In my letter of December 23, 1939 I had the honor to suggest to Your   
Holiness that it would give me great satisfaction to send to You my own   
representative in order that our parallel endeavors for peace and the alleviation  
of suffering might be assisted. Your Holiness was good enough to reply that the  
choice of the honorable Myron C. Taylor as my representative was acceptable   
and that You would receive him.
 
    
 
 
I am entrusting this special mission to Mr. Taylor,in whom I repose the   
utmost confidence. His humanitarian effort on behalf of those whom political  
disruption have rendered homeless are doubtless already known to Your Holiness.  
I shall be happy to feel that my representative may be the channel of communication  
for any views we may wish to exchange in the interest of the restoration of   
concord among the peoples of the world.
 
     
 
 
I am asking Mr. Taylor to convey my cordial greetings and my sincere hope  
that the common ideals of humanity and of religion can have united expression  
for the reestablishment of peace upon the foundations of freedom and assurances  
of life and independence for all nations.
 
                                       
 
 
 Cordially yours,