ADDRESS OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS TO
      THE SECRETARY OF STATE
  WASHINGTON, D.C.
    DEPARTMENT OF STATE
             WASHINGTON
           MAY 16, 1939
 
 
 
 
My dear Mr. President:
 Father Carroll, the Assistant to Monsignor Ready who is at the moment  
out of Washington, called to see me this morning at the request of the   
Apostolic Delegate.  The Delegate had yesterday recieved a telegram from the  
Papal Secretary with a request that its contents be communicated to this   
Government.
 
 
 
The message was as follows:
 The Pope desired you to know that because of his belief that the   
peace of Europe was gravely endangered, he had on May 3 approached the   
governments of Great Britain, France, Poland, Germany, and Italy and had   
inquired of them whether they believed the peace of Europe to be in imminent  
danger, and second, whether those governments believed a peace conference to  
be attended by the representatives of the five powers mentioned to settle   
outstanding problems would be feasible.  The Vatican had been informed as a   
result of the approaches made that none of the five governments believed the
 
 
 
The President,
 The White House.