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 available portions at that website in Amharic, 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, as well as 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, as well as 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.

At this time we must reveal it being our unshakable intention to ascertain the true and best future fortune for our peoples in cooperation and determined support in the practices that succeed by the powerful and true mutual assistance and on the basis of the United Nations articles.

Your Majesty,

During the time when Your Majesty visited my country, the people of my country Yugoslavia have revealed their feeling from the heart on Your Beloved Majesty, their admiration from the deep spirit within them for Your being a lofty, successful and great leader for Ethiopia's future good fortune. Just as the battle that Your people and Your Majesty made, at the time You fought with great bravery for Your country's freedom, was inscribed unforgettably upon the heart, so too the special celebrations made at the time Your Majesty sojourned within Yugoslavia have been inscribed unforgettably within the hearts of Yugoslavia's people.

Your Majesty,

While I present my gratitude to Your Majesty for the fully successful collaboration and for the assistance made, and likewise while I reveal profound love for Ethiopia's people and my heart sprung admiration for the battle made in the past, I am respectfully begging Your Majesty to accept me and the good intention I have to demonstrate my complete loyalty, by reason of both our countries' lofty friendship, and also for the victory that reflects for the future.

I hope that Your Majesty's help and confidence, that has been provided so far at this present time when I was prepared to deploy my labors on work, will not depart from me.

While I beg Your Majesty to accept for me, it being Your good will, the friendship for Your Majesty, for the Royal Family, and for the valiant Ethiopian people, that the people of Yugoslavia and the President of the Republic concur in, and this certificate that has a lofty estimation and was a renewed testimony, it is also with presenting my special gratitude of honour.

B) His Majesty the King of Kings' speech.

''' Honorable Minister,

'''I am very pleased with your being appointed as our friend the Yugoslavian government's special envoy to Our Imperial Palace and Minister with full authority.

'''The firm unchanging friendship between the two peoples, being more than a foundation for our common ideas and benefits, shows it elevating the two countries' friendship and relations.

'''And especially now the visit We made recently for the great people of Yugoslavia and for its lofty leader is a witness to the friendship and bonding between the two countries being evident and strong. The fine reception that the illustrious Yugoslav people and its great leader made for Us every day at the times We were in Yugoslavia, has become what guaranteed the admiration We had for the people and their honorable leader. Our Heart has been deeply touched by the feeling of joy they revealed for Us and by the fine reception they made for Us, at the times of the visit We made while touring within Yugoslavia.

'''You can rely on Our help not diminishing on you, in the effort and collaboration of work you make to further widen and develop the friendship between the two countries.

'''In making opportunity of this occasion, I request you to extend Our friendly greetings to the great and honorable leader of Yugoslavia, Marshal Tito, and to reveal Our good desire that We have for the prosperity and welfare of Yugoslavia's people.

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Making the invitation, sent from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth for H.M. the King of Kings Haile Selassie I to visit England, a foundation, having appointed His honor entourage to go to London, on Tuesday, October 5, 1954, at a quarter to eleven, they lifted off from Addis Ababa in the 'Eagle of Ethiopia' airplane. At five pm they arrived at the city called Wadihalfa found within the territory of Sudan. And at this time the Sudan government officials made a honor reception for Him, and they lodged in this city at the specially prepared governmental house. The speech revealing good wishes spoken at this time by the Prime Minister of Sudan, the Hon. Alsaid Isma'el Al'azhari, and the response given by His Majesty, are following.

A) The Hon. Alsaid Isma'el Al'azhari's speech

Your Majesty,

Being in the name of Sudan's government and my brethren, the natives of Sudan, when I present to You these my words of joy in saying Welcome to Your Majesty, my mindful prayer is that God keep you in peace for the road prepared for Your Majesty to go on, and that He return You to Your dear country Ethiopia.

Your Majesty,

On the basis of the words I mentioned above, being in the name of myself and my brethren of Sudan, when I present to Your Majesty these words, when I guess my fortune to be lofty, I won't discontinue my well wishes for the future for Your country Ethiopia.

Your Majesty,

I reveal in great deference to Your Majesty's unrivaled authority my belief that, Sudan's bonding of love for the future with its natives and with its neighboring country Ethiopia, on the basis of the newly given law, being a fine idea that is useful for our two countries, we are awaiting hopefully that its people will live in love and fine harmony.

Your Majesty,

The friendship of the peoples of Sudan and Ethiopia is conjoined from Antiquity. And the reason is, because they drink water from the same Nile, and because when they regard the Nile's water, they strictly realize the two countries' love is unforgotten and unforgettable; being in the name of myself and of Sudan, I desire long life for Your Majesty, and for our neighbour, Your country Ethiopia, full peace and good fortune, that she advance with progress in the civilization of the era.

B) The response given by HM the King of Kings

To the Hon Alsaid Isma'el Al'azhari, Prime Minister of Sudan;

As We begin Our journey to Europe, when We pass in this historical place for Us, Wadi Halfa, We thank you from the heart for the fine words of friendship Your Excellency revealed about Us and Our country.

We wish to reveal to you Our joy for the enjoyable reception that your honorable ministers sent to receive Us, and people of Wadi Halfa, made for Us. We reveal to you Our sharing in the desire you revealed, that the enduring friendship between our two countries continue being developed and structured.

Twelve years ago when We returned from England where We lived in exile, to restore Our country's freedom, because Wadi Halfa is where We first rested, and where We delineated Our war plans and organizations, it is a city that has great remembrance for Us.