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Report of the Council of the League of Nations Under Article 15, Paragraph 4, of the Covenant*

Submitted by the Committee of the Council–on October 5, and Adopted by the Council on October 7, 1935

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2017

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Dispute Between Ethiopia and Italy
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American Journal of International Law , Volume 30 , Issue S1: Supplement Official Documents , January 1936 , pp. 1 - 26
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Copyright © American Society of International Law 1936

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Footnotes

*

Series of League of Nations Publications: VII. Political. 1935. VII. 16. Official No.: C. 411 (1). M. 207 (1). 1935. VII. Numbered footnotes are in the original document.—ED.

†

This is the so-called Committee of Thirteen.

References

1 See Official Journal, February 1935, page 274.

2 Ibid., page 248.

3 See Treaty Series, Volume XCIV, page 413.

4 Telegram from the Italian Government dated December 16, 1934, Official Journal, February 1936, page 249.

5 Telegram from the Ethiopian Government dated December 18, 1934, Official Journal, February 1935, page 249.

6 See Official Journal, February 1936, page 260.

7 On this point the Ethiopian Government replied that, by a note dated December 12, 1931, it had clearly demonstrated to the Italian Government its desire to proceed as soon as possible to the delimitation of the frontier in accordance with the Treaty of 1008, but that that proposal had been neither declined nor accepted since then (Official Journal, February 1935, page 251).

8 See Official Journal, February 1935, page 251.

9 Ibid., page 252.

10 Ibid., pages 252 to 274.

11 Ibid., pages 162 and 163.

12 See Official Journal, May 1935, pages 571 and 572.

13 Ibid., page 573.

14 Ibid., pages 546 to 550.

15 See Official Journal, May 1935, pages 573 to 576.

16 It was subsequently announced in the press that the Egyptian laborers would not proceed to Eritrea.

17 See Official Journal, May 1935, page 549.

18 See Official Journal, June 1935, pages 720 and 721.

19 See Official Journal, June 1935, page 721.

20 Ibid., page 721 et seq.

21 Ibid., page 640.

22 Ibid, page 640.

23 See Official Journal, June 1935, pages 641 and 642.

24 Ibid., page 972.

25 Ibid., page 973.

26 See paragraph 20 above.

27 See Official Journal, August 1935, pages 964 to 970.

28 Document C.332.M.169.1935.VII.

* The complete text of the arbitral award on the Walwal incident is printed in this Journal, Vol. 29 (1935), p. 690.—ED.

29 See Official Journal, August 1935, page 968.

30 The following is the text of the communiqué:

“The representatives of the Governments of the United Kingdom, France and Italy, having met together at Geneva on August 1, 1935;

“In view of the fact that the three Powers, signatories of the treaty on December 13, 1906, concerning Ethiopia, have already declared themselves ready to enter into negotiationsamong themselves with a view to facilitating a solution of the differences existing betweenItaly and Ethiopia:

“Have agreed to open these conversations at the earliest possible date.”

31 See document C.88/P.V.1(1).

32 See document C/88th Session/P.V.2(l), page 3.

33 See document C.384.M.192.1935.VII.

34 See document C.389.M.194.1935.VII.

35 This examination was immediately undertaken, but the opening of hostilities rendered the despatch of observers useless.

36 Document C.400.M.197.1935.VII.

37 Document C.403.M.199.1935.VII.

38 Document C.408.M.204.1935.VII.

39 Document C.404.M.200.1935.VII.

40 Document C.405.M.201.1935.VII.

41 See Part I above, paragraph 7.

42 Document C.340.M.171.1935.VII,

43 Regarding this exchange of notes, see below, paragraph 13.

44 It is recorded in the exchange of letters between Italy and the United Kingdom of December 1925 that the object of the Agreement of 1906 “is to maintain the status quo in Ethiopia on the basis of the international instruments indicated in Article 1 thereof and the coordination of the action of the signatory States to protect their respective interests so that they should not suffer prejudice.”

45 In July 1906, the draft of the Tripartite Agreement was communicated to Menelik II, and his consent was requested. He reserved his right to consider the matter at length.On December 5, on the advice of the agents of the three Powers, he handed them an acknowledgment of receipt. The treaty was signed in London a week later. (See, in particular, the Diplomatic Documents relating to Ethiopian Affairs published by the Ministryfor Foreign Affairs of the French Republic, Paris, 1907.)

46 This subcommittee consisted of the representatives of the United Kingdom, Finland, France, Italy, Lavtia, Persia and Roumania.

47 This memorandum has been distributed as document C.340.M.171.1935.VII.

48 See documents C.357.M.182.1935.VII and C.358.M.183.1935.VII.

49 See Part I, paragraph 4.

50 See, in particular, the Ethiopian Government’s letter of May 11, 1935, Official Journal, June 1935, page 720.

51 Statement by the Italian representative at the Council’s meeting on September 4, 1935.