Hull’s Reply To Pope
WASHINGTON, March 13
“I think we all understand the Allied military authorities in Italy are dealing primarily with considerations of military necessity forced on them by the activities and attitude of the German military forces,” said Mr. Cordell Hull, commenting on the Pope's plea that Rome be saved. "Naturally we are as much interested as any Government or individual in the preservation, of religious shrines, historic structures and human lives. I am sure our military people have the same view. It is my understanding that the Allied military authorities are pursuing a policy of avoiding damage to such shrines and monuments to an extent humanly possible in modern warfare, and in the circumstances which face them. If the Germans were not entrenched in these places or were as interested as we are in protecting religious shrines and monuments, and in preserving the lives of innocent civilians and refugees, no question would arise."
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Northern Advocate, 15 March 1944, Page 5
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