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An Instrument of Succession

English original / official comment · Michael Staley

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AN INSTRUMENT OF SUCCESSION

The following document appeared unexpectedly on the Internet at the end of March [1999]. Controversy aside, it states the position adopted, in practice, by Frater Aossic since 1955 e.v., as if he had been aware of its existence, which he had not. It does, however, confirm a casual remark made to him at Crowley's funeral by Lady Frieda Harris concerning Crowley's last-minute change of mind with regard to his successor as O.H.O. of O.T.O.

The document has only just now come to light, unnecessarily, as time will reveal. Will time also reveal who discovered it, where, and why it remained concealed for more than half a century?

© Michael Staley

with permission: STARFIRE II,2, 1998

BCM Starfire · London WC1N 3XX · England

Tradução portuguesa: Um Instrumento de Sucessão

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This page preserves Staley's contemporary comment as published when the document was still treated as genuine. For the subsequent resolution, see Michael Staley's apology, and read it alongside the forensic comments and the provenance account.