FROM THE FILES OF THE FBI #40
[illegible] Simpson
February 25, 1960
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Dear Mrs. [BLACKED OUT]
Your letter dated February 17, 1960, with its enclosures, has
been received, and the interest which prompted your communication
is indeed appreciated.
While I would like to be of assistance to you, the function of
the FBI as a fact-gathering agency does not extend to furnishing
evaluations or comments concerning the character or integrity of
any individual, publication or organization. I regret, therefore,
that I am unable to furnish any information concerning the
individual you mentioned.
In accordance with your request, I am returning the letter you
submitted with your communication.
Sincerely yours,
John Edgar Hoover
Director
Enclosure
1 - Washington Field (enclosures - 2)
_ATTENTION: SAC, WASHINGTON FIELD_
Enclosed are a copy of correspondent's communication and a
copy of the letter she received from her cousin in England.
Correspondent also enclosed a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
NOTE TO WASHINGTON FIELD, CONTINUED, PAGE TWO
RDS: pw (4) ----- SEE NOTE ON YELLOW, PAGE TWO
[page 2]
Mrs. [BLACKED OUT]
_NOTE TO WASHINGTON FIELD, CONTINUED_
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Correspondent has reference to L. Ron Hubbard who is associated
with a number of organizations apparently having their headquarters
at 1812 19th Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C. Among these
organizations are Hubbard Association of Scientologists
International, Hubbard Dianetic Research Foundation and the Academy
of Scientology. His organizations allegedly advance a new method of
curing mental illness known as "Dianetics." The April 24, 1951,
issue of the "Times-Herald," Washington, D.C., revealed that
Hubbard's wife charged in a divorce suit that he was "hopelessly
insane" and had subjected her to "scientific torture experiments."
According to the article, "competent medical advisors recommended
that Hubbard be committed to a private sanitarium for psychiatric
observation and treatment of his mental ailment known as paranoid
schizophrenia." The Bureau has received numerous inquiries
concerning Hubbard and his organizations. (62-94080)
_NOTE ON YELLOW:_
Correspondent inquired if the Bureau could furnish any
information concerning Ron Hubbard which she could send to her
cousin in England. Correspondent enclosed a letter from her cousin
which indicated Hubbard has a branch of his organization in
England. Hubbard's books and pamphlets are allegedly not
comprehensible and appear to be a mixture of communism, Nazism and
other unpleasant things and she believes Hubbard's organization may
be communist. The cousin requested the correspondent to obtain some
information concerning Hubbard and his organization. The
correspondent requested the return of her cousin's letter. No
dissemination of correspondent's letter and its enclosure is being
made to the Legal Attache, London, and to English authorities since
data concerning Hubbard and his activities was furnished to
[BLACKED OUT] on 4-5-57 pursuant to a request from [BLACKED OUT]
Self-addressed, stamped envelope furnished by correspondent
being used in reply
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