The award is for outstanding activities promoting and strengthening the ties of friendship between the United States and Italy and was signed by the President of the Republic of Italy. Giovanni Leone. Senator Montini. in presenting the award. said that it displayed the great interest and importance of good relations between Italy and the United States. Furthermore. he said the commendation displayed symbolically a declaration of close relationship on this problem of resettling refugees from throughout Europe. At the presentation ceremonies were the Honorable Graham Martin. U.S. Ambassador to Italy. Bishop Paul Marcinkus. head of the Vatican Treasury. Mark Antinucci. publisher and president of the Rome Daily American. and director general of immigration for Italy. Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Hon.
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