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His Imperial Majesty had one more continental concern before departing for America. The recent travesty that occurred in Palestine was chief among Selassie’s concerns, even as he went into his meeting with the Prime Minister. Discretely he sent his first-born son, the Crown Prince, Asfaw Wossen, to meet with David Ben-Gurion, with a very specific set of instructions. The Crown Prince was given the authority to negotiate on his father’s behalf.

1. The Empire of Ethiopia will recognize the State of Israel as well as Israel’s claims to Transjordanian land. We support the State of Israel in asserting its territorial integrity and the right to exist.
2. Pending the ability for a successful establishment of a State of the Jewish People, The Empire of Ethiopia is prepared to offer the province of Begemder, the historic homeland of Beta Israel to the Jewish community, including the city of Gondar, as an autonomous province within the Ethiopian state. From here, the Jewish people can arm themselves, train, and know that they can make any preparations they want unmolested. The Jewish community will be exempt from taxation, and the Ethiopian military will work towards arming the Jews. We are not offering a second homeland for the Jews. We are offering a temporary reprieve from centuries of persecution, so that we might work together to establish for the Jews their own Judah, as our mutual ancestor intended.
3. King Abdullah must die. His crimes transcend comprehension, and his holocaust of the Jewish people in Israel is a mortal offense. We will support and offer our land as a staging ground for any attempt on the King’s life.
4. The Lion of Judah will commit himself to furthering the Jewish cause, and protecting the Jewish people, with the ultimate goal of an independent Jewish state in Palestine. The blood of King Solomon flows through His Imperial Majesty’s veins, and though a devout Coptic Christian, he has not forgotten the might of his ancestor, and he has not forgotten his obligation to his ancestor to protect his ancestor’s people – the Jews.

The document was delivered In a sealed envelope bearing the seal of the Lion of Judah. Also included were instruction to a café in Nicosia where Asfaw Wossen will be waiting, should Ben-Gurion choose to discuss further.