From the files of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of
Justice, Washington, D.C.
March 9, 1951
Mr. James M. Elliott, National Administrator
The Hubbard Dianetic Research Foundation, Inc.
275 Morris Ave.
Post Office Box 502
Elizabeth, New Jersey
Dear Mr. Elliott:
Reference is made to your letter dated March 5, 1951, by which you
furnished further data concerning the Hubbard Dianetic Research
Foundation, Inc. and advised of your proposal to file the fingerprints
of employees of your organization with this Bureau. I wish to thank you
for the material which you furnished.
With respect to the fingerprints of your employees, which you propose to
file with this Bureau, I wish to advise you that the FBI has no authority
to handle fingerprints with the exception of those received from bona
fide law enforcement departments and federal and state agencies.
Sincerely yours,
John Edgar Hoover
Director
JWP:vab
For L. Ron Hubbard's Navy war records, here is Ron the War Hero.
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