etc.) and is essentially a policing and inspection organization which makes sure things get MANAGED. The Executive Strata (and ED International) does not run orgs; it handles the FUNCTIONS that orgs do. without regard to entities but coordinates the functions in them. |
WORLDWIDE (WW): The corporation that owns and controls Scientology Orgs, currently under the advices of the SO after its 1968 failure to maintain orgs in solvent condition. | FLAG: The main vessel of the Sea Org. Historically, the word “Flag” means the Flotilla Commanding Officer and his personal staff and is of timeless usage and is not new. When the operations and crew of Flag are stationed on land, the term is sometimes modified to “Flag Land Base.” It consists primarily of a management organization (Flag Bureaux), a public service organization giving the highest levels of services (Flag Service Org) and an estates organization servicing public and crew. |
CONTINENTAL LIAISON OFFICE: The SO Office of a Continent that manages that Continent. | FLAG SER VICE ORG: The main public service organization located at the Flag Land Base. It is part of the corporation known as Church of Scientology Flag Service Org. |
OPERATION-TRANSPORT LIAISON UNIT: The branch office of a CLO managing the area or orgs assigned to it. | FLAG BUREAUX: The management body located at the Flag Land Base which is responsible for the management of the Flag Service Org (FSO), Sea Org Orgs and Class IV service orgs. It is basically a tactical unit running orgs on evals done under upper echelons and is an execution arm for top level management. It operates through FOLOs (Flag Operations Liaison Offices). It is part of the Mother Church, i.e., the Church of Scientology International. |
ORG FINANCE BANKING OFFICER: The FBO attached to an org to help the Continental FBO manage it financially under SO control. | CONTINENTAL LIAISON OFFICE (CLO): The SO office of a continent that manages that continent. A CLO contains combined representatives of all management entities (e.g., SMI, GO, etc.) represented as departments on the org board and has a department which is a FOLO acting as the management link between the FB (Flag Bureaux) and the orgs managed by the FB. A CLO would coordinate all management units for that continental area. Continental Liaison Offices are themselves put there and made to run in a coordinated manner by WDC. |
THE CONTINENTAL FBO: The FBO Officer and office engaged in the financial management of a Continental Area under SO Control. | FLAG OPERATIONS LIAISON OFFICE (FOLO): A department in a CLO which deals with the execution of planning and programs issued to it by or through the Flag Bureaux. Their major purpose is to see that Flag planning becomes an actuality in orgs in their zone of responsibility. The FOLO sees that orgs are put there and manages them. |
FLAG INCOME: Flag (FAO) collections by reason of on-board services. Missions, books and manufactured items, plus 10% of CGI of orgs managed (Flag Bu) except where WW has prior claim to the 10%. Does not include Canteen or Bookstore. | OPERATION-TRANSPORT LIAISON OFFICE (OTL): The branch office of a CLO managing the area or orgs assigned to it. |
TOTAL FLAG RECEIPTS: Total Flag (FAO) collections. Mgmt Bureau Income plus Canteen/Bookstore. | SCIENTOLOGY MISSIONS INTERNATIONAL (SMI): Scientology Missions International is a church which acts as the Mother Church for missions and is responsible for the direct management of the mission network. SMI missions pay tithes, a portion of which is used for SMI expenses. SMI reserves are part of SO reserves. |
FLAG EXPENSES: Total of all Flag and Bureau and Management expenses, including Bills paid for Flag by FBOs but not Canteen/Bookstore expenses. | INTERNATIONAL FINANCE NETWORK: The International Finance Network is located directly under WDC. This network is responsible for seeing that finance policy in the Church is adhered to; that organization assets such as marketing, meters, books, tapes, cassettes, insignia and films are safeguarded and utilized to drive business down on the orgs; seeing that org staff are well paid; seeing that as a result of making orgs prosperous, management is well paid, and is entrusted with safeguarding and increasing Church reserves. It has representatives in continental areas and orgs. Its overall objective is to see that there is an abundance of SO reserves. |
TOTAL FLAG EXPENSES: Flag Expenses plus Canteen/Bookstore. | THE CONTINENTAL FBO: The Flag Banking Officer and office engaged in the financial management of a continental area. He is part of the Continental Finance Office headed by the Continental Finance Director. |
FLAG EXPENSE: The total cost of the Apollo, its crew, the FAO, the Flag Bureaux, Flag missions and comm, any Flag shore base or Flag relay unit, and any repairs on her equipment whether paid on board or on behalf of Flag by Continental FBOs. | ORG FLAG BANKING OFFICER: The FBO attached to an org to help manage it financially. He is under the Continental FBO. |
FLAG RESERVES: Any money made by Flag’s FAO services and Bureaux Management 10%s over and above the total expenses of the ship, the FAO, the Bureaux and the crew. | SO RESERVES: Often miscalled “Flag reserves” or “management reserves” which they are NOT. SO reserves are the amount of money collected over and above expenses that is sent by various units (via FBOs and the Finance Network) to central reserves bank accounts of Scientology corporations and trusts. It is used for purposes assigned by the boards of directors or trustees of such corporations and trusts and for NO OTHER PURPOSE. These are normally employed for periods of stress or to handle situations. They are NOT profit. It is not support money for “Flag” or “management.” It is not operating money (Examples: Huge sums were required to cover WW when under attack and to catch the PUBS 1970 crash.) |
INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT INCOME: The 10%s collected by Flag Bureaux and Flag for services of Management. This is 10% of the Corrected Gross Income of those orgs or Franchises that do not pay 10% to WW. | CENTRAL RESERVES: Funds collected over and above expenses that are held in reserve in bank accounts of Scientology corporations and trusts. Often called SO reserves. |
SEA ORG RECEIPTS: The combined gross receipts of all SO orgs, ships and activities, being the total receipts of a corporation which is managed by a board. It is not the income of “Flag” or “Management” or CLOs or Flag Bureaux or FAO or Ship. | INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT INCOME: The total money collected for international management and Flag Bureaux management services and products whether paid directly or to Scientology reserves trusts. It includes funds collected for training and processing delivered by international training orgs and billings for missions, promo, etc. A portion of this goes to support management operations and the remainder, and major portion, goes to central reserves. |
SO INCOME: The amount of money received by the corporation after the allocation to SO and Sen orgs and before management expenses are taken out. Includes SO orgs, Sen orgs, Pubs and any other activity for which the corporation is advising or managing. It does not include the gross income of Sen orgs or such activities, only the money they pay to the SO. | INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT EXPENSES: Total of all expenses for international management and Flag Bureaux activities including comm, missions, training programs, promo, crew welfare plus any other costs of units connected to and supported by international management bodies. |
SO DISBURSEMENTS: The amount of money expended in support of SO orgs, ships, management, comm, everything including sums paid to management units as expenses and 10%s so paid as all or part of their expenses. | CLO INCOME: A CLO is supported by funds from its nearest major service org, by tours and Flag Service Consultant commissions and by such services to orgs and other activities as training and packs. A maximum of 10% of the CGI of the major org should be more than adequate to support the CLO, as it should be making far more from its other income sources; and since if the CLO is any good at management at all, the income will be high in that major org. A CLO is expected to send far more to SO reserves than it consumes. |
SO RESER VES: Often miscalled “Flag Reserves” or “Management Reserves” which they are NOT. SO Reserves are: The amount of money collected for the corporation over and above expenses that is sent by various units (via FBOs and the Finance Network to the corporation’s Banks. It is used for purposes assigned by the BOARD OF DIRECTORS and for NO OTHER PURPOSE. These are normally employed for periods of stress or to handle situations. They are NOT profit. It is not support money for “Flag” or “Management” It is not operating money (Examples: Huge sums were required to cover WW when under attack and to catch the PUBS 1970 crash.) | CLO EXPENSE: The total of all expenses for the operation of the CLO and any units attached to it including mission expenses and comm. |
CLO EXPENSE: A CLO is supported by funds from its nearest major org. This does not mean all funds above allocation for that org belong to a CLO. 10% of the CGI of the major org should be more than adequate to support a CLO since if the CLO is any good at management at all the income will be high in that major org. It is expected to send far more to SO Reserves than it consumes. | OTL INCOME: The same as for a CLO. It should be supported by a maximum of 10% of the CGI of its nearest major org plus tours and Flag Service Consultant commissions and income for other services provided to the orgs in its area of responsibility. If it is any good, it will boom the nearest major org and others as well. It has to boom others so they will feed the nearest major org. It is expected to send far more to SO reserves than it consumes. |
OTL EXPENSE: The same as a CLO. Nearest major org supports it. If any good it will boom that org and others as well. It has to boom others so they will feed to the nearest major org. It is expected to send far more to SO Reserves than it consumes. | OTL EXPENSES: The same as a CLO but for its own and attached units’ expenses only. |
CLO-OTL RESERVES: Any reserves that may be built up locally by book and pack sales, events. FSM Commissions and booming the major org. It is expected to send far more to SO Reserves than it consumes. | CLO/OTL RESERVES: Any reserves that may be built up locally through salvage of former allocations or from current allocations. |
ORG RESERVES: Any reserves that may be built up by an FBO by reason of astute guardianship of the org’s funds. Far more than such reserves go to SO Reserves. | CONTINENTAL FINANCE OFFICE EXPENSE: The Continental Finance Office expense is paid by the CLO to which it is attached. Thus it must make lines flow. It collects for SO reserves and management units. |
LOCAL RESER VES: The reserves built up by an FBO, OTL, CLO, Org, ship or Activity by reason of booming the org. These may not be built up at the arduous expense or denial of SO Reserves. | FBO LOCAL EXPENSE: Paid by the org to which the FBO is attached. The org FBO collects for SO reserves and management units. |
FBO CONTINENTAL EXPENSE: The FBO Cont’l expense is paid by the CLO to which it is attached. Thus it must make lines How. It collects for OTC! | LOCAL ORG RESER VES: The reserves built up by an org through salvage of former allocations or from current allocations. |
FBO LOCAL EXPENSE: Paid by org to which the FBO is attached and collects for OTC Ltd and other management units. | GOVERNING POLICY |
GOVERNING POLICY | The governing policy of finance is to |
The governing policy of Finance is to: | A. MAKE MONEY. |
A. MAKE MONEY. | B. Buy more money made with allocations for expense (bean theory). |
B. Buy more money made with allocations for expense (bean theory). | C. Do not commit expense beyond future ability to pay. |
C. Do not commit expense beyond future ability to pay. | D. Don’t ever borrow. |
D. Don’t ever borrow. | E. Know different types of orgs and what they do. |
E. Know.different types of orgs and what they do. | F. Understand money flow lines not only in an org but org to org as customers flow upward. |
F. Understand money flow lines not only in an org but org to org as customers flow upward. | G. Understand EXCHANGE of valuables or service for money (PL Exec Series 3 and 4). |
G. Understand EXCHANGE of valuables or service for money (P/L Exec Series 3 and 4). | H. Know the correct money pools for any given activity. |
H. Know the correct money pools for any given activity. | I. Police all lines constantly. |
I. Police all lines constantly. | J. MAKE MONEY. |
J. MAKE MONEY. | K. MAKE MORE MONEY. |
K. MAKE MORE MONEY. | L. MAKE OTHER PEOPLE PRODUCE SO AS TO MAKE MONEY. |
L. MAKE OTHER PEOPLE PRODUCE SO AS TO MAKE MONEY. | A small sack of beans will produce a whole field of beans. Allocate only with that in mind and demand money be made. |
A small sack of beans will produce a whole field of beans. Allocate only with that in mind and demand money be made. | A finance management which does not understand and USE these principles will be like a driver who hasn’t the tech to drive a car. He’ll wreck it, or not driving it at all will have no transport. |
A finance management which does not understand and USE these principles will be like a driver who hasn’t the tech to drive a car. He’ll wreck it or not driving it at all will have no transport. | Money is a tech. IT FLOWS. Although one dollar looks like another dollar, they may be from completely different places and mean completely different things. |
Money is a tech. IT FLOWS. Although one dollar looks like another dollar, they may be from completely different places and mean completely different things. | Founder |
Founder | CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY INTERNATIONAL Adopted as official Church policy by the CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY INTERNATIONAL |