Bare-Faced Messiah, FBI Archives Hubbard's Subversiveness

From the files of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

AIRTEL

TO DIRECTOR, FBI

8/7/58

FROM SAC, WFO

THE ORGANIZATIONS OF AMERICA
INFORMATION CONCERNING
(INTERNAL SECURITY)
WFO 100-33645

CITIZENS OF WASHINGTON, INC.
INFORMATION CONCERNING
(INTERNAL SECURITY)
WFO 100-33646

ReWFO airtel, 8/5/58, captioned as above, advising, UACB, WFO would on
8/7/58 review films left at Bryon, Inc., 1226 Wisconsin Ave., N.W., by
the Academy of Scientology, 1812 19th St., N.W.

On 8/7/58 [BLACKED OUT] advised [BLACKED OUT] that the film and sound
recordings delivered to that company by the Academy of Scientology were
in connection with the Congress of Scientologists held at the Shoreham
Hotel, WDC., about 7/4/58..  The film and sound recordings were delivered
to that company by [BLACKED OUT] who desired sound and film be synchronized.

[BLACKED OUT] stated there is approximately 12,000 feet of film,
representing six one hour lectures and that the cost to the Academy of
Scientology would be about $3500. [BLACKED OUT] stated the lecturer in
connection with the above is unknown to him but that this individual
critcized the Director of the FBI at one point in his introductory
address.

[BLACKED OUT] on 8/7/58 monitored the sound portion of the lectures at
[BLACKED OUT] It was determined through motion picture film and
photographs maintained at WFO that the speaker throughout is L. RON
HUBBARD, founder of Scientology, born 3/13/11.

In these lectures, HUBBARD goes into the theory of Scientology and said
this science is [illegible] year old and making progress throughout the
world in an effort to change

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civilization.  He described Scientology as that science which attempts to
"set free" the individual in order to increase his creativeness and
tolerance.  He said there are branch offices of Scientology in New
Zealand, Australia, England, and Africa.  He criticized the present
society and said that now that the government has produced the hydrogen
bomb it would seem to indicate that the end goal of government is killing
more people faster.  He mentioned that in the past 8 years there has
been only one president of the U.S. and added "as if we have had one."  He
criticized psychology, psychiatry, and religion.

HUBBARD mentioned he has had dealings with criminals, having been a
policeman at one time.  He said the "FBI thinks there's such a thing as a
criminal mind--always a big joke; there's a criminal mind and a
non-criminal mind.  The FBI has never shown me a non-criminal mind.  Of
course these are terrible things to say--simply comments on J. EDGAR who
is an awfully good guy--stupid, but awfully good."

HUBBARD, in mentioning branch offices throughout the world, stated there
are some countries who are "still in blackness," and applied this to the
Russian-Asian section.  He said this section would like to "sweep" into
other countries and said there must be a correlation in the adoption of
totally materialistic views by a country and inability to communicate.

From the above, it would appear that HUBBARD is non-sympathetic to the
Soviet Union.  Indices of WFO have no subsersive references to L. RON
HUBBARD.  D.C. telephone directory shows Dr. L. RON HUBBARD, Sr., as
residing at 1812 19th St., N.W., Washington, D.C.

No comments were made to employees of [BLACKED OUT] concerning the above
material by the reviewing agent.  No further action contemplated re this
matter by WFO.

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