Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 61 Part 2.djvu/427

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1384 TREATIES measures annulling or modifying concessions or special rights granted to Italian nationals provided that such measures are taken within a year from the coming into force of the present Treaty. Article 31 Italy recognises that all agreements and arrangements made between Italy and the authorities installed in Albania by Italy from April 7, 1939, to September 3, 1943, are null and void. Article 32 Italy recognises the legality of any measures which Albania may con- sider necessary to take in order to confirm or give effect to the preceding provisions. SECTION VII-ETHIOPIA Article 33 Italy recognises and undertakes to respect the sovereignty and inde- pendence of the State of Ethiopia. Article 34 Italy formally renounces in favour of Ethiopia all property (apart from normal diplomatic or consular premises), rights, interests and advan- tages of all kinds acquired at any time in Ethiopia by the Italian State, as well as all para-statal property as defined in paragraph 1 of Annex XIV of the present Treaty. Italy also renounces all claims to special interests or influence in Ethiopia. Article 35 Italy recognises the legality of all measures which the Government of Ethiopia has taken or may hereafter take in order to annul Italian measures respecting Ethiopia taken after October 3, 1935, and the effects of such measures. Article 36 Italian nationals in Ethiopia will enjoy the same juridical status as other foreign nationals, but Italy recognises the legality of all measures of the Ethiopian Government annulling or modifying concessions or special rights granted to Italian nationals, provided such measures are taken within a year from the coming into force of the present Treaty. [61 STAT.