FROM THE FILES OF THE FBI 320
OPTIONAL FORM NO 10
MAY 1962 EDITION
GSA GEN REG. NO. 27
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Memorandum
DATE: 8-23-74
TO : Mr. J.B. Adams
FROM : Legal Counsel
SUBJECT: CORRESPONDENCE WITH C.B.B. PARSELLE
THE CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY
Reference is made to letters dated 5-3-74, 6-10-74, 6-25-74, and 8-2-74
from captioned individual to this Bureau. The initial two communications
were answered by Bulets dated 5-16-74 and 6-20-74. The 6-25-74 letter
from Parselle was not acknowledged, and it is our view that most recent
letter of 8-2-74 should also not be answered.
Our files reveal no identifiable information with correspondent outside of
the described communications. It should be noted the letters were written
on the stationery of the Church of Scientology. The Church of Scientology
of Washington, D.C., Inc., has sued the FBI for information in our files
concerning that organization and its affiliates under the Freedom of
Information Act.
Correspondent is mainly interested in our policy with regard to allowing
individuals access to their FBI files and our reasons behind this. We
feel his inquiries have been sufficiently answered by the above-mentioned
Bulets and the letter prior to this most recent communication appears to
be frivolous in nature. Consequently, we believe it is unnecessary to
continue a dialogue in letters which could go on indefinitely.
_RECOMMENDATION_:
That this most recent communication of 8-2-74 and future communications of
a similar nature not be acknowledged.
1 - Mr. Mintz
RD:law (3)
