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(Untitled), 30 Apr 1945

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/216/120-122

Scope and Contents

Telegram from WSC to President Harry Truman marked "Personal and Top Secret" arguing that it is a "delusion" to suppose that the Yugoslav Government [later Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia] would agree to Anglo-American forces taking Venezia Guilia [Italy] including Trieste [Italy], Pola [later Pula, Croatia] and Fiume [later Rijeka, Croatia]; that Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander [later Lord Alexander of Tunis, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre] should carry out his plans to perform the above "as quickly and secretly as possible"; and commenting on the effect of such action on the Communist movement in Italy.

Dates

  • Creation: 30 Apr 1945

Conditions Governing Access

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Copyright: Crown

Extent

3 folio(s)

Language of Materials

English

Former / Other Reference

T 685/5

Bibliography

Published: Winston S Churchill VII, pp 1323-4 (part)

Repository Details

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