Memorandum from Roger Jones to David Lloyd, with Related Memorandum from President Harry S. Truman to Secretary of State Dean Acheson
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Personal and Confidential
June 21, 1952
Memorandum for: Dean G. Acheson
Secretary of State
From:
The President
I have been thinking seriously about the Vatican situa -
tion and I am of the opinion that we should not let up
on the policy which we started out to pursue when we
appointed Mark Clark Ambassador to the Vatican.
An Episcopal Rector here in town, who is among the
finest, has been helping BedellSmith on the Psychological
Warfare Program and he has written a book on Christianity
and Communism, A few weeks ago he preached a sermon
over at St. John's Church which I consider one of the best
I've ever listeaed to. I am sending you a copy of it. He
is expecting to go to Europe on a tour and there will be a
Conference on the general subject of "Christian Civilization"
at the city of Florence, Italy.
It occurs to me that it might be an excellent thing to
suggest to this young man when he gets back here that
he become Minister - not Ambassador but Minister
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to the Vatican, I think he would be delighted to take it.
ARCHIVER RECOROS AMD
HARRY S. TRUMAN
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