Vatican City, Mar. 11.
Assurances about the Reich's re-Aigiows policy in occupied" Poland were given the Pope this morning by Herr Joachim von Ribbentrop, the German Foreign Minister, - during their long meeting here,'~Vatiean quarters declared.
Herr von Ribbentrop also explained.
Herr Adolf Uitler's views on problems of peace and war in Europe, Vatican observers noted particularly that both the meetings with the Pope and the Papal Stale Secretary, Carinal Maglione, exceeded. the" usual Period of 30° minutes. Herr von Ribbentrop conferred with the Pope for more than one hour, and for about 45 minutes with Cardinal Bfag-Tione.
It was reported that Herr-von Ribbentrop was taken ill in the. Vatican today immediately after his audience with the Pope and that he bad to rest in the Papal Secretary's ante-cham-
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