FROM THE FILES OF THE FBI #102
Office Memorandum - UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO : DIRECTOR, FBI
DATE: April 20, 1951
FROM : SAC, CHICAGO
SUBJECT: HUBBARD DIANETIC
RESEARCH FOUNDATION
INTERNAL SECURITY - C
On March 23, 1951, [BLACKED OUT] Chicago, and [BLACKED OUT]
Chicago, were interviewed as complainants concerning the possible
use of captioned organization and individuals connected with it,
for influencing patients to join the CP.
[BLACKED OUT] and [BLACKED OUT] advised that the captioned
organization has headquarters in Elizabeth, New Jersey and was
founded by LAFAYETTE RON HUBBARD about two years ago. It has
branches in Chicago and Los Angeles. They explained that the
foundation's function is to treat by means of "psyco-therapy" [sic]
and added that the treatment has been extremely successful. The
treatment is administered by "auditors," trained by the Hubbard
Foundation, who have audiences with the patients over a period of
time. These audiences continue for from two to six hours.
Complainants were of the opinion that the "auditors" become
influential with the patients especially when the treatment is
successful and opinioned that if the "auditors" are communists they
could conceivably influence the patients along communist lines.
The Chicago Foundation is directed by [BLACKED OUT] who came to
Chicago from St. Joseph, Michigan in August, 1950. On March 22,
1951, the Chicago Foundation personnel had a meeting called for the
purpose of deciding on whether or not the personnel should sign
loyalty oaths as required by the National Office. In the presence
of 12 people, [BLACKED OUT] said that he is a Communist but is not
active at present, that he has not
2cc: Newark
2cc: Los Angeles
2cc: New York
cc: 100-22245 [BLACKED OUT]
100-0
CNF:cam
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attended CP meetings or paid dues since coming to Chicago. He
stated however that he believed in Communism despite his inactivity
at the present time and would therefore refuse to sign the loyalty
oath.
[BLACKED OUT] according to the complainants, is a protege of
[BLACKED OUT] formerly with the Hubbard Foundation and now the head
of a Dianetic Clinic in New York City. [BLACKED OUT] is reportedly
a close friend of one ___[BLACKED OUT] (phonetic) who informants
have heard was a Communist Organizer in Washington, D.C.
___[BLACKED OUT] is believed to be associated with [BLACKED OUT] in
New York City at the present time.
[BLACKED OUT] who is formerly from Los Angeles, advised that he
had heard that the Los Angeles Foundation is Communist dominated;
this information reportedly came from [BLACKED OUT] Complainants
also advised that they had hearsay information that [BLACKED OUT]
and [BLACKED OUT] formerly of the Hubbard Foundation, Los Angeles,
were Communists.
Complainants advised that in their opinion the National Office
of the Foundation is attempting to weed out Communists.
LAFAYETTE RON HUBBARD, Elizabeth, New Jersey, the founder of
captioned organization, appeared at the Chicago Office on February
26, 1951 and furnished information concerning alleged Communist
influence within the Chicago and Los Angeles branches. The
information furnished by HUBBARD concerning the Los Angeles
Foundation was submitted to Los Angeles by Chicago letter of March
9, 1951 in the case entitled [BLACKED OUT]
For information.
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