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Italian Royal Decree—Law No. 754 of May 9th, 1936 87
Declaration of the full and entire sovereignty of the Kingdom of Italy over Ethiopia and assumption by the King of Italy of the title of Emperor of Ethiopia
Article 1. The territories and peoples which belonged to the Empire of Ethiopia are hereby placed under the full and complete sovereignty of the Kingdom of Italy. The title of Emperor of Ethiopia is assumed, for himself and his successors, by the King of Italy.
Article 2. Ethiopia shall be governed and represented by a Governor General having the title of Viceroy who shall also have under him the Governors of Eritrea and Somaliland.
All the civil and military authorities of the territories subject to his jurisdiction shall be subordinate to the Governor General, Viceroy of Ethiopia.
The Governor General, Viceroy of Ethiopia, shall be appointed by royal decree on the proposal of the Chief of Government, Prime Minister Secretary of State, Minister Secretary of State for Colonies.
Article 3. Under royal decrees issued on the proposal of the Chief of Government provision will be made for the organization of Ethiopia.
Article 4. The present decree, which shall go into effect as of the date thereof, shall be presented to Parliament for conversion into law. The Chief of Government, Prime Minister Secretary of State, proposing the decree, is authorized to present the relative bill of conversion.
- Printed in the Official Gazette of May 9. Translation transmitted to the Department by The Chargé in Italy in his despatch No. 1679, May 12; received May 27.↩