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 Vatican will desire to become a member the Holy See will   
seek to avoid partisanship in the settlemeat of European questions in   
 order to avoid resentment by any of the competing States.  
 
                                                            
 
 
 The period through, which I have ben acting as   
your Representative has had. tho constant and ccmpetent assistance and   
support of Mr. Harold Tittmann who was released from the Foreign Service   
to become my assistant. Mr. Tittmann remained faithfully at his post as   
Charge d'Affaires during my absences and for two years remained within the  
Vatican State as guest of the Pope with representatives of the other   
Allied Nations and their families until Rome was liberated. 
 
                                                            
 
 
  Mr. Franklin Gowen of the Foreign Service has   
  since September l0 acted also as a competent assistant.   
 
                                                            
 
                       THE NEW CYCLE                        
 
                                                            
 
 
A new cycle involving the long and difficult road of military  
occupation and control, and in all cases of European countries,  
advisory and even administrative responsibility lies ahead, Peace  
with security lies at the terminus of this road. It is a longroad, and I   
believe it is a hard road. I do not believe I should embark upon it at the   
                         Holy See.                          
 
                                                            
 
 
It has been my practice at the conclusion of a cycle to  
dissociate myself frm the sphere of direction and action and  
he fulfilment of plans so far as they express the events of