Bare-Faced Messiah, FBI Archives Letters to/from FBI

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

[handwritten letter, badly xeroxed]

[ADDRESS BLOCK BLACKED OUT]
January 15, 63.

Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs:

Today I received this letter.  This "Scientology" concern has sent me
literature for a long time.  Being a protestant I am not in agreement
with their church plan, but they do seem to be doing a constructive work
that shows promise of possibly really benefiting [sic] humanity. I feel
convinced they are not in approval of un-American activity.  I hope you
will check on the consistency of their [unintelligible 2 words] a
government agency.  Thank you very much!

Faithfully,

[SIGNATURE BLACKEDOUT]

***

January 22, 1963

[ADDRESS BLOCK BLACKED OUT]

Dear [BLACKED OUT]

Your letter of January 15th has been received, and the motives prompting
your contacting this Bureau are appreciated.

I am unable, however, to comment concerning the material you forwarded
since this Bureau is strictly an investigative agency of the Federal
Government and, as such, does not make evaluations nor draw conclusions
as to the character or integrity of any organization, publication or
individual.  Since the literature you enclosed makes reference to action
taken by another governmental agency, I am referring a copy of your
letter and enclosures to The Honorable, The Secretary of Health, Education
and Welfare, Washington, D.C., for attention.

Sincerely yours,

[stamped] J. Edgar Hoover

John Edgar Hoover
Director

NOTE: Bufiles contain no record identifiable with correspondent.
Correspondent enclosed literature sent to him from the The Founding Church
of Scientology, 1812 19th Street, N.W., Washington 9, D.C.
Correspondent's communication and enclosures referred to The Secretary of
Health, Education and Welfare by form
Note continued on next page.

EFT:nab (3)

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Mr. [BLACKED OUT]

Note continued:

The Founding Church of Scientology, 1812 19th Street, Northwest,
Washington, D.C., identical to the Academy of Scientology, run by L. Ron
Hubbard, is well-known to theBureau [sic].  Hubbard is the founder and
president of the Hubbard Dianetic Research Foundation, Inc., for the
purpose of furthering Hubbard's theory of Scientology, an alleged
science which instills self-confidence and assists individuals in removing
mental problems and obtaining human ability.  Hubbard has been described as
being "hopelessly insane" by his wife in suing for divorce and the "Washington
Times Herald" of 4-24-51, in mentioning this divorce proceeding, stated
that "competent medical advisors recommended that Hubbard be committed
to a private sanitarium for psychiatric observation and treatment of a
mental ailment known as paranoid schizophrenia."  (105-66601-5)

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