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May 26, 1958

Dear

torn letter dated May 15, 1958, with enclosure,has been received.

While I would tike to be o! service, % must advise-that this Bureau has not Investigated the Hubbard Association ofScientology International, and I am unable to be of assistance toyou*

mIt is suggested that you consider contacting your 2local medical association in connection with this problem* "~

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NOTE:. The Bureau-has received numerous citizen inquiries concerningthis association which alleges a new method of curing mental illness that >is so radical in its results that it is equivalent-toyman's discovery oftirefeEIt is noted that Hubbard was accused of being mentally unbalanced 1wife when she filed for divorce from him. , ,-

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June 30, 1958

I have some good news for you, as well as for the entire western UnitedStates. pr« L» 5si*feliibaaL.has decided to have the Acadenry of Scien-tology teach the Huobard Certified Auditor Course here. You may nowobtain your HCA certification either here or in Washington, D. C.

Our f i rs t HCA course will s tar t Jionday, July lUth, at 9:30-Att; Tou n^-register for i t starting July 9th. Final registration is Saturday July12th,. a t 9:30 AM. Preliminary course tests are July 12, 9:30 AM.

The fee for the course is $500.00 (subject to increase Aug. 1958), andi t will last ten veeks. If you have had an HAS course given by an appro-

. agency since August 1957, you will be given an allowance on your coursefees, and y^ur course will be eight weeks long. Do bring your Receiptsor Validated Certificate^at time of registration.

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If you want a night HCA course; register for i t ,registration, we will start one.

when we have a suffici

We must have 1000 auditors,in this area by the end of this year, for agovernment..jsrojkct. Come in now, and got your certification, so that we"can put you to* work in the very hear future* , • .

Hew HCA courses will start each Monday morning, with registration andtesting on the proceeding Saturdays; but, don't delay- we want andneed you now- we_don't want to be caught short on the greatest opportunitywe have yet bad."" '\ ~*

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The material you forwarded with your notepostmarked July 5, 1958, has been received, and I want to$ajhk you^or your interest In bringing it to our attention* .

:' •* ' In the event you acquire further data which youbelieve t$ be of concern to the FBI, I hope you will not hesitateto" contact the representatives of our office located at 1340 WestSixtl| Street, Los Angeles 17, California.

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John Edgar HooverDirector

2 r Los Angeles * Enclosures (4)ATTENTION SAC: The Bureau has received numerous-'Citizen

inquiries.concerning tbe Hubbard Association of Scientologists,International which alleges a new method of curing niental illness that isso radical in its results that it is equivalent to manfsW|cp^e/y-of fire.It has been brought to our attention that Hubbard was^accused of beimentally unbalanced by his wifeVhen^she sued for divorce*

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•tMUBBARD ASSOCIATION OF SCIENTOLOGISTS ir.'T E R NATIONAL

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June 18, 1938

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TO: Hew Tork AreaFROM: Scientology, Washington,BE: Clearing In Rev Tork

Scientology \Studio 6%7 \1& V. 57*n StHew fork 19, M

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\ \At this writing there ie no one clear In tbat area. This

ie the only large population area in the ©, S. of which this i s true.

We have #ent froo Washington, P. C, iarry^Iicbel, who i s , andlias been for toiat t lae the top gud^aoce Centej^Auaitorj to Hew Torkto get the ball rolling on clearing* ""

VIt '* not anezing that we can nov produce clears. If you're

tmcertain or wish to find out bov long i t would take to clear youthen drop by the office for a check out. It»s a ful l test , alongwith an interview with Larry Michel, and at the reasonable cost of# \

As a aetter of fact, clearing is -very routine. Tou can beclear and at a very nominal fee. 'Sbere'e no point In being unsurewhen you can be definite. \

vVm writing to you to give you this infornstlon, and looking v

forward to hearing that the people in New Tork are getting clear.

In closing I say this — l e t ' s get clearedderly, not through the chaos of a dirty bomb.

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Utmbef/Noliciutl Afiimt• / American Ptpekeian

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Organization Secretary

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Your letter dated June SO, 195?, with enclosures,has been received. . • , . ___

The thought prompting your bringing this - " -•material to our attention is indeed appreciated, and I hope thatyou will feel free to contact the representatives of our officelocated at 1340 West Sixth Street, Los Angeles 17, California,ifcyou acquire other data which you believe to be of concern to

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Sincerely yours. W% .2-n

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^1 ATTENTION SAC: TChe Bureau has received numerous _, ^inquiries concerning the^Subbard^Assbciatioo of Scientolo^gistSj-g _; "%^International which aHeges"a*new~method of curing, mjb^tl ilines* tha^issojradical in its results that it is equi*£len£ \o m^ri's discovery of fire.It n\s been brought to our attention that rfubbard was accused of being

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•'EferThjtt organization,valsctknown 'afe tfie^A^^aay of Scientology!is subject SISufile 62^40^0., The Writers* Workshop of New Jersey ^ ^

> . in 1952 published: the Gt-^hg^Snift" magazine which was produced largely*?^"~y by CP.members*" It was highly recom'mlerided-byTI'The Worker" by 7-15-51 fmmm-

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IS A'motion ptct&fr'ttotirf&f*"€Er*porpose 01 coordinatingwith the sound tract* He stated there are six^?/, TSe^lfa with the sound tract* He stated there are s ix 3 5

'•f -v:* one Itour movies #f the lecture type aod that * review offilms reveals they appear to be communistically inclined*.

. stated he h 'p«l.«imlsed!'to'ihi e' tt#"r '.... - ready ior tfee"Kadenif of Scientology on Friday, 8/8/58,stated fee would like for the FBI to review t h e s 4 "

-;:"•«-•"-iV - r * . 5 - CAC8. rarraegement3 w i l l b e m a d e w i t h ,^-^ "" Preview filffiJJMHBHHBB|en Thursday, 8/7/58*

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ReWFQ a i r t e l , 8/5/58, captloned as above*-advislng, UACB; WPO would on 8/7/58 review films lef tat Byron, Inc.* 122fa Wisconsin Aye., M.\l., by theof Scientology, 1812 19th S t . , N. W,

8/7/58_______ advised ^souna recordings Sn.z'verea to that co'fapany Dy the

;ejmy^of_,S.c.iQntplo£^ were in connection- with the Congressol" Scientologists held* at J;he Shorehan Hotel* V/iXJ., about

••7/^/58* The film and $9_fj___,recc>rdiQp:3 were delivered tothat company by flH___HHHHflLwno desired sound and filmbe synchronized.THBHBB^^Ke^thore is approximately12,000 feet of fiXM^repTesenting six one hour lectures aod<^ -that the_^o_1_J_> the Academy of Scientology would bo; about / £ 'v35OO, jH_HHB$tated U*e lecturer in connection with the —\jabove il^ioTnowtt to him but that this individual criticized is,the Director of .the FBI at one point in his introductoryaddress. ' ' < ~~

• _ H _ H H _ i _ / 7 / _ ^ monitored the sound portion• of the le^ure^a^_JJ__BB_Hj I t was determined throughmotion picture fili^cS^^^^o^raplis maintained ^tt VJPO thatthe speaker throughout is L. RON HUBBARD,Scientology* born 3/13/U* ^ ^ ^ '/&*••••

a JiUBB/ §i5. .goe 2 ^^o the theoryrof Scieoftology and said this-science1 iti&Ura^&sli&sld and

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civilization* He described Scientology as that sciencewhich attempts to "set free1* the individual io order to - - , , , gfcincrease his creativencsc and tolerance. He said there •' ™'"*are branch offices of Scientology in New Zealand, Australia,Zngland, and Africa. He criticized the present society andsaid that, now that the government has produced the hydrogenbomb i t would seem to indicate that the end goal of govern-ment is killing more people faster. Re mentioned that inthe past 8 years there has been only, one president of the

^U.S. and added "as if we have had one.™ Ho criticized1 psychology, psychiatry, and religion.

HUBB&RB mentioned he has had dealings withcriminals* having been a policeman at one time. He saidthe "FBI thinks Ibej?e »s such, a thing as a. criminal mind-always a big jofeej there's &-.c$iminal mind and a oon-criminaimind., fhe FBI has never shown me a non-criminal mind.—-Qt "course these are terrible things to say—sifcply comments o&J. "EDGAR who is ao awfully good guy—stupid, but awfullygood."

KUBBARD, in mentioning branch offices throughoutthe world, stated there aro some countries who are "s t i l lin blackness," aod applied this to the. Russian-Asiansection. He said this serction would like to '•sweep11 intoother countries and said there must be a correlation iothe adoption of totally materialistic views by a cotintryand inability to communicate.

Front *&©• abover i t would appear t|sat HSJBB&RB isnon-sympathetic to the Soviet Union. IndicSa of WFO t 4subversive references to L. RuN HUBBARD, C . C telephonedirectory shows Dr. L. ROM KUBBARB, Sr . r as residing at1812 19tb St . , H. W., Washington, D. C.

.No comments were made to employees ofconcerning the above material by the reviewing agenfurther actioa contemplated re this matter by WFO»

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