      HUBBARD COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE

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      HCO BULLETIN OF 9 AUGUST 1978

                Issue II



Remimeo



            CLEARING COMMANDS



  Refs:

  HCOB 14 Nov. 65    CLEARING COMMANDS

  HCOB  9 Nov. 68    CLEARING COMMANDS, ALL LEVELS

  HCO PL 4 Apr. 72R  ETHICS AND STUDY TECH

    Rev. 21.6.75





Always when running a process newly or whenever the preclear is 

confused about the meaning of commands, clear each word of each 

command with the preclear, using the dictionary if necessary. 

This has long been standard procedure.



You want a pc set up to run smoothly, knowing what is expected of 

him and understanding exactly the question being asked or the 

command being given. A misunderstood word or auditing command can 

waste hours of auditing time and keep a whole case from moving.



Thus, this preliminary step to running a process or procedure for 

the first time is VITAL.



The rules of clearing commands are:



1. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES IS THE AUDITOR TO EVALUATE FOR THE PC 

AND TELL HIM WHAT THE WORD OR COMMAND MEANS.



2. ALWAYS HAVE THE NECESSARY (AND GOOD) DICTIONARIES IN THE 

AUDITING ROOM WITH YOU.



This would include the Tech Dictionary, the Admin Dictionary, a 

good English dictionary and a good nondinky dictionary in the 

pc's native language. For a foreign language case (where the pc's 

native language is not English) you will also need a dual 

dictionary for that language and English.



(Example: English word "apple" is looked up in English/French 

dictionary and "pomme" is found. Now look in the French 

dictionary to define "pomme.")



So for the foreign language case two dictionaries are needed: (1) 

English to foreign language, (2) foreign language itself.



3. HAVE THE PC ON THE CANS THROUGHOUT THE CLEARING OF THE WORDS 

AND COMMANDS.



4. CLEAR THE COMMAND (OR QUESTION OR LIST ITEM) BACKWARDS BY 

FIRST CLEARING IN TURN EACH WORD IN THE COMMAND, IN BACKWARDS 

SEQUENCE.



(Example: To clear the command "Do fish swim?" clear "swim" 

first, then "fish," then "do.")



This prevents the pc starting to run the process by himself while 

you are still clearing the words.



4A. NOTE: F/Ns OBTAINED ON CLEARING THE WORDS DOES NOT MEAN THE 

PROCESS HAS BEEN RUN.



5. NEXT, CLEAR THE COMMAND ITSELF.



Auditor asks the pc, "What does this command mean to you?" If it 

is evident from the pc's answer that he has misunderstood a word 

as it is used in the context of the command:



a. Reclear the obvious word (or words) using the dictionary.



b. Have him use each word in a sentence until he has it. (The 

worst fault is the pc using a new set of words in place of the 

actual word and answering the alter-ised word, not the word 

itself. See HCOB 10 Mar. 65, WORDS, MISUNDERSTOOD GOOFS.)



c. Reclear the command.



d. If necessary, repeat steps a, b and c above to make sure he 

understands the command.



5A. NOTE: THAT A WORD READS WHEN CLEARING A COMMAND, AN 

ASSESSMENT QUESTION OR LISTING QUESTION DOES NOT MEAN THE COMMAND 

OR QUESTION ITSELF HAS READ NECESSARILY. MISUNDERSTOOD WORDS READ 

ON THE METER.



6. WHEN CLEARING THE COMMAND, WATCH THE METER AND NOTE ANY READ 

ON THE COMMAND. (Ref: HCOB 28 Feb. 71, C/S Series 24, METERING 

READING ITEMS)



7. DON'T CLEAR THE COMMANDS OF ALL RUDS AND RUN THEM, OR OF ALL 

PROCESSES AND RUN THEM. YOU'LL MISS F/Ns. THE COMMANDS OF ONE 

PROCESS ARE CLEARED JUST BEFORE THAT PROCESS IS RUN.



8. ARC BREAKS AND LISTS SHOULD BE WORD CLEARED BEFORE A PC GETS 

INTO THEM AND SHOULD BE TAGGED IN THE PC'S FOLDER ON A YELLOW 

SHEET AS CLEARED. (Ref. BTB 5 Nov. 72R II, Rev. 24.7.74, Auditor 

Admin Series 6R, THE YELLOW SHEET)



As it is difficult to clear all the words of a correction list on 

a pc over heavy bypassed charge, it is standard to clear the 

words of an L1C and ruds very early in auditing and to clear an 

L4BRA before commencing listing processes or an L3RE before 

running R3RA. Then, when the need for these correction lists 

arises, one does not need to clear all the words as it has 

already been done. Thus, such correction lists can be used 

without delay.



It is also standard to clear the words of the Word Clearing 

Correction List early in auditing and before other correction 

lists are cleared. This way, if the pc bogs on subsequent Word 

Clearing, you have your Word Clearing Correction List ready to 

use.



9. IF, HOWEVER, YOUR PC IS SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF AN ARC BREAK 

(OR OTHER HEAVY CHARGE) AND THE WORDS OF THE L1C (OR OTHER 

CORRECTION LIST) HAVE NOT BEEN CLEARED YET, DON'T CLEAR FIRST. GO 

AHEAD AND ASSESS THE LIST TO HANDLE THE CHARGE. OTHERWISE, IT'S 

AUDITING OVER AN ARC BREAK.



In this case you just verify by asking afterwards if he had any 

misunderstoods on the list.



All the words of the L1C (or other correction list) would then be 

cleared thoroughly at the first opportunity -- per your C/S's 

instructions.



10. DO NOT RECLEAR ALL THE WORDS OF ASSESSMENT LISTS EACH TIME 

THE LIST IS USED ON THE SAME PC. Do it once, fully and properly 

the first time and note clearly in the folder, on the yellow 

sheet for future reference, which of the standard assessment 

lists have been cleared.



11. THESE RULES APPLY TO ALL PROCESSES, LISTING QUESTIONS AND 

ASSESSMENTS.



12. THE WORDS OF THE PLATENS OF ADVANCED COURSE MATERIALS ARE NOT 

SO CLEARED.



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Any violation of full and correct clearing of commands or 

assessment questions, whether done in a formal session or not, is 

an ethics offense per HCO PL 4 Apr. 72R, Rev. 21.6.75, ETHICS AND 

STUDY TECH, section 4, which states:



"AN AUDITOR FAILING TO CLEAR EACH AND EVERY WORD OF EVERY COMMAND 

OR LIST USED MAY BE SUMMONED BEFORE A COURT OF ETHICS.



"The charge is OUT-TECH."





L. RON HUBBARD

Founder



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