SOVIET ASKS ITALY TO HAND OVER 27 SHIPS OF HER FLEET

Grey River Argus, 8 October 1948, Page 5

SOVIET ASKS ITALY TO HAND OVER 27 SHIPS OF HER FLEET

(Recfl 9.40). LONDON, Oct. 7. M Molotov, in a Nme wmen nas been handed to the Ita J ian T sador at Moscow, reminded Italy that under the Peace Treaty, she have surrendered part of her licet to Russia by December 15, 1947 The Moscow radio states. lhNote said that Russia to implement, an agreement, had agreed to receive thirty-three ships from Italy without rinairs but the Italian Government had not turned over to the Soviet a fall The S Note insists that Italy shal. take steps to carryout the provisions ° f ßeute/ prints out that Britain and the United States have , both waived heir rirtts to Italiaft stops under he Peace Treaty, provided that th , sMps that were allocated to them V ’lt e is 1 understood that the Italian Government has held the view that Russia should do the same.