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Concern of the United States for the safeguarding of the territorial integrity and internal security of Italy 1

1. For previous documentation on related matters, see Foreign Relations, 1947. vol. iii, pp. 861 ff.

[470] Memorandum by the Executive Secretary, National Security Council (Souers) to President Truman

Washington, February 12, 1948.

S/S–NSC Files, Lot 63D351, NSC 1 Series

[471] Memorandum by the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the Secretary of Defense

Washington, February 19, 1948.

S/S–NSC Files, Lot 63D351, NSC 1 Series

[472] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Italy

Washington, February 19, 1948—6 p. m.

865.24/2–1948: Telegram

[474] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Italy

Washington, March 5, 1948—noon.

865.24/3–348: Telegram

[475] Report by the National Security Council

Washington, March 8, 1948.1

S/S–NSC Files, Lot 63D351, NSC 1 Series

[476] Memorandum by the Director of the Office of European Affairs (Hickerson) to the Secretary of State

Washington, March 8, 1948.

S/S–NSC Files, Lot 63D351, NSC 1 Series

[477] President Truman to the Secretary of Defense (Forrestal)

Washington [March 10, 1948].1

865.24/3–148

[478] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Italy

Washington, March 10, 1948—5 p. m.

865.24/3–1048: Telegram

[479] Memorandum by the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the Secretary of Defense (Forrestal)

Washington, March 10, 1948.

S/S–NSC Files, Lot 63D351, NSC 1 Series

[480] The Ambassador in Italy (Dunn) to the Secretary of State

Rome, March 12, 1948—noon.

865.24/3–1248: Telegram

[481] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Italy

Washington, March 12, 1948—9 p. m.

865.24/3–1248: Telegram

[482] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Italy

Washington, March 13, 1948—5 p. m.

865.24/3–1348: Telegram

[483] The Ambassador in Italy (Dunn) to the Secretary of State

Rome, March 18, 1948—1 p. m.

865.24/3–1848: Telegram

[484] The Chargé in Britain (Gallman) to the Secretary of State

London, March 24, 1948—6 p. m.

865.105/3–2448: Telegram

[485] The Ambassador in Italy (Dunn) to the Secretary of State

Rome, March 26, 1948—6 p. m.

865.24/3–2648: Telegram

[486] The Ambassador in Italy (Dunn) to the Secretary of State

Rome, April 6, 1948—7 p. m.

865.24/4–648: Telegram

[489] The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in Italy

Washington, May 4, 1948—6 p. m.

865.00/4–2948: Telegram

[490] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Secretary of State

[Washington,] May 6, 1948.

865.00/5–648

[491] The Ambassador in Italy (Dunn) to the Secretary of State

Rome, May 24, 1948—4 p. m.

865.24/5–2448: Telegram

[493] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Italy

Washington, June 11, 1948—5 p. m.

865.24/6–948: Telegram

[495] The Chargé in Italy (Byington) to the Secretary of State

Rome, August 18, 1948.

865.248/8–1848: Airgram

[496] The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in Italy

Washington, October 16, 1948.

865.24/9–248

[497] The Ambassador in Italy (Dunn) to the Secretary of State

Rome, October 21, 1948—2 p. m.

033.6511/10–2148: Telegram

[498] The Ambassador in Italy (Dunn) to the Secretary of State

Rome, October 21, 1948—7 p. m.

865.248/10–2148: Telegram

[499] The Ambassador in Italy (Dunn) to the Secretary of State

Rome, October 22, 1948—6 p. m.

865.20/10–2248: Telegram

  1. The document here printed is a report to the Council by the Executive Secretary on March 8, for consideration by the Council concurrently with NSC 1/2 at its next meeting scheduled for March 11.↩

  2. The text here printed is from the draft copy in the files of the Department of State and bears no signature, no date.

    An attached “Note for File,” by W. B. Sale, states: “The attached letter was (according to S/S Mr. Humelsine) signed by the President on March 10, 1948.”

    The draft was forwarded to the President under cover of a memorandum by Secretary Marshall, not printed, dated March 10, 1948 (865.24/3–148).

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