FROM THE FILES OF THE FBI 283
THE CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY
The Hubbard Scientology Organisation
WORLD WIDE
Founder L. Ron Hubbard
Saint Hill Manor, East Grinstead
Sussex, England RH19 4JY
Tel: East Grinstead 24571/3
Mr. C.M. Kelley
Director
United States Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, D.C. 20535
U.S.A
25 June 1974
Dear Mr. Kelley,
Thank you for your letter of 20 June 1974.
I can understand that in terms of your long-standing policy to make
information in your files available only to duly authorised law
enforcement officials, etc., your policy to protect the identity of
members of the general public who furnish information can be made
defensible. You might otherwise not get such information, whether true or
false.
The error seems to me, with respect, to be that the FBI lends the weight
of its authority to information which it furnishes from its files. It
does not make it clear that such information might be raw, unevaluated
data furnished by persons who cannot be challenged because their identity
is to be protected, who may have acted on rumour, or out of malice and
ill-will. Might I suggest, as a "ready solution" to what is a problem for
you but sometimes a catastrophe for others, that information furnished by
...............cont'd
Church of Scientology of California
A NON PROFIT CORPORATION IN U.S.A REGISTERED IN ENGLAND
R.D. HOPKINS PRESIDENT ERNEST DENZIL GOGERLY VICE PRESIDENT H.G. PARKHOUSE
SECRETARY P. HURWITZ RESIDENT AGENT (ENGLAND)
[at the bottom of this page there a handwritten note: Suggest no ack' see
letters of 5/16 & 6/20]
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the FBI should carry a rubber stamp with the legend:
Raw, unevaluated data.
The authenticity of this information is not guaranteed.
Further, occasions do arise when the long-standing policy of the FBI is
violated, and leaks of information occur. You will readily appreciate
that such leaks are capable of doing irreparable harm to the individuals
concerned. May I ask whether the FBI in such circumstances has a policy
for putting the matter right?
Thank you for your courtesy and co-operation.
Yours sincerely,
[signed] CBB Parselle
C.B.B. Parselle
D/Guardian Legal WW
