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Mra. Franhlis D. The Park Sheraton Hotel 202 Pilly Street Weat New York 19, N. Y. Hotel Crillon, Paris January 29, 1952 - Dear Mr. President: I have not written you anything before but I am afraid I must now break my silence about the appointment of an ambassador to the Vatican. I am getting letters on every side as I am sure you are too and I feel that perhaps I should tell you it seems to me since we are a Protestant country, we should heed the very evident feeling so many Pro- testants have against having an ambassador at the Vatican. I understand that an ambassador can be appointed only when you have signed the Concordat, but it is not possible for a state which is not a Catholic state to sign. Automatically, if the Vatican has an ambassador in a Catholic state be takes precedence over the entire diplomatic corps. This, in a non-Catholic state would make a very embarrassing situation. In the case of Great Britain, they have a minister at the Vatioan for this very reason because then a minister sent by the Vatican has the same standing a. the papal delegate and