Doc. No. 4 ter (P).
Memorandum on the Clause of Annex 3 Concerning Italian Colonies (Annex 3, par. 11)
Annex 3 of the draft Peace Treaty, which deals with economic and financial provisions relating to Ceded Territories, states at Para. 11 [Page 209] that the said provisions “shall not apply to the former Italian Colonies”.
The Italian Delegation has already explained in Memorandum 4 (P) the Italian Government’s point of view on the Colonies and has proposed, in Memorandum 4 bis (P), a new text for Article 17. According to this new text, the final disposal of Italy’s African Territories “shall be determined jointly by the Governments of the U.S.S.R., U.S.A., U.K., and France, according to the principles laid down in the San Francisco Charter and taking into account Italian interests in said territories, within one year of the coming into force of the present Treaty.”
With a view to harmonizing para. 11 of Annex 3 with the new text of Article 17 quoted above, it is proposed that paragraph 11 should be worded as follows:
“The questions dealt with in this Annex, insofar as they apply to the Italian Colonies, will be reconsidered when a decision is reached on their final disposal”.
This proposed text is consistent with the footnote to paragraph 11 of Annex 3 of this Treaty.