OBSERVATIONS ON DRAFT PEACE TREATIES



Doc. No. 5 bis (P).
                      Proposed Amendments

                            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 Octo-
ber 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.


Doc. No. 24 (G).
Afemnoranduam on the Clauses of the Draft Peace Treaty Concerning
  the Liquidation of the International Institute of Agriculture (Art.
  32, par. 2.)
                            ARTICLE 32
  Paragraph 2 of Article 32 provides that Italy shall accept any ar-
rangements which have been or may be agreed for the liquidation
of the International Institute of Agriculture in Rome.



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