Above is the telegram June 25, 1944, in French, from Pius XII to Hungary’s regent, Miklos Horthy, protesting
the deportation of Jews. Th e Pope pleaded with Horthy to use his offi ce so that “many unfortunate people may
be spared further affl ictions and sorrows.” According to Sir Martin Gilbert, the Pope acted at the exact moment
of the greatest need of the Hungarian Jews saving over two hundred thousand Jews from extermination. In
addition, it was the Nuncio in Budapest, Archbishop Angelo Rotta, who physically protected the family of
Admiral Horthy when the Germans came to arrest them according to our eyewitness Jurek Adam.
Th e telegram on the top right, dated August 21, 1944, is from Alex Easterman of the World Jewish Congress
to Myron Taylor, US representative to the Holy See. Th e telegram was forwarded to Msgr. Domenico
Tardini, undersecretary of state of the Holy See. It acknowledges the pressure being applied to the Hungarian
government not to deport the Jews. It asks for the Holy See to reinforce its pressure while the US and UK
declaration opens possibilities of a rescue plan.
Source: Pope Pius XII and World War II: The Documented Truth