740.00119 Control (Italy)/12–1845
Memorandum by the Assistant Secretary of State (Dunn)
The French Ambassador came in this morning and left with me the attached note64 on the subject of the fifteen-mile demilitarized zone along the Franco-Italian border.
He said the French Government were anxious to establish the length of time the Supreme Allied Commander would be functioning in Italy, as the assurances of the Supreme Allied Commander for the maintenance of this demilitarized zone free of all Italian troops was one of the most important factors in the French attitude toward this situation. He said the main preoccupation of the French Government was to ensure that until the signing of the definitive peace treaty between the two countries, no Italian forces other than the Carabiniere would enter this zone.
The Ambassador said that early clarification of this matter would be most helpful in promoting the friendly relations between the Governments of Italy and France.
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