740.00119 Control (Italy)/6–1645
The Italian Ambassador (Tarchiani) to the Secretary of State
The Italian Ambassador presents his compliments to the Honorable the Secretary of State and has the honor to interpret the feelings of appreciation and gratitude of the Italian Government for the action taken by the United States Government in the matter of Venezia Giulia.
The Italian Ambassador has been furthermore directed to ask the United States Government to give their kind and valuable support in order that the demarcation line provided for Istria be such as to include within the territory under Anglo-American administration the Pola–Trieste railroad, which is essential to the communications and to the very economic life of that area.
The Italian Government equally recommends the inclusion of such a vital traffic line as the national highway, without which no possibility of material life could be left to the population in the Allied-administered area.
Moreover the Italian Government recommends that in the zone attributed to the Jugoslavs, a guarantee, similar to that granted to the latter in the zone occupied by the Allies, be granted to Italy in order to safeguard the Italian population there residing: that is observers or an Allied-Italian Mission.
The Italian Ambassador will be grateful if the Honorable the Acting Secretary of State could kindly back the Italian request which has been brought also to the knowledge of the British Government.