740.00119 Control (Italy)/12–1845: Telegram
The Ambassador in Yugoslavia (Patterson) to the Secretary of State
[Received December 21—9:52 a.m.]
769. We have received 6-page ForOff note dated December 14 referring to Bevin’s statement in Commons on November 23 concerning release of northern Italian provinces to Italian Govt and to official Italian comment that part of territory in east near Yugo frontier will also be taken over by Italian authorities. Note gives reasons why western boundary of zone A, Belgrade Agreement June 9, should be extended to include Slava-Italiana and Valcanale, i.e., to the line put forward in claims of Yugo delegation at London Conference of Foreign Ministers. Dept will recall that Yugos wanted AMG extended west to this area prior to conclusion of Belgrade agreement. See Embtel 132, June 2.23
[Page 1219]This is apparently effort of Yugo Govt to strengthen its territorial claim against Italy.
British Embassy received same note. Stevenson has recalled that at time of signing Belgrade Agreement he pointed out to Dr. Subasic that territory in question had been under AMG and would presumably remain so since it lay across communications between Trieste and Austria. Since Yugo note makes no reference to these communications Yugo Govt probably intends to maintain attitude that occupation of zone A is purely political.
Text follows by despatch.24
Sent Dept. repeated Caserta.