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SERVICK
-2-#4081, October 22, 6 p.m., from Rome
One. To give continued encouragement to those leaders who
want Italy promptly and unreservedly in western alignment.
In doing this we must show appreciation for what has been
done recently in educating public opinion here and must
dispel any idea on their part that our interest in Italy is
secondary or sentimental.
Two. At same time, we must keep alive in Italian mind
our primary thesis of real and effective European unity as
condition precedent for US economic and military aid, and
we must keep their thinking planning in that direction.
Three. We must take advantage of interim period before
Italy is included in effective European arrangements in
order to get Italy's defenses built up to maximum possible
efficiency both in her interest and in our own.
When General Marras visits US (EMBTEL 3955, October 11 and
DEPTEL 2594, October 19) he will probably again put out
feelers for staff talks (?) not be ready for all that that
(?) implies I think that there would be great value in in-
formal discussions with him or with (?) by him, on purely
military level (?) with objective of allowing Italians to
elaborate state of their own planning and of giving US op-
portunity to advise what Italy can do now in way of reorgan-
ization, training, planning, et cetera, with continued em-
phasis on eventual Italian participation in European defense
system. US participants could no doubt take advantage of
experience gained in staff talks which Brussels pact countries
have already had. It would probably be better for me not
to raise matter in advance with government, but allow it to
proceed on responsibility of Marras. We should naturally
keep Western Union countries informed of anything we do,
both to encourage them in moving faster with Italy and to
forestall any false idea that we are resorting to bilateral
arrangements in preference to extension of European system.
DUNN
LMS : JM
Note: Correction to follow on questioned portions
DECLASSIFIED
E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (B)
OSD letter, 7.15.25
TOR SECRET
By NLT- HC NARS Date 9.13.25
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