It gave the former Zone A with Trieste to Italy for ordinary civil administration, and Zone B, which had already had a communist government since 1947, to Yugoslavia.
Memorandum andis endise tsooni A koos Triestega Itaaliale kui tavapärase tsiviilhaldusega piirkonna ja tsooni B, millel oli olnud kommunistlik valitsus juba aastast 1947, Jugoslaaviale.