April 26, 1971
[ADDRESS BLOCK BLACKED OUT]
Dear Mr. [BLACKED OUT]
In reply to your letter received on April 22nd, this Bureau is strictly an
investigative agency of the Federal Government and, as such, neither makes
evaluations nor draws conclusions as to the character or integrity of any
organization, publication or individual. I hope you will not infer either
that we do or do not have material in our files relating to the
Scientology Church.
Sincerely yours,
[stamped] J. Edgar Hoover
John Edgar Hoover
Director
NOTE: Correspondent is not identifiable in Bufiles. In late 1962,
newspaper clippings indicated that Food and Drug Administration officials
raided the Washington, D.C., Headquarters of Ron Hubbard who runs the
Academy of Scientology. Hubbard is the founder and president of the
Hubbard Dianetic Research Foundation, Inc., which furthers Hubbard's
theory of Scientology, an alleged science which instills self-confidence
and assists individuals in removing mental problems and obtaining human
ability. Hubbard has been described as being "hopelessly insane" by his
wife in suing for divorce and "The Washington Times Herald" of 4-24-51, in
mentioning this divorce proceeding, stated that "competent medical
advisors recommended that Hubbard be committed to a private sanitarium for
treatment of paranoid schizophrenia (Bufile 105-5601)
[illegible initials] (3)
