ABSTRACT
In October 1953 issue of Dolomiten, Canon Michael Gamper wrote that 60,000 Italians had migrated to South Tyrol from 1946 to 1952. In Gamper's opinion, Rome would not grant autonomy until the Italians were in the majority, and then the German-speakers would be powerless. On 17 November 1957, approximately 35,000 South Tyroleans gathered at Sigmundskron Castle. Their slogans were "Break with Trient", "Protection from 48 Million," "South Tyrol Before the UN," and "Enough of the Pseudo-Autonomy." On 4 February 1958, immediately prior to the start of Austrian- Italian talks in Vienna, SVP representatives introduced a proposal for a constitutional law for South Tyrol in the Italian parliament. The bilateral talks between Rome and Vienna had reached a dead end; thus, increasing attention was focused on the work of this commission, and its results were awaited with a great sense of anticipation. Italy now began to propose an "all-inclusive offer," and the Package debuted at the end of August 1966.
