THE WHITE HOUSE
      WASHINGTON
Feb 14th 1940
 
 
 
Your Holiness:-
     In my letter of December 23, 1939 I had the honor to suggest that it would  
give me great satisfaction to send to you my own representative in order that   
out parallel endeavors for peace and the alleviation of suffering might be  
assisted.  Your Holiness was good enough to reply that the choice of Mr. Myron  
C. Taylor as my representative was acceptable and that you would receive him.  
     I am entrusting this special mission to Mr. Taylor who is a very old friend  
of mine, and in whom I repose the utmost confidence.
 
     
 
 
His humanitarian efforts in behalf of those whom poltical disruption has   
rendered homeless are well known to Your Holiness.  I shall be happy to feel   
that he may be the channel of communication for any views you and I may wish  
to exchange in the interest of concord among the peoples of the world.
 
    
 
 
I am asking Mr. Taylor to convey my cordial greetings to you, my old and   
good friend, and my sicere hope that the common ideals of religion and of   
humanity itself can have united expression for the reestablishment of a more  
permanent peace on the foundations of freedom, and an assurance of life and   
integrity of all nations under God.
 
                                       
 
 
Cordially your friend,
                                          Franklin D. Roosevelt