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° (0 Ci fr Antted States Bepartment o. Justice . Federal Bureau of Investigation vA New York, N. Y. December 28, 1954 PERSONAL AND . ~ E. CONFIDENTIAL , ' ‘ “ ~ Mr. J. Edgar Hoover O Director, FBI Washington, D. C. - -_ Dear Mr. Hoover: same remanent + x c cation recelved by His Eminence Cardinal Speliman. tion enclosed an anonymous card, a copy of which is being . submitted herewith and which purports to give information to the Cardinal that early in 1955 a book 1s to be published at @erard; Kansas, vilifying the Cardinal as well as the Church generally. ‘The Cardinal requested Wi to discuss the matter with the writer. es cert ww 3 wy AEE, «25:2 :-0 the Bureau's help, St Ra bt. it coula possibly be given, to determine (1) whether in fact < ,| such a book ia contemplated; (2) the name of the author; and (3) whatever information the Bureau can provide to the nr 4 Cardinal's office regarding the author of the book, the thought in. mind being that upon publication of this book, should the author have a Communist background or an unsavory background, this information could be placed by the Chancery Office in circles where 1t will do the most go 4 the author's motives in writing such a book. was assured that this matter would be brought to y and that the writer, would be in touch with him at a subsequent date with regard ‘to his -requést. etna 8 Sarge