PRE-ELECTION ACTIVITIES OF THE ITALIAN NATIONALIST PARTY (PNI)

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• Publication Date: March 3, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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Italy
Pre-Eldotion Activities .of the
Italian Nat:.onal.ist Party (PNI)
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Leaders L. de rs of the e Partit~~i Nagionalista Italianap(PNI, orta~lt i s a.nRq .e and.
.. ... ' o Italia
and of other political or anizations held im n a Iona i
daring h. i._h . ep.ember-Octber19S2s in cnnecta~an with the
Milan)
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d-aced ~^syr.>,a;,ming political Aiplections Ta.n the Spring' of '1953. Such 'meetn s- saui,~fying resu~.t 3 and it was decided among other things to fuse the
~x s Into a single organism under the PNI.
a . To facilitate the. fob of ' consolidation3 arld bearing in mind the present con-
dttioil.s .hh, tie coui.t y ie.. Pi~i leaders` considered proposals for ctiatsges in
their pro gra:n . to be to ? an -.ssembly> which- was to 'be
~: e:xtraordi
~si:l,~ d .ad. i edza.tel.y~ Such. changes were aimed. to clarify the concepts 'of mo=dern the -Florence Con-
veiftion of 1910 and to the acknowledgement of the Monarchy' as the"best form
of government for Ita1y, must be adapted to present national necessities.
3. While condemning every remaining imperialistic and bellicose spirit, the pro-
posals 3aLs aim to establish-
a. That nationalism mast advocate the collaboration of the most efficient
classes and the equitable solution of . social problems) wit. participation
by workers, Of producing companies in the-assets"of-'siich oompanies, with
recogrd.tion i gpublicsan6~ soldiers d private firmsvandraris 'r 6f ass thit
the assignment of
homes to them.. The same treatment, must be extended to the refugees from
Ve. -a Giulia, from Dalmatia3 from the former Italian colonies) and coun-
tries of the Eastern bloc;
b. That a census be taken' of 'foreign immigrants wYiv have arrived in-'Ital r singe
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19!1.3 with a view, ?to determiiiiiig their "location and the possibility of their
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c. Freedom to 'all"lta.lian citizens Of whatever' religionnwithout ragial dis-
criminati.on)within the law of, the land and the faith of tile Fatherland;
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An invitation to the Pope and to the leaders of the Catholic Associations
with a view to ' obtaining' a clarification' of"the" religious"'contacts between
the Church, the Christiah Democratic Party)-and the"various' political' organ-
izations, Such 'cla?'ification" of p661ti6 .musf have the purpose of`partlcu-
larizingy by public statement) the breaking' of the` Christian Democratic Par-
tyfs monopoly on Catholicism and the`_assumption of '"responsibilities by-
're-ligious organs. A political strugtgle' .in'y exolus3
ve support ,of the Cfiristian
Democrats could have serious consequences on public opinion, in contacts
with the Churcheand in the Lateran Pacts;
With respect to foreign policy, the PNI proposes:
(1) The principle of the necessity for international collaborations as
only it can assure a lasting world peace;
(2) Nationalism must accept the proposal for Europeari'Federation and the`
Atlantic Pact which are the instruments"for the defense of the"'rights
of Chriatiah_cultare and of fr?e peoples; it should*not"fie `f`orgotten '
however;) that participation'therein is suboir mate"toothe`"satisfaction
of its legitimate aspirations, such"as the-annulhent' of.`.the Msdikatff.'__.
(s4ic)~ the :eestit#ution of Trieste, of Venezia Giulia, Briga)and Tenda
(3) Full sovreignty and freedom in, Italian politics;
(ii)
Full recognition of Italian rights in the former colonies and admission
of workers from the Fatherland; and
(5) T h.at the Angl.~Y~Arr1 riOans and their allies ' cease: shing .
war mater iala to Yugoslavia) until the 'achievement of 'd -complete-'
accord between Italy and her neighboring .county es, bearing-- In- mind'7"
Italian aspirations and the interests ofthose who have remained under
he control of Tito ; s regime.
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besas. assw~a>. d&,~ regent~,"bysthecpresent GVice-Secretary Pld~'neari9suchM~io~itiori yYias
Giuseppe Alba-
nese., of Milan.
In the meeting held on 31 October 1952 in? Milan PNI"headquarters, it wain deci-",
ded to call. a meeting :in i)ecernber. of all" the leaders o tie 1'NI and other adhe=
rent osrganitations for the purpose bf- approving a' new" constituti'i i far U6-Party,
the selection, of a new National Directorate` and-of a 'new-Editorial Committee'-for
the newspaper, LfIdea Nazionale,and to discuss the organizationaland political
work of the Rarty..
On the proposal of the Acting'Secretary?General, the following measures were
taken:
as Domenico Saguto of Rome was called to be a member of the Party's National
Councils
b. The I irec,ting Council of the Palermo Federation was'dissolved,j"Ercole
Dell'Acqua was named Commissioner Extraordinary to reconstitute such
Counciljas soon as possible;
c. Giuseppe Ferrara., the Palermo Federation Secretary who was resigning,, was
given a vote of appreciation and r ecognition for his work; and
d. Francesco Moncata was confirmed as Commissioner Egtraordinary fortJi&
Province of Ragusayand Gaetano Calif for the Giarre-Risposto (Catania)
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