ITALIAN TREATY DECLARED "VERY HARSH"
Received Sunday, 7.0 p.m. PARIS, August 10. "Tlie Italian treaty is very harsn. We don't even se.e tiie gleam of ho]»e which was given at Versaillcs," said Signor de Hasperi when addressing tne Plenary Session of ' tlie Paris Conlerence. "Whai worries us is not the texi of tlie treaty but tlie spirit.'" Signor de (bisperi strongly protesterl against territorial ehiuiges, partieularty the Trieste jiroposals. He eiaimed tliar tlie Italian navv had collaliorated with tlie Allies and pleaded tlie Italian casualties in resistance against tne (iermans as justilication for more lement treatment. Regrelting the tono or the treaty, Signor de Gasperi said the allusion to eohelligerents was "colder and drier" than the terms apjilied m other treaties to former enemy count ri es. Dwelling 011 the allocation of Trieste to Yugoslavia, which was "a bitter disappoinf mcnt arousing strongest reaction in Italy," Signor de Gasperi pointeu out that titli, 000 Italians would thus oe severcd from their couutry. Ile appealed for a chanee for Italy to malce a full contribution to recovery. "We are a nation of 47,000,000 toilers reiuiy to pool our efforts with yours in tlie creation of a more just and more iuunane world, he said. ■ '. »• * : v .i . i ' »
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Chronicle (Levin), 12 August 1946, Page 5
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