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Cardinal Francis Spellman — Part 2

115 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: Sep 20, 1956 · Broad topic: Public Figures · Topic: Cardinal Francis Spellman · 113 pages OCR'd
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L/ Director August 7, 1942 “the Army ard Navy relief from the book and ay magazine. In order to find out L df whom to contact to get the fimds started lace down in 90 Church Street qe they told of the persons to gs + Ts ia -: then in the Favy, whom I knew casually. —_ << J Sle 5 . . - bc The next stop--there was no book, no name, nothing. Se, we said, well "FBI"; that's an ewfully good name. There could be ea film, the atory of the FSI, maybe he would allow his nane being used that way, because bie the story is n DGAR HOOVER. The story i want is a storys of this organization said, ‘After all, Mr. HOOVER has made a decision for the duration, and he is only a amall part of the great Department. Maybe ee = an they will allow that ts dso dons.' ; I called fF ttid and_ said 'D9 you think you sould sell "FBI"?! He said he could do it and that ould love to do L ¢ - I rd out in between, and I think Hr. TA: and Ie be eran saree ee all told me, you cannot use an FBI story without the ity of not only Mr. HOOVER but Mr. BIDCLE, and not only Mr. BIDDLE a but President ROOSEVELT.
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