5. Father Braun had pointed out that the organization of the militant   
Russian athesis ceased some time ago to be active an that , furthermore,   
official anti-religious publications are no longer printed; but he noted   
  that copies of some such publications are still on sale.  
 
                                                            
 
 
Father Braun had also communicated that excerpts from Russian authors   
"inspired by lofty patriotic sentiments" have been broadcast from Moscow   
and in official newspapers (Pravda and Izvestia) certain references to   
          religious practices have been published.          
 
                                                            
 
 
These few simple facts like the content of the newspapers (which Father   
Braun has forwarded and which have been closely scrutinized) may be   
explained easily in the light of the circumstances of the present state of   
war, without supposing a change in the general program of Communism with   
                    reguard to religion.                    
 
                   September 26th, 1942.