Transcript Date
February 9, 1949
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Congressman McCormack telephoned the Secretary to discuss the Mindszenty case. His first problem was taken care of by the Secretary's press statement of today.
His second idea was to find out if there was any way the United States could influence or suggest to Tito that now would be a good time to release Stepinac. McCormack didn't know whether this was a good idea or what, if anything, could be done about it, but it seemed to him that if Tito would release Stepinac, it would be a great victory for us.
The Secretary said he would look into the matter right away. Please take appropriate action accordingly.
M.S.C.
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