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    "ocrText": "TOP SECREY\nDECLASSIFIED\nE.O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or E\nDept. of State letter, Aug. 10, 1972\n-2-\nBINITHC NARS Date 9-1+-75\nFrench Occupation Zone. Ambnssador Winent has been\ninstructed to inform French representative on EAC that\nofter consideration of the French counterpropesal for an\noccupation zone in Germany the Ameriom Government cannot\naccept the French position. The American Governnent\nconsiders that its proposal is both fair and reasonable\nend is surprised that it is not accepted immediately by\nthe French.\nYugoslays Given US-UK Terma on Venezia Giulia. On\nJune 2 the American end British Ambessadors in Belgrade\ngave Yugoslev Vice Premier Kardelj the note and militery\nagreement on Venezia Giulia. They made it clemr that the\nagreement represented the final US-UK word, that we could\nnot negotiate on its terms, and said they hoped Yugoslavia\nwould promptly accept it. When Kardelj rnised points of\ndetail he was told these could be worked out by SAO's and\nTito's respective Chiefs of Staff at Thirteenth Army Corps\nHQ near Trieste. Then Kerdelj said that \"Tito was still\nin Slovenia* end that he would get in touch with him at\nonce and reply as soon as possible.\nOne importent point Kardelj reised concerned the\nSlovenes in enstern Friuli. The Yugoslavs want to exclude\nItalian civil administration from that area and feel it\nshould be governed by AMG exclusively. The US and UK\nAmbessedors told him that this also could be settled at\nthe meeting of the Chiefs of Staff, but are commenting\nto Washington and London that Yugoslevie will probably\nput in a cleim for this aren at the peace treaty and that\nit would therefore \"seen consistent with the position we\nhave taken on Venezia Giulin\" to include this area under\nAMO.\nThe Yugoslavs are imposing severe financial controla\nin Trieste which in general are for \"Yugoslavia's benefit\nrather than that of Trieste\" and which are feared greatly\nby the Italians in the aren. The food situntion in Venezia\nGiulia continues to grow worse.\nS. ARCHIVES AND\nNext\nco"
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