Fere Kenafer

This will be my timestamped translation from Amharic of the portions of Fere Kenafer, the official daily chronicle of Haile Selassie I, available at http://www.good-amharic-books.com/library?id=1069. These portions cover events from October 1954 to March 1957 during HIM reign as King of Kings of Ethiopia.

The title Fere Kenafer is Ethiopic meaning literally "fruit of the lips". I am presenting this here in English in the public interest for the statesmanlike advancement of mankind.

Ras Feqade I, 2015

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Speech given standing before H.M. the King of Kings by the Hon. Mr. Zindako Istambuk, special envoy and Minister with full authority of the Yugoslav Republic, when presenting his certificate of appointment on October 4, 1954 before noon at Jubilee Palace, and the response given by His Majesty.

A) The Hon. Minister's speech

Your Majesty,

I feel honour in presenting Your Majesty the certificate whereby I was appointed by the President of the Yugoslav Federative Popular Republic to be the Yugoslav special envoy to Your Majesty's Empire and Minister with full authority, and likewise the certificates whereby those before me were called.

I am feeling deep joy especially in being received to advance this honorable message, for the development accomplished in Your great and heroic country at this present fortunate time, and likewise for our firmly established historic friendship, that the broad efforts we routinely perform together be fruitful.

What always serves the shared understanding and strong foundation between both of our countries, is the profound passion and commitment that is similar. And by such a shared understanding and heartfelt passion, the two friendly peoples can prevail for our challenges and for everything we bring to a path of fulfillment for the future. And this will happen, by their ability so far to collect together all their powers and toils on the fruitful path; to help establish agreement on a proper level, and also to help true reason prevail, among all the governments and peoples, by their striving until the end for their freedom, like all who defend peace. Therefore the friendship between both of our countries, and the widening of good relations, is not only a distinction for both friendly governments, it is also an additional witness, for all the war powers found in the world, of the progress of mankind and the struggle of the world.

Your Majesty,

My heart is touched with joy in finding an opportunity to present the greetings of my people and government, and likewise the entire country with the President; and in the people being able to reveal their admiration and lofty love, and demonstrate its heartfelt friendship for Your brave people, at the time Your Majesty came to Yugoslavia with Your Royal Family and Ministers. It is the crucial reason that the two governments will strengthen, who had been greatly oppressed by this reason, in the time when Collective Security did not exist to oppose invaders.

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