Bare-Faced Messiah, FBI Archives Hubbard the Conman

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

[handwritten letter, badly xeroxed]

[BLACKED OUT]
March 31, [illegible year, probably 1962]

Mr. J. Edgar Hoover,
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, D.C.

Dear Mr. Hoover:

In a city near here there is a man who calls himself a Scientologist.
Someone near to m[?] visits this many regularly for therapy called
"processing" I fe[?] this relative is being duped and deceived by this
man.  He makes sta[?] ments and distributes literature th[?] contians
statements which I feel are not true but I am not in a position to spend
the time and money to verify my belief.

For instance, he says the Federa[?] Bureau of Investigation agents are
trained in Washington by scientologists.

In a book called "Sanity fo[?] the Layman" by Raymond Kemp, [?] appears
this paragraph on page 4.

"In fact, the only mental therap[?] that is not in the Un America[?]
Activities and F.B.I. lists as a danger to Society is that

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under the heading of Scientology a[?] its companion, Dianetics.  These
methodology. and exact studies of th[?] area of man known as "the
understanding of the Human Mind and Spirit" were the only ones that [?]
tained a clean bill of health af[?] investigation into its practices,
methods and results."

Mr. Hoover, everyone knows [?] fine reputation of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation.  Its integrity an[?] freedom from politics and scandal sits
it high above all other bur[?] of government.  It seems to me th[?] this
man, but these statement and literature, is using the fin[?] reputatio of
F.B.I. to advan[?] his work, Scientology, and to g[?] people the
impression that Sciento[?] is used and approved by the F.B.[?]

1.  Do Scientologists really train the F.B.I. agents in Washington

2. Is it true that Scientology a[?] Dianetics are the only mental the[?]
listed by the FB.I. and Un American Activities as not dange[?] to
Society?

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3.  What is this Scientology Center located at 1812 19th St. N.W.
Washington

4. Exactly who is Lafayette Ronald Hubbard, founder of Scientology and
Dianetics, and what is his life history?

My husband and I live on a small farm.  We have a son in [MOST OF
REMAINDER OF PARAGRAPH BLACKED OUT] I write facts to show you that we
are useful, active and respected members of our community.

Mr. Hoover, I am not a chronic letter writer.  I have nev[?] written a
letter like this before

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I sincerely would like the answ[?] to these questions.  I hope you will
answer them for me.

Very truly yours

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P.S. The book "Sanity for the Layma[?] by Raymond Kemp, Ph.D. is
copyrighted 1961 by L. Ron Hubbard Scientology Center, San Diego, Ca