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Edrund g. Brown State gf california BERT W.LEVIT ATTORNEY GENERAL Chief Deputy Attorney Genera! HArtwell H. Linney Chief Assistant Attorney Genera Divssion of Civil Law ARTHUR H.SHERRY Department of justice Division of Criminal Law and Enforcement ffire of the Attnrney Crneral state building. san Franciscoe April 25, 1951. Mr. J. Edgar Hoover Director, Federal Bureau. of Investigation Washington, D.C. Dear Sir: Re S1las M.ANewton - No. 835861 The subject named above is cited as authority for. a highly fanciful bopk entitledx'Behind the Flying Saucers". written by one Frank~Scully and' published by Holt in l950. suoones BugfgJ, penneo-os ay? goug sf yooq ay Jo gsge oug are really manifestations of secret and sinister scientific research by the government. Newton's arrest record, as shown by your files,is a small but active oil producing organization with offices at 3l5 Franklin Street, Denver, Colorado. He describes him- self as a graduate of Yale, which appears to be true and as & geophysicist engaged in secret governmental research. b7C He is apparently wealthy, or at least possessed of sufficient temporary means to live in luxury and dress expensively. His home is at ly29 Whitley Street, Holly- wood, but all messages to him, or appointments with him, must be made through the Hollywood Knickerbocker Hotel. One is associated with him in Denver. We are writing you because. has stated that a complete inyegtigation of Newton has been made by your. tBureau, Presurably this investigation has confirmed his Icryptic allusions to his being engaged in governmental re. /search of a secret nature. Other circumstances coming to our attention in the light of his criminal record indicate to us that Newton is engaged in the perpetration of a hoax or swindle of large RECORDED - 132 1100-3244 ALL INFORMATION CONTAINEU MDEXED 13 HEREIN,IS UNCLASSIEIED 1APR!28 1951 DATEMO3 EX. - 97 3