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| Chapter V |
| United Nations and War Settlement Sep. 20, 1949 |
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| Haile Selassie the First - September 20, 1949 |
| In 1923 His Imperial Majesty, then Regent, and Heir Apparent secured membership of Ethiopia to the League of Nations. Although the League abandoned his country to the aggressor, this did not dampen his faith and belief in International Organizations. Thus, in 1945, when 50 nations met in San Francisco to establish the United Nations, Ethiopia, under the Emperor's leadership, was one of them. He has the distinction of being the only Head of State that had the unique privilege of having addressed both the League of Nations and the United Nations. For His Imperial Majesty the U.N. is considered "Man's last hope" to maintain and preserve would peace. |
On the occasion of the opening of the fourth regular session of the
General Assembly, We desire to convey to you Our earnest wishes for
success in your important deliberations. We have no doubt that for these
vital issues, on which depend the destiny of millions of human beings, you
will endeavour to find just and equitable solutions. Among these and still
long outstanding, is the settlement of the former Italian colonies. Needless
to say that further delay to settle the question of the return of Eritrea and
Somaliland to Ethiopia will not enhance the confidence of the peoples of
the world and of these territories in particular. Time and again, it has been
clearly demonstrated that these provinces formed an integral part of
Ethiopia but were torn away from her by forces of aggression. The fact
that these provinces once cut off from their Motherland could not lead an
independent existence is unquestionable. Consequently, further delay will
be of no help but will contribute to the deterioration of situations that have
long been in great need of assistance. We trust that you will not fail to
reach a just solution to enable the people of these provinces to rejoin the
Motherland, Ethiopia, in the light of the long delayed fulfilment of the
aspirations that have remained unchanged throughout sixty long years of
enemy occupation and also in justification of the great sacrifices during the
last World War by the Ethiopian and Allied forces for their liberation and
well-being which otherwise would have been made in vain. We pray that
the Almighty God enlightens you in this important decision.
General Assembly, We desire to convey to you Our earnest wishes for
success in your important deliberations. We have no doubt that for these
vital issues, on which depend the destiny of millions of human beings, you
will endeavour to find just and equitable solutions. Among these and still
long outstanding, is the settlement of the former Italian colonies. Needless
to say that further delay to settle the question of the return of Eritrea and
Somaliland to Ethiopia will not enhance the confidence of the peoples of
the world and of these territories in particular. Time and again, it has been
clearly demonstrated that these provinces formed an integral part of
Ethiopia but were torn away from her by forces of aggression. The fact
that these provinces once cut off from their Motherland could not lead an
independent existence is unquestionable. Consequently, further delay will
be of no help but will contribute to the deterioration of situations that have
long been in great need of assistance. We trust that you will not fail to
reach a just solution to enable the people of these provinces to rejoin the
Motherland, Ethiopia, in the light of the long delayed fulfilment of the
aspirations that have remained unchanged throughout sixty long years of
enemy occupation and also in justification of the great sacrifices during the
last World War by the Ethiopian and Allied forces for their liberation and
well-being which otherwise would have been made in vain. We pray that
the Almighty God enlightens you in this important decision.
| United Nations International |
| ... The League of Nations failed and failed basically because of its inability to prevent aggression against my country. But, neither the depth of that failure nor the intervening catastrophes could dull the perception of the need and the search for peace through Collective Security. So it is that here in the United Nations we have dedicated ourselves anew to those high and indeed essential ideals, essential if the world is to continue on the path of peace .... |
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