DEPARTMENT OF STATE  
 
 
INCOMING TELEGRAM  
 
 
DIVISION OF CENTRAL SERVICES TELEGRAPH SECTION  
 
 
     LC-386 
 
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Vatican City
 
Dated April 5, 1945
 
Rec' d 1:30 p.m.       
 
 
Secretary of State,                           
 
 
                            Washington.                                       
        
 
 
                                    US URGENT  
 
 
                          73, April 5, 4 p.m.  
 
 
                          FOR THE PRESIDENT ONLY
 
                          Following extended audience today with Pope
 
                    and preparatory to possible approach of peace through
 
                    His Holiness would ot be wise procedure in case
 
                    actual proposal is made for me secretly and at once
 
                    to visit Eisenhower in person at Paris headquarters
 
                    which I can reach in five hours or less. I have
 
                    in mind your recent public statement that Eisenhower
 
                    only was authorized to conclude unconditional surrender.
 
                    Conditional offer made and being discouraged today.
 
 
Hope to send details of latter tomorrow,  
 
 
TAYLOR  
 
 
VFS