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FORREEASE UPON DELIVERE, ALL MEDIA (text of statanent encloved) 30 March 1960 Collingswood, Mew Jereny (ICCC) - A leading Protestant clergyman, today, deplored Francis Cardinal Spellmants "“caxforting of the National Council of Churches,” ‘The president of the International Council of Christim Charches, Dre Carl McIntire, said Cardinal gpcllman's remarks concerning communist infiltre- tdon of American religion end Protestant ministers cooperating with front er- @anisationa “are based upon his lack of information of the situation in our Protestant circles." Regpending to Cardinal Spellman's statenents, evidently inspired ty the Air Force instruction manual controveray, Dr. McIntire declered that there ia svailable responsible testimony indicating ccemunist ettempte to infiltrate ‘Yew York offices of the Cardinal, + . : "Boris Morro," the ICCC leader affirmed, “for 10 years a Russian sey and a FEI counterspy, testified August 16, 1957, before the Bouse Un dnsrican Activities Comittes, that be wes ordered to plant a secretary in the office ef Francis Cardinal Spellman in New York to report regularly te an sa Pioosge group.* , Countering Cardinal Spellinman's reassarences thet ell Protestant ministers are loyal to their faith and the United States, Dr, MoIntize called . the Catholic leader te "Join with all religious forces in requesting a complete exposure of the camuist sischief resnlting from their undergromd activities im our religions circles," 9y-3799-25