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                                                      ADJ. VIA FILES

    RE: Lafayette Ronald HUBBARD,
        C-7017422
        Lt. USNR 113392

                                     Box 297,
                                     North Hollywood, Calif.
                                     October 15, 1947

    Medical
    VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
    Los Angeles, 25, Calif.

    Gentlemen;

    	This is a request for treatment.

    	My residence is north of North Hollywood,
    but I attend school at Geller Theater Workshop,
    Fairfax and Wilshire, Los Angeles.   It would be
    appreciated if any out-physician selected would
    be located near my school as I have a vacant
    hour and a half from 1 to 2:30 four days each
    week at school.  I work at night six days per week.

    	I was placed on certain medication back
    east and have continued it at my own expense.

    	After trying and failing for two years
    to regain my equilibrium in civil life, I am
    utterly unable to approach anything like my
    own competence.  My last physician informed me
    that it might be very helpful if I were to be
    examined and perhaps treated psychiatrically
    or even by a psycho-analyst.  Toward the end
    of my service I avoided out of pride any mental
    examinations, hoping that time would balance
    a mind which I had every reason to suppose was
    seriously affected.  I cannot account for nor
    rise above long periods of moroseness and suicidal
    inclinations, and have newly come to realize that
    I must first triumph above this before I can hope
    to rehabilitate myself at all.

    	I cannot leave school or what little work
    I am doing for hospitalization due to many
    obligations, but I feel I might be treated outside,
    possibly with success.  I cannot, myself,
    afford such treatment.

    	Would you please help me?

                                       Sincerely,

                                                 [signed]

                                                 L. Ron Hubbard
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