Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, The Conference of Berlin (The Potsdam Conference), 1945, Volume I

740.00119 Control (Italy)/7–745: Telegram

No. 193
The Ambassador in Italy (Kirk) to the Acting Secretary of State ¹

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Caserta, July 7, 1945—8 p.m.

2895. We have just seen telegram from ForOff to Broad in which (our 2794, June 27, mid²) our Brit colleague is instructed to inform Gen Morgan that Brit Govt sympathize fully with Gen Morgan’s views that it would be most desirable to endeavor to obtain final settlement of Venezia Giulia problem at forthcoming meeting of Big Three and that Brit Govt “as matter of principle favors such settlement before the final peace conference.” Msg added that question of Venezia Giulia was on the agenda for the Big Three meeting but that Brit Govt envisaged great difficulty in persuading US Govt to accept its point of view. FornOff tel concluded with statement that procedure would be a most complicated one inasmuch as quite aside from question of Venezia Giulia there would have to be some special arrangement made on Port of Trieste itself.

Kirk

1. The gist of this message was included in telegram No. 11 of July 10 from Grew to Byrnes (file No. 740.00119 Potsdam/7–1045).
2. Document No. 573.