European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 4, 1947, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Volume two number fourteen weekend mat 4 1947 High in the mountains of the Morgan line bordering american soldiers guard the Frontier of this disputed area Trieste world government on trial by Regan 4 into the free territory of a potential trouble not Lor the brigade of Trieste United states moving to Aid in carrying out the policies of the United nations the following article on Trieste written for weekend by wartime correspondent of the and who just returned from the Venezia Gitlia area in which he made a Survey for the american red Trieste in eng in Trieste these Days is la like sitting on a powder this is Felt by theft Izenson is to become an eight Square free by the occupying of great Britain and America by visitors to this focal Point of eyes of the worlds this but commercially in it sea port on the Adriatic prom to pose the first Long Range of International world Rule the United according to terms of the treaty peace with Italy which was signed Paris by members of the United last february the free Story of Trieste was created and frontiers a governor for territory will be appointed by Security Council of the United after consultation with the its of Yugoslavia and terms of the treaty this Gover cannot be a citizen of Italy or of the free at this writing the in still Hast found a Man to fill the Job that has been termed the toughest in the when the governor is selected he will take office As soon As the treaty is ratified by All the signing both Italy and Yugoslavia under protest there is a possibility that ratification May take some in the event that any signing nation agrees with them that the treaty is unjust during this interim the territory continues to be administered by the Allied military government and military com mands of the three policing operating on the Assumption that the treaty would be ratified the army began moving troops into the area immediately after the signing to be prepared to fulfil the obligation of maintaining a Force in the territory during the Early Days of the new free it is provided in the treaty that during the provision Al regime of the new free state troops not to exceed five thousand men for the United five thou Sand men for the United kingdom and thousand men for Yugoslavia shall be stationed in the these troops will be at the disposal of the governor for a period of ninety Days after his Assumption of and at the end of that period will be withdrawn within a maximum of fort five How if the internal situation of the free territory of Trieste is such that the governor feels that All of them should not be withdrawn he May request that the remain until such time As he feels their presence is no longer their drawl must be in the same proportion for each the army is using one year As a yardstick in planning its occupation under terms of the treaty the governor has the right at any time to Call upon the commanders of any or All of these contingents for support which must be Given com Manders May inform their own governments of the orders of the Gover nor of Trieste and these governments then May refuse the participation of its forces in the operation in ques but must inform the United nations Security Council of such refusal to act at the desire of the american Force stationed in troops May find them selves maintaining the sovereignty of this International free army unit to i occupy Trieste has been selected from the eight eighth infantry the Blue which has been occupying the Morgan line and the disputed Venezia Guilia the Force will be called Trieste United states troops and the brigade will be referred to As South along the Adriatic from the port of Trieste the free territory stretches in a narrow strip for about ten a wide Concrete Highway Cut into the Steep Rock Cliffs runs parallel to the Gener ally the Rocky Cliffs run right Down to the sea but Here and there Little coves have formed Small beaches most of them but near the Small town Sistiano a Large Cove sheltered by Steep Cliffs forms a Beach about half a in Here the army plans to set up a recreation area for occupation the american red Cross will augment the program with water safety and first Aid the army has requested the red Cross also to handle programs of ranging and other recreational facilities in a military club to be built on the present plans Call temporary wooden building to House a snack bar and with a Terrace to provide outdoor dancing and buses will run to the Beach area from Trieste or from at the same time the army is making the change from a Field to a Garrison unit in the City itself is continued on Page 23