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865.014/5–2147: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Italy

secret
Washington, May 28, 1947—6 p. m.

787. If Yugos decline participate provisional demarcation FTT frontiers (ur 1241 May 211), Dept considers US, UK and France shd proceed with delimitation all frontiers of FTT in territory presently under AMG (Deptel 632 May 22). You may advise FonOff informally of Dept’s views, and express hope Itals will participate regardless of Yugo decision.

(Sent Rome as 787 rptd London as 2307 Moscow as 1239 Paris as 1950 and Belgrade as 348.)

Marshall
  1. Not printed.↩
  2. Department telegram 281, May 2, to Belgrade, repeated to Rome as 632, not printed.↩