May 6, 1943
 
 
 
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
 
 
 
Archbishop Mooney and Mgr. Ready have been with me for the last hour and among other things the  
question of religion in Russia was brought up, in view of the proposed visit of Mr. Joseph E.   
Davies.
 
     
 
 
My attention was directed to the fact that both in his book and in the movie he, I am informed,   
asserts that religion in Russia was in fact free.  This is quite contrary to the generally accepted  
opinion.  In the opinion of those above named it would be helpful to future negotiations on this  
point if an assertion of the sort above was not made in his visit to Russia.
 
     
 
 
This is a rather delicate subject but I thought it my duty to present it to you in this   
confidential manner.
 
 
 
M.C.T.