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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER OF ITALY I 1. (A) The Italian Land, Sea and Air Forces wherever located, hereby surrender unconditionally. (B) Italian participation in the war in all Theaters will cease immediately. There will be no opposition to landings, move- ments or other operations of the Land, Sea and Air Forces of the United Nations. Accordingly, the Italian Supreme Command will order the immediate cessation of hostilities of any kind against the Forces of the United Nations and will direct the Italian Navy, Mili- tary and Air Force authorities in all Theaters to issue forthwith the appropriate instructions to those under their Command. (C) The Italian Supreme Command will further order all Italian Naval, Military and Air Forces or authorities and personnel to refrain immediately from destruction of or damage to any real or personal property, whether public or private. 2. The Italian Supreme Command will give full information concerning the disposition and condition of all Italian Land, Sea and Air Forces, wherever they are situated and of all such forces of Italy's Allies as are situated in Italian or Italian occupied territory. Post, p. 2761. s a Post, p. 2761. 2742 PO., p. 2761; ante, Whereas in consequence of an armistice dated September 3rd, 1943, between the United States and the United Kingdom Governments on the one hand and the Italian Government on the other hand, hos- tilities were suspended between Italy and the United Nations on certain terms of a military nature; And whereas in addition to those terms it was also provided in the said Armistice that the Italian Government bound themselves to comply with other conditions of a political, economic and financial nature to be transmitted later; And whereas it is convenient that the terms of a military nature and the said other conditions of a political, economic and financial nature should without prejudice to the continued validity of the terms of the said Armistice of September 3rd, 1943, be comprised in a further instrument; Terms for suspen- The following together with the terms of the Armistice of Sep- ion of hostilities Pgaost Ital. tember 3rd, 1943, are the terms on which the United States and United Kingdom Governments acting on behalf of the United Nations are prepared to suspend hostilities against Italy so long as their mili- tary operations against Germany and her Allies are not obstructed and Italy does not assist these Powers in any way and complies with the requirements of these Governments. These terms have been presented by GENERAL DWIGHT D. EISEN- HOWER, Commander-in-Chief, Allied Forces, duly authorised to that effect; Post,p.2761. And have been accepted by MASEHAL PIETRO BADoLIO, Head of the Italian Government.

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