Scientology Policy Directive 19

L. Ron Hubbard's writings and recordings on the subject of Scientology make up the Church's scriptures, referred to as Source. Scientology Policy Directive 19 of 7 July 1982 entitled "The Integrity of Source" attests to their indelible nature.

It is hereafter firm Church policy that LRH ISSUES ARE TO BE LEFT INTACT AS ISSUED.

No one except LRH may cancel his issues.

No one except LRH can revise his issues whereby changes are incorporated into the text and then reissued. Any valid revisions must hereafter be made in a separate issue stating the change and how the revision is to be read. It must also state why the change is being effected, for example, if there has been an ecclesiastical change or a technical development.

Changes in Church policy become valid Church policy by being adopted by the Board per his request in HCO PL Sep 66 FOUNDER that "I. Policy Letters are hereafter to be accepted or nullified by Boards of Directors in their regular meetings".

However, the original LRH issue (regardless of type) shall remain intact so that the original wording is kept. In this way, his writings retain their integrity and there is no mystery as to what he wrote and what the revision stated and why.

The only occasion for any revision of an LRH issue is if a typographical error was found in the original.

Already existing issues stand intact and valid. Any further changes will be dealt with on an issue-by-issue basis.

This policy will allow the integrity of Source to be reinstated.