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| Chapter II - Part 3 |
| Personal Diplomacy |
| Toast To King Hussein I May 12, 1960 |
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| Haile Selassie the First - May 12, 1960 |
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It is for Us a great pleasure to welcome Your Majesty to Our Court and in
this way to manifest to the great and friendly nations of the Hashemite
Kingdom of Jordan, Our sentiments of sincere friendship.
For countless centuries, as the annals of history so well attest, the people
of Jordan have occupied a central and important position in the Middle
East. Faced with the manifold challenges which that situation has so
constantly presented, the people of Jordan have always produced leaders
worthy of those trials and of the responsibilities which their central
geographical position entails.
This reflection is no less appropriate in the present and troubled hours of
world history than it was during the earlier years of this century. It is
significant that the people of Jordan have always been found on the side of
freedom and independence for all peoples of the area and have, at the same
time, under their leaders, never relaxed their efforts in the defence of their
own freedom and independence. Today, the Armed Forces under the
command of Your Majesty and whose military traditions and prowess
have gained renown throughout the Middle East, stand as sentinel of order
and as a powerful influence for the maintenance of peace as well as for
the defence of national independence and territorial integrity. Ethiopia who
has shared a similar military tradition, applauds the resolute and
distinguished role played by the Armed Forces of Jordan in the defence of
the latter's independence, territory and national heritage.
Your Majesty's role as a courageous leader of a courageous people who, at
the same time, have extended their hospitality to countless refugees,
evokes Our admiration and that of Our people.
All of these distinguished national traditions and achievements find
themselves exemplified in the person of Your Majesty whose intelligence,
courage, statesmanship and leadership have earned universal esteem for
the nation of Jordan and its Sovereign.
We are, consequently, most gratified that Your Majesty's State visit to
Ethiopia and to Our Court has thus served and will serve further to
strengthen the already firm friendship and understanding existing between
Jordan and Ethiopia.
We shall always remember with gratitude the visit that His late Majesty,
Your illustrious grandfather paid to Us at Our Legation in London during
Our exile, which was a consolation to Us.
This sympathy during the dark days of trial has descended to the
Illustrious Heir and successor of His late Majesty.
We therefore raise Our glass in a toast to His Majesty, Hussein I, King of
the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and to a long-lasting friendship between
Our two nations and peoples.
this way to manifest to the great and friendly nations of the Hashemite
Kingdom of Jordan, Our sentiments of sincere friendship.
For countless centuries, as the annals of history so well attest, the people
of Jordan have occupied a central and important position in the Middle
East. Faced with the manifold challenges which that situation has so
constantly presented, the people of Jordan have always produced leaders
worthy of those trials and of the responsibilities which their central
geographical position entails.
This reflection is no less appropriate in the present and troubled hours of
world history than it was during the earlier years of this century. It is
significant that the people of Jordan have always been found on the side of
freedom and independence for all peoples of the area and have, at the same
time, under their leaders, never relaxed their efforts in the defence of their
own freedom and independence. Today, the Armed Forces under the
command of Your Majesty and whose military traditions and prowess
have gained renown throughout the Middle East, stand as sentinel of order
and as a powerful influence for the maintenance of peace as well as for
the defence of national independence and territorial integrity. Ethiopia who
has shared a similar military tradition, applauds the resolute and
distinguished role played by the Armed Forces of Jordan in the defence of
the latter's independence, territory and national heritage.
Your Majesty's role as a courageous leader of a courageous people who, at
the same time, have extended their hospitality to countless refugees,
evokes Our admiration and that of Our people.
All of these distinguished national traditions and achievements find
themselves exemplified in the person of Your Majesty whose intelligence,
courage, statesmanship and leadership have earned universal esteem for
the nation of Jordan and its Sovereign.
We are, consequently, most gratified that Your Majesty's State visit to
Ethiopia and to Our Court has thus served and will serve further to
strengthen the already firm friendship and understanding existing between
Jordan and Ethiopia.
We shall always remember with gratitude the visit that His late Majesty,
Your illustrious grandfather paid to Us at Our Legation in London during
Our exile, which was a consolation to Us.
This sympathy during the dark days of trial has descended to the
Illustrious Heir and successor of His late Majesty.
We therefore raise Our glass in a toast to His Majesty, Hussein I, King of
the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and to a long-lasting friendship between
Our two nations and peoples.
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