The Yugoslav authorities, who liberated the city from German occupation on 3 May 1945, objected to these plans, and with the Paris Peace Treaty of 1947, Rijeka and Istria officially became part of Croatia within Yugoslavia.
The Yugoslav authorities objected to these plans. The Yugoslav authorities liberated the city from German occupation on 3 May 1945. Rijeka and Istria officially became part of Croatia within Yugoslavia. This was with the Paris Peace Treaty of 1947.