FROM THE FILES OF THE FBI 282
June 20, 1974
AIRMAIL
1 - Mr. McDermott - Enc.
Atten: Mr. Heim
1 - Mr. Mintz
Mr. C.B.B. Parselle
The Church of Scientology
Saint Hill Manor, East Grinstead
Sussex, England RH19 4JY
Dear Mr. Parselle:
This will acknowledge receipt of your letter of June 10th.
It has been a long-standing policy of the FBI that information contained
in our files is available only to duly authorized law enforcement
officials, agencies of the Executive Branch of the United States
Government and various Congressional Committees. In addition, iti s often
necessary to reveal materials from our files in certain judicial
proceedings.
Individuals contacted in the course of an official FBI investigation, or
citizens who voluntarily furnish us data which they believe comes within
our investigative responsibilities, if they so request, are expressly
advised that the information furnished us, as well as their identities,
will be maintained confidential, except as noted above. In those cases
where an individual has not expressly requested that his identity remain
confidential, we feel that there is an implied responsibility on our part
to protect their identity from disclosure.
I trust this information will be of assistance to you.
Sincerely yours,
[stamped] C.M. Kelley
Clarence M. Kelley
Director
1 - Washington Field - Enclosure
For information.
1 - Bufile 62-115530 (FOI-REPLIES)
JCF:law (7) SEE NOTE PAGE TWO
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Mr. C.B.B. Parselle
NOTE: Mr. Parselle wrote us on 5-3-74 which letter was acknowledged on
5-3-74. The Church of Scientology, and its founder, L. Ron Hubbard, are
well known to the Bureau. By airtel dated 6-14-74, WFO forwarded a
Summons and Complaint served at WFO by a U.S. Marshal on 6-14-74 in which
the Founding Church of Scientology of Washington, D.C., Inc., is suing the
Director, the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury for
information in our files which they contend we wrongly disseminated.
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