October 4, 1943
 
My dear Mr. President:
 
 
 
     
 
 
On the occasion of a recent visit at the Department the Czechoslovak   
Ambassador left a memorandum, signedby Dr. Eduard Benes, concerning the   
relations between the Czechoslovak Republic and the Vatican in the years  
1918-1938, and requested that it be transmitted to you.
 
     
 
 
I observe that this memorandum is dated May 10, 1943 and I believe   
that it is a revised text of a memorandum which Dr. Benes handed to you   
during his recent visit to  the United States.
 
     
 
 
I may be able to suggest what may have been the occasion for revising   
the memorandum in question. In an aide-memoire of June 10 from the British   
Embassy the Department was informed that a communication on this same   
subject had been sent to the British Government, and that upon its   
examination the British Government had
 
 
 
The President,  
The White House.