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An Instrument of Succession
English original / official comment · Michael Staley
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
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.