the preceding paragraphs are the exclusive competency of the participant territories.
Article 52
1. The participant territories are entitled to a greatest possible share in the exercise of federal governing powers by their own organs.
For this purpose the Republic of the United States of Indonesia shall solicit the cooperation of the participant territories as much as possible.
2. In case the Republic of the United States of Indonesia requires the assistance of the participant territories for the execution of federal regulations, the participant territories are obliged to render this assistance.
3. The participant territories exercise joint government referred to in this article, in concurrence with the high authority of the federal organs concerned.
Article 53
Participant territories may cooperate in the exercise of their task of government in accordance with general regulations to be established by federal law, which regulations shall also define possible action in this respect of the Republic of the United States of Indonesia.
Article 54
1. Partial or entire exercise of the task of government of a participant territory either by the Republic of the United States of Indonesia or by cooperation between the organs of the Republic of the United States of Indonesia and those of the participant territories concerned, is only possible at the request of the participant territory concerned.
This assistance by the Republic of the United States of Indonesia is restricted as much as possible to such task of government which exceeds the capacities of the participant territory.
2. The Republic of the United States of Indonesia is only competent to take in hand and exercise a task of government of a participant territory without a request having been made to this effect, in such cases of gross neglect of the task by the participant territory to be defined by the federal Government in agreement with the Senate and the House of Representatives, in accordance with regulations to be established by federal law.
Part 2. The financial relations
Article 55
1. Federal law stipulates which sources of revenue are the sources of revenue of the federation and as such are for the benefit of the exchequer of the Republic of the United States of Indonesia; all other sources of revenue, as far as not lawfully accruing to minor communities, are the sources of revenue of the participant territories and as such are exclusively for the benefit of their exchequers.
2. Such equilibrium is aimed to achieve in the distribution of the sources of revenue referred to in the preceding paragraph, in order that the Republic of the United States of Indonesia as well as the participant
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