Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-30
Reds Protest 10 us.
Against War Vessels
In Italian Waters
by the Associated Press

LONDON, Jan. 30.-The Mos
cow radio said today that Russia
has formally charged the United
States with violating the Italian
peace treaty by sending Ameri-
can warships to Italian ports.
The broadcast said Alexander s.
Panyushkin, the Soviet Ambassador
in Washington, had sent a protest
note to Secretary of State Marshall
Wednesday.
(The State Department in
Washington said the note has
been received and Is under
study
The radio said the Soviets also
sent the note to the French govern
ment with request to make its
contents known to the Allied and
Associated Powers which had signed
the peace treaty with Italy"
Second I'm Week.
1t was the second such protest this
week. Yesterday Russia complained
to the United States and Britain
over the proposed reopening of Mel
laha air base in North Africa. This
protest also charged violation of the
italian treaty.
The broadcast said Russia con-
tended American warships are visit
ing italian ports to support the gov
eminent of Premier Alcide de Gas
peri. The government has been
under fire from Italian Communists
for some time.
The announcer said the visits
constituted a breach of the treaty
which provided for withdrawal from
Italy by December Is, 1S47, of all
armed forces of the Allied powers.
(The treaty says ALI armed
forces of the Allied and associ-
ated powers shall be withdrawn
from Italy !" not later than 80
days from the coming into force
of the present treaty" The pact
went into effect September $50
The American aircraft carrier
Midway, three cruisers and 10 de-
stroyers have anchored of some
italian ports, including Naples and
laramie. They constitute part OF
the Mediterranean feet.
The text of the broadcast:
THE Paris press reports that
American war vessels have reap
peared In the Italian ports of Ma
Piles, laramie. Leghorn, Genoa and
others and have continued to re-
main there for long time already,
which fact is explained by the de-
sire of the United States to render
political support to the De Gasperi
government, which enjoys little
prestige among the Italian people.
The stay of these ships in Italian
ports is also said to be connected
with sending of American marines
to, the Mediterranean.
UNITED States officials an
nounced in Rome, January 10
about 1000 American Marines
we're expected to arrive in Medit-
terranean waters to bring up the
complement of these forces
abroad)
1.-THE story of the American naval
squadron IN ltallan ports conITa-
diets the italian peace treaty. State
ments of American officials recently
published in the American press
confirm these facts of United States
violation of the peacestreaty with
Italy, which provides fdrwithdrawal
from italy Of all armed forces of
Allied and associated powers by De-
cember Is, 1947.
I'm view of the above, U. s. S. r.
Ambassador in the United States
Panyushkin, on January 20, sent q
note to State Secretary Marshalls
the text OF which also was conveyed
by the Soviet government to the
government OF France. with the re-.
quest to make its contents known
to Allied and associated powers
which had signed the peace treaty
with Italy,"