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FBI files on L Ron Hubbard


FROM THE FILES OF THE FBI #65

[handwritten letter]

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July 29, 1962

Mr. J. Edgar Hoover
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir: I am interested to know about the activities of The Founding Church of Scientology whose address is 1812 - 19th St. N.W. Washington 9, D.C.

Is this a church in the usual sense of the word -- a religious body? Is it a school of thought? Could it be a Communist Front?

Any information you can give me will be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,

[SIGNATURE BLACKED OUT]

August 3, 1962

[ADDRESS BLOCK BLACKED OUT]

Dear Mrs. [BLACKED OUT]

Your letter of July 29, 1962, has been received.

Although I would like to be of service, the FBI is strictly an investigative agency of the Federal Government and neither makes evaluations nor draws conclusions as to the character or integrity of any organization, publication or individual. I regret I am unable to help you and hope you will not infer either that we do or do not have data in our files relating to the subject of your inquiry.

You may wish to direct correspondence to the Better Business Bureau of Washington, D.C., Inc., Perpetual Building, Washington, D.C., for any assistance which may be rendered.

Sincerely yours,

[stamped] J. Edgar Hoover

John Edgar Hoover
Director

See NOTE next page.

RMW:bsw* (3)

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Mrs. [BLACKED OUT]

NOTE: Correspondent not identifiable in Bufiles.

The Founding Church of Scientology, 1812 19th Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., identical to the Academy of Scientology, run by L. Ron Hubbard, is well-known to the Bureau. Hubbard is the founder and president of the Hubbard Dianetic Research Foundation, Inc., for the purpose of furthering 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 psychiatric observation and treatment of a mental ailment known as paranoid schizophrenia." (105-55601-5)

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