TIROLEAN VOLKSPARTEI (SVP) PROPOSAL FOR A TEMPORARY REGIME

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• Publication Date: November 1, 1946
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INTE WIGEOICE REPORT
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1. It is reported that since the Italian Government appears to be
in no hurry to carry out the Paris Agreement of 5 September the
leaders of the South Ti rolean Volkspartei have drawn up a f ve-
point program which they wish put into effect immediately. The
program provides for the followings
(a) The cession to the Province of Bolzano of the so-
called IUn terl and";
(b) The creation of a nine member. Advisory Committee
which will comprise four members of the SVP, one
representative of the South Tirolean Social Demo-
cratic Party9 one Ladin representative and one re-
presentative from each of the three Italian politi-
cal parties and will have the following dutiess
(1) advising on all administrative
matters in the South Tirol ;
elaborating proposals for the
transfer to the promised autnomy;
preparing for the first election.
This draft program. is said to have been submitted about a week ago
to the three Italian political parties in the South Tirol and to
the South Tirolean Social Democrats for their comment.
E According to reports only the local Italian Christian Democrats
have acknowledged receipt of the program. In a letter dated 31
October 1940 they replied teat they welcomed the initiative taken
by the SVP and were giving the draft program their very careful
attention but it would have to be referred to the Party's Central
directorate in Rome before the could comment on it.
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The former Italian Prefect of Bolzano, Dr. Innocenti who was also
gi.venn a copy of the draft program told Erich Ammon of the SVP that
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he was not opi.osod to it in principle. However, he criticized
the inclusion of a Socialist on the Advisory Committee# stating
that in his opinion the strongth of the Socialists in the South
Tirol r as not great enough to ,justify their having a representa-
t vo. he is said to have sugipsted instead that some other lo-
cal group such as the demobilized menb..r. s of the armed forces
be included on the Comittee#
The South r'irolean ;social Dernoor=it Part, is reported is be asking
f r tro_ repres3ntatLvesw
The draft rrogram has allegedly been criticized as not going far
onough by Church circles in Tirossanonem The SVP leaders in Dol.,
nano are accused. of setting forth only their minimum demands thus
1e.7ving no room for negotiations.
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