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    "ocrText": "UNCLASSIFIED\nsee m\nCONFIDENTIAL - SECURITY INFORMATION\nUNCLASSIF\nDEPARTMENT OF STATE\nWASHINGTON\nOctober 6, 1952\nMEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT\nSubject: The Case of the Yugoslav Churchman\nAs I informed you on September 25, pursuant to the message which\ncame to you from Cardinal Stritch as well as the request for interven-\ntion addressed to me by the Apostolic Delegate, we sent telegrams of\ninquiry to Ambassador Allen in Belgrade. A reply has now been re-\nceived, the substance of which you may wish to pass along to Cardinal\nStritch.\nFather Carlos Gnidovac was tried by the Circuit Court of Novo\nMesto and found guilty, on September 13, 1952, of membership in a pro-\nNazi organization called the \"White Guards\" during the war, and of\nactive resistance against the National Liberation Army. Of the twenty\nalleged organizers and members of the White Guard tried by the Cir-\ncuit Court, four of them including Carlos Gnidovac and his brother\n: .\nFranc were sentenced to death, three were sentenced to fifteen years'\nimprisonment, twelve to from one to thirteen years of imprisonment\nand one was acquitted. Ambassador Allen was told by the Yugoslav\nauthorities on September 29, 1952, that although Father Gnidovac had\nbeen found guilty of serious war crimes, execution of the sentence\nagainst him had not as of that time been carried out because of his age.\nA formal act of grace had not been signed, but there are indications\nthat the Yugoslav authorities intend to do so.\nIn view of the delicate nature of the relations between the Yugoslav\nGovernment and Italy, and the belief of the Yugoslav Government that\nthe Catholic Church and the Vatican are merely organs of the Italian\nforeign policy, it would be unfortunate if the Yugoslav authorities\ngained the impression that the United States had acted in this case as\nthe result of pressure from the Catholic Church. It is recommended\nthat you pass the above information orally to Cardinal Stritch.\nYeau license\nDECLASSIFIED\nCONF DENTAL SECURITY INFORMATION\nE.O. 12356. Sec. 3. 4(b)\nAuthority 91-27\nBy C3\nNLT Date 113/92"
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