Telegram from President Harry S. Truman to Prime Minister Winston Churchill
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OCR Page 1 of 4NLT-205
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OPERATIONAL PRIORITY
DECLASSIFIED by authority of
TOP SECRET AND PERSONAL
Pept. getter
NUMBER 43
VI.II P.1168
3.
Initials He Date F7-33
us. AND
TO:
THE PRIME MINISTER
FROM: THE PRESIDENT
IN VIEW OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE DISPUTES
WITH TITO OVER THE OCCUPATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF NORTH
EAST ITALY, I HAVE TODAY SENT THE FOLLOWING TELEGRAM TO
STALIN: "THROUGH THE EMBASSY IN MOSCOW I HAVE BEEN KEEP-
ING YOU INFORMED OF THE AMERICAN POSITION ON THE INTERIM
ADWINISTRATION OF THE VENEZIA GIULIA. IN PARTICULAR YOUR
GOVERNMENT WAS GIVEN COPIES OF THE RECENT AMERICAN AND
B
BRITISH NOTES TO MARSHAL TITO WHICH PROPOSED, IN ACCORD-
ANCE WITH THE RREVIOUS UNDERSTANDING REACHED IN FEBRUARY
BETWEEN FIELD MARSHAL ALEXANDER AND MARSHAL TITO, THAT
THE SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER SHOULD EXERCISE CONTROL IN
AN AREA I INCLUDI NG TRIESTE, MONFALCONE, GORIZIA AND POLA
IN ORDER NOT TO PREJUDICE ANY FINAL DISPOSITION THROUGH
OCCUPATION BY EITHER CLAIMANT. WE HAVE NOW HAD A REPLY
FROM MARSHAL TITO WHICH IS ENTIRELY UNSATISFACTORY IN THAT
HE STATES THAT HIS GOVERNMENT IS NOT PREPARED TO RE NOUNCE
THE RIGHT OF THE YUGOSLAV ARMY HOLDING THE TERRITORY UP
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