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 61 STAT.] ITALY-ARMISTICE AND SURRENDER Sept. 3 ,23, 29, 1943 Nov. 9, 17, 1943 no destruction or concealment of archives, records, plans or any other documents or information. 36. The Italian Government will take and enforce such legisla- tive and other measures as may be necessary for the execution of the present instrument. Italian military and civil authorities will com- ply with any instructions issued by the Allied Commander-in-Chief for the same purpose. 37. There will be appointed a Control Commission representa- tive of the United Nations charged with regulating and executing this instrument under the orders and general directions of the Allied Com- mander-in-Chief. 38. (A) The term "United Nations" in the present instrument includes the Allied Commander-in-Chief, the Control Commission and any other authority which the United Nations may designate. (B) The term "Allied Commander-in-Chief" in the present instrument includes the Control Commission and such other officers and representatives as the Commander-in-Chief may designate. 39. Reference to Italian Land, Sea and Air Forces in the present instrument shall be deemed to include Fascist Militia and all such other military or para-military units, formations or bodies as the Allied Commander-in-Chief may prescribe. 40. The term "War Material" in the present instrument denotes all material specified in such lists or definitions as may from time to time be issued by the Control Commission. 41. The term "Italian Territory" includes all Italian colonies and dependencies and shall for the purposes of the present instrument (but without prejudice to the question of sovereignty) be deemed to include Albania. Provided however that except in such cases and to such extent as the United Nations may direct the provisions of the present instrument shall not apply in or affect the administration of any Italian colony or dependency already occupied by the United Nations or the rights or powers therein possessed or exercised by them. 42. The Italian Government will send a delegation to the Head- quarters of the Control Commission to represent Italian interests and to transmit the orders of the Control Commission to the competent Italian authorities. 43. The present instrument shall enter into force at once. It will remain in operation until superseded by any other arrangements or until the voting into force of the peace treaty with Italy. 44. The present instrument may be denounced by the United Nations with immediate effect if Italian obligations thereunder are not fulfilled or, as an alternative, the United Nations may penalize contravention of it by measures appropriate to the circumstances such as the extension of the areas of military occupation or air or other punitive action. 2749 Legislation, etc. Control Commis- sion. "United Nations. " "Allied Com- mander-in-Chief." Inclusion of Fascist Militia, etc., in Ital- ian forces. "War Material." " Italian Territory." Representation of Italian interests. Entry into force. Denouncement; pu- nitive action.

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