Memorandum from Acting Secretary of State Joseph Grew to President Harry S. Truman, Current Foreign Developments

TOP SECRET DECLASSIFIED 11652. Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or 1972 (E) E.O. of State letter, Aug. 62625 10, Dept. By NLTYK NARS Date June 14, 1945 MEMERANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT Subject: Current Foreim Developments De Gaulle Ratifies NW Italy Acreement. On June 13 de Gaulle ratified the agreement signed at Caserta June 11 for complete French withdrawal from MW Italy by July 10, but he has strongly asked that SAC prohibit the entry of Italian carabinieri into the six communes of Tenda where he claims their appearence would "certainly produce serious disturbences"; he hopes that Allied troops can police the commun. SAC will of course make no com- mitments to de Gaulle on this point but may possibly use Allied forces for the pence period in this area just 8.8 in certain areas of Venezia Giulia Allied troops instead of Italians will be used at first. In NW Italy itself the French have refused to deliver to AMG an Italien partisan on the grounds that a.3 his of- fense was committed against the French they have to try him. In three communes near Aoste French soldiers have been distributing salt free, while in other areas French forces are trying to seize Allied Military currency for French occupation money. Yugoslavs Still Hazale Over Venezia Giulia. SAC has been informed by General Morgan that the first day's nego- tiations with the Yugoslavs on the specific details of the Venezia Giulia settlement was a "tough day". The Yugoslavs made as ARCHIVES SERVICE' AND RECORDS