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2 FOR RELEASE: UPON DELIVERY, ALL MEDIA (text of stetament enclosed) Fe bone, 30. March 1960 Collingewcod, Wew Jersey (ICCC) - & leading Protestant clergyman, today, Geplored Francis Cardinal Spellmants *canforting of the ational Council of Churches,” The precident of tha International Comeil of Corigtim Churches, Dr. Carl NeIntire, said Cardinal Qpellman's remarks concerning communist infiltre- tion of dmerican religion end Protestant winistera cooperating with front or- guniestions “are based apon his lack of Information of the sitaation in eur Protestant circles.” Reepenting to Cardinal Spelimants statements, evidently inspired ty the Air Force ingtruction manual controversy, Dr, McIntire declared that there {: available responsible testimony indicating ccemanist ettempte to infiltrate Nth New York offices of the Cardinsl. AR OL lB: I, ¥ ta = ®Boris Morrog,"® the ICCC leader affirmed, “for 10 years e Russian apy and a FRI couterepy, testified August 16, 1957, before the House Un- | kmeviesn Activities Comittes, that be wes ordered to plant « secretary in thw effies of Francis Cardinal Spellman in New York to report regularly te an se ploosgs group." Sounterine Cerdins) Syclima:te reasearances thet 211 Protestant ‘ministers are loyal to their faith and the United States, Dr. MoIntips celled . She Catholic leader te "Join with all religious forces in requesting a complete exposure of the communist mischief resnlting fram their undergroumd activities im our religions circies,* HEE G9 f-399F0-2aS