Office of the Historian

740.00119 Control (Italy)/6–1645: Telegram

Mr. Alexander C. Kirk, Political Adviser to the Supreme Allied Commander, Mediterranean Theater, to the Secretary of State

Caserta, June 16, 1945—8 p.m.
[Received 8:50 p.m.]

2643. Re our 2637 of June 15, 8 p.m.69 Text of agreement as submitted by Gen Morgan follows:70

“Agreement between Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theater of Operations and the Supreme Commander of the Yugoslav Army.

1.
The purpose of this agreement is to determine certain detailed matters arising out of agreement signed by Yugo Foreign Minister and US and Brit Ambs in Belgrade on June 9.
2.
The term Venezia Giulia will be considered throughout this agreement to mean the 1939 Italian provinces of Gorizia, Trieste, Fiume (Carnaro) and Pola (Istria).
3.
The areas of territory of Venezia Giulia which will be under command and control of Supreme Allied Commander and Yugoslav High Command respectively will conform to boundaries now marked accurately on maps at Appendices A and B.
4.
The Yugo detachment remaining in area under command and control of Supreme Allied Commander will initially concentrate in accordance with instructions attached at Appendix C.
5.
For liaison duty in connection with Yugo troops, a Yugo mission will be attached to HQ Eighth Army or to most appropriate HQs. The detailed composition and functions of this mission will be as set out in Appendix D.
6.
Yugo authorities will facilitate occupation of area around Pola by troops of Supreme Allied Commander in accordance with details set out at Appendix E.
7.
Yugo rights regarding war booty will be as set out at Appendix F.
8.
Arrangements in respect of command and control of anchorages on west coast of Istria will be as set out at Appendix G.
9.
Control of movement in Venezia Giulia will be in accordance with Appendix H.
10.
Arrangements will be made for control of railway traffic between Allied and Yugoslav occupied zones of Venezia Giulia and for settlement of matters affecting trade and commerce between those zones in accordance with Appendix I.
11.
Yugo will have right to use ports of Trieste and Pola in accordance with Appendix J.
12.
This agreement enters into force on being signed. Like that signed at Belgrade on 9 June, it in no way prejudices or affects ultimate disposal of any part of Venezia Giulia”.

Regarding Appendix[es] which are too detailed to cable please see immediately following telegram.71

Kirk
  1. Not printed.↩
  2. Text proposed to Yugoslav military representatives at a conference at Duino. Delegates representing Field Marshal Alexander, the Supreme Allied Commander, and those representing Marshal Tito had met in conference for the purpose of negotiating the military details necessary to implement the principles of the agreement signed at Belgrade June 9, 1945. The implementing agreement was signed June 20, 1945, by Gen. W. D. Morgan on behalf of Field Marshal Alexander and by Gen. Arso Jovanović on behalf of Marshal Tito. For the English language text including the eight appendices and the note on civil administration, see Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Federal People’s Republic of Yugoslavia, Medjunarodni Ugovori, Sveska Br. 3, pp. 22–45.↩
  3. Telegram 2644, not printed.↩