ation . ▁Short ly ▁there after , ▁the ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁Agency ▁for ▁Palest ine ▁met ▁with ▁Arch bishop ▁Ang elo ▁Ron cal li ▁( l ater ▁Pope ▁John ▁XX III ) ▁" to ▁thank ▁the ▁Holy ▁See ▁for ▁the ▁happy ▁outcome ▁of ▁the ▁steps ▁taken ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁Israel ites ▁in ▁Slov ak ia ▁... ▁[ I ] n ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁a ▁message ▁went ▁out ▁from ▁the ▁V at ican ▁to ▁its ▁represent atives ▁in ▁Zag reb ▁regarding ▁the ▁" p ain ful ▁situation ▁that ▁sp ills ▁out ▁against ▁the ▁Jews ▁in ▁Cro atia " ▁and ▁instruct ing ▁them ▁to ▁pet ition ▁the ▁government ▁for ▁" a ▁more ▁bene vol ent ▁treatment ▁of ▁those ▁un fortun ates ". ▁The ▁Card inal ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ' s ▁notes ▁reflect ▁that ▁V at ican ▁pet itions ▁were ▁successful ▁in ▁getting ▁a ▁susp ension ▁of ▁' dispatch es ▁of ▁Jews ▁from ▁Cro atia ' ▁by ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁but ▁Germany ▁was ▁applying ▁pressure ▁for ▁' an ▁attitude ▁more ▁firm ▁against ▁the ▁Jews '. ▁Another ▁instruction ▁from ▁the ▁Holy ▁See ▁to ▁its ▁represent atives ▁in ▁Zag reb ▁direct ing ▁them ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁Jews ▁went ▁out ▁on ▁ 6 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁ ▁After math ▁ ▁Rel ations ▁with ▁S FR ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁defeat ▁of ▁A xis ▁forces ▁in ▁Cro atia ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁Commun ist