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Cardinal Francis Spellman — Part 2

115 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: Sep 20, 1956 · Broad topic: Public Figures · Topic: Cardinal Francis Spellman · 113 pages OCR'd
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Xp, ans July 31, 1964 fe c¥-1Gts Eminence Co _ | Francis Cardinwi Spellman — 452 Madison Avenue New York,” New -York 110022 Your Eminence: I received your letter of July 28th with the enclosed address you are to make at the Grand Aerie nm £ Convention Banquet of the Fraternal Order of Eagies sw and I want to thank you for your thoughtfulness in writing. 7 ~ rm p — While I most assuredly would extend my oO fy approval to your using my remarks, the statement Hs = . contained in your address has been erroneously .o* attributed to me in the past and is not one which I have $¢ @ a. eee © eng alvlenucnHo. MAILED & JN _-» made. I know you would want me to bring this to your UL di 4964 Bincerely yours, cOMM-FBI 4. Edgar Hoover NOTE: Cardinal Spellman is on the Special Correspondents‘ List. This quotation originally came to our attention in connection with the film, “Pages of Death" which was u in July, 1962, for “4 a nert oo tee aGviuw wy 4 Citizens for Decent Literature. was contacted and advised he obtained it from an article which appeared in the September, 1957, issue of "Better Homes and Gardens." The quotation in question appeared in this article but was not from reprint material wand: a g to be derived Ki io Df r from original statements concocted by the author ’Jack Harrison Pollack. While the quotation of Cardinal npr ip aot an exact quotation by ck, it is a version of it. hoo the quotation is attached. > —- mE Al) een “og GH SI, = —66 AUG 15 4564 (* wa sebele re a b Holmes ©. due re MAIL ROOM | TELETYPE UNIT | cnn ee Re HN a Ee EE Sete pe en
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