Map of the partition of the Free Territory of Trieste (1947-1954) between Italy and Yugoslavia, as fixed by the Treaty of Osimo (1975).

The Treaty of Osimo was signed on November 10, 1975 by the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Italy in Osimo definitely dividing the Free Territory of Trieste. The treaty was written in French and became effective on October 11, 1977. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (511x804, 109 KB) Map of the partition of the Free Territory of Trieste (1947-1954) between Italy and Yugoslavia, as fixed by the Treaty of Osimo (1975), in German. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (511x804, 109 KB) Map of the partition of the Free Territory of Trieste (1947-1954) between Italy and Yugoslavia, as fixed by the Treaty of Osimo (1975), in German. ... Zone A and Zone B of the Free Territory of Trieste Capital Trieste Language(s) Italian, Slovenian, Croatian Government Republic Historical era Cold War  - Established September 15, 1947  - Partition October 26, 1954  - Treaty of Osimo October 11, 1977 Area  - 1947 738 km2 285 sq mi Population  - 1947 est. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in the Latin alphabet, Југославија in Cyrillic; English: Land of the South Slavs) describes three political entities that existed one at a time on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century. ... is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Capital Belgrade Language(s) Serbo-Croatian, Slovenian, Macedonian, Albanian, Hungarian and languages of other nationalities. ... Osimo (anc. ... Zone A and Zone B of the Free Territory of Trieste Capital Trieste Language(s) Italian, Slovenian, Croatian Government Republic Historical era Cold War  - Established September 15, 1947  - Partition October 26, 1954  - Treaty of Osimo October 11, 1977 Area  - 1947 738 km2 285 sq mi Population  - 1947 est. ... October 11 is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ...

The treaty was based on the "Memorandum of Understanding" that was signed in London in 1954, which gave a provisional civil administration of Zone A to Italy, and Zone B to Yugoslavia. The Treaty of Osimo merely made this situation definite. Zone A, including the city of Trieste, became the Italian Province of Trieste, but Yugoslavia was be granted free access to the port of Trieste. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Trieste (Italian: Trieste; Slovenian, Croatian and Serbian: Trst; German: Triest) is a city and port in northeastern Italy right on the border with Slovenia. ... Trieste (It. ...

The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs was never involved in the negotiation, who was carried on almost single-handedly by Eugenio Carbone, then Director General of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, who also signed the Treaty on behalf of the Italian government. For Yugoslavia the treaty was signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Miloš Minić. MiloÅ¡ Minić (born August 28, 1914 in Preljina near ÄŒačak; died September 5, 2003 in Belgrade) was a Serbian communist politician. ...

Criticism in Italy

The Italian government was criticized harshly for signing the treaty, particularly for the secretive way in which negotiations were carried out, skipping the traditional diplomatic channels. Italian nationalists rejected the idea of giving up Istria, which had long had a largely Italian population and had belonged to Italy for the 25 years between World War I and the end of World War II, and some even called for the prosecution of the then Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs for the crime of treason, as stated in Article 241 of the Italian Criminal Code, who mandates a life sentence for anybody found guilty of aiding and abetting a foreign power to exert its sovereignity on the national territory. Furthermore, the treaty did not guarantee the protection of the Italian minority in the Yugoslav zone - while it also did not do this for the Slovenian minority in the Italian zone. The question of protection of minorities was to be taken care later through the signing of separate protocols. Istria (Croatian and Slovenian: Istra, Venetian and Italian: Istria), formerly Histria (Latin), is the largest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

Slovenia's and Croatia's independence

Slovenia declared its independence in 1991 and was recognized internationally in 1992. Though the treaty's applicability was now in question, Slovenia then released a declaration, saying it would recognize the treaty. Solving this question had been made a pre-condition for Slovenian entry into the European Union. Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...

No such declaration was made by the Croatian government. However, Italy did not find this as important. The treaty was never questioned by Croatia and considers it a valid treaty.

References

This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.