FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

THIS CASE ORIGINATED AT NEW YORK, NEW YORK NY FILE NO. 65-2437 ERL
REPORT MADE AT

NEW YORK CITY
DATE WHEN MADE

8/7/40
PERIOD FOR WHICH MADE

7/5,17/40
REPORT MADE BY

[CENSORED]
TITLE

L. RON HUBBARD - INFORMANT
CHARACTER OF CASE

ESPIONAGE
SYNOPSIS OF FACTS:








Subject reported steward at [CENSORED]
[CENSORED] and to have sympathies with the
Nazi cause. His sister is alleged to be
a member of the Gestapo in Germany.
Efforts to locate the informant unsuccess-
ful. Subject has no credit rating NYC.


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DETAILS:















AT NEW YORK CITY


This investigation is based upon a letter received
at the Bureau from L. RON HUBBARD dated May 16, 1940 which
sets out that [CENSORED] is a German whose sister is a
member of the Gestapo in Germany and that in times of national
emergency he might constitute a menace to this country.

Subject is reported to be anti-American in his dis-
courses which are not for publication but among friends in
private. He is a steward at the [CENSORED]
[CENSORED] New York City, and said hotel is reported
to support an almost entirely Germany staff. Subject was
reported to have entered the country illegally and in the
opinion of the informant, he is definitely "fifth column."

APPROVED AND FORWARDED
[signed: B.E. Lachitt]
DO NOT WRITE IN THESE BOXES
 
654 118
1340
COPIES OF THIS REPORT

5 - Bureau
1 - Washington Field (Info)
2 - New York

Deleted Copy Sent ____________
  


65-2437




An effort was made to locate the informant at
243 Riverside Drive, the address which appears at the top of
the communication he forwarded to the Bureau. It was learned
at the said address that informant moved out on or about
June 1, 1940, stating he was moving to Washington, D.C. He
left no forwarding address and it was further learned that
the mail carrier had no forwarding address. When inquiry was
made at the apartment house located at 243 Riverside Drive if
there had been any other address whereby informant might be
reached, it was learned that the informant was a writer but
there was no indication as to his employer or his address.

[PARAGRAPH CENSORED]

No effort was made to conduct investigation in the
vicinity of the [CENSORED] as subject would be
immediately apprized of such investigation.

In view of the indefinite nature of the complaint
and the inability to locate the informant in this case, this
case is being closed.





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