they make this startling appeal to faith and religion in                                                   ..  
                          general.                          
 
                                                            
 
 
Then again on September 29th, in another proclamation  
to the youth of the entire world, Pravda once more addressed itself ...   
"Independently of race, fortune, creed or political  
                        opiniom...."                        
 
                                                            
 
 
For items of lesser importance but none the less indica-  
tive, let me state that amti-religious meetings and lectures have been   
abolished since the war began. In any case, they were never followed with   
any marked interest, on the contrary, but the Government was determined to   
continue them. 0nly recently, religious ceremonies were filmed while   
actually in progress in the church now serving as a cathedral, since the   
other was blown up two years ago. This is something unheard of and is   
manifestly meant for propaganda purpeses this time, not against but in   
                     favor of religion.                     
 
                                                            
 
 
Will amyone Enowing these facts say this is not the time  
to act? Regardless of the opportunistic sentiments back of these   
unquestionable facts and regardless of the past methods employed here to   
stamp out religion, is it not time now to do something? That is, beat the   
iron while it is hot and soft and obtain from these people what they would   
be only too willing to consider and grant? That I have in mind is a   
proposition for negotiating a modus vivendi between the church and this   
Government. That is what I hadn't time to explain adequately to   
Ambassador Harriman. Perhaps will it still be time when this reaches you   
to submit the proposi-