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                      October 13, 1944                      
 
                      Mr. Ambassador:                       
 
                                                            
 
 
I have received the report of Colonel Charles Poletti  
to the Chief Commissioner of Headquarters, Allied Control Conanission,   
subject, "Observation on Report of Mr. Barr and Judge Marchisio". I should   
to take this opportunity to express my observations on his r
 
                                                            
 
 
Under Colonel Poletti's point (1) it was clearly stated  
that the report covered only a specified area in the Province  
of Frosinone and specific references were made to conditions  
in communities. There was no intent to, or in my opinion  
could an intent be supposed to, generalize this condition in  
pecific communities as being the condition in southern Italy
 
                                                            
 
 
 Colonel Poletti asks why we do not make relative comparisons of   
the badly hit area in Southern Frosinone with other provinces in liberated   
Italy. It was not the intent of this report to draw comparison as to   
relative conditions but to point out specific problems in a specific   
portion of the Province of Frosinone. The report further intends, by   
drawing attention to such specific problems in this area, to offer   
sible solutions to meeting the need in this one critical, ar
 
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In no sense was my report intended to be critical Of the  
Military Government nor did it intend to observe on the effici-  
ency of their performance.. It was directed specifically to a  
  critical situation in one particular geographical area.   
 
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 In Colonel Poletti's point: (2) I am unable to observe the   
relationship of the Special Committee from the War Department in Italy and   
this particular report. As mentioned in the preceding paragraph it was not   
the intent of this report to generalize either as to conditions or   
ons but to make specific report on the condition of a single
 
                                                            
 
 
 Point (3). In as much as the reports of myself and Judge Marchisio   
gave specific statements it is regrettable that Colonel Poletti broadly   
states them to be inaccuracies without suDplying us with the information   
that show them to be inaccurate. In as much as the report on Frosinone   
Province quoted the specific source of information and the sources were   
the people charged with the responsibility of having accurate, information   
            it can only lead me to believe that:            
 
          (a) either they did not. have accurate information
 
             (b) did not give me accurate information, or   
 
         (c) that I have not truthfully reported this inform