From the files of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of
Justice, Washington, D.C. Please archive.
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
Assisant 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 undoubtably 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
SB:MTA
Enclosure
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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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For L. Ron Hubbard's Navy war records, here is Ron the War Hero.
For further information on the Scientology organization's ideals and for copies of their once-secret documentation, here is Operation Clambake.