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    "ocrText": "004461\nDEPARTMENT OF STATE\ns/s\nMemorandum of Conversation\n246\n254\nDATE:\nSeptember 14, 1949\nSUBJECT:\nConversations with Count Sforza on the Atlantic Pact\nPARTICIPANTS:\nCount Sforza\nAmbassador Tarchiani\nMr. Acheson\ncorf\nMr. Achilles\nMr. Unger\nCOPIES TO:\nMr. Batterthwaite\nXXXXXXXX\nARCHIVES RECORDS\nAND\nSERVICE\"\n1-1492\nSforza began a long plea for a change in the mili-\ntary arrangements under the Atlantic Pact. He urged\nthat Italy should be on the standing committee, but after\nI explained to him the difficulties in this regard he\nmodified this to a request that Italy become a full mem-\nber of the Western European Group, as well as a member\nof the Southern European Council. He said he thought\nthat while there was no longer a direct danger of Italy's\nbecoming communist, there are strong nationalist elements\nin Italy who alone or in league with the communists might\ncause trouble among the population. The Italian people\nfear that by Italy's not being responsible for the Western\nEuropean defenses, it will find itself having no say what-\never in the disposition of its own forces and military\neffort and unable to assure that its eastern land fron-\ntier would receive the same consideration as that of\nnorthwestern Europe. Mr. Achilles pointed out that UK,\nUS, and Frence were vitally concerned with the defense\nof Italy and that this fact, plus Italy's membership in\nthe Southern Buropean-Western Mediterranean Group, would\ninsure that their interests were taken care of. Sforza\nrenewed his plea and urged that some formula be worked\nout which would reassure the Italian people that all of\nItaly will be defended. I said we could not come to a\nconclusion on this today, but that we would discuss it\nfurther with him, tomorrow.\nDECLASSIFIED\nE. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (B)\nDepc. of State letter,\nAug.9.1973 7.23.25\nEUR:BC:LLSatterthwaite\nBy NLT-2/c NARS Date 4.27.76"
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