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49 Documents influence with the Governor General. In fact, not only can he do a lot by himself, but he can also achieve much through his connections. He has promised to help open up the Marian Fathers’monastery. I believe that the Reverend Father will need to be in Warsaw and meet with Rev. Canon Chelmicki in person. I will write about it in due course. So, if I may say so, we have the best influence and support assured in Warsaw. We shall start our efforts here in the Ministry’s department. Next week I will go with one of my acquaintances to a department official 5 to obtain information concerning the Marian Fathers’ monastery. We shall then invite him to have dinner with us because it is best to work on business in the course of casual conversation. After I obtain the information, I will let you know. We haven’t forgotten about Sejny either. Rev. Buczys has connec- tions there; he wrote to Sejny to have them promote the cause. For the time being, his special request is that Rev. Prapuolenis 6 should write a word himself to the department in favor of the monastery. His voice means a lot here. When he is mentioned, the faces of officials bright- en up. Therefore, if you can, Revered Father, please write your own letter asking for Rev. Prapuolenis’s support for the cause. So we are doing as much as we can, but our greatest trust is in the care of the Most Holy Mother, to whom we confer our cause constantly. There is just one condition. Please, Reverend Father, until the time comes do not mention my or Rev. Buczys’s intentions, because that might harm the cause. There are people who would not like us to leave our present positions. Please don’t even tell Rev. Chelmicki about it. Just present the matter in general terms. LVA, set 1674, inv. 2, vol. 97, draft, in Polish. 5 A reference to Nefedyev, an official of the Department of Religious Affairs. 6 Prapuolenis (Propalanis), Kazimieras (1858-1953), a priest in the Sejny diocese; he worked for some time as Secretary of the Consistory in the Mohylev Archdiocese in St. Petersburg. During that time he became involved with Russian intellectuals and politicians. He was a co-founder of the weekly “Saltinis” and the monthly “Vadovas” (EL, V, pp. 338-339).