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On December 11, 1944 the Holy Father had a long conversation with His
Excellency, Monsignor Domenico Tardini, Secretary of Extraordinary
Affairs, through which he was informed in detail concerning all the
data which it has been possible to gather on the Spanish situation.
After this conversation the Pope called for Monsignor Pio Rossignani,
His personal Secretary, and dictated three long letters to him. One of
these was addressed to General Franco and was carried to him by a
Secretary of the Secretariat of State; another letter was addressed to
the Archbishop of Westminster, His Excellency Monsignor Bernard
Griffin, who was instructed to show it to Prime Minister Churchill; the
third letter was delivered to His Excellency, Ambassador Myron C.
Taylor,  
Representative of the President of the United States to His 
 
                                                            
 
 
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