Evening star., 1953-11-10
Curb Against Italians
IlvhIened by Trieste
Guards After Riots
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TRIEsTE, Nov, i0.-Itallan
sources said today border guards
oi mo Trieste free territory have
tighloned their checks on italian
citizens entering the disputed
ynne In the wake OF last weeks
bloody riots.
Disclosure Of the new restric-
tlOns came shortly after British
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden
declared that Britain holds Ital-
ian extremists" responsible for
the trouble I'm Trieste and for
Anti-allied demonstrations In
italian cities.
The sources said the guards
now are following the letter Of
the law in passing would-be
visitors 10 the territory's British
American administered zone A.
Such comparatively minor in
fractions as expired identity
cards are enough to bar entry.
they declared.
Eden Demands Curbs.
Speaking to the House of
Commons yesterday. Mr.. Eden
demanded the Italian govern
ment curb the irresponsible"
and extremist" elements. In
Rome. an Italian government
spokesman declared his charges
were completely false"
British Prime Minister Church
Ill. meanwhile, advised the Yugo-
slavs and the Italians-both of
whom claim the strategic area
to keep quiet and behave in a
law-abiding manner"
Speaking at the annual Lord
Mayor of London's banquet, the
78-year-old statesman declared
Britain and the United States
want to help the Yugoslavs and
the Italians to come to friendly
arrangements together" over
Trieste.
RapS Abuse and Insults.
Asserting he did not think Brit
ain and the United States should
be abused and insulted by mobs
of either FaciStS or Communists,
Mr.. Churchill said British and
American soldiers have been kept
waiting at Trieste at heavy ex-
pense for more than eight years
and all we wish to do is to take
them away after helping the
Italians and the Yugoslavs come
to a friendly arrangement to-
gether. 1t that such a very
wicked thing to do?"
The two allies announced Oc-
tober 8 that they would withdraw
their occupation troops from
zone A and turn the area over
to Italy. They postponed the
withdrawal, however, after Yu-
goslavia, which already admins
ters the territory's zone B,
warned that her troops would
march into zone A the moment
Italian forces set foot inside the
territory borders.
In New Brunswick, N. j., a
member of the YugoSlav delega-I
tion to the United Nations said
his country was prepared to hold
direct talks with Italy to work
out a solution to the dispute.
Sees Two Alternatives.
DR.. Branimir Jankovic told the
Relations Club at
Rutgers University the crisis,
could be solved either by inter-
Matchmaking the entire terri
tory or by turning the port city
of Trieste over to Italy and the
predominately Slav-populated
land area around the port to Yu-
goslavia.
YugoSlav'S Marshal Tito has
proposed a five-power conference
of Britain. France, the United
States, Italy and Yugoslavia to
consider a workable solution.
In the tense Adriatic city it
self, 5000 Triestini jammed city
hall last night to hear speakers
from all political parties relre-
sented on the city. council at
tack British Gen. Sir John Win
terton, commander of allied
forces in Trieste. Italians gen.
orally blame him for the blood
shed in Trieste.
An Italian spokesman IN Rome,
however, denied reports that Pre-
mier Giuseppe Pella has asked
for Gen. Winterton's removal. |
The spokesman said Italy wants
a sweeping inquiry to place the |
blame for the trouble wherever
it may fall.