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Anonymous asked this question on 5/12/2000:
What was "Operation Funny Bone?"
Thanks.
Desertphile gave this response on 5/12/2000:
B1 Area Secs
A/DG I US
RE: Berry's World
Dear Sandy, Brian, Donna and Gary,
Attached is Op Funny Bone. It was done off of a recent LRH order to
myself, so needless to say I want the actions done fast,
What is needed is for each AG I to determine for their own area if
Berry's World cartoon is carried.
From that point then the Op can be sent to them. When they are
determining if the cartoon is carried ensure that they have enough
data to work with as they will not all need the Op right away (unless we
find out that the cartoon is carried in their area).
So please get started on this right away and add it to your battle plan
this week to get the orgs going on finding the circulation.
I suggest telex lines for this initial cycle.
Love,
GS I US
Dear Dick,
SITUATION. Ron wanted the attached cartoonist disenfranchised.
Data: The attached Op is a simple Op very similar to the successful
Kensolving Op that I mocked that cost him alot of his papers.
It's simple to do and should be fun for the AG I's in outter areas.
Solution: Impliment the attached OP.
This is OK R
Approved
Disapproved
Love,
28 April 77
OP FUNNY BONE
INFORMATION: Jim Berry has 1.1ed Scientology in attached cartoon: It
is desired that this fellow no longer has a sindicated publication.
MAJOR TARGET: To cause Jim Berry to lose his sindicatedpublication
so that he can no longer SP Scientology.
PRIMARY TARGETS: All US BI Secs are on Post Operating. The worth
while purpose of this action is to remove JBfrom his position of power,
so that he cannot attack the C of S.
USBI Ops Net is responsible for the overall planning ofthis project.
Each concerned USBI Sec is responsible for seeing that theassigned
targets in his area get done.
Each USBI Sec is responsible for any debugging necessaryon this
project/working in liaison with Ops Net USBI.
Each AG I concerned, is responsible for seeing that anytargets
assigned to him/her are done.
VITAL TARGETS: That all concerned ensure that SECURITYis IN on this
project.
That the publications that "carry" JB's cartoons are found. That all
production personnel that work on this projectstar rate M4 check out
on this project.
funny bone
OPERATING TARGETS
1. Do a suitable guize telephone call to the NEA - theNewspaper
Enterprise Association - their headquarters are in Cleveland and NYC.
Contact their L.A. office if they have one, if not get hold of the others.
Find out what areas of the US they circulate JB's cartoon. You can be
the enterprising amateur cartoonist who is trying to get some info on
the subject and your stuff is somewhat like JB's. Or you could be a
freelancer who is doing an article on syndicated business; or you can
be a student who is doing a paper on the same subject. See what
buttons you can get on this call concerning cartoonist.
"gosh, I bet some of these cartoonists are pretty tempermentalyou
know like artists. Do you ever have any problems with them -- I mean
like JB - etc. Boy I sure appreciate your help etc".
Follow this down as needed.
DG I PAC
2. Write up these findings above and get them to Ops Nat.
DG I PAC
3. Ops Nat is to include the above findings/buttons etc with a copy of
this Op and send this to all USBI Secs concerned. (where ever public
tions use JB's cartoons.
DG I PAC
4. Each USBI Sec is to send out to all concerned AG I's the following
targets.
concerned Secs
PROJECT: FUNNY BONE TARGETS FOR CONCERNED AG I's
a) Find all the publications you can in your area that print Berry's
World - see attached cartoon. Make a list of these.
b) Take one of the above publications and have a trusted FSM look
through as many as possible "back" issues to obtain other examples
of "Berry's World".
c) As the tone of these is 1.1, there should be manybuttons of
persons that are being pressed. e.g. a joke on Poles: a joke on
Catholics: a joke on Jews: a joke on any ethnic groups: make a list of
this person types or ethnics.
d) Recuirt several FSM's that can write letters.
e) Have the FSM's write to leaders of the ethnic groupsof whatever
turns up, and complain about the insulting cartoon that you just came
across. Suggest that the group write letters to the publication in
question and demand that the publication drop that cartoon. And to
say that their members will drop the publication if they don't drop it.
f) AG I, should read all letters going out to ensure that no mention of
Scientology is made. The letters should not be mailed all from one
place, and they should all be sent a good distance from any Org or
Mission. All the addresses (return) should be different and spread
around the city.
g) do b) to g) to all the publications discovered in target"a".
h) As each new cartoon comes out for all the publications intarget "a",
have several FSM's write letters to the Editor (different types)
complaining about whatever can be complained about in the cartoon
e.g. shouldn't make fun about Firemen: shouldn't ridicule the poor
etc. Some of these letters should state that the complainer is
dropping the publication and many of his "Firemen friends/ "poor
friends" are doing the same. AG I, should read all letters before going
out. Return addresses should be away from the Org or Missions and
not near to each other.
i) Continue this above action with 30 or 40 FSM's, each week changing
the FSM's, or each day/month as the publications come out. Send up
to US weekly reports on the results of these actions.
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Subject: Funny Bone?
Answered by: Desertphile
Asked By: Anonymous
28 May 77
cc: Ops Natl
cc: Natl Sec
Greg (for Dick)
28 April 77
OS-W
RE: OP FUNNY BONE
Randy
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