740.00119 Control (Italy)/6–745
The Italian Ambassador (Tarchiani) to the Secretary of State
Memorandum
The Italian Ambassador presents his compliments to the Honorable the Secretary of State and, according to the instructions received from Rome, has the honor to express the deep appreciation of the Italian Government for the firm attitude taken by the Government of the United States in the question of Venezia Giulia, in order to prevent that an untimely unilateral action may compromise the final settlement of the Italian frontiers.
The Government and the people of Italy, who follow with anxiety and emotion the developments of such a situation from which the [Page 1181] future of so many Italian nationals may depend upon, have seen in the impartial and resolute attitude of the United States the enforcement of those democratic ideals of justice and international morality, for the defense of which this war has been fought and won.
The Italian Government has instructed his Ambassador in London to approach the Foreign Office in order to induce the British Government to fully join the American Government in the attitude taken by him in the matter.
While reserving to communicate to the United States Government further details concerning the step made by the Italian Ambassador in London, as soon as they will be known, the Italian Government begs the Government of the United States to grant its authoritative support to the action undertaken by Count Carandini in this sense.
The Italian Government, while expressing the sense of deep preoccupation and concern caused by the recent events both of western and eastern frontiers in the soul of the Italian people, is confident that the Government of the United States will not fail to keep steadily that attitude of objectivity and equity which corresponds to those ideals of international morality on behalf of which the democratic Nations have victoriously fought and won.