NEED TO ACCEPT SETTLEMENT

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24983, 18 September 1946, Page 7

NEED TO ACCEPT SETTLEMENT

Senator Connally said Mr Molotov had expressed the view that under the i American draft it might be possible i for foreign Governments to establish i military bases in Trieste. i “Our proposal is that the free territory shall be neutral and demilitaris- i ed,” he added. “It is provided in our 1 draft that no military, naval, or air 1 force installations or equipment shall be maintained, built, or msnufactured < in the free territory. How more : thoroughly can this purpose be i pliihed than by such a declaration?’* 1 Mr Kardelj (Jugoslavia) said that : the attitude shown by some of the 1 greet Powers was not the result of ' their concern for the people of Trieste, ’ its hinterland, or the interests of Italy. The Soviet Union had supported Jugoilavia’s claims to Trieste without ask- ' jng anything in return or laying down i renditions. Those who were accustom- 1 ed to the old style international r.ela- i iions would obviously suspect the sin- i cere, unselfish help given by the Soviet to the small nations. Jugoslavia < was not demanding Trieste in order to ' hand it over to the Soviet or because the Soviet wished to menace the su- •

At a meeting of the Italian economic commission Mr Terchiani, making., a statement on Italy’s views of the economic clauses of the draft treaty, said that Italy claimed the return of gold removed from her territory by the Germans. He added that if Italy had to return the gold wrongfully removed by her it was only fair that the gold taken from Italy by the Germans, comprising the major part of the Italian Bank of Issues’ gold reserve, should be returned. If that were materially impossible Italy should at least be allowed to participate in the gold pool in conformity with the principles laid down by the Paris Conference on reparations. Mr Terchiani said that Article 67, under which Italy must waive all claims against Germany, was unfair, as almost all claims related to the period of Italian co-belligerency. He submitted an amendment designed to alleviate demands under Article 69, which entitled the Allied and associated Powers to seize or liquidate Italian property rights and interests in their territory to meet claims against Italy.

premacy of any Power in the Medi- . The military commission agreed to ierranean. Its demand was an old. invite Albania to attend the debate historic aspiration of the people of later in the week on the Albanian Jugoslavia. amendments to reduce the size of the The commission concluded the gen- Italian armed forces. These amendera] discussion of the Statute for Tri- ments were sponsored by Jugoslavia este and adjourned. and occupied the whole of the session.