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Proposal by the French Delegation to the Council of Foreign Ministers16

secret
C.F.M.(46) 181
Paris, 2 July 1946.

Peace Treaty With Italy

Statute of Trieste

Trieste and the adjoining district shall form an autonomous territory administered in accordance with a Statute proposed by the four Powers for consideration by the Paris Conference and approval by the United Nations. The United Nations Security Council shall ensure the integrity of the territory.

  1. The substance of this proposal was presented by Foreign Minister Bidault at the 32nd Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, July 2, and came under consideration by the Council at its 33rd Meeting, July 3; see the United States Delegation Records of these meetings, pp. 715 and 730, respectively.↩