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    "ocrText": "GONF IDENTIAL\n-2-\nnew city. asked the local chief of police orally whether any permission were\nnecessary and the police had invariably said that notification to them was\nsufficient. There were two important facts that we did not have. In one case\nit was understood that, according to Dr. Paden, all of the Churches of Christ\nin Italy had been closed, whereas we understood from the Italian Government\nthat the only church involved was the one in Rome. Moreover, it was also\nunderstood from the Italian Government that the church in Rome had been\nestablished without compliance with the established provisions of Italian law,\nincluding the application for permission to open it. We needed very much to know\nthe actual facts in both of these questions and also whether, if it vere true\nthat the necessary permission had not been obtained, Dr. Paden was now making an\napplication and what action the Italian Government proposed to take on that\napplication. When we had received this information, we would then be in a\nposition to communicate further with this group.\nDr. Johnson brought up the question of difficulties being experienced\nby other church orders in Italy such as the Waldenses and Seven-Day Adventists.\nIt was confirmed to Dr. Johnson that inquiries had been made of the Embassy\nwith regard to the specific churches in which he was interested.\nThe group again reiterated the importance which they attached to\nAmbassador Bunker making representations to the Italian Government and it was\nleft that Mr. Byington would inform Dr. Taylor as soon as further information\nhad been received from the American Imbassy in Rome. Dr. Taylor, on behalf\nof the group, expressed great appreciation to the Secretary for his very\nhelpful explanation of the facts as they now stood.\nDECLASSIFIED\nE. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and S(D) or (E)\nDept. of State letter, 10.26.76\nNLT. HC 9 NARS Date 4-19-76\nEUR:WE:HMByington,Jr:cal\nGONF IDENTIAD"
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