HCO PL of 27 Apr AD 15 “Organizational Price Engram” is fully valid and must be followed. It explains why price cuts damage orgs.
Price cuts are forbidden under any guise.
1. PROCESSING MAY NEVER BE GIVEN AWAY BY AN ORG.
Processing is too expensive to deliver.
2. BOOKS MAY NEVER BE GIVEN AWAY BY AN ORG OR BY PUBS ORG.
They are too expensive to manufacture.
3. FSM COMMISSIONS MAY NEVER BE PAID ON DISCOUNTED OR CUTRATE ITEMS.
If an FSM can’t sell for full value he does not rate any commission.
4. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR COURSES ARE LIMITED TO INTERNSHIPS, HSDC AND ACADEMY LEVELS.
5. COURSE SCHOLARSHIPS ONLY MAY BE OFFERED FSM ON CONTEST AWARDS.
6. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE TO WORKING FSMs OF PROVEN SELECTEE SUCCESSES.
7. ALL SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS OUTSTANDING TERMINATE IF NOT TAKEN BEFORE 1 JANUARY 1971.
8. FSM COMMISSIONS ARE PAID ONLY ON THE ARRIVAL OF A STUDENT OR PC, NOT ON RECEIPT OF THE FEE.
Adv payments are sometimes refunded.
9. ONLY FULLY CONTRACTED STAFF IS AWARDED FREE SERVICE, AND THIS IS DONE BY INVOICE AND LEGAL NOTE WHICH BECOMES DUE AND PAYABLE IF THE CONTRACT IS BROKEN.
10. FSM BONUS AWARDS TO ORGS MAY ONLY BE DELIVERED TO CONTRACTED STAFF MEMBERS OF THAT ORG.
[Note: Per point 7 above, FSM Awards outstanding as of 27 September 1970 were to be taken by1 January 1971 or forfeited. HCO PL of 31 January 1971, FSM Contest Awards, abolished thedeadline for claim and use of such awards.
The rule in point 3 above concerning FSM Commissions on discounted or cut rate items was modifiedby HCO PL 7 September 1973, Issue II, FSM Commissions, Payment of, which sets out thosediscounted services on which Commissions may be paid and how this is calculated, and those onwhich Commissions are not paid. A copy of this PL appears in the 1973 Year Book.]