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New and Updated Information at Scientology LiesGuardian Order
June 27, 1975: L. Ron Hubbard writes an order for the Guardian's Office. An excerpt: "Info must find the who back of these IRS attacks and document it for exposure plus all other items of interest. It could be IRS and the government is attacking any vocal group to pave the way for some coup by the government. Evidence as to the why of these attacks must be gotten, powerful enough to destroy the attackers when eventually used or revealed." Hubbard said that somewhere in IRS was "an insane individual with insane plans" who was operating a "false reports factory." He wanted that person found.
Secret: Notes on Smersh
May 7, 1971: L. Ron Hubbard writes GO [Guardian Order] 070571 LRH "Secret: Notes on Smersh." (He took the word from the James Bond novels to refer to an international conspiracy that he believed was directing the attack on him.) An excerpt: "Penetration is always a win. We have made it in finding WHO attacks Scientology from where by doing what. This gives us an ever further penetration. We have found as well the EX intelligence officer mouth pieces [sic] in the UK that influence that government and push Nazi aims. We are getting even further penetration now into who is keeping this planet upset."
Scientology Staff Letter
December 15, 1966: A Scientology Treasurer writes a letter to a Scientologist: "One person who wrote the Church and said he couldn't pay his bill, was written back not to feel that way because "there's nothing a thetan can't do.""
Definition of Intelligence
February 25, 1968: LRH despatch "Definition of Intelligence" is issued. In it, he defines intelligence as gathering the plans, characteristics, and crimes of opponents of Scientology.
OOD: Enemy Action
November 12, 1968: LRH OOD "Enemy Action." Perry Scott's synopsis: "Hubbard finds a conspiracy of psychiatrists to be responsible for the LIFE article." This OOD will later be "cancelled" and then reissued as OSA Network Order on December 10, 1987.
FBI Letter
February 3, 1956: A letter is written to the FBI, possibly by officials of the Church of Christian Science. The letter says, "Recently we received in the mail a copy of the pamphlet entitled _Brain-Washing: A Synthesis of the Russian Textbook on Psychopolitics._ This was sent to us by an organization entitled The Hubbard Dianetic Research Foundation ... According to a letter received from the same organization, a copy of the pamphlet had been sent to the FBI, and this resulted in an urgent "governmental request" that all copies of the pamphlet be recalled. A subsequent letter stated that "authorization" had now been received to release the book to "trusted members" for "research purposes." ... It occurs to us that, since the name of your organization has been invoked by the Hubbard Dianetic Research Foundation, you might wish to have the above information."
FBI Letter
February 10, 1956: FBI director J. Edgar Hoover responds to a letter sent to the FBI mentioning that Hubbard was distributing the brainwashing manual with a cover letter implying that the FBI had authorized him to do so. Hoover directs an agent to get a copy of Hubbard's letter containing the unauthorized use of the FBI's name. The memo also notes, "In regard to Hubbard himself, an inquiry was initiated on February 26, 1951, after information was received that he had been arrested in Chicago for kidnaping his wife and daughter and taking them out of the State of California. The U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles, instructed that no investigation should be undertaken."
FBI Memo
February 20, 1956: An FBI agent sends a memo to FBI director J. Edgar Hoover stating that he had completed the tasks assigned him. After someone wrote the FBI to inform them that Hubbard was distributing the brainwashing manual with a letter implying that the FBI had authorized him to do so, Hoover had directed the agent to get a copy of Hubbard's letter containing the unauthorized use of the FBI's name.
Senator Letter
February 22, 1957: Senator Styles Bridges writes to Louis Nichols, assistant to FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, enclosing a letter fro a constituent about Scientology. The letter says, in part, "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!!"
FBI Letter
February 28, 1957: FBI director J. Edgar Hoover replies to an inquiry from Senator Styles Bridges. Hoover's letter says, in part, " ... the FBI has received numerous inquiries concerning Lafayette Ron Hubbard and the system of "dianetics" which he apparently originated, but no allegation of a violation within the jurisdiction of this Bureau has been received and, consequently, no investigation of this matter has been conducted by the FBI. [Dianetics organizations have] encountered difficulty with police authorities in New Jersey, Michigan and Washington, D.C., for allegedly conducting schools in those areas, in which a branch of medicine and surgery was taught without a license. ... " Hoover also mentions a newspaper article carrying Sara Hubbard's allegations that LRH had subjected her to "scientific torture experiments."
FBI Report
February 3, 1959: In response to a request for an FBI file check, a report is written on L. Ron Hubbard and the Hubbard Dianetic Auditors School in New Jersey. The report says that the FBI hasn't investigated either one, but mentions the Look magazine article (including the claim that dianetics "is a milestone for Man comparable to his discovery of fire and superior to his inventions of the wheel and the arch" and the claims that it can cure everything from eye trouble, bursitis, ulcers, and colds). It also mentions the divorce suit and the bit about "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."
FBI Letter
February 17, 1960: A woman writes to the FBI requesting information about Scientology; her cousin in England has sent her information about "Dr." Hubbard.
FBI Summary on Hubbard
February 3, 1953: An FBI document summarizes some information about L. Ron Hubbard and Scientology. It mentions two US Marshalls attempting to serve a bench warrant on LRH while he was lecturing to the Association of Scientologists. It says "Allegations have been made that organizations he was affiliated with were of particular interest to perverts, hypochondriacs and curiosity seekers. In 1951 the State of New Jersey reported it had a case against him for teaching medicine without a license and in 1952 the Post Office was investigating him for mail fraud."
Congressman Ferguson Letter
February 26, 1953: Congressman Homer Ferguson writes to Louis B. Nichols at the FBI regarding a letter he had received from one of his constituents about Hubbard's "Handbook for Preclears." The constituent's letter said, in part, "Frankly I don't like the trend of it and some of my parishioners have it."
Navy Report
February 5, 1942: Naval officer L. Ron Hubbard writes a report; in it, he quotes Commander L. D. Causey, the US Naval Attache to Australia, as saying, "I have sent a message to the CinC Asiatic as of this morning stating that I wish you to be removed from Brisbane, stating that you are making a nuisance of yourself. You have never been under my orders and I consider you as having nothing to do with me."
Army Report
February 13, 1942: A document purportedly written by US Army Colonel Alexander L. P. Johnson to the Commander of the Base Force, Darwin, Australia describes L. Ron Hubbard as "an intelligent, resourceful and dependable officer" and recommends that an earlier (unspecified) request be granted.
Navy Memo
February 14, 1942: A memo from the US Naval Attache to Australia complains about L. Ron Hubbard: "By assuming unauthorized authority and attempting to perform duties for which he has no qualifications, he became the source of much trouble. ... This officer is not satisfactory for independent duty assignment. He is garrulous and tries to give impressions of his importance. He also seems to think that he has unusual ability in most lines. These characteristics indicate that he will require close supervision for satisfactory performance of any intelligence duty."
LRH Letter to Navy
October 8, 1942: L. Ron Hubbard writes the Chief of Naval Personnel asking that he be nominated to "PC school".
Navy Letter
February 5, 1943: The Navy forwards to L. Ron Hubbard a letter from a Dave Margolis. Margolis wrote to the Navy requesting that it make Hubbard pay an unpaid bill. The Navy instructs Hubbard to attend to the matter.
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