The Personal Representative of the President of the United States of   
                  America to His Holiness                   
 
                  Rome, November 10, 1944                   
 
                    Dear Mr. President:                     
 
                                                            
 
 
I would like to say a few words about my position as your   
         Personal Representative to Pope Pius XII.          
 
                                                            
 
 
Five years have come and gone since Christmas of 1939 when you   
     telephoned Anabel and me suggesting this mission.      
 
                            1940                            
 
                                                            
 
 
The mission was undertaken by me early in 1940 when I was   
recieved with the greatest kindness by His Holiness Pius XII. The   
presentation of your letter of credence and your personal letter to His   
Holiness was attended by the usual impressive ceremonies. Your personal   
letter indicated the desire to work along parallel lines with His Holiness   
for the preservation of peace. Parallel activites developed very quickly   
into an effort with His Holiness and such influence as could be exterted   
by the British, French and other Embassaies to the Holy See, to dissuade   
                  Mussolini from engaging                   
 
                       The President                        
 
                       The White House                      
 
                         Washington.