FROM THE FILES OF THE FBI #8
STANDARD FORM NO. 64
Office Memorandum - UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO : Mr. Nichols
DATE: February 27, 1957
FROM : M.A. Jones
SUBJECT: HUBBARD DIANETIC RESEARCH FOUNDATION
LAFAYETTE RON HUBBARD
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION BY SENATOR STYLES BRIDGES
By letter dated February 22, 1957, addressed to Assistant to the
Director, Louis B. Nichols, Senator Styles Bridges of New Hampshire
enclosed a letter from one [BLACKED OUT] of [BLACKED OUT] letter
expressed concern over the fact that one of her sons has apparently
come under the influence of "Ronald Hubbard" through the so-called
art of "Sciencology," [sic] at one time called "dianetics." In his
letter Senator Bridges states that he would appreciate getting a
report on the "cult" which he could pass along to [BLACKED OUT] in
connection with her inquiries. Bufiles indicate cordial relations
with Senator Bridges, and there has been correspondence with
[BLACKED OUT] who wrote to the Director in 1946 expressing
appreciation for the work of the FBI and voicing her hope that
Charlie Chaplin would be dealt with firmly for his insulting
remarks regarding "the American Gestapo." (100-127090-7)
Although Bureau records do not show that we have investigated
the Hubbard Dianetic Research Foundation, there have been numerous
inquiries concerning the activities of this organization on the
part of private citizens and law enforcement agencies both in this
country and abroad. The Hubbard Dianetic Research Foundation, Inc.,
was incorporated on June 1, 1950, in New Jersey for the purpose of
furthering the work of Hubbard whose book "Dianetics," had been
published in 1948. In 1951 the organization moved to Kansas, then
to Arizona and recently to Silver Spring, Maryland. The Foundation
has encountered difficulty with police authorities in New Jersey,
Michigan and the District of Columbia for allegedly conducting a
school in those areas in which a branch of medicine and surgery was
taught without a license. Bufiles contain a newspaper clipping from
the "Washington Times Herald" for April 24, 1951, with a date line
in Los Angeles relating that Hubbard's wife, in suing for divorce,
claimed that he was "hopelessly insane" and had subjected her to
"scientific torture experiments." (62-94080-30)
On the occasion of a similar request for assistance from former
Senator Homer Ferguson in 1953, a letter was prepared setting forth
for him data available in Bufiles which was derived from or
verifiable by public sources.
Enclosure
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Jones to Nichols Memorandum
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Bufiles indicate that Hubbard has written a number of letters to
the Bureau which were not acknowledged because of their rambling,
meaningless nature and lack of any pertinence to Bureau interests.
An appropriate notation concerning Hubbard is maintained in the
Crime Records Section. (62-94080)
_RECOMMENDATION_
That attached letter be sent to Senator Bridges marked "personal
and confidential" setting forth data from public sources regarding
Hubbard and the Hubbard Dianetic Research Foundation.
