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MemorandumDIRECTOR, FBI

(AATN: Legal Counsel Division)

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^IVI^ AcijON FILE NO. 77-0175

/ 6*1-/il Docket 77-0175, U.S. District Court for the. / DlsfcPict of Columbia (US©CDC) was reviewed on 2/28/77. The

following d«scket entries ware noted:

1/31/77 Complaint; appearance.

1/3V77 Summons (10) and copies (10)of complaint Issued.

2/1/77 Reassignment of case fromJudge GESELL to Judge RICKEY.

WFO will follow captioned matter in USDCDC.

L INFORMATION CONTAINEDREIN IS ittiClASSIFIED

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Memorandum, FBIATIN: X^gal Counsel Division

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OAI«: 6/13/77

CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY, V.CLARENCE KELLY, £T. AL.Ctr.s.D.c, o.c.)CIVtL ACriOH FILE NO. 7 7 - Q I T X

0oc|iet 77-0175, U.S* Oistri«^ Cowrt for thePi strict of Columbia (^©CDC) was reviewed oii 6/10/77. Ihe

pertinent docket entries were noted:

6/11/77 - Motion bf dllfendaJAts for extension of Ltime to answer move or otherwise respond Ito complaint. I

WFO will follow captioned matter in USDCDC.

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CIVIL ACTION HO* 77-0175^

6/3/77'

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Re Bureau airtel to Twapa, dated 5/24/77.

By Tampa airtol datedB/18/76,"The Freedom of .Information Act Request of theScientology, Clearwater, Florida" one xerox copy of allserials in Tampa files pertaining to the "Church of -,Scientology were forwarded tovf$I8Q. . >v; _>uv ^'.^r^v

J ' y< . A review of Tampa files determined that the ._only additional information pertaining to PlaintiffsV Jorganization acquired subsequent toJst/J-B/76 consists

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of correspondence v i t h FOIA requestors and one small, news

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On 5/31/77, a review ox' Taspa f i l e s disclosedi "Thr«e PacketJ of S*-vl«?3 Bank Notes in 500 Franc

Valued at $23,7*3.00 Taken From the Safe ofthe Church of Scientology, 914 Svftfch West lake, Los Angeles,California,, About 8/8/69, h. OSm AIAABP • Suspect," was -.,

„ disc losed t o the Florida Bankers As^ociatiop and circulated. ti» loca l bank:* via the i r "Protective ^ l l © t i o , " 6/20/69•' ' i eoae . Tampa f i l e 62-0^1885 indicat^a ia*0rmation in -

Jacksonvi l le ' s l e t t e r t o Sfiaul 4a<$ed 9/10/6$, captloned,*<SCISNTOM)CY ACADEMY, 1812 19th ST8EBT NW, 9ASHINGT

C..... MISCfiLLANSOUS tWFQftMATIQW." waa discloacd to

The only information in Tampa files which mightremotely tend to support the Plaintiffs' allegations inParagraph 16 and, **o? a lesser extent,:'Paragraph 31, relatingto the collection ofilnfjOrofttlon by informants is containedla the enclosed FD-209 from Tawpa file 92-2078.

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..roJTftS3fiSURPllfi*rSil|fCorporation by ATLSB 1 .

VAIIPLBB XII, Attorney in Charge, Miami Strike Force . , . , : .I»formatIon, primarily In newspaper a r t i c l e s , showing :/

. .that the Church of Scientology; not organized crime, was,behind purchases by Southern Land Development and Leasing

ion was disseminated to WAMPLKR.f rom ^Mmmmmmlvas not disseminated rf ̂ ^ „ _ _ _ _ ^

FOIA" requests for informationikb'out./thV Chur«lScientology and L. BOM HUBBAHD have been made by FRB0;

BOCK, Director of Public Affairs , the Church of Scientologyof California, 210 South Fort Harrison, Clearwater,;-. ¥&*-*¥'•%Florida, and by Ms. BgTTK OSS INI, News Boom, "St. Petersburg'Times,11 S t . Petersburg^ Florida, Tampa f i l e indicates . i • •

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documents but Taapa ,1s not avare as to whether or•it her. requestor paid, for and received the documents v^

• The enclosures duplicate xerox copies of cvforwarded to FBIHQ, 6/18/76, and are enclosed ^ 'because they aay pertain to Plaintiffs* allegations*

Tam^a files coula>^ ao additional Information - •-.on the Plaintiffs* complaint,, , \ & ^ *i-;.- t "•

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Page(s> withheld entirely at this location in the file. One or more of the following statements, whereindicated, explain this deletion.: " '

Deleted under exemptionCs)material available for release to you.

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O Information pertained only to a third party with no reference to you or the subject of your request

Q Information pertained only to a third party. Your name is listed in the title only.

D Documents originated with another Government agency(ies). These documents were referred to thatageflcy(ies) for review and direct response to you.

^ Pages contain information furnished by another Government agency(ies). You will be advised by the FBI as"to the teieasability of this information following our consultation with the other agency(ies). ,

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to iacksohville, dated 12/4/63.

herev*ifch to the .Miami and Tatnpa Officesis h copy of referenced letter and a copy of a newspaperarticle. .

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one in Miami.

advised that accordin<rrae sciontolocr^ officoo located,

l i Tanpa, one in Orlantioj andhad further advised

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ReBuairtel to NY, dated 5/24/77.

Enclosed for the Bureau are original and seven copiesof an 1HM regarding captioned subject.

WYO process on FOIA/fA request from ERIC PAULBARNES, Minister of Church of Scientology, for Informationconcerning the Church of'-Sden£*lo9y, «Y0 referred the requestto/ihe Bureau. • f _ • ^lA- „>_'--.... . .,,-

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Founding Churcn of Scientology ofWashington, Incorporated, v , ̂ -

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