or economic charater in a way that would, if dissappointment followed in   
the case of a particular nation, engender enemity towards the Holy See.    
Another reason for this series of inquiries on my part was based on the   
fact that, in the last peace conference, I recalled that the Holy See was   
proposed as a party but was prevented from becaoming a participant by the   
objections of italy.  It should be recalled that the socalled "Roman   
stion" had not then been settled.  The Lateran Treaty provid
 
                                                            
 
"Article 24  
 "The Holy See, in consideration of the sovereignty belonging to it   
in the international field, declares that it wants to remain and will   
remanin outside of temporal disputes between other States, and of   
international congresses called together for such purpose, unless the   
contending Parties make a collective appeal to its mission od peace, the   
Holy See reserving for itself in each case the right to assert its moral   
and spiritual power.  
 In consequence thereof, the Vatican City will be always, and in   
very case considered to be a neutral and invioable territory
 
                                                            
 
 
However, it may be that the Italian Government might have a different view   
in the future if the Holy ee were calles upon to take part in such   
deliberations if the British and the Americans proposed it be a   
participant.  The Lateran Treaty is an engagement between the states only   
and , I assume, by the consent of each could be modified to suit a   
particular case.  It was obvious to me that the limits of this filed were   
not very clearly defined, so much so tht Father Carroll, who accompanied   
me during the interview, was asked by teh Cardinal to prepare a review of   
our conversation, and I am   
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