June 18, 1943
 
 
 
My dear Mr. President:
 
     
 
 
I am enclosing for your signature, if you approve,  
a reply to the Pope's letter of May 19. The pertinent  
portions of Admiral Leahy's memorandum of June 14 have  
been included in the communication to the Pope.
 
     
 
 
If you approve of this reply I suggest that it be  
returned to me for delivery to the Apostolic Delegate.  
The latter will undoubtedly wish to send the text  
thereof to the Pope in Vatican code by radio. It seems  
to me that this would probably be the most secret and  
most expeditious means of transmission.
 
Believe me
 
Faithfully yours,
 
(signed) Sumner Wells
 
 
Enclosures:
 
1. From the Pope, returned.
 
2. Draft reply.
 
 
The President,
 
 
The White House.