Office of the Historian

Doc. No. 33 (E).

Memorandum on the Clauses of the Peace Treaty Concerning the Return of Rolling Stock to the United Nations (Art. 65, No. 6)

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Article 65

A considerable amount of Italian rolling stock (including a certain number of engines) is at present within the territory of Allied and Associated Powers or in territories controlled by them.

This rolling stock is absolutely indispensable to Italy’s economic reconstruction and to the resumption of trade with foreign countries. The Italian Government, while acknowledging its obligation to return to the Allied and Associated Powers all rolling stock belonging to them, requests that the same principle be applied, for obvious reasons of justice, to Italian rolling stock. Consequently the addition of the following paragraph to Article 65, No. 6, is suggested:

“Likewise, Italian rolling stock within the territory of said Powers or in territory under their control shall be returned to Italy”.