Treaty of peace with Italy (1947) - Definition

The Treaty of peace with Italy is a treaty signed in Paris on February 10, 1947 between Italy and the victorious powers of the World War II, formally ending the hostilities.

The provisions of the treaty included:

• the transfer of Adriatic islands, Istria south of river Mirna and what is now western Slovenia to Yugoslavia
• transfer of Dodecanese islands to Greece
• minor revisions of border with France
• recognition of independence of Albania
• renouncement of claims to colonies
• cancellation of favourable commercial treaties with China

Trieste and surrounding area were incorporated into a new independent state called the Free Territory of Trieste, which was later divided between Yugoslavia and Italy in 1954.

A subsequent annex to the treaty provided for cultural autonomy of the German minority in South Tyrol.

External links

• Full text of the treaty (http://www.istrianet.org/istria/history/ww2/1947_treaty-index.htm).