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 61 STAT.] ITALY-MILITARY AND CIVIL AFFAIRS-SEPT. 3, 1947 3667 The Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs to the American Ambassador IL MINISTRO DEGLI AFFARI ESTERI ROMA, 3 settembre 1947 SIGNOR AMBASCIATORE, con la nota direttami in data odierna Vostra Eccellenza ha voluto comunicarmi quanto segue: "Your Excellency, "Article 73 of the Treaty of Peace between the Allied and Associated "Powers and ITALY, provides that all Armed Forces of the Allied "and Associated Powers shall be withdrawn from ITALY as soon as "possible and in any case NOT later than ninety days from the "coming into force of the Peace Treaty. The numbers of the Armed "Forces of the UNITED STATES in ITALY have, as the Italian "Government is aware, been progressively reduced and it is the desire "of the United States Government that those few that still remain "shall be withdrawn with the least possible delay. Further, as from "the date of entry into force of the Treaty of Peace, it will be "necessary for Allied Military Government, which has long been "restricted to the part of Venezia Giulia WEST of the so-called "MORGAN Line and to the Province of UDINE, to be finally "brought to an end. "In order (1) that the position of the aforesaid United States "Forces during the period while they remain in ITALY may be "defined, particularly as regards matters of jurisdiction, and that "certain ambiguities which otherwise might arise in regard to the "facilities to be afforded them may be removed, and in order (2) to "provide for the smooth transfer of responsibility from the hands of "Allied Military Government to the hands of the Italian Govern- "ment, discussions have taken place between representatives of the "United States Government and the Italian Government who have "agreed upon the provisions set out in the annex of which part I "relates to the position of the United States Forces and part II to "the transfer of responsibility of the Allied Military Government. "I have the honor to inform your Excellency that the United "States Government has confirmed its approval of these provisions "and to suggest that if the Italian Government is prepared to do "likewise, the present Note together with your Excellency's reply "shall be regarded as constituting an agreement between our two "Governments on the matter which will enter into force (1) simul- "taneously with the Peace Treaty between the Allied and Associated "Powers and ITALY as regards the provisions in part I of the annex, "and (2) as from today's date as regards the provisions of part II. "Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest con- "sideration". Ho l'onore di portare a conoscenza dell'Eccellenza Vostra che il Governo Italiano concorda con quanto Ella ha proposto con la nota predetta ed approva da parte sua le disposizioni contenute nell'- Annesso unito alla nota stessa, il cui testo in lingua italiana e allegato alla presente lettera.

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