HUBBARD COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE
Saint Hill Manor, East  Grinstead, Sussex
HCO BULLETIN OF 24 JUNE 1962
Franchise
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 PR EPCHECKI G
(Correction of HCO Bulletin 1 Mar 1962
and to be included as a change in all
Theory Checking of that HCO Bulletin)

The Withho ld  System of  When,  All, Ap pear,  Who  must  not be applied to the
ov ert  found for the fo rmulation of the What  Question.  This System is  only applied to
the earliest overt one can discover on the chain opened by the What Question.
The exact Prepcheck procedure becomes as follows:
1.  Ask the  Zer o Question. (See HCO Policy  Letters and  Information Letters
for Sec Check Forms. These are “Zero Questions”.)
2.  I f the Meter gives an In stant Read  (see HCO  Bulletin  May  25,  1962  for
Instant Read) then the auditor says, “That reads. What have you done?”
3.  The  pc gives the overt. (If the p c doesn’ t, the auditor can coax  or demand
until an overt is given, saying such as, “But you must have done  something
because  the Meter reads—What have you done?” until the pc does give the
overt on the subject of  the Zero Question. A pc well in session will give it.
(Note: A severe ARC Break can cause a Meter to  react on a Zer o Question.
Just ask if there’s an ARC Break if you suspect it and ask the Zero again. )
4.  Th e  audito r s ay s,  “I  will ch eck  that o n  th e Meter ” and  r ead s the Zero
Question  again. If  the Zero  Qu estion still g ives  an instant read th e aud ito r
says, “I will formulate a broader question.”
5.  The auditor  forms and tests  What Questions until one  gives an  instant read
the same as the Zero Question did.
6.  A ddr essin g the  pc dir ectly ,  th e  au ditor  asks th e  Wh at Q uestion  h e  has
composed and verified by Meter test.
7.  The pc is  permitted to answer the What  Question, giving  as  many incidents
in a gener al way  as he cares to.  He is never  cut off  short. Let him talk as
long as the pc can give overts.
8.  The au ditor asks if there  are an y earlier incidents. The audito r, without a
Meter, gets the pc down the track until the pc says that’s the earliest.
9.  The auditor now applies the Withhold System, When, All, Appear, Who, to
this earliest  incident, going through When, All, Appear, Who  several times.
10.  The auditor now  says, “I will check the What Question on the Meter,” and
does so, asking  it and  watching for  a read.
11.  I f there is an in stant read, the auditor  repeats steps 8, 9 and 10 above until
there is no instant read on the What Question.
12.  When the What Qu estion reads nul th e auditor says, “Th at is clean. I  will
now do the Middle Rudiments.” Note: Various end r udiments can be added
to Middle Ruds in extreme cases of  pc ARC Breaks.

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13.  The auditor checks the Middle Rudiments and gets them clean.
14.  The What Question is tested again. If clean, the auditor says, “It is clean.”
And then reads the Zero Qu estion.  If it is clean (gives no instant read), the
aud ito r g oes on  to the n ex t Zero  Qu estion . I f it is n ot  clean the au ditor
repeats steps 4 onward to 14 until the Zero Question is clean,  at which time
he goes to the next Zero Question on the list.
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All What Questions are asked to expose and clean a chain of Overts. If the Zero
d id n’t  clean at  once o rigin ally,  ther e is a Chain  of such  overts.  Therefore the Wh at
Question must be asked so that it can be answered with a number  of overts if they exist.
It is fatal not to p ermit the pc to fully answer the What Questio n to his complete
satisfaction  bef ore shov ing  at him  with  demands fo r earlier material.  To  cut of f his
effort to  give several incid ents is to leave h im with  missed withh olds and a probable
ARC Break.
Don ’ t as k  th e With ho ld  S ys tem  o f  Wh en,   All,  A pp ear,   Who ,  o n  a n y  late
incidents.  Use th is system on ly to blow the earliest incident  the pc can  easily recall.
This opens Up earlier track if any exists. And if none exists it blows the whole chain.
The pc can  ex per ience  the effect o f collapsin g track  if  the auditor applies the
Withho ld Sy stem, When , All, App ear, Who, to an incident late (closer to  pt) on the
chain. Or if the auditor won’t let the pc fully answer the What Question when found.
THE WHAT QUESTION
The formulation of the What Question is done as follows:
The pc  gives an  overt in response to the Zero which does  not clean the needle o f
the Instant Read on the Zero.
The auditor uses that overt to formulate his What Question.
Let us say the Zero was “Have y ou ev er stolen anyth ing?” The pc says, “I  h ave
stolen a car.” Testing the  Zero on the Meter, the auditor says,  “I will check that on the
M eter.  Hav e y ou  ever  stolen anything?” ( He  mention s nothing abou t cars,  Heaven
f orb id !) I f h e  still g ets a r ead,  th e  au ditor  say s (as in  4 abov e),  “I will  formulate a
br oader question.”  And,  as in 5  above, says, to the Meter,  “What about stealing  cars?
What abou t  stealing  vehicles?  What about stealing  other  peop le’s p rop er ty ?” The
aud itor  g ets the same  Zero  Questio n read  on “What ab ou t  stealing  other  people’s
p r oper ty ?”  so  h e  writes th is d own  o n  his r epo rt.  All o f  5  abov e is  do ne with  no
expectancy of the pc saying a thing.
The auditor does it all in a testing tone of voice with a testing attitude.
Now in 6  abov e, as he has h is question, the  aud itor sits up,  looks  at  the pc and
says,  meaning  it  to be answered (but without accusation), “What about stealing  other
people’s property?”
Now, as in 7 above the pc will probably mentio n the car, the auditor gives a half
acknow ledgment  (encouraging  mu tter ),  th e  pc  then  recalls an u mb rella  an d then a
dr essing gown and seems to think that’s it.  The auditor no w fully acknowledges all o f
these  with an “All right!” or  a “Than k yo u, that’s  fin e.” The auditor  does th is o nly
when the pc appears to be sure that’s it.
And then the auditor goes into 8 above with, “Now are there any earlier incidents
of stealing other people’s property?” and 7 and 8 are played out until the pc finally says
something like, “Well, I stole a mirror from a little girl who lived in our block,  and that
really is the first time.” The auditor now does 9. The pc with track opened by the

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When , All,  Appear, Who Questions,  is again  asked,  as in 10, “I will check that
on  the Meter. What about stealing other  people’s proper ty? That still reads. Is there an
earlier incident ( as in 8)?” The  pc r ecalls one, saying , “I  almost forgot. I n fact  I had
forgotten it. I used to steal my father’s car keys when I was three!” The auditor says (as
in  9),  “Wh en  was that?” “I s there any  mo re to that?” “What  migh t  have appeared
there?” “Who  failed to find  out about it?” asking  these four  qu estion s in  ord er  and
g etting an  answer each time, asking them again  and  perhaps again. The auditor then
says,  “I  will check  th is on  the Meter  (as  in 1 0).  What  ab out stealing other people’s
property? That’s clean.” And goes on into 12.
The auditor says, “I will now do  the Middle Rudiments” (HCO Bulletin June 23,
1 962 ),  cleans th em and  again  says,  “I will check  the What Questio n.  Wh at abo ut
s tealing  other  peop le’s  pr operty? That’s  clean . “  And  immed iately  do es  th e  Zer o
Question asking, “Have you ever stolen anything? That’s clean. Thank you.” And then
asks the next Zero Question on the list.
Note: The pc can go back track as far as he likes without auditor interference.
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TESTING WHATS
To test any auditor’s auditing, and to be sure all is well with a field or HGC pc,
the W hat  Qu estio ns sho uld  be checked  out on  th e  pc by ano th er  au ditor  an d the pc
turn ed  back to the au ditor to g et them flat. Don ’t  test Zeros for  flatness.  Incr easing
r esponsibility will u nflatten Zeros. Only What Questions become forever n ul if done
r ight. So only test What Questions for nul reads. A What Question left  alive can really
raise mischief, as it constitutes a  series of missed withholds.
So test all What Questions formulated for that pc after an intensive or close to its
en d  to  b e su re.  And   be su re  ev ery  What Q uestion  us ed  is  written  leg ib ly   on  the
auditor ’s repor t.
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This  improvement in Prepchecking will  increase speed , save ARC Br eaks and
make an easier and more thorough job of it.
Use this  version of Pr epchecking for all Theory and Practical tests and drills and
on  all pcs.
Prepchecking still combines with the CCHs more or less session for session.
Form 3 and Form 6 A are the most  productive Zero Question Lists. Fo r auditors,
“The last two pages of the Joburg (Form 3) and Form 6A” is a required prerequisite for
higher classes.

                                                             L. RON HUBBARD

LRH  :dr.rd
Copyright © 1962
by  L. Ron Hubbard
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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