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About the Base: rem confidentiality controversy where there is none...
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The base is home to all of the highest level management units of the [[Church of Scientology]]<ref name="tabayoyan"/><ref name="prince"/>, all of which are staffed by [[Sea Organization]] members. Among the organizations there are the [[Religious Technology Center]], the [[Commodore's Messenger Organization]] International and [[Golden Era Productions]]. [[Golden Era Productions]] manufactures the [[E-Meter]] and produces and distributes all church audio-visual materials, both internal and promotional.<ref name="goldeneye">{{cite news | first = Thomas C | last = Tobin | title = A place called 'Gold' | url = http://www.sptimes.com/TampaBay/102598/scientologygold.html | publisher = [[St. Petersburg Times]] | date = [[1998-10-25]] | accessdate = 2007-03-18}}</ref>
 
The Gold Base is also referred to as the "Int Base".<ref name="stone"/> In the pre-internet era,1980s the location of the base and the presence of international management there were kept secret, even to Scientologists at lower organizations.<ref name="prince"/>. Golden Era Productions nowadays does Open Houses and leaves its golf course open to community groups<ref>[http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_D_golf21.28489c8.html Scientology golf links off limits]</ref>
 
In an article published in the [[LA Weekly]], Gale Holland wrote that there are critics of the Church of Scientology who say that Gold Base "houses the church's highly secretive security apparatus".<ref name="UnfairGame">{{cite news | author = Gale Holland | title = Unfair Game: Scientologists Get Their Man | url = http://www.laweekly.com/news/news/unfair-game/4713/ | publisher = [[LA Weekly]] | date = [[2001-06-20]] | accessdate = 2007-08-25}}</ref> There are motion sensors every several feet and mounted video surveillance cameras.<ref name="stone"/>