FBI, Edwin Eshleman, Scientology. FBI's, says

Date: December 11, 1968
The FBI responds to a letter from congressman Edwin Eshleman, whose constituents had been alerting him about Scientology. The FBI's response says, "While I would very much like to be of assistance, the FBI has not investigated this organization and therefore, I cannot make the type of evaluation you requested. With regard to any legislation which may be desired, it has always been my policy to refrain from injecting the FBI or myself into matters relating to this subject. Within the Department of Justice, it is the function of the Attorney General to determine the desirability of legislation. "