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3. THE POSITION OF THE UNITED STATES WITH RESPECT TO ITALY
(NSC 1)
In Secretary Forrestal's absence, MR. SOUERS read the comments of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff on this paper. The Council discussed these
comments and agreed on some amendments in the light thereof.
SECRETARY SYMINGTON said that the Air Force would like the permis-
sion of the Department of State to move a few plans and people into some
Italian air fields on training flights from Germany, in order to make
these air fields operational.
MR. LOVETT said that the situation in Italy was more composed than
at the time the Department of State>paper which formed the basis for NSC
1
was prepared. He was afraid that such training flights at this time might
embarrass the de Gasperi government and thus would be politically unsound.
SECRETARY SYMINGTON noted that it would take at least two weeks to
place the Italian air fields in operation for fighters, and that months
would be necessary to make them operational for heavier aircraft. He
hoped that State would give as much notice of the need of these air fields
as possible.
SECRETARY ROYALL stated that no equipment was now available for
transfer to Italy. He therefore suggested the deletion of reference to
equipment in Paragraph 8-2-(3).
After further discussion,
THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL:
a.
Adopted NSC 1 subject to the following amendments:
(1) Revise Paragraph 8-a-(3) - to read: "Further assistance to
the Italian armed forces in the form of technical advice
to increase their capacity to deal with threats to Ital-
ian internal security and territorial integrity."
(2)
On page 6, first line, substitute "at an appropriate time"
for "now".
(3) Revise paragraph 12-e to read: "If the Communists seize
control of all or part of Italy prior to December 15,
1947, the US should suspend withdrawal of its troops from
Italy pending a consideration of the status of the Peace
Treaty and of the US military situation at that time. "
b. Agreed that the possibility of furnishing equipment to the
Italian armed forces should be further investigated.
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