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Strictly personal memorandum giving summary of considerations  
expressed by H.E. Mons. Tardini in conversation with H. E.  
                    Mr. Myron C. Taylor.                    
 
                                                            
 
 
1. At present Europe is faced with two great dangers:  Nazism and Communism.  
 Both are opposed to religion, to Christian civilization, to personal   
liberty, to peace. At the present moment Nazism is better organized and   
                  boasts greater strength.                  
 
                                                            
 
 
2. If the war now in progress were to mean the end of both dangers, a   
period of tranqutllity would be possible for Europe. If even one of these   
evils - Communism, for example -were to remain an active force, Europe   
would, within a few years, be in a situation identical with that in which   
it finds itself today. In fact, Communism, once victorious, would find  
no further resistance in Continental Europe and would spread  
among the germanic peoples, the slav races and finally among  
the latins. In consequence, within the space of a few years  
there would be an enormous Communistic bloc, whose inevitable  
destiny it would be te provoke a war with England and America,  
     regarded by the Communists as a capitalistic bloc.     
 
                                                            
 
 
3. For the clarification of the above it is well to bear in  
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a) that Communism has always proftted by the discontent  
of the people in moments of difficulty. Certainly, with the end of the war,  
Europe will experience a period of great difficulty and unrest among the   
             germanic, slav and latin peoples;              
 
                                                            
 
 
b) that Communism is committed not only to a program of expansion through   
propaganda but also to a very real and