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N OLS OTe - TPRowa fone wD. 16 . ';s a :w?. UNITED STATES 4 "“iMENT | . | ston ye _ Memorandum | yo [eam . Lo ch To CTOR, FBI DATE: 2/28/61 Ms, Malone Mr. Rosea____ Mr.f(avel_._.. Ch tter , ~ gort ivan Te G. Det. Mr. Ingram_—__. Miss Gandy... FROM SAC, NEW YORK ‘) CARDINAL FRANCIS SPELLMAN His Eminence FRANCIS CARDINAL SPELLMAN was. contac dence, 452 Madison Ave., NYC, on 2/27/61 by SA o The Director's concern for the protection of yy Tom molesters was brought to the Cardinal's attentrer fhe Director's program of impresaing upon children the dangera £7 they facé from molesters was discussed, particularly the distribution of coloring posters. His Excellency was very Pleased to learn of such a fine program and is desirous of assisting in this matter wherever possible, The Cardinal feels that Mr. HOOVER is rendering a fine service to the American public in pushing such a worthy program. The Cardinal said he believes every conceivable means should be taken to lessen the dangers of innocent children from the sex criminal. His Excellency feels the distribution of the coloring posters is timely in view of the tragic death of four year old EDITH KIECORIUS in NYC, on 2/22/6]. The Cardinal issued instructions that Monsignor EDWARD ORS, Associate Superintendent | of Schools for the Archdiocese of NY, would handle the details | relative to the distribution. pork 4, + hee Monsignor CONNORS was contacted on this date and the Bureau's interest in distributing the coloring post was discussed, Monsignor CONNORS advised that the posters should be distributed in the 400 elementary schools of the NY archdiocese and would include the kindergarten through/Che sixth grades. Such a distribution would require approxidately one hundred seventy thousand copies. He stated t the tirly Bureau decides to proceed with this distribut be-would advise all the schools in the archdiocesan m ‘bulletin concerning the FBI posters. Monsignor CONNORS stated that he would be happy to supply the 400 mailing stickers showing the dndividual school address or any other use of their address- 8 progran. jn thi ‘ i fe lat i ad ~ ograph facilities which would be of ass ew : e @- Bureau | a FY ~ New York amend ( oy af Teh cl lO i, ne “5 Y) yaa ee ee a ee ee ee to entre octets EI EEN mE eee RT nM, Heese