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The information is of a kind that most members of the community would not want disclosed about themselves and which, if publicly disclosed in this case, could reasonably be expected to distress or embarrass the individual. Decision maker: David Wagland Designation: APS 4 Date: 28 june 2007 DO NOT OPEN This acid-free mask contains ... .t. ...... folios The contents of the mask are: 1il Exem~t fro~ public access un~er paragraph(s) .......... ~1 .. /J;l ......... of the Archtves Act 1983. You have'a statutory right to seek of the exemption. 0 Not in the open period as defined by the Archives Act 1983. Date mask applied: ACCESS APPLICATION T l Queensland F lying Saucer R esearch Bureau Number of folios for which total exemption is sought under sub-section 33{1) of the Archives Act 1983 15 of folios (open with exemption) transferred to NAA I 0 Number of rolios (open) transferred to NAA II Number of rolios in th e open access period 36 Total Exemptions- folios: FOI WARNING: Exempt Document under Fr eedom of Infor mation Act 1982. R efer r elated FOI to Attorney-General' s Department Canberrn Teleohone ~1essage ToE Secret Check -Donald Frederick STC~8 At 1000 hours today, Mr. arters, A. S . I . C. telephone out this case. He said t h at STOXE' s daughter, Gail, is Etill in Denmark, presumably at the Scientology College. Also, we have reports that Rodney John STONE (Brother of Donald Frederick) is a committee member of the S . A. Scientology organization. In view of the fact that Scientology is likely to be declared a legal organization by the Common- wealth Attorney-General, the subject is a bit touchy at present. However, if we can gather any further information, such as (a) is Donald Frederick STCNE still actively connected with Scientology? (b) is his daughter, Gail, at the Scientology School in Denmark? (c) is Rodney STC~L still a leading light in Scientology in S . A. ? could we Telex the i nformation today, COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA ...... AUSTRALIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION TELEGRAMS: " AUSTERITY" ADELAIDE ADELAIDE 5001 CONFlOENTlAL ~-November, 1972. Headquarters, A. G. I . O. Atn=;TRALilJIJ }'J~YirG SAUCER RBSEARC:-1 SOCIETY Please refer tollllllreport 949/72 of 13 October, 2 . Colin HORHIS mentioned t~erein is "'ell la>.o,.rn in South Austrana for"his interest in unidentified fl:ving objects. It is considered tbe.t he should be clasoified as n/r n . a . 3 . Attached are t~e relevant ' Y' slips for destrt~ction. Regional Director, 3 . A. CONFIDENTIAL South Au.atra.lia. E\f .:.l.J ~ Colin NORRIS (u/i-n.o.r.), the P\ .c~ .i.G l.rl:l".1,jons Oifi<.!~z for the Australian ~'lying Saucer Rcseorcl.!. ;.:-oo Le\.:. t who lives in Adeloide, claims to be in ccrrcsponde;o(;t! w .. t . noviet Ae!atlelil- icione on the BUbject of u.nioentif..i.ed. flying )V ts (U.F.CJ,''s,) NOlUUS is od~erpvng;a;; ;;~;~ ~nd workEI mrounicatio el.lide. Co.oe o::.ticer' s Comment: ( Ali:l!..!.:...Y.. Oomm en t z anr.l .C a.!!Sl.l!De from t:b_i.e to l.lV-:: :;.o :r.-oJ.iticcl 1/0lt.f\lS eooke to member.-a <. f str~iia about U.F.L ? ~&ted 24th ~ove~le~ '.rhe Adelaide telephone c::t:ra~tor.y J :,u ':': VJ'iP!' U ? 0 Australian .Flying Saucer Rea~r.:c.cn .:ir.cict:: ~ _ H:L.\.) Helation.~> Officer -telephone No. 72 313i't "NOHrti::: r Colin 0., 114 Cross Ro~d, Highg~::;c t:~ 1 ;,1" . Il.t.(.(Recor de) TELEPHOHE: 50 6911 ~ Regional Director, ADELAIDE. S . A. STON:l, Donald Frederick In AtPI1 Quote SS26022 23rd February, 1971 The attached report from the Establishment Security Cfficer, Salisbury is forwarded for information. STONE has been kept under notice since 1961 as a result of (iscussions, A. S. I . C. (HQ) -A. S. I . O. (SA). He was interviewed by one of our officers on the 14th of June, 1963 when he admitted association with ~cientology, but has not come to adverse notice "Saint Hill" t-1anor, East Grinstead, Sussex, U. i~ . was the previous H.~.'s of Scientology. The cult was denounced in the U. K. during 1968 and severe restrictions applied. It is therefore possible that Sweden i s either the international or a regional H.~.s. V' (F. E . ELLIS) Rli>3IONAL SECURITY OFFICER , ( S . A. ) Establiahoant ~curity O!.ficer , S4LlSBURY. Ur. D. ~uttl.oworth mm. wa10 l29rlsiks P2 vide ss.:i!6022 or 15th Juno, 1961. n C81'd. vido 26th Uarch, 19$S. 17tJ:t Febnwy, 1971 I wish to Adv1Bo that djeot ooued 'rith. tba 'Do:pa:t"tt;lll\t on. tbe 29th J~, 197'1. ~ia oUioe boldo & oampleted Deolaratian ot Seoroq. 2. From $'(11E'e statt tue tb8 tollowin8 quote frco hia lotter o.r retd.{Jtatiorl is -:o be Mt.4 "to talcB up p&J'MIW'It ~ cnoer. oena with The .Advsncod Or811!1A11at1011, ~ Rill, ~. 'lb.e lll4ch9u s;i:ve:n 1.1 "Je'mbCle6Dde 6, 1600, ~ v., Dtrark." rre waa to depart Anatralia by oea em 6th )"ebraati7 3 ltr. U.. Jams, 3oou:r:ity Officer, ~el:.1n8. n:wle enquiries o! il!r. F. J. GILL ( provlouaJ.T cantootod in thie oaao -oeo report 7/004/6/SAL, SAL.12100 o 14th J1me, 1963), w tba follomng aa leamt. ~he ai(p.U'iconoe of "Saint Bill" would appear to bo tbo namo r4 Soiontology Heu!L-quartora. d 1-lr. QILL thouebt tbe Heell-quarlem wom located in Sa.ft'ey, U.K. It oould bQ that the ~ora aro nov-loc-ated in ~k. tt:r. GILL oleo adneee tbat $'WE soes t o wcnic .for the ~oimtoloGY o:r~1eation but doos not l<now in "what eapaDity. STONE did tol.l hiJII t~t ttla orpni~tion m.'9 ~his te:re, aad. his 111!0 and .fnmi.ly, to Danllarlc. no woW.d 1'800'1'9'0 no aal.ary ao oudl., but they woW.d bouuo ond r.IOinta:ln his tSid.~ and give hilll be pound.a sterl..ins a. wedc tor il1oit'lentn.l expenditure. 4 Sbbjeatu r:r.cce.ea ie ~ WI "conehnt H:eetrici:ed" and "by asoooic.ticn to Secret . ' Tbe latter was ooca.sioned by Cantral 'l'eet llouao beizl inwl~ in Pl."'joat b-aban 'With Secrot oo.tar1al, -ontl cltbouah STONE -.as not di:rootl3 :Involved he was wo1'k:inc 1n tbe 8CIIIt ooopl.eL (a.) 'l"hat eobjoct be plaood an toh.Q Depo.rtamtal 'G.' Liot. (b) Local ootion for file d t:D' cord bo to Cerltml Syat.n. . CONFIDENTIAL-/, ;.i INTERNAL MEMORANDUM DEPARTME FROM (Draach or EuabllabiDcAI) Security Branch, ~o\I.tSrnJRY.. scmuroLOGY -sro:3, Dana.ld Frodoriok. GILL, Frocl.Oriok .Toooph. 1. In a.ccord.onea \d.th tho sus_.l70ct.ion cont:l1n.Od in yoaz YA.2/12/4 or 22nd lley' 196), tho cl:lovo-~d t.rora intorviewod roGr.Jnco 'l'ha Hubb:ll'd A~::o~intion or So1entology International (A:;:.:)r1~ CollEl$0 of PorCOOllQl E!ric1oncy). 2. Attachod h-:>roto 1o a roporb ot ths interview, together \d.th a COif1 of a booldot Scientology -ThG PZ:Oblom:J or l>:ork .~ .). Arter poru~lns th1a le~""nod Elp1ctl.G, it is tho bumbls op1nio!l ot tho undor31encd that thG ccmtont:;~ a.""'' "poychologiw ba.i'i'lo-za.b c.ill:::)d o.t &UJ.liblo introverts (doolcrcd by ~-cQnfe~ indi~s) \rho AN p:opnrcd to p;rr to otfoct thGir ow fXtlt-CI11'0. (A.G. Holden) EGtobllchmcnt Security Oticar, $CURUY Bilt\t{Clla SJ\l.!S'3liRX. CONFIDENTIAL GAL.,zto3 1. Rof'oronCQ n.2/12/4 ot Z2nclllcy, 19Ci3 Ca:lC:Ornilla tho eb070 c.Wjoot 2. Ao cu~otcd, . F.J. Gill \.-::.:l !r.torviC\.'Od ond lP '-~ ZUlJ3 ~..., t~t hio t.'Orl;;:.:).to orA f'1"lc:ld, 1>0:1. p. s o, QD intoro:rt.cd 1:1 Scio:tol037 IIo <losoribcd Zt~ a.o Q coed ~ cr.:l c:o ~ lovoo bio vUo Q.:l.cl t~ 10U..O.:: chlldron. 3. Gill ctc.tcd tho.t ho bollovod tbt Stono ~3 intorootod 1n Soicntolo::y-~foro ~ oo!:ICOnc:Jd duty c.t u.n.E. (10/7/61 ) . Tho ro:lccn tor thio intot"OGt 'UilO to 2..mprovo bis ~p, o.a., lo.ob:l:l tolol'nl:lco tou::ll'do biB f oll0'1t-t1:111, lud ~ poor tl:l)r:.oq, end p<ill.~ lo.oll:od tho por.:lOno.lity to p1ab 4 . Aroro:.ti:::lt.o~ oi:c c.,-nths o,:-;o Sto:lG ctopp3d c.ttc:"ldin3 Scic:::~olo;:w i'ro:lt. Sl:-:> \lO.!l vory r:ueh C(to.inct tb c::pcoc:> 1nvolv.l:l in th:l Cc:lr::3 it::""li" c.n:l or~c:l tbt th:) amey co-..&ld bO bot~o:: ~t 1n t~Pir ~ end its c:lrro-J::tlln::o. It \.~S c.t this point tlut S~cr..o, c.pp~tl,v, ~w A poa::ihlo diwro1Cil in hi:s bou:xJhold tmd ctoppod a.tto~ clo.o:;Qo. s. Stcn=~ 's clo:.a a.oGo~ia.tos vi thin hiD placo ot o:::l!llo;vont l".::.vo i'l'O'lU:mt~ rid1culod biaactiona for bocoil1D: involV"..:l 1:l Scicntolerrr, l;ut bo h::.:l rn1ntaincd tlut it h:13 ~thins to otfor b1D in tb foro ot A porooWll lll't.. 6 . GUl, ao an oldor po~o::1, ho.e a::t.or:~d o. f~thor]3' a.."".:l to eto::1o, t::o1t Ctono, 1.:hllot npprocio.t~ hio a.clvioo, oo.intainod. t~t hO tools ~ron3]3' to.~rdo tho pri:lciplOll or So1anto1oz:y, o.n:l, c.ltbcu~h ho did not. cot c:-~t]3' all tlu\t h3 tho-..t!lht llo tlC'Jld i'ro'D it, hio oatlook a::1:l c.ttitu.clo tat~o bio cllatl-~ cr..d intorn::l tolor.JnCOo, otc., bo.va--e:oc.~ ~"WWd. Gill c~.-o th:l.'lo Sci.o..-tolo31 1o Q 'IJ'J.Qto or o::JY QZl ' o =:lOY . 7 . Foll~ GUl' o ~I'Oot.ton, I btorv!ou:::d ~to:1o, dlo t.'Olco:::::Jd o. c!J:.t roc~ Soio::ltolo:?:T t'.o cloSr:cd tl'~t co !'a.l:' e.G hO ~ ccn::,j..x;l ~ bollov.:d tl:.:lt th3 ~!:l:ll'li AGcooiation of Scicn~olo;~o Iotoma.tio::l:ll. \.'9.0 c. :a..u- c.nd cbo7o-'b~ bocl,y end a.o c:ach t:J b.:d nothin3 to hi.do by bof:lz c. r:.o~cr. a. Stcno ct.c.~ tho.t hO i'irot hccrd ot Sciontolo~ 'll'.!':ll lw t.-:!!J w:;-::.tn~ o.t Po~ Au!r.1ota pt1or to c.oooptintZ n p::~Cition o.t u.n.E., Sclie!='..ll?. Thio ~.;n~.,_ lodcr-' w.o obto.:lnod i'l."'m Stono o brot!lor, n r..odnoy Stano, ~10 o.t tha.t t.izl, \."CG rocoivl.na 1notr-.lotiono f'ro:n tbG At:oriocn Collolr.) .or Por.::onnol Efi'icia::cy. C). Short)3' nttor cccoptinz ol:l!Jl.opnt c.t u.n.E. and tl~ c.,-vi!l(! o~ his hO'.lO:>bold to Mol.aiuo, stOI'!O onrollcd c.t tho .1\o:>ric:m Colle~ or Po:.-:::o-..:101 Ei'fi~ioncy (July, 1~&1) end oontinuod on A rocul=or bnoio 2-3 nichlo :por wo!c, ~1tll app1>0-..cil:ato~ a1x contho C<:O (Pro:l::;:uoo 1'ro:1 th3 ha:!.."-f'r~t). 10. o:::ao c.:Wltlli:lccl thc.t it 11:10 d!i'fic-Jl.t to c.:::::ooo C!:t.:!..C"..zy bou C.!.C~ b hx; rGccivcd i'ro:1 at~ we::os o..id tho:> !ndivNu.:ll. tuiticm ~:;:;4ono. fio;pr.>r, h:) 't::l!J propo.roa to oa,y tb.:lt h3 b::.d not roc:~i~d Cl""'"t~ "t.'!ut ~ th::-~!lt ho \J'O'olld, 1:-..!.t by tt'.,:, ~ tolzon, b M.d. ~l'OV\:lrl hie Ole c::b:>-u~ c:;.d rutlo:~!: to s.1c!l an o..~ont th=lt b:> h:l.cl coro undo:t:~taz:d.in::, tolor-"lco, c~c. to l::.lz::.:'.n l>oi:J::J, c.r.d c-r.or:UJ;r found tbct ~ co->lld hold hie ~::.d U:? b1:::I-:.o:> th:m 1::3 coula p..""W:Oa-..:tel3' . Tbio uplii'!< b:l cont.rib-.ltOo to t~ to:l.Cb1n(:o oi' Scient.olo;u. 11. Sciontol oc:r, Stone clcic3 i o A ,cy of' lifo m~d !to r. c!:l.'loo c.~:l tc~c~Un:!o of' .ro::olv1nr; problc:Jo of' th:> cpirit, llio or.:l th..."'ll:ht, C::.::l do ti!~l to 1::.;.1 volt ::c::;y o tl'>"' day to cltl.v problcco o:1CC1.llltot'Cd 1:l our ~O!":l :::Nioty. tl:.o":~ ic c::> cor.vineod or tb1o b:~liof' th:l.t ho ct::.tcd tlut if h=> t.-.:')::.\:1 t a bo ::: t .l:l:lncicl. f..:l::it10:1l:O''IJO"Jld. '~ .ro::1~ cr.d c:w:> toE~, l!M_,'l' .J or t~ I~b~ Ao::oc1o.ticn oi' ~ic:ltol.oJicto Intomc.t~, to tr:li::l :l.!l c. r.lll- tico Auditor ot tl:o o~D:l.t~. C0~\{FlDt:.NT1A!.. CONFIDENTIAL .12. . Ancy-St.on:>, C'!l:ltionocl in p:u':).31'nl?h-1i io c:ur:ontly tho pc.r'.;-tw Socrotary ot till' Adoltddo Dl':lilch ot t!w llubi>c.rc'l. Aoaooiat:!.O."l oz Scio:ltolo~i~o :rntomc.tic:Jal, nou c1~tod ithlindlOIJ s~ot, P.dolAido. It 1o R. etcc'l'o G!!lb1tic::l to boco:::o c:l Au.ditor in U.A.S.I. C~tl,y bl) ro~vos ~ ~ ot 13. In cncvo.-to ~o~ cp.o~ione roc:u-dir-3 B.A. S.I., D. S~cco cttlto:l trot tb:l Ac::lrioa::~. Collo:za ot J:loroo;mol. Gi'i'io1Cll..7 '=a t-113 f'lr::t. b:::.ly in SC".:.th t.uctr~ to pr~1co SoiontolCZ$ and GtUl dc;)O ror t~t. ~t~or, t'J.t H. A.s.t. in I~:llcy Stroot io nov tho ~:lto Iloa.dq~crs of tho o:-e;:..'lic:;o.tic::l. Ao a:ch 1t v1ll 07ontt:.:1l.ly' {;:ll:o OirOr tho acln rolo ill thio D:::l.te c;1d vlll orr;:lllico br.:.nchoo in ot~r Ql'OO.O, includill3 tlw i\1rthor do7olo!"":l:lt. oi' tb c::i~i:l3 brcnoh ct E~h. Tbo D:lin r..ooplo boh1nd fl.A.S.I. in Sc-_.th ~r--...lla. c.ro tuo brot~ro ~d. 'Hill:1nccn, c=o or WO:l it is boliovod. io c~tlY in E~ o'bto.ininz tho lo.toct tcol:miqp.oo in the to:ll.C~o ot Soiontolc31. 14. Sillco t ho or~ 1ntorvi~11 uith D. Stcmo h::l bo l ooo:1 r::o, tor t:y 1nfo1'!l:lt1Cl:l, c:::;~ 1ntro:lucto17 c1o~t:~.t10ll on t~ CJ.bjoct ot Sc:l.o!lt~lo:;r, c..~cl o::1o doau=:mt ontitlod 'rlz3 Pro:>lc::lll of t1ork by L.R. Eu.bb~"d, Wl.o b:::on copied for 0;-.::nch rororonco. no o.J.c:) abot1::1 r::l a. ,cbt!rt ~titled "0l::f'Ord Oo.r:a.city A."'aJ;v:lis G=ttin3 C".lt tll:J rocal.to Of ~0 toct3 tlut bJ OO::l,J.ctOd b:lt "':l .ru.zy, 1~1 c.c:l Au:-.1ot, 19'~. Oa. po..;JOr, th'J t;:"~..!l:l indiO:ltoi c.."l :ut. unaor cort.cln por=c:1clity bo=.d.1n::;:l, o.a., toloro.nco, c~cc:ltr::.t!.co, otc., oto. It lll.co r:>l".o-.--o:l t~t tlwro is ctW ro~ for ~!'OV~:J.t. llouovor, S~ano cc.!d th:lt b ccno:Lclo:rod t~t tho roculto of Qll tile toata t.Pl'O a. t:uo a.D::oc~ ot lWl.:xllt a.t ttoco roopGotiw ~to