### 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. - C -`
`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 Subject is reported to be anti-American in his dis- courses which are not for publication but among friends in private.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. - C L O S E D - - 2 -`