U.S. POLICY TOWARD THE VATICAN
385. Memorandum From the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Murphy) to the Under Secretary of State (Herter)
Source: Department of State, Italian Desk Files: Lot 68 D 436, Vatican Foreign Relations. Confidential. Drafted by Murphy.
386. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Italian Desk Files: Lot 68 D 436, Vatican Foreign Relations. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Velletri. Transmitted to the Department as an enclosure to Document 387.
387. Letter From the Counselor for Political Affairs of the Embassy in Italy (Torbert) to the Director of the Office of Western European Affairs (McBride)
Source: Department of State, Italian Desk Files: Lot 68 D 436, Vatican Foreign Relations. Secret; Official–Informal.
389. Background Paper Prepared in the Bureau of European Affairs
Source: Department of State, Italian Desk Files: Lot 68 D 436, Vatican–POL 7 Visits. Secret. Drafted for Murphy’s use during his visit to Italy to attend the Papal coronation.
390. Memorandum of Conference With President Eisenhower
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.11–EI/12–659. Secret. Drafted by Walters. The meeting was held at the Vatican. President Eisenhower visited Italy December 4–6 during his 11-nation good will tour. Regarding his meetings with Italian leaders, see Documents 260 ff. A meeting with Pope John XXIII was arranged at the President’s initiative. Documentation on the Eisenhower visit to the Vatican is in Department of State, Central File 711.11–EI, and ibid., Italian Desk Files: Lot 68 D 436.
391. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–PA/5–1160. Confidential. Drafted by Stabler and approved in S on May 17.
392. Memorandum of Conversation
[Source: Department of State, Italian Desk Files: Lot 68 D 436, Italy: Vatican: General. Official Use Only. 1 page of source text not declassified.]