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received was specific to the areas that I worked in.
Q So you were higher up on the hierarchy?
 
A On one side I was what is known as clear, and
on the other side my training was in an administrative
capacity, and I was considered a Status II, which is what
is called in Scientology when you are a fully trained
staff member. Then you take an additional course in your
particular area of expertise, for example mine was in the
Off ice of Special Affairs. So I was an investigations
officer, and I took a course on being an investigations
officer, and any related course to that I had to take.
 
Q Do you actually have some documentation on what
the Office of Special Affairs is, and how it is run?
 
A
Yes.
Q Could you just briefly explain what this packet
contains?
 
A Every course in Scientology, if you will, a
curriculum, and it identifies the different materials
that are required for study in order to achieve the
certificate in that area. This is a check-sheet, and
this check sheet is for the Office of Special Affairs.
They call it a HAT check sheet.
 
Q Is a HAT essentially the job that you have?
 
A Yes, exactly. What this does, it explains what
it is that the objective to the course that you are

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