powers in Germany were determined to fight to the  
end always hoping for some compromise short of  
unconditional surrender. His Holiness of his own  
accord stated that this result was "impossible".  
The Pope indicated much concern over the attitude  
of Russia towards himself and towards the Vatican in  
that the attacks on both were unwarranted and many  
of the statements such as the one regarding appointment  
of an Italian Government Ambassador to Spain being  
a Vatican appointmont was false. He stated that  
Vatican had its Nuncion in Spain and was not  
active in any way in selection of Italian Government  
Ambassador. He expressed great concern at general  
conduct of communists toward church in Russia,  
Yugoslavia and elsewhere. He reviewed Russian religious  
question along lines of my past reports and conversations   
and in a general way in light of presence in Moscow  
of Edward Flynn which has been published in STARS  
AND STRIPES. No new feature developed in this field.  
I conveyed to His Holiness substance of message  
regarding reeducation in Germany as indicated in  
your recent telegram with which the Pope was much  
pleased. I also brought to his attention matter of