STRENGTH OF ITALY’S FORGES

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24981, 16 September 1946, Page 5

STRENGTH OF ITALY’S FORGES

The “Daily Mail’s” diplomatic correspondent says Italy has taken the initiative in proposing to Jugoslavia •that the Trieste problem should be solved on federal lines, with complete independence and freedom of trade and language, and has asked the Jugoslav Government to begin direct negotiations, a Colonel Hysni Kapo (Albania) requested the military commission to reduce still further the Italian armed jorces so that Albania might be protected from future Italian aggression. Re said Italy had not yet given proof a change from her traditional imperialist policy. Colonel Kapo declined to give the •length °f the Albanian army when a ed by an In d ian delegate, who argued that the commission could not reduce the strength of the Italian *rmy if it did not know the strength the Albanian army. If the Italian army was smaller than Albania’s, 111 are was no need for a reduction. Poland and Russia had supt?. the Albanian argument, the Jugoslav delegate announced that he yas sponsoring the Albanian proposals “S an amendment to be discussed by c °nunissjon. This means the deWII I be reopened. * aer ® was a difference of opinion ®jn°ng the Big Four delegates follownf ni Albanian request for a share p* ltaJ y s surplus war material, supported by Britain and 252??’ held that Albania was not n^. red Four declaration. ha’^FJ leral Slavin (Russia) thought Alr; was covered, and suggested the sh °uld meet immediately to decide the question. Afr£o tel i? corres P°ndent says South • s n °tified the commission manriJ 1 # lnter }ds to sponsor Italy’s del or . a bi ss er nav yj rn ? an - before the commission disclosed that 10 amend--80 * ar bad been tabled on the cSaSe « m cmorandum claiming inqX® anned forces-fc-2!S? Africa submitted to the conamlSd™«,t se f re £ riat a redrafted the^tlu 1 f nt * to the co l on ial clauses of POseri^hS. 1 ♦u aty A Tbe new draft ProlUlian" Afr- the final dis P° sal of the adiiKHr,* possessions and the be maso nt .?f. lheir boundaries should ot the a ? ear 01 the si « nin 8 “>e peace treaty, and should be

jointly determined by the Big Four after consultations with the countries which contributed substantial forces to the liberation of the Italian colonies. The amendment adds that if no agreement is reached by this method within a year the matter should be referred to the United Nations. The Balkans economic commission adopted a compromise proposal for one unagreed clause in the Rumanian treaty dealing with safeguarding rights such as patents to industrial, literary, and artistic property which the Allied Nations were unable to secure during the war. The commission agreed that the benefits should be extended to any United Nation which broke off diplomatic relations with Rumania. Russia opposed a British request for special provision to cover the restitution and replacement of Allied shipping lost or damaged by Rumania. Mr Gregory (Britain) said that of 23 British-owned ships in Rumanian waters when the war broke out, 10 had been returned, five were awaiting repairs, four had been sunk, and four were missing. Britain wanted the ships to be replaced and compensation for loss of profits. Mr Gerachenko (Russia) described the proposals as entirely unacceptable. Reuter’s correspondent says Russia obviously attached considerable importance to the issue. Mr Gerachenko, who is the Russian economic expert, had with him a body of advisers. The Hungarian commission approved by eight votes to three a British amendment to the draft treaty inserting a clause protecting Jewish rights to property. A similar amendment was rejected by the Rumanian political commission earlier in the week. France this time reversed her previous vote, voting for the amendment.