THE WHITE HOUSE
                           WASHINGTON
 
 
September 3, 1942.
 
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT:
     Re: Agreement between the British and Haile Sellassie
 
     During my trip I had an opportuni!y to examine the Agreement between the British
Governnent and Haile Sellassie.  The details are interesting and provide material for reflection on
the future peace-making problems of the United Nations.
 
     Although the agreement was signed after the Atlantic Charter - in January, 1942, in fact -
it reduces Abyssinia to status comparable to that of "Manchukuo" as a complete puppet state.  If
the Axix propaganda ever gets hold of this agreement, it can make a savage attack on the
democratic aims of the United Nations.
Some of the provisions are as follows:
 
     Some of the provisions are as follows:
 
     1.   The British Diplomatic Representative is given precedence "over any other foreign
Representative."  In addition, the British officer commandingin East Africa is given right of direct
access to Haile Sellassie, with precedence immediately after the British diplomatic representative. 
Thus two British representatives stand between the Emperor and any other foreign representative.
 
     2.   The British may maintain forces in Ethiopia as long as they themselves consider
necessary ; also a police force; and the police force will be in charge of the "safety and good
order" of Addis Ababa itself.  British military jurisdiction will include "a continuous belt of
Ethiopian territory 25 miles wide" which will include "all lands within Ethiopia occupied by the
Franco-Ethiopian railway and its appurtenances."
 
     3.   The Ethiopians are to engage a number of British advisors, and no other advisors
are to be engaged without consulting the British.
 
     4.   In all currency matters, Britain must be consulted and British "concurrence"
secured.
     
     5.   No foreign aircraft may fly "to, in or over Ethiopia" without British concurrence.
 
     6.   The British will subsidize Ethipia as follows: first year, one and a half million
pounds; 2nd year, one million; 3rd year (if agreement remains in force), half a million; 4th year (if
still extended), quarter of a million.  In return, the British are to make no payment for use of
"immovable property."
     7.   The British acquire custody of all prisoners of war, and "the administration,
control and evacuation of Italian civilians."