Office of the Historian

Doc. No. 5 bis (P).

Proposed Amendments

undated

Article 28

1.
Italy renounces all claim to special interests or influence in Ethiopia.
2.
Ethiopia shall receive the property owned by the Italian State in Ethiopian territory (apart from normal diplomatic or consular premises or the premises occupied by commercial agencies), as well as all rights and interests of the Italian State in Ethiopia.
3.
The value of the assets covered by para. 2 of this Article shall be credited to Italy.

Article 29

Should be suppressed.

Article 30

Italian nationals in Ethiopia will enjoy the same juridical status as other foreign nationals, but Ethiopia will have the right to annul or modify, against adequate compensation, concessions or special rights granted by the Italian Government to Italian nationals after October 3, 1935, provided such measures are taken within a year from the coming into force of the present Treaty.

Article 30 bis

Any dispute concerning the interpretation of Articles 28 and 30 of this Treaty shall be referred to the four Ambassadors acting as provided under Art. 75 of the Treaty.

Article 31

Italy shall restore all Ethiopian works of art, religious objects and objects of historical value removed from Ethiopia to Italy since October 3, 1935, with the exception of objects found by Archeological and other scientific research missions.