860S.00/7–2447: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Office of the United States Political Adviser at Leghorn
83. Reurtels 132 July 241 and 148 Aug 21, Dept agrees Duino and Belgrade Agreements terminate upon coming into force treaty and deposit Yugos ratification. Commanders US-UK Zone and Yugo Zone will administer Territory respective zones in accord Art 1 Annex VII Ital treaty, and Commanders must carry out treaty provisions possible. Dept also of opinion interzonal problems shd be settled by negotiations with Yugo Commander on ad hoc and provisional basis. Discussions these matters with UK FonOff continuing and you will be informed of decisions reached.
Dept studying problem relationship US-UK commander to SC as well as provision for establishment closest political guidance for commander. [Page 91] Dept presumes you and Joyce being consulted political aspects all problems considered Gen Airey’s planning board.2
Sent Leghorn 83, rpt Rome 1633, Trieste 26, Belgrade 599.
- See footnote 1, p. 87.↩
- In telegram 164, September 10,
from Leghorn, not printed, Acting U.S. Political Adviser Greene
reported that he had communicated the substance of the first
paragraph of this telegram to the military authorities, and that he
was informing them that General Airey’s directive, Naf 1361 of September 3 (ante, p. 88), was
satisfactory. But the second paragraph was not understood because as
directed in Fan 761 there would be
no SAC and no AFHQ after “R” day. (860S.00/9–1047)
WAR 99242 (Fan 761), June 2, not printed, specified in paragraph 1: “Dissolution of AFHQ on “R” Day terminates Combined Command arrangements as regards Allied Forces in Italy, except for Trieste. Provisions for liquidation of residual Allied functions will be on a national basis.” (Defense Files)
In telegram 1044, September 12, from Belgrade, not printed, Ambassador Cannon reported that Velebit informed him that he expected the transfer of jurisdiction in the areas of Venezia Giulia to take place within the next few days, but that the Yugoslav Government had not been informed of the procedures for orderly exchange. Cannon interpreted the Department’s instruction (599 to Belgrade) to mean that appropriate provisions were being made, but learned from the British Ambassador that everyone was cooperating except the Yugoslavs whose delegation had returned from Trieste to Belgrade for lack of instructions. (860S.00/9–1247)
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