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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]

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