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o - Office Memorandum ¢ UNITED STATES’ GOVERNMENT . A £d Telecs mT ¢ LIA 9°" DATE: April 22, 1955 %etws— ~~ ° wr. Le ¥e Boorduoy myo ; f Nicbele ™ be —_— a . % — mom ' ire de Be Belgoh ie Pervees — \ : . Vimerrowd - wept MAJOR GENERAL ARTHUR G. \TRODEAU'S Tele. Boom VISIT WITH FRANCES CARDINAL SPELIWAK " Bellomse — — of March 16, 1955, regerdifg o Jotin America, setting gave p Special mission Aneriea. You will reeeail that remarked to | Ganong other things, tn discuesing the security problex b rought om by the tnroads of Communism, that the progress of Comnunten in Latin America seened extraordinary tn view of the fact that ali of the countries are predominantly Catholic. He stated that ke noted thet the Catholic church officials, particularly the tadividual parish priest, do not meet the Atgh tnatellectual etondards attained ta the 0. & and many parts of Burope and, consequently, are not equipped to meet the difficult aoctological problems of today. They are doing thetr best, but thetr best te tnadequate. He added that the Muryknoll Missionaries from the U0. & are moking tremendous strides tn thie regar FOC MAPL A MDL Bp A BE fLOOS BAM En Us! * He mentioned that the nezt Fucharietic Coagrese will take Place tn Ric de Janeire and he wos gotng to make a suggestion to the Catholte Church that Francds Cardinal\ Spellman ee so speck uu rome Rio, stop iA Gs Bony cities in Latin dnerica as they can and b talk to the church offictale and the people. Me believes that ‘Te men of their stature, ability and knowledge of soctological problens ta relation to the ehurch would be eof trenendcus assistance ta combating the menace of Comnuntsn. He pointed out that the Catholic church tn South Amerioa provides the only fecal potat which advocates an ideology at the other extrene from that of our mortal eneny, Soviet donincted Connunien. . On April 18, 1955, QE 030 i203 that he dad mode en appointuent wi ancés Cardinal. Spelinan te discuss the ebove suggestion with hin. fe was prepared to go to New York for thia conference, but Spelinan tnformed Aim that he would & Washington this week and Ae would be very plecsed to no re visit 14 with him at. the Foodaer Hotel and have lurch » yy ot» tch $tme - ‘ they could go tuto his euggeation tn detgil./ 4/775 CO a Jlfrner gE CORDED -8 - Mr. Boardazan Zl - ¥, \ ' . soak, Don! Py | ae MALI KP If iy ft Geo F oi OWis 1 TTOCLYTIAL ANC + thon dd fore eae ay oe rk ete w7 apr 28 1955 . . om —— ed) % 2 63-/0/723 - 7