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| '''David Bernard Gaiman''' is a prominent member of the ] who lives in the ]. He and his wife Sheila joined in the early 1960s and he was public relations director and commonly in the media during the British controversies over Scientology in the 1960s and 1970s. During that period, he held the titles Deputy Guardian for Public Relations<ref>], '']'', Appendix, <br>In January, 1971, I wrote to David Gaiman, Public Relations Director of Scientology in England, with whom I had had some earlier correspondence, informing him that this book was to be published and offering him a chance to give the Scientologists' side of the story in brief. I also requested information on some of Scientology 's rehabilitation programs -- their Human Rights Commission and Narconon, their program in India -- so that some of this could also be included. </ref> World Wide and Minister of Public Affairs for the Churches of Scientology Worldwide, as well as serving as public spokesman<ref>''Van Wert Times Bulletin'', ], ].</ref><ref>''Bucks County Courier Times'', ], ].</ref><ref>C.H. Rolph, '']'', <br>Meanwhile, all members of the NAMH (or most of them) received a letter from Mr David Gaiman, the spokesman of scientology, to whom their names and addresses had been perforce supplied by the NAMH.</ref>. He was declared (expelled) in 1983, but has since rejoined the Church and done much work for them in Russia as well as in the UK. | '''David Bernard Gaiman''' is a prominent member of the ] who lives in the ]. He and his wife Sheila joined in the early 1960s and he was public relations director and commonly in the media during the British controversies over Scientology in the 1960s and 1970s. During that period, he held the titles Deputy Guardian for Public Relations<ref>], '']'', Appendix, <br>In January, 1971, I wrote to David Gaiman, Public Relations Director of Scientology in England, with whom I had had some earlier correspondence, informing him that this book was to be published and offering him a chance to give the Scientologists' side of the story in brief. I also requested information on some of Scientology 's rehabilitation programs -- their Human Rights Commission and Narconon, their program in India -- so that some of this could also be included. </ref> World Wide and Minister of Public Affairs for the Churches of Scientology Worldwide, as well as serving as public spokesman<ref>''Van Wert Times Bulletin'', ], ].</ref><ref>''Bucks County Courier Times'', ], ].</ref><ref>C.H. Rolph, '']'', <br>Meanwhile, all members of the NAMH (or most of them) received a letter from Mr David Gaiman, the spokesman of scientology, to whom their names and addresses had been perforce supplied by the NAMH.</ref>. He was declared (expelled) in 1983, but has since rejoined the Church and done much work for them in Russia as well as in the UK. | ||
| He attested to the state of Clear in 1966, listed in Scientology magazines as Clear #51 <ref>Auditor 29 (1967).</ref>. He attested to the level of Operating Thetan VIII (OT VIII), the highest level available in Scientology, in 2005 {{ |
He attested to the state of Clear in 1966, listed in Scientology magazines as Clear #51 <ref>Auditor 29 (1967).</ref>. He attested to the level of Operating Thetan VIII (OT VIII), the highest level available in Scientology, in 2005 <ref>{{cite web | year=2005 | url = http://www.truthaboutscientology.com/stats/fw/freewinds57.html | title=Freewinds 57 | accessdate=2006-10-22}}</ref>. | ||
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| David Gaiman | |
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| Occupation(s) | Owner, G&G Foods, East Grinstead Public Relations Director, Church of Scientology (ret.) |
| Spouse | Sheila |
| Children | Claire Edwards, Neil Gaiman |
David Bernard Gaiman is a prominent member of the Church of Scientology who lives in the UK. He and his wife Sheila joined in the early 1960s and he was public relations director and commonly in the media during the British controversies over Scientology in the 1960s and 1970s. During that period, he held the titles Deputy Guardian for Public Relations World Wide and Minister of Public Affairs for the Churches of Scientology Worldwide, as well as serving as public spokesman. He was declared (expelled) in 1983, but has since rejoined the Church and done much work for them in Russia as well as in the UK.
He attested to the state of Clear in 1966, listed in Scientology magazines as Clear #51 . He attested to the level of Operating Thetan VIII (OT VIII), the highest level available in Scientology, in 2005 .
Family
Gaiman's family is of Polish Jewish origins; after immigrating from the Netherlands in 1916, his father eventually settled in the Hampshire town of Portsmouth on the south coast of England and established a chain of grocery stores. Born in 1933, Gaiman was educated at The Portsmouth Grammar School, though he did not excel academically. He subsequently joined the British Army where he rose to the rank of sergeant. He returned to Portsmouth on leaving the army to work for his father in the grocery stores, though he detested this job.
He eventually decided to go into business for himself, much to his father's displeasure, and the family moved away from their home in Portchester in 1962. When the Gaimans discovered Scientology they moved to East Grinstead, West Sussex in 1965. David Gaiman joined the staff of the Church of Scientology at nearby Saint Hill Manor, eventually becoming the Church's chief UK media spokesman. In the same year, David and Sheila Gaiman co-founded an eponymous vitamin shop, G&G Foods. By 2005 the company had become a major local employer, with 80 employees and an annual turnover of over £4 million. The Gaimans are prominent figures in the local community and are well known for their sponsorship of the local arts scene.
Gaiman has three children, a son and two daughters. His son is Neil Gaiman, the well-known fantasy author ; one of his daughters, Claire Edwards, is head of Scientology Missions International.
Operation Snow White
As Deputy Guardian for Public Relations World Wide (DGPRWW), Gaiman was involved in Operation Snow White:
In a World Wide project issued 16 September 1975 by aide David Gaiman, Deputy Guardian for Public Relations World-Wide, an operation is ordered to plant false information in U.S. Security agency computers, "to hold up the American security to ridicule, as outlined in the GO by LRH." It describes the plan as "to take a cat with a pedigree name ... and to get the name into a computer file, together with a record whether it be criminal, social welfare, driving or whatever; and to build the sequence of events to the point where the creature holds a press conference and photographic story results." The project called for the use of plants to place the false information into U.S. security agency computers.
He was involved in covert operations to infiltrate the American Medical Association, illegally obtain documents, and leak damaging information from those documents to the press. His superior, Jane Kember, noted:
David has laid down a strategy which is to enable us to contain the scene. Our plants when trapped are Freedom investigative reporters just like any other newspaper. The plants themselves do not have to confess or be named ... We can undercut AMA's continual effort to expose us by indicating it is a smokescreen to prevent Freedom from publishing ...
See also
References
- Paulette Cooper, The Scandal of Scientology, Appendix,
In January, 1971, I wrote to David Gaiman, Public Relations Director of Scientology in England, with whom I had had some earlier correspondence, informing him that this book was to be published and offering him a chance to give the Scientologists' side of the story in brief. I also requested information on some of Scientology 's rehabilitation programs -- their Human Rights Commission and Narconon, their program in India -- so that some of this could also be included. - Van Wert Times Bulletin, September 7, 1968.
- Bucks County Courier Times, March 13, 1969.
- C.H. Rolph, Believe What You Like, Chapter 9: Scientology attempts a Take-over
Meanwhile, all members of the NAMH (or most of them) received a letter from Mr David Gaiman, the spokesman of scientology, to whom their names and addresses had been perforce supplied by the NAMH. - Auditor 29 (1967).
- "Freewinds 57". 2005. Retrieved 2006-10-22.
- ^ Lancaster, James (2005-10-11). "Everyone has the potential to be great". The Argus (Brighton). pp. 10–11.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Neil Gaiman's Journal, April 6, 2004
- Lancaster, James (2005-10-11). "Everyone has the potential to be great". The Argus (Brighton). pp. 10–11.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) David Gaiman quote: "It's not me you should be interviewing. It's my son. Neil Gaiman. He's in the New York Times Bestsellers list. Fantasy. He's flavour of the month, very famous." - "Head Bars Son Of Cult Man.", The Times, London, England, 13 August, 1968, p.2 col. c. (convenience link), Alternate.
A headmaster has refused the son of a scientologist entry to a preparatory school until, he says, the cult "clears its name". The boy, Neil Gaiman, aged 7, (...) Mr. David Gaiman, the father, aged 35, former South Coast businessman, has become in recent weeks a prominent spokesman in Britain for scientology, which has its headquarters at East Grinstead. - "Freedom Magazine". Retrieved 2006-10-22.
- ^ United States of America v. Jane Kember, Morris Budlong, Sentencing Memorandum