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Cardinal Francis Spellman — Part 1

115 pages · May 23, 2026 · Broad topic: Public Figures · Topic: Cardinal Francis Spellman · 114 pages OCR'd
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vas a rt osm Peet Hah, - Office Memorandum - oxire STATES GOVERKMENT = sae ot gee 0 _ Seoaact: Quy Jae kes q . vis! z talons — : ah te Sey er SIT Gfhe RAM. i memorandum of April 22, 1955, + i Reference is made to my forth informaiton received from “4 above- joned matter setting I oncerning his appointment with Francts Cardinal Spellman to YD- i - iscuss the possibility of having various church dignitaries from the U.8.,. , en route io the Eucharistic Congress in Rio de Janeiro in 1955, stop ia. 5 various South American cities to discuss with cleric. cities the necessity of making an {otenstve study of Communi effective means to combat this menace in Latin America. -— im ok es: ay that be met Cardinal Spellman, o gave him a brief sfnopeis of his trip through Latin America ant set forth the to how Catholic clergy of Latin by a al officials of those sm and using Be ~ wn Communist probley anf his thoughts as ee America can effectively combat the menace of Communisn. He related tdat Cardinal Spellman was impresses with his survey at he could not versonally and suggestion, adysed Sim that he regretted th ied to the Eucharistic Cornsrees partake in the proggam @% he will be accompan by large entourage,“which would prevent him from adding to bie present ( chedule. Cagriinal Spell q - that he thooyht that erto Rico,‘and of Philadelph'a, w N able tehelp film and he would arrange for them touch with lam vot aa b%c i ad that one af the officials © | ie ‘about suck matiers in Latin America, was; i ‘Cardinal Spellman gommonet FI anzoutlined to him that hf keep in touch with * 2 pecessady ateps to impl
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