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").