Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 61 Part 3.djvu/463

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2748 Rescinding of laws involving racial, etc., discrimination. Prisoners of war, etc. Reparation, etc. Assets of Italian state, etc. Disarmament, etc. Information and documents. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [61 STAT. 31. All Italian laws involving discrimination on grounds of race, color, creed or political opinions will insofar as this is not already accomplished be rescinded, and persons detained on such grounds will, as directed by the United Nations, be released and relieved from all legal disabilities to which they have been subjected. The Italian Government will comply with all such further directions as the Allied Commander-in-Chief may give for repeal of Fascist legislation and removal of any disabilities or prohibitions resulting therefrom. 32. (A) Prisoners of war belonging to the forces of or specified by the United Nations and any nationals of the United Nations, in- cluding Abyssinian subjects, confined, interned, or otherwise under restraint in Italian or Italian-occupied territory will not be removed and will forthwith be handed over to representatives of the United Nations or otherwise dealt with as the United Nations may direct. Any removal during the period between the presentation and the signature of the present instrument will be regarded as a breach of its terms. (B) Persons of whatever nationality who have been placed under restriction, detention or sentence (including sentences in ab- sentia) on account of their dealings or sympathies with the United Nations will be released under the direction of the United Nations and relieved from all legal disabilities to which they have subjected. (C) The Italian Government will take such steps as the United Nations may direct to safeguard the persons of foreign nation- als and property of foreign nationals and property of foreign states and nationals. 33. (A) The Italian Government will comply with such direc- tions as the United Nations may prescribe regarding restitution, deliveries, services or payments by way of reparation and payment of the costs of occupation during the period of the present instrument. (B) The Italian Government will give to the Allied Com- mander-in-Chief such information as may be prescribed regarding the assets, whether inside or outside Italian territory, of the Italian state, the Bank of Italy, any Italian state or semi-state institutions or Fascist organisations or residents in Italian territory and will not dispose or allow the disposal, outside Italian territory of any such assets except with the permission of the United Nations. 34. The Italian Government will carry out during the period of the present instrument such measures of disarmament, demobilisation and demilitarisation as may be prescribed by the Allied Commander- in-Chief. 35. The Italian Government will supply all information and pro- vide all documents required by the United Nations. There shall be