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(Continued from Page D XII continued as Munico in Bavaria and conducted 8 long series of negotiations for concordatS with Germany and Prussia.
 NunciO To Berlin
 He went to Berlin as Nuncio in 1920 and remained there until 1929, when he was called back to Rome after being made a Cardinal.
 Shortly thereafter, he replaced the aging Cardinal Gasparri as secre- tary of state - one of the youngest men ever to hold that post.
 The new Pope has traveled ex- tensively in the Americas. He went to Buenos Aires as pontiflcal le- gate to the Eucharlstic Congress of 1884. In 1886, he visited the United states ito see with mIne own eyes thls great and powerful nation" He visited Cardinal Hayes and stayed on Long Island at the home of the late Mrs. Nicholas F. Brady, a papal duchess, and later wife ot the Irish Free State minister to the Holy See.
 Visits United States
 The visit to the United States was not a state mission and the then secretary of state avoided pub lie receptions and functions. He visited principal cities in the east, including Washington where he was the guest of Archbishop Amleto Cicognani, apostolic delegate.
 During his term as secretary of state, the Holy See went through some of the most troubled times in many years and it was his duty to deal with most of the problems that arose.
 In Germany, Spain, Mexico and Soviet Russ.a, the difficulties of the Church caused grave concern at Vatican City and frequently re- suited in statements of sorrow by Pope Plus XI. The new Pope is of frail stature and frequently has gone to Switzerland for vaca- tions to renew hls strength.
 He Never Smoked
 He has long observed 8 strict | diet and never smoked. In recent | years he has lived in modest | apartment at the Vatican.
 His writings include legal text books used in law courses at the Holy See.
 The new Pope is tall and slender with quiet, almost ascetic face His expression is severe, but the graciousness and charm of his man. ner won him countless friends and admirers. His dark, receding hair is sprinkled with gray that has spread in re- cent years. He wears Spectacles.
 Tremendous Energy
 Close associates credit him with tremendous energy and determina- tion despite his frail stature. He knows how to har,lle administrative matters and has been regarded as an expert organizer.
 His family has long been linked with church affairs. Marcantonio, his grandfather, was undersecretary of the interior for the pa0al states from 1851 to 1870, when Plus TX was Pope. His father, Filippo, was prominent in Catholic affairs and at one time was dean of the College of Consistorial Advocates Ten years ago, brother, Francesca. was made a papal marquis for ser- vices to the Vatican during negotia- tion of the Latern Treaties. Three nephews serve as Vatican attorneys
 When the new Pope, as Cardinal Pacelli, visited the United States he made part of his tour by airplane.
 He called on President Roosevelt at Hyde Park during his tour. No other Pope ever has been in the United States prior to his election.
 Luigi Cardinal Maglione, an ex- perienced papal diplomat, is sched- uled to be the new secretary of state, good source revealed.