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Office Me 143 -ndum * UNITEY s7 ‘bs GOVERNMENT Nv To 5 Mr, Tolson //AY°9LC/ 21, 1959 ce Telson FROM : b i b te pe eal sunyact: POSSIBLE APPEARANGE OF 1 Rowen Z FRANCIS CARDINAL SPELLMAN > “4 / Trot — BEFORE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE «__/ Tele. Roow WEEK OF AUGUST 27, 1959 y iy Holloman — . I) ~ 7? g oes. Catholic Welfare Conference called my office this mo and spoke to He stated that Cardinal § pellm might appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee next week and testify on the i evil effects of pornographic literature on youth and strive to have appropriate legislation passed in regard to pornographic material. According Bho acca the Cardinal called him this morning and stated that he was anxious to get any possible statements which the Director . might have made on the subject of pornographic literat rder to utilize it in ? his testimony. Arrangements were made fo: pick up the Director's introductions to the May, 1957, and May, 1958, Law Enforcement Bulletin concerning the subject of pornographic literature as well as the Director’ American Legion speech in 1957 in which he made reference to this problem. was very grateful. 3} iF RECOMMENDATION: For information. 1- Mr. 1- Mr ble &€ bde co) REC- 2 Gp eft 7 AS 4 —_—- = 12 AUG 27 1959 "EXi01 62SEP \\in88 |