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Greymouth Evening Star, 21 September 1946, Page 5

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JUGOSLAVS AND TRIESTE REFUSAL TO ACCEPT PARIS DECISIONS DECLARATION AT CONFERENCE (Rec. 10.50 a.m.) PARIS, September 20. As a vote was about to be taken at a meeting of the Italian Political Committee on the proposals for the future of ItaloJugoslav and Trieste free territory frontiers, Dr. Kopecky (Czechoslovakia) sprang a surprise by proposing a new subcommittee, excluding the Big Four, to reconsider the question. , He suggested that the sub-com-mittee should consist of Canada, China, Ethiopia, White Russia iand Jugoslavia. Dr. Kopecky added that he felt a sub-committee including Jugoslavia should be created to advise on the draft for the frontier and to achieve unanimity. The committee rejected the Czech proposal by 10 votes to 7. Jugoslavia’s amendment seeking modifications of the French Line was voted on in four parts and in each case was defeated by 13 votes to five. The Jugoslav amendment proposed that the Kanal Valley and Gorizia should be incorporated in Jugoslavia, and the coastal corridor in Italian territory leading from Trieste to the Italian port of Monfalcone given to Jugoslavia. The committee, by the same majority, 13 votes to 5, rejected the Jugoslav amendment seeking to reduce the frontiers of the free territory of Trieste to the immediate precincts of the city. The White Russian amendment giving Gorizia to Jugoslavia was also defeated by 13 votes to 5. South Africa’s amendment proposing the internationalisation of western Istria was defeated by 12 votes to 6. Mr. Kardeljj after the results of the voting, rose to a point of order, and declared emphatically that Jugoslavia would not consider herself bound by the decisions. Jugoslav Amendment. Jugoslavia moved an amendment to article five under which boundary commissions composed of Jugoslavs and Italians, and French and Italians will determine on the spot the exact lines of the Italo-Jugoslav and ItaloFrench frontiers. Jugoslavia proposed that the commissions be allowed to depart half a kilometre from the line laid down by the treaty, and thus take into account local geographical and economic conditions. The committee adopted the amendment with a minor change, making it also operative for the line between Italy and the free territory. The committee rejected by 15 votes to four, with New Zealand abstaining, Australia’s amendment common to all treaties, providing for a special body to settle disputes arising from the interpretation of the treaty. The committee adopted the article. With a view to speeding up the work the committee agreed to additional meetings and the voluntary restriction of speeches. The committee adjourned after the chairman announced requests from Egypt and Iraq to make statements on the Italian colonies. Bulgaria’s Forces. In the Military Committee Mr. Dragoumis (Greece) moved ,an amendment to the Bulgaria treaty to reduce further the strength of the Navy and Air Force left to Bulgaria. He said Greece considered the allotment excessive. The draft fixed the size of the armed forces at: Army Personnel, 55 000; anti-aircraft personnel, 1800, Navy personnel, 3500; Navy tonnage, 7250; Air Force personnel, 5200; aircraft, 90. _