740.00119 Control (Italy)/5–2545: Telegram
The Ambassador in Yugoslavia (Patterson) to the Secretary of State
[Received May 25—8:40 a.m.]
52. At 10 a.m. today Foreign Office handed me following note dated May 24.
“The Government of Democratic Federative Yugoslavia are informed that the Allied forces entered today the whole area of that sector of the Slovene littoral about which negotiations are pursuing between the Government of the United States, Great Britain and the Government of Democratic Federative Yugoslavia.
The Yugoslavia Government deeply regret that this unilateral action should have been taken, and consider that such a measure by no means contributes to a satisfactory solution of this problem.
These proceedings surprise the Government of Democratic Federative Yugoslavia inasmuch as they have proved by their note No. 1060, of May 21, 1945,58 their extreme willingness to come to an understanding about this problem.
While the above unilateral action cannot meet the approval of the Government of Democratic Federative Yugoslavia, they hopefully expect that the presence of Allied forces in this area will not affect the present status of the military and civil administration of this area till a friendly agreement of this problem be finally reached between all governments concerned.[”]