OPENS HAILE SELASSIE I PRIZE TRUST
We take great pleasure in
witnessing the fulfilment of Our desire to establish an organization which will
award prizes to scholars who make outstanding contributions to the material and
intellectual growth of Ethiopia, Africa and the world at large.
We have established this
chartered and completely independent organization by donating Our personal
estates and appointing distinguished officials as Trustees to ensure the
promotion and encouragement of activities and proficiencies of the Ethiopian
people in the diversified fields of Amharic Literature, Fine Arts, Agriculture,
Industry, and Humanitarian Activities.
Our desire to encourage outstanding
contributions transcends the boundaries of Our Empire. The advancement of
Ethiopia is not Our sole interest. The African Research Award and the Empress
Menen Award are therefore intended to provide strong incentives throughout the
Continent of Africa and the world at large.
The recognition of
achievements of the highest calibre will not only reward those deserving of
awards but will also generate further creativity and contributions.
Since the responsibilities
assigned to this organization are of both national and international interest
and import, it is gratifying to hear that the Prize Trust, new as it is, shows
a promising future and that many nominations and entries from the five
continents have been received.
We express Our strong desire
that Ethiopians, permanent residents in Ethiopia, Africans throughout the continent,
and scholars concerned with Ethiopian studies and African research will
increasingly avail themselves of the opportunities We have offered by the
establishment of the Prize Trust.
We look forward to the
successful completion of your work this year and the announcements of the
award-winners for 1964.
We declare the office
building open as of this date.
May 14, 1964.
Selected Speeches of His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie
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