In all appointments of LRH Communicators, Executive Secretaries and Assistant Guardians in all orgs, Continental Exec Divs and WW, Clears have top priority.

Such appointments also have top urgency in becoming Clear.

In making such appointments the following considerations should be taken into account:

1. Clear

2. Good statistics prior to appointment or while not yet Clear

3. Length of time in orgs

4. Staff Status attained

5. Experiential track

After this date, LRH Comm, Exec Secs, Assistant Guardians, Divisional Secretaries, Executive Secretary Communicators and Departmental Directors may not be given permanent appointments unless Clear and may only hold Deputy Status unless Clear.

When cleared, a Deputy may then be appointed “Acting” which, if held successfully for one year may then be designated as a full appointment.

If there is a Clear on a staff who fulfills the requirements (as given 1 to 5 above) but who has seniors who are not actively progressing toward a state of Clear, then the Clear must be appointed to a top executive post, supplanting if necessary any senior who is not actively making a successful effort to become Clear in the immediate future.

Any LRH Communicator, Guardian, Assistant Guardian, Executive Secretary, Divisional Secretary or E.S. Comm or Departmental Director, Deputy, Acting or Permanent, who is not making rapid and visible progress up the Gradation Chart by Standard technology toward a state of Clear may be ordered to a properly convened Committee of Evidence on the following charges as they apply:

(A) Failure to personally apply Scientology;

(B) Lack of effort to improve one’s case;

(C) Disagreement with standard technology;

(D) Use of other practices instead of Scientology;

(E) Suppression of an organization;

(F) Blocking Clears out of executive posts;

(G) Preventing people from becoming Clear.

If found guilty of one or more of the above charges the executive may be removed from post or demoted by the Findings when approved and supplanted by a Clear or a staff member who is making good case progress and otherwise qualifies as per 1 to 5 above.

It is the unmistakable intent of this policy letter to give Clears executive appointment priority and to have all senior Scientology executives Clear and to supplant as senior executives all persons not making reasonable progress in that direction.

Momentary case difficulties, temporary bog-downs lasting no more than 3 months and physical illness are not to be interpreted under the heading of no-case-progress.

Failure to actively work toward the state of Clear or failure to make any progress toward Clear or trying to keep Clears out of top appointments are the basic data to be used in applying this policy letter.