[b]January 1950[/b]
[b]Rome, the Italian Republic [/b]
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Last night Italy and America came into sealing the Italio-America Concordat. 

[quote]The United States promises in the following to the Italian Republic:
1. A 10% increase of Marshall plan funds to be used in sectors of industrial and military improvement.

2. Agricultural subsides (agricultural equipment, farmer crop yield incentives) separate from Marshall Plan funds.

In exchange the Italian Republic pledges the following:
1. A ten year lease on land outside of Bologna for use by the United States military as a base. Terms of the lease will be renegotiated by both parties after the end of the lease.

2. A ten year lease on a land outside of Milan for use by the United States military as a base. Terms of the lease will be renegotiated by both parties after the end of the lease.

3. An indefinite lease on land in the Udine region of Northern Italy by the United States military. Terms of the lease will be negotiated after fifty years.

Signed by Harry S Truman, President of the United States and Alcide Amedeo Francesco De Gasperi, Prime Minister of the Italian Republic[/quote]

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“In the after math of the Second World War Italy's foreign territories were taken from her as a sign that the west would not tolerate any sort of fascist dictatorship. This of course is a completely just and honourable decision as it was a terrible time however some of the lands taken were ours before the evil rise of fascism and as such should not have been taken from us. In accordance with this the Italian government has made certain demands on the international stage. Firstly, the country Libya is to become a satellite state of the Italian Republic. Libya was a colonial possession of Italy well before the rise of Mussolini and it is only fair that this country is returned to us. Secondly Albania and Montenegro is also to be returned to Italian control as a satellite state. These countries were given to us under the 1915 Treaty of London and to have them taken away from us due to the madness of one man is barbaric. Finally the region of Dalmatia should be returned to Italy, another region we were ceded in the Treaty of London. We of course are not trying to create some sort of autocratic despotism, no; we will respect their right to a free election and allow them to vote for their leaders. Except Dalmatia of course, this shall become part of Italy itself and so the people will be allowed to freely vote in the Italian election. Hopefully we will recognised by the other powers in Europe since I know that I, and the rest of the Italian peoples that these are completely just demands and this will speed our national repairs as well as push us into being a much stronger power.”
[i]-From the ‘International Politics’ speech by Alcide Amedeo Francesco De Gasperi, Prime Minister of the Italian Republic[/i]