In such circumstances We shall find a special satisfaction, as We have  
already informed Your Excellency, in receiving with all the honor due to his  
well-known qualifications and to the dignity of his important mission, the  
representative who is to be sent to Us as the faithful interpreter of your mind  
regarding the procuring of peace and the alleviation of sufferings consequent  
upon the war.
 
     
 
 
Recalling with keen Joy the pleasang memories left Us after Our unforgettable   
visit to your great nation, and living over again the sincere pleasure that  
personal acquaintance with Your Excellency brought Us, We express in turn Our  
hearty good wishes a most fervent prayer for the prosperity of Your Excellency  
and of all the people of the United States.
 
    
 
 
 Given at Rome, at St. Peter's, the 7th day of January 1940,the first Year  
of Our Pontificate.
 
 
                               
 
 
 P I U S .P P. X I I