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Telegram to Lord Halifax, enclosing a copy of Pope Pius XII's appeal for negotiations, abstention from provocative acts by the German and Polish governments, and support from the British, French, and Italian governments for this position
IMT
Authors
Osborne (British diplomat at the Vatican (?), (1939))
D'Archy Osborne
British diplomat (1884-1964)
- Born: 1884-09-16 (London)
- Died: 1964-03-20 (Rome)
- Country of citizenship: United Kingdom
- Occupation: diplomat; politician
- Position held: Member of the House of Lords; ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Holy See (period: 1936-01-01 through 1947-01-01)
- Employer: Foreign Office
- Educated at: Haileybury and Imperial Service College
- VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/74930991
Pius XII (Pope (Eugenio Pacelli))
Pius XII
head of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
- Born: 1876-03-02 (Rome) (country: Kingdom of Italy)
- Died: 1958-10-09 (Castel Gandolfo)
- Country of citizenship: Italy (period: 1946-06-18 through 1958-10-09); Kingdom of Italy (period: 1876-03-02 through 1946-06-18)
- Occupation: Latin Catholic priest (since: 1899-04-02)
- Member of: Pontifical Academy of Sciences
- Participant in: 1939 papal conclave
- Significant person: Adolf Hitler
- Position held: Apostolic Nuncio to Bavaria (period: 1917-04-20 through 1925-06-08); Archpriest of the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano (period: 1930-03-25 through 1939-03-02; replaced by: Federico Tedeschini; replaces: Rafael Merry del Val); Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals (period: 1937-01-01 through 1939-01-01; replaces: Lorenzo Lauri); Cardinal Secretary of State (period: 1930-02-07 through 1939-03-02; replaced by: Luigi Maglione; replaces: Pietro Gasparri)
Date: 31 August 1939
Literal Title: Mr. Osborne to Viscount Halifax (received 3.45 p.m.)
Total Pages: 1
Language of Text: English
Evidence Code: TC-72no. 141
Exhibit Code: Prosecution 63
Document Book No: Prosecution 2
Citation: IMT (page 1034)
HLSL Item No.: 450807
Notes:The code number on the document is incomplete ("TC 72, No. 14"); no. 141 is correct. Osborne is not fully identified; he was presumably a British official at the Vatican.