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FROM THE FILES OF THE FBI #9 United States Senate COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS CARL HAYDON, ARIZ., CHAIRMAN RICHARD B. RUSSELL, GA. ----- STYLES BRIDGES DENNIS CHAVEZ, N. MEX. ----- LEVERETT SALT[____]L, MASS. ALLEN J. ELLENDER, LA. ----- MILTON R. YOUNG, [__] DAK. LISTER, HILL, ALA. ----- WILLIAM F. KNOWLAND, CALIF. JOHN L. MCLELLAN, ARK. ----- EDWARD J. THYE, MINN. A. WILLIS ROBERTSON, VA. ----- JOSEPH R. MCCARTHY, WIS. WARREN G. MAGNUSON, WASH. ----- KARL E. MUNDT, S. DAK. SPESSARD L. HOLLAND, FLA. ----- MARGARET CHASE SMITH, MAINE JOHN STENNIS, MISS. ----- HENRY DWORSHAK, IDAHO LYNDON B. JOHNSON, TEX. ----- EVERETT MCKINLEY DIRKSON, ILL. JOHN G. PASTORE, R.I. ----- CHARLES E. POTTER, MICH. EVERARD H. SMITH, CLERK THOMAS J. SCOTT, ASST. CLERK February 22, 1957 Mr. Louis B. Nichols Assistant to the Director Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington 25, D.C. Dear Lou: I do not know how much there is to the enclosed letter but I thought it was something which might bear looking into. You undoubtedly know all about this cult and I would appreciate getting a report from you at your convenience which I could pass along to the writer of the letter. With best regards, Sincerely yours, [signed] Styles Bridges
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My dear Senator Bridges:

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The so-called "Art" is labelled "Sciencology" [sic] and at one
time was called "Dianetics" - the head of it is an old guy
supposedly named "Ronald Hubbard" - and I heard just a little of
his chatter on a tape recording

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Senator Bridges -2- February 21, 1957

wherein he griped' about our Government, its lack of this and
that, and comments unfavorable about it - until I became so irked
that I just walked out of the place. His methods are now being
given thru the guise of sort of "religious" ideas - they even send
their co-called [sic] students diplomas indicating they are some
sort of "Divinity students" ......gosh, I am not sure what they
think they are doing, but they even try healing methods, and that
sort of thing - and work on the minds of their clientele - which I
think is terribly wrong!!

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