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’ ’ te : Office Memora.ndum + onitep STA2.. GOVERNMENT | oredeiee Feat mm. 8 se Toeoe —_— To s i DaTR: January 5 ape 1955 ; | Verbs —_—— Mabe ywRom ¢ Pareces —— Rees _—— . ‘Te —_— eunyact: ALLEGED PLANS TO VILIFY oO Lm oe ~ HIS EMINENCE FRANCIS CARDINAL SPELLMA ; . CF - A — LH ZO ,; 4 SYNOPSIS: “| : “ 144 SAC Kelluat New York on 12-28~54 discussed with {2 ’ 4 Monsignors an ‘ anonymous communication to Cardina ging that a book would be published tn 1955 in Girard, Kansas, vilifying the Cardinal. Sureau help was requested to determine: 4 whether such book contemplated; @) authors (3) any infornatt gn :pubage Cb Ls can provide to the Cardinal's office regarding autier— ert anonymous communication alleged that book wou, ain invormay— J tion of relationship between the Cardinal an an ° x. ez-prostitute, as well as allegations of the Cardtna. RAVERg ined and Ata mistress Ri R “! entertained the lat and hts mistress. 'e Sf Bufiles fatled to 7 raation of plans to publish guch book, nor did tt shed light on allegatio rdinal. — A rumor of the 1940s to the effect tha had us dealings with the Nazis tn World War J. culated; however, i 3 unfounded. Cordial correspondence between Director and y years. Cardinal Spellman appears eau and Director. lextended over man are Attachment