In June 1962, the World Jewish Congress, acting on its own initiative, appointed Dr. Chaim Wardi, an Israeli official, as an "unofficial Jewish observer" at the Council. The Israeli Foreign Ministry and Ministry of Religious Affairs, endorsed this. The issue became known as the "Wardi affair" and caused a political crisis for the Vatican under Roncalli, who had maintained that the document had no political implications and was about encouraging amicable religious relations. Within five days of Wardi's "appointment", Cardinal Amleto Giovanni Cicognani as Secretary of the Central Preparatory Commission removed the "Decretum de Iudaeis" schema from the agenda (as Cardinal Secretary of State, he was particularly sensitive to diplomatic issues). While the Jewish schema was off the agenda for the First Session of Vatican II, the issue was not put to rest, as liberals, starting with the actions of Cardinal Achille Liénart made a strong early showing to direct the general course of the Council. The possibility of a Jewish document still loomed large for its opponents. In October 1962, with the opening of the Council, a document entitled "Complotto contro la Chiesa" ("The Plot Against the Church") under the "pseudonym" of Maurice Pinay was anonymously distributed to all attending. Allegedly funded by Egypt and elements in northern Italy, the author (or authors) of the document has remained a mystery. Though some Italian sources have attributed authorship to Joaquín Sáenz y Arriaga, a Mexican priest and former Jesuit. It warned vigilance to the Council members, with the 800-page polemic claiming that since the times of Christ, for 1900 years, Judaism had worked to overthrow Christianity and the Catholic Church, claiming involvement of the "Synagogue of Satan" in every major heresy, as well as encouraging "enemies" such as Freemasonry and Communism.