Evening star., 1946-09-10
S-Nation Paris Group
To Draft Statute for
Free City Of Trieste
by the As.oeioied psess

PARIS, Sept. 10.-The Peace
Conference Commission on Ital-
ian political and territorial ques-
tions decided today to set up an
eight-nation subcommission to
draft a statute for the free city
of Trieste.
At the same time James c. Dunn.
American Assistant Secretary of
State, Withdrew three American
proposals for a detailed delimita-
ton of the international zone and
Italian Yugoslav boundaries.
American and French explana-
tions of the American action diff
fered.
Mr.. Dunn was quoted as saving
the proposals were withdrawn be-
cause they never had been discussed
by the Foreign Ministers Council,
The proposals were only advanced.
he said, because there was no de-
tailed delineation of the French
line, to which the Council agreed.
Now the French have drawn up a
detailed proposal and, rather than
create confusion by having two
proposals emanating from members
of the four-power Foreign Ministers
Council, the United States decided
to withdraw its plan, Mr.. Dunn was
quoted as saying.
Russian Opposition Credited.
A French source, however, said
the American proposals were with
drawn because of adamant opposi-
ton from the Russians, who would
not bulge from their view that
they had given their approval in
the Council to the French and not
the American line.
The detailed American line diff
Tered from the French at two
points, near Gorilla, north of Tri-
este, and near Monfalcone, west of
Trieste. French informants said the
detailed French line ran on the
eastern outskirts of Gorzia and
even cut off some of the suburbs
from Italy. The American line was
farther west and included all the
suburbs and some of the surround
ing territory in the Italian segment,
the French source said. A similar
dlf1erence existed at Monfalcone.
Lief Egeland of South Africa
whose proposal to establish a SUBJ
commission to draft a Trieste con-
stitution was adopted, said the
group should finish its work by
October S.
The South African proposal was
adopted unanimously, without a roll
call.
Norway May Ask $20, 0,00O, 900.
In the Italian Economic Commits
sion, Halvard Lange of Norway an
nounced that Norway probably would
ask only reparations for losses from
Italy. chiefly in destroyed marine
holdings and amounting to some
$20,000,000.
Herve Alphand, speaking for
France, said no figure had been
liked by France and, although Italy's
entry into the war caused France toI
fight . two-front battle, his coun-
try would demand comparatively
ACtle llOlu 1tdiy.
Italian assets in France, a small
amount represented in the turning
over OF war tools and the taking
over of state enterprises in areas
ceded by Italy to France would sat-
lsfy his country, he said, without
t1ampering Italian production or
requiring the transfer of credits.
Egypt is negotia ting her repara-
tions demands directly with italy
and will notify the commission of
the outcome. the Egyptian delegate
said.
Anselmo Mena, speaking for Mex
leo, said his country would ask
s5,0o0,000 for the loss of three
tankers.
A flve-man subcommittee an
pointed to thresh out Czechoslovak
claims for Hungarian territory
south of Bratislava and to study
Czechoslovak demands that 200, 900
Hungarians be expelled from Slo-
Yakia organized this afternoon, but
eeferred action to Thursday. It'll
named Mihail Ptoukha of the
Ukraine its chairman.
Discussion Of Mr. Egelands pro-