CIA file on Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti (Pope Pius XI)

To Whom It May Concern:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:

All records on, about, mentioning or concerning Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti, Catholic Pope Pius XI. Pius XI served as pope from 1922-1939 when he died from a heart attack on February 10, 1939. Proof of death is not required because his 1939 death is common knowledge. Ratti was born in Desio, a province of Milan, May 31, 1857 and died in 1939 in Rome. He was a citizen of Milan.

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Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Jasper Craven