Office of the Historian

740.00119 Council/4–1046: Telegram

The Assistant Secretary of State (Dunn) to the Secretary of State

secret
London, April 10, 1946—6 p.m.
[Received April 10—5:44 p.m.]

3987. This is Delsec 361, from Dunn. The following represents the points still under discussion with reference to the Italian peace treaty and with respect to the more important of which decisions will be required during the forthcoming Paris meeting (re Delsec 354, April 974). Decisions on some of these may facilitate agreement on others but we consider it would be desirable that all be discussed if not settled in Paris.

A.
Political Clauses:
1.
Frontier between France and Italy, in particular the Tenda–Briga region.
2.
Austro-Italian frontier (South Tyrol).
3.
Frontier between Italy and Yugoslavia (Venezia Giulia).
4.
Cession of the Dodecanese Islands to Greece and their demilitarization.
5.
Italian colonies.
6.
Human rights and elimination of Fascism.
7.
War criminals.
B.
Military Clauses:
1.
Restrictions on war material, together with demilitarized frontier zone.
2.
Limitations to be imposed upon the Italian Navy.
3.
Disposition of remaining units of fleet.
4.
Verification commission (allied inspectorate).
C.
Economic and Financial Clauses:
1.
Reparations.
2.
Other economic clauses which have been postponed pending decision upon reparations.

Department is in possession of full information as to the various positions taken with respect to the foregoing issues but summaries can again be telegraphed if desired.

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Dunn
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  1. Telegram 3934, not printed; it stated that in view of the publication of news regarding the forthcoming meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, the Deputies probably would not be able to make much further progress in dealing with any of the major points at issue in the draft peace treaties (740.00119 Council/4–946).↩