Here is a telegram from US envoy Zellerbach to Washington headquarters discussing the conclave situation:
http://radtradthomist.chojnowski.me/2021/11/us-friendly-contact-within-vatican.html
And posted recently on another thread, but relevant to this one. Read the docuмents available on the US government websites to see the kind of interest and involvement the USA had in Roncalli's election.
https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuмents/frus1958-60v07p2/ch8Especially, read this one from that list to understand their ultimate goals:
https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuмents/frus1958-60v07p2/d390390. Memorandum of Conference With President Eisenhower
Rome, December 6, 1959.
OTHER PRESENT
- The Pope
- Cardinal Tardini
- Msgr. Samore
- Lt. Col. Vernon Walters
The President said how pleased and honored he was to have this opportunity to meet the Pope during his visit. He had undertaken this trip to a part of the free world which was extremely important.
He did not expect any new treaties or agreements to result from his trip but if anything could be done to advance the cause of peace, he would feel that it had been worthwhile. As he approached the end of his term as President, he felt that his efforts, which earlier might have been thought by some to be politically inspired, might now perhaps be more effective.
He was also visiting a number of countries in the Middle East which needed “shoring up.”
1 The only desire of the American people was for peace and friendship in liberty. He felt that freedom could exist only where there was respect for the spiritual values and a belief in Almighty God. This had always been the basis of our government. In fact in our Declaration of Independence it was stated that “All men are created equal and endowed by their creator....”
2 If this is not accepted, then all that is left are material things. If a man is only an intelligent mule and can be dominated by force, then why not do it. This has never been the belief of the American people.
The Pope then said that he was very happy to see the President again. He quite agreed with what the President had said about peace and justice. This was the teaching of the gospel and this was what the Church sought to do. The American people had always shown their great respect for spiritual values.
The President said that free government must be based on belief in an Almighty Creator. Several of the countries he was about to visit were
[Page 885]Moslem countries and, consequently, shared with us a common belief in God. He hoped this would help him in the message he was carrying. Peace was essential. We just could not afford to have a war with the tremendous weapons of destruction which now exist.
Peoples all over the world know that they do not have to live in poverty, hunger, and disease and their urgent desire for a better lot was one of the great problems of our time. We wanted to do everything that we could to assist them towards this better life. He was convinced that the Pope himself and the Papacy were two of the greatest spiritual forces in the world.
The Pope smilingly upheld that he could not do much in the way of a military contribution but that there were some spiritual forces and energies that he could mobilize around the world to support these noble aims. He said that he had always had great respect for the President before but that now that he knew what was in the President’s heart and what his purposes were, his respect was even greater than before. He only regretted his inability to speak English and he was endeavoring to correct this by taking English lessons. Recently, there had been celebrated the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the North American College and more than 70 American bishops had attended together with large numbers of priests and laity and he had been deeply impressed by them. He prayed that God would bless the great American people. He knew that Americans not only had a high standard of living and great technical skills but were also a people of deep faith and high spiritual values.
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