Bare-Faced Messiah, FBI Archives Jones to DeLoach

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

OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Memorandum

TO : Mr. DeLoach

DATE: 8-14-62

FROM : M.A. Jones

SUBJECT: [BLACKED OUT]
[BLACKED OUT]
[BLACKED OUT]
L. RON HUBBARD
HUBBARD GUIDANCE CENTER
WASHINGTON, D.C.

On 8/13, [BLACKED OUT] visited the Bureau and spoke to SA [BLACKED OUT]
of the Crime Research Section.

[BLACKED OUT] stated that his son's difficulty began when he developed an
interest in the theories of L. Ron Hubbard during the Summer of 1961. He
said Hubbard and his group [inserted] are known as the Founding Church of
Scientology.  After returning to [BLACKED OUT] in the Fall of 1961 he
continued his interest in Hubbard's theory and as a result lost interest
in his studies resulting in his dismissal from the school in June, 1962.
He said that [BLACKED OUT] is presently attending a course at the Hubbard
Guidance Center, 1812 19th Street, Northwest.  He stated that the ideas it
teaches are of a "crackpot quality" and that Hubbard and his group are
obviously taking [BLACKED OUT] for all he has. [BLACKED OUT] has tried
everything to get his son back on the right track, without success.

He was calling to find out if this group is subversive in nature and
whether or the FBI could assist him.  He asked if [BLACKED OUT] would
telephone [BLACKED OUT] to "throw a scare into him."  He was informed that
as an investigative agency of the Federal Government the FBI could make no
evaluation or draw a conclusion as to the character of integrity of
Hubbard and his organization.  He was politely told that [BLACKED OUT]
could not telephone his son as he requested.

Bufiles reflect that L. Ron Hubbard is well known to the Bureau and has
prompted numerous inquiries regarding the legitimacy of his activities.
Hubbard's theory of "scientology" consists of the claim that it is a
science which instills confidence and assistance to individuals in
removing mental problems and obtaining human ability.  Hubbard was
described as being "hopelessly insane" by his wife in suing

JWO'B:ear
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Jones to DeLoach
Re: [BLACKED OUT]

him for divorce.  The "Washington Times - Herald" of 4-24-51, in
commenting on the divorce proceedings stated that "competent medical
advisors recommended that Hubbard be comitted [sic] to a private
sanitarium for psychiatric observation and treatment of a mental element
[sic] known as "paranoid schizophrenia."" (62-94080)

Bufiles contain no derogatory information concerning [BLACKED OUT]

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