<P> The settlement elaborated in the peace treaties included payment of war reparations, commitment to minority rights and territorial adjustments including the end of the Italian Colonial Empire in Africa, Greece, and Albania, as well as changes to the Italian--Yugoslav, Hungarian--Czechoslovak, Soviet--Romanian, Bulgarian--Romanian, Hungarian - Romanian, French--Italian and Soviet--Finnish borders . </P> <P> The political clauses stipulated that the signatory should "take all measures necessary to secure to all persons under (its) jurisdiction, without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion, the enjoyment of human rights and of the fundamental freedoms, including freedom of expression, of press and publication, of religious worship, of political opinion and of public meeting ." </P> <P> No penalties were to be visited on nationals because of wartime partisanship for the Allies . Each government undertook measures to prevent the resurgence of fascist organizations or any others "whether political, military or semi-military, whose purpose it is to deprive the people of their democratic rights". </P> <P> Italy lost Italian Libya and Italian East Africa . The latter consisted of Italian Ethiopia, Italian Eritrea and Italian Somaliland (Italy continued to govern the former Italian Somaliland as a UN trust territory until 1960). In the peace treaty, Italy recognized the independence of Albania (in personal union with the Italian monarchy after the Italian invasion of Albania in April 1939). Italy also lost its concession in Tianjin, which was turned over to China . The Dodecanese Islands were ceded to Greece . </P>

Terms and conditions of the treaty of paris