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This FBI file concerns the Process Church of the Final Judgment, a religious organization founded in the United Kingdom that drew Bureau attention because of reports about its U.S. branches and alleged links to other groups. A 1972 Los Angeles letterhead memorandum records limited inquiries into the organization, including contact from two ministers who raised the Charles Manson trial and source reporting about alleged Scientology connections. The released records include a 1972 Ottawa liaison communication, Los Angeles office memoranda, a records-search form, and a 1996-1997 exchange about providing files to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York. FBI Headquarters stated that much of the requested material was classified foreign-intelligence information and required review before any outside release.

FBI file number: 105-224449 | Documents span: 1972-1997 | Released in 1 part
Names in this file: Charles Manson, James Roth
Subjects: Process Church of the Final Judgment, religious organizations, foreign intelligence, Los Angeles, Charles Manson, FOIA