Seattle, 1960: Alfred Zigler pergunta ao FBI se o "Dr. Stranges", autor de um livro sobre discos voadores, foi agente do Bureau

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[endereço omitido] Seattle 7, Washingto October 10, 1960 . Personnel Section, Federal Bureau of Investigation, u. s. Dep 1 t of Justice, 9th & ?ennaylvania, Washington, n. c. Gentlement There is a gentleman, or caused to be published, a a 11 Dr." Stranges, ,:i\o has published, book dealing witV1 Flying Saucers 11 • Sincerely, 1 ~ ,_, / 0 ,_,, 0-~.!'< "cr￾Alfred Zig er. In public and in private the man infers that he is a former member of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. t~ ;J1is true? UJ t}S t7 ' Thie "Dr . tranges ( Doetor of What? -- hae never been explained.)i s ry careful of hie wording, in speech and in writing, inferri g many things, yet doing ao in a manner that will allow him to deny them, if necessary. He quite skilfully avoids answering directly to direct questions. Al l of t his ie done in a manner indicating that he ie rather careless of the truth, yet the sort of thing that is pretty hard to pin down. "Dr. 11 Stranges has coupled hie "Flying Saucers " with a religious theme in such a manner that he is invited to occupy the pul pit in churches around the land. It is my pe rsonal opinion that the man i s using the churches f or his private g~in. (Tax free, no doubt.) I am not aware that he has broken the law in any respect, but from a moral standpoint, he is, I feel, worse than a law￾breaker. He will be coming again to my church in a fe'IV v•eeks, and on the occasion of his other visit t o ld several quite patent lies. If t his man is either by law, or morally, a fraud I am quite opposed to his a ppearance in my church. I would appreciate kno~ing if he is, in t ruth, a former member of your organization. \ M r . M •G11 r e Mr. Ro!;en _____ Mr. T an1m ··- ­ Mr. 'f, , i:, r I Mr. W.C.Sulli;;;; j Tele. Room _ _ Mr. Ingram......._ Miss Gandy__ 33

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fl " 1 Tolson~-=== §I~:~nE~ures (3) DeL0<1ch ~t:i:e---=..-=.-= '""':ii ;',':" F c:i • SAC, Seattle October 1 'l, 1960 Director, FBI Enclosed are copies of a letter dated October 10, 1960, which was received frol?' captioned individual and my reply to him, all of which are sell-explanatory. Bureau files contain nothing identifiable with Mr. Zigler. On the basis of information furnished by him, it 1s not possible to identify the "Dr. stranges" he is referring to in his correspondence. The possibility exists that he may be identical with Dr. Frank E. Stranges, President, l l International Evangelism Crusades, [endereço omitido], Glendale, New Yor!:.. llilce October, 1957, the Bureau has received several communications from Dr. ..1tranges on the letterhead of the American Evangelistic Association of which he was listed as Vice President. These communications primarily requested informatlon from the Bureau to be used in their monthly publication, "Vision. ' 1 Stranges was identified as Vice President of the Baltimore Bible College, as well as Vice President of the American Evangelistic Association. In 1957 a brief inquiry concerning the Baltimore Bible College revealed that the school was organized in that year and had an enroll￾ment of 121 students. R was indicated to be affiliated with the Baltimore Revival I Center, and its principal officers were ministers of the Church of God. Dr. ranges reportedly holds a Doctor of Divinity degree and ls a graduate of LaSalle Law Uli.c University. stranges has been given permission to reprint two of my previously..'_, published articles and various Bureau pgblications have been sent to him. n ha~ ~ been necessary to decline several requests from him in the past, including one for -:i an article, a propo&al to make a speech and a request that a Bureau representative be designated to speak before the National Evangelistic Center in Washington? ':"l; : .J:i.. The last two communications received fror hL'n indicate he is President of the = ~ • International Evangelism Crusades. Bureau r~ ords do not r eflect t'n~ r~ 1?- :;: ,..-Stranges was ever ~n employee of the FBI. ~ / ~ , ? 3. / / I ~ flJ a.; " I " ()9 ~ Vo(- ~ 7 ~ ' OCT 1 I 196(1 -~ J H~-~ 1'~ct~ t96(y\\Q ' -- 6 60 ar1 ~ x .t.._ = Follow-up made for 10-2 - - ~ b i H; tJ , - -( '-"VJ/' t, '{ft'! . cf/ HHA:ldg (6) ,, y·' ,_. ~ILROOM D TELETYPE UNIT D

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,,., - • Letter to Seattle Re: Alfred Zigler I desire that you have Mr. Zigler interviewed by a Special Agent in an attempt to determine if the "Dr. Stranges0 of Mr. Zigler's letter ls identical with Dr. Frank E. Stranges. Ascertain also Mr. Zigler's reasons for believing the individual he referred to is giving the impression that he is a former member of the FBI. I would also like to know the date "Dr. Strange&" is expected to reappear at Mr. Zigler' s church. Furnish the results of your inquiry to the Bureau by 10-26-60. - 2 -