March 4. 1941                        
 
                                                            
 
 
                       Mr. President,                       
     I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of Your Excellency's letter of   
March 3rd, forwarding a communication of the same date for transmission to His  
Holiness, Pope Pius XII.  I shall send on this message at once, and at same time   
I shall voice Your Excellency's appreciation for the greetings received from  
              His Eminence, Cardinal Maglione.