Evening star., 1954-10-05
9-year Dispute
Over Trieste
Is Settled
Territory Divided
Between ltuly
And YugosIovio
BY the Associated Press

Ntt0 ASSSSt0NsS
By the Associated Press
ROME, Oct. Italy and
Yugoslavia formally settled their
bitter nine-year dispute over the
Trieste free territory today and
agreed on its division between
them.
The division virtually comedies
with the occupation boundaries
established in 1945, with Italy
getting the key Adriatic port of
Trieste and Yugoslavia retaining
the zone she has occupied since
World War II.
The settlement, signed in Lon
don and announced simultane-
ously in Rome and. Belgrade, is
expected to make possible the
closing of the last gap in the
Western defense line across
southeast Europe. Although both
Italy and YugoSlavia are strongly
anti-Russian, they had refused
to cooperate militarily in the
past because of their rivalry over
Trieste.
May Join Balkan Alliance.
The next step may be inclusion
Of Italy in the Balkan anti-ag-
gression alliance which Yugo-
slavia, Greece and Turkey signed
in August.
The agreement was triumph
for United States-British diplo-
macy, which prodded the two
Adriatic Sea neighbors through
long negotiations in London,
Washington. New York, Rome
and Belgrade.
The two nations ambassadors
to Britain, Manlio Brosio of
Italy and Vladimir Velebit, signed
the accord In the British capital.
It was there that the agreement
was drafted into its final form.
"A great day for Italy" said
Premier Mario Scelba as he told
his cabinet formally of the agree
ment this morning. ST am very
happy" he added. FINALLY we
are going back into Trieste"
Shortly after the cabinet ap-
proved the agreement and in
Structed Mr.. Brosio to sign it.
Trieste itself went on a flag
waving anthem singing holiday.
About 10000 TrieStini of all ages
gathered in Piazza de Unita
Unity square) to hear an
nouncement of the settlement.
The people were in high, good
humor. Thousands of Italian
flags hung from apartment
houses and store windows.
Italy was taking the news of
the agreement calmly despite
Fascist and Communist opposi-
ton to the settlement.
The Fascists oppose the COM
promise because Italy doesn't
get all the territory. The Reds
are against it because Moscow
is
Yugoslavia President Tito's
government termed the agree
ment "a reasonable compro-
mise" but the people received
the announcement without en-
thusiasm."
Points Of Agreement.
Under the agreement:
l. The port of Trieste and the
rest of Zone A, except for a small
strip on the southern border
near Lazzaretto, go to Italy. The
zone has been under British
American military occupation
since World War II.
2. Zone B, along with the
small Lazzaretto strip, becomes
Yugoslav. The zone had been
under Yugoslav control since
Marshal Tito's partisans swarmed
in on May /, 1945.
3. The 5000 Italians in the
Lazzaretto strip can return to
Italian-controlled territory and
be compensated for their hold
ings if they desire. Some already
have begun moving.
4. Yugoslavia will have full &C
cess to the port of Trieste.
S. Minority rights are guaran-
teed for both Italians in Yugo-
slav territory and Yugoslavs in
Italian territory.
6. The 5000 American and
nearly 1000 British troops in
Zone A will be withdrawn in
stages over the next three weeks.
z. The United States and Brit
ain in a supplementary state
ment announced they consider
the settlement as final. Neither
Italy nor Yugoslavia officially
waived its claim to that portion
OF the territory assigned the
other. However, both actually
expect the new boundaries to
exist indefinitely.
italian administrators will
make their formal entry into
Trieste city tomorrow.
The agreement will be depos-
tied with the United Nation Sc
(See TRIESTE, Page A-3.)
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