is attached to Central Europe- to that part of Europe bound roughly by   
Germany and Austria on the one side and by Russia on the other.  That   
sectorm he intimated, has been a constant source of trouble and will   
require special attention.  Mr. Taylor added that if, as seems quite   
possible, Russia can be brought into line in the post war Europe, then it   
may well be possible to provide for each of those small countries on   
Central Europe a kind of autonomy and independence which would be   
garanteed by Russia on the one hand  an the Unted Nations on the other.    
His Eminence agreed that this would, indeed, be a good plan and expressed   
                 the hope that it wil work.                 
 
                                                            
 
 
b) AUSTRIA- SHOULD IT BE SEPARATED FROM GERMANY: Next Mr. Taylor   
asked if His Eminence might venture an opinion as to what should be the   
future of Austria.  His Excellency explained that in the gneral plan for a   
post-war Europe that will ensure tranquility, prosperity and a durable   
peace, it is generally felt in American circles that provisions must be   
made for the division of Germany.  It is thought, for instance, that   
Austria might be separted from Germany. To the question as to whether he   
thought this advisable, His Eminence replied taht it would depend on what   
was meant by Austria.  He emphasize at this point that He had not given   
much serious consideration to this question, since it ia a purely   
political matter which, as such, does not interest the Holy See.  However,   
the Cardinal added, that at the moment it occured to him that the Austria   
which was set up by the Versailles treaty was a nation in name only and   
was bound to be a source of trouble because it wa not self-sufficient.    
Here Mr. Taylor explained that he had in mind rather the old Austria, the   
Empire.  His Eminence pointed out that there would then arise the problems  
of Poland, Hungary, Czechosovakia, etc.- all nations demandi