Operation Snow White


Operation Snow White was a systematic attempt to infiltrate and steal classified files on Scientology from governments all over the world. Its exposure by the FBI in 1977 led to the arrest and imprisonment of the Guardian Office's senior leadership in the US and Canada. The program consisted of a number of sub-programs ("Snow White Operating Targets" or "SWOTs"), each with a different codename, aimed at targets in particular countries or international organisations. The original aim of the program was to expose and legally expunge "all false and secret files of the nations of operating areas" and to enable OTC (the Panamanian-registered front organisation for the Sea Org), the Apollo and Hubbard himself to "frequent all Western nations without threat." Crucially, the word "legally" was later removed to enable this goal to be met through clandestine (and illegal) operations.

Policy aims of the Snow White Program

COUNTRY /
INSTITUTION
PROJECT
CODENAME
KEY
TARGETS
Algeria Project SHOES
SWOT 13
Government files to be cleared of material on OTC, Apollo and LRH.
Australia (1) Project DIG
SWOT 19
Any psychiatrists, parliamentarians, judges, reporters etc. who had criticised Scientology were to be sued for genocide.
Australia (2) Project DIG
(AUDITION)

SWOT 19A
Added to the main body of the program a month later, this project called for the Australian Labor Party to be given compromising information on Conservative politicians so that "it could give the Federal Labor something to smear Victorian Conservatives with".
Austria Project SLEEPY
SWOT 10
Any files on Scientology to be "cleared".
Belgium Project BASHFUL
SWOT 9
Scientology was not active in Belgium at this time but nonetheless sought to "clear its files".
Denmark Project HAPPY
SWOT 8
As Denmark was "well under GO control", all that was necessary was the active prevention of "false files" appearing in the country.
European Commission
vs Germany
Project GLASS
SWOT 29
Germany was to be brought before the European Commission (now Court) of Human Rights for alleged discrimination against Scientologists.
European Commission
vs Sweden
(project name
unknown)

SWOT 26
Sweden was to be brought before the European Commission (now Court) of Human Rights for alleged discrimination against Scientologists.
European Commission
vs UK
Project BROOM
SWOT 23
The UK was to be brought before the European Commission (now Court) of Human Rights for alleged discrimination against Scientologists.
France Project APPLE
SWOT 3
Files to be obtained and expunged from Paris Police, French Immigration and Interpol.
Germany (1) Project GRUMPY
SWOT 5
Files to be obtained "by any means" from police, Interpol and immigration authorities.
Germany (2) Project COAL
SWOT 27
As Germany was "peculiarly sensitive to a charge of GENOCIDE", any critics of Scientology were to be prosecuted for that offence.
Greece Project DANCE
SWOT 12
Files of Greek Government, US Naval Intelligence and US Embassy to be cleared of material on OTC, Apollo and LRH.
Holland Project SNEEZY
SWOT 6
Files to be obtained "using any GO actions" (see "Re: Intelligence" for typical GO actions) from police, Interpol and immigration authorities.
Interpol Project LANTERN
SWOT 21
Interpol was to be sued for genocide and made to discontinue reporting on Scientology.
Italy Project DOPEY
SWOT 11
Any police, Interpol and immigration files on OTC, Apollo and LRH to be "cleared".
Morocco Project COMB
SWOT 1
Government files on OTC, Apollo and LRH to be subpoena'd through unrelated suits.
Portugal Project MIRROR
SWOT 4
Portuguese Government to be "restrained" from acting against OTC, Apollo or LRH.
Spain Project LACE
SWOT 2
British Ambassador and/or Naval Attaché to be sued.
Adverse reports on Scientology to be removed from files of maritime agencies, Customs, Immigration and Police.
Sweden (1) Project DOC
SWOT 7
Files to be obtained "using any GO actions" (see "Re: Intelligence" for typical GO actions) from police, Interpol and immigration authorities.
Sweden (2) Project
REFLECTION

SWOT 24
As Sweden was supposedly dominated by psychiatry and Nazi war criminals, the names of any opponents of Scientology were to be gathered through suits or any other legal means so that they could be exposed for "crimes" (such as genocide).
Tunisia Project ORE
SWOT 14
Government files to be cleared of material on OTC, Apollo and LRH.
United Kingdom (1) Project WITCH
SWOT 16
The UK was blamed for being behind the problems of Scientology, as it was "very vicious and full of lies". Targets included: the Aliens Office, Immigration, UK Interpol, the Royal Navy and the Department of Health and Social Security.
United Kingdom (2) Project
STEPMOTHER

SWOT 17
The alleged sources of "false reports" in the UK were to be charged with genocide against Scientology. These sources included: the UK naval and consular services, Home Office, Foreign Office, the Admiralty, the Department of Health and Social Security, the National Association of Mental Health, the World Federation of Mental Health, British newspapers, the BBC and Interpol. Conservative politicians were to be excluded in the hope that they would adopt the suit as a political weapon against Labour. These organisations were covertly targetted by the GO.
United Nations Project TUNNEL
SWOT 18
A complaint was to be submitted to the UN regarding supposed discrimination and genocide against Scientology.
UN vs Germany Project BUCKET
SWOT 28
Germany was to be taken to the United Nations for "genocide" against Scientology.
UN vs Sweden Project SHOES
SWOT 25
Sweden was to be taken to the United Nations for "genocide" against Scientology.
UN vs US Project ORE
SWOT 22
The UN was to be used as a vehicle to "have all the files in immigration, police and interpol in all parts of the world corrected".
United States Project HUNTER
SWOT 15
Treasury, Interpol and FBI to be targetted. These organisations were subsequently targetted by GO covert operations, for which Mary Sue Hubbard et al eventually went to jail. Note points (f) to (h) - these were precisely the conditions to which the IRS appears to have agreed in its 1993 tax-exemption agreement with Scientology (see "A letter from the IRS "promoting" Scientology").