to involve the UN in the South Tyrol question.

Does that make sense?!

ciao

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Note added at 21 hrs 53 mins (2004-11-24 13:19:41 GMT)
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It does mean what I originally said. Basically the situation became so tense they had to involve the UN as well. There are several links telling you the history - here\'s one of them:

http://www.thebestlinks.com/Trentino__MM__South_Tyrol.html

Italy and Austria negotiated an agreement in 1946, put into effect in 1947 when a new Italian constitution was promulgated, that the region would be granted considerable autonomy. German and Italian were both made official languages, and German-language education was permitted once more. However, the implementation of the agreement was not seen as satisfactory by either the German-speaking population or the Austrian government. The issue became the cause of significant friction betwen the two countries and was taken up by the United Nations in 1960. A fresh round of negotiations took place in 1961 but proved unsuccessful, partly because of a campaign of terrorism by German-speaking separatists.

The issue was only resolved in 1971 when a new Italo-Austrian treaty was signed and ratified. It stipulated that disputes in Bolzano province would be submitted for settlement to the International Court of Justice in The Hague, that the province would receive greater autonomy from Italy, and that Austria would not interfere in Bolzano\'s internal affairs.