| Introduction | |
| Pt. I | The Formative Years: Drawing the Boundaries | |
| Doc. No. 1. Treaty between Italy and the Sultan of Aussa | 3 |
| Doc. No. 2. Protocol between Italy and Great Britain | 5 |
| Doc. No. 3. Agreements between Italy and Egypt | 7 |
| Doc. No. 4. Agreement relative to the frontier between Anglo-Egyptian Soudan and Erythrea | 8 |
| Doc. No. 5. Agreement respecting the frontier between the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan and Erythrea | 9 |
| Doc. No. 6. Treaties between Italy and Ethiopia | 10 |
| Doc. No. 7. Convention between Italy and Ethiopia for the settlement of the frontier between the Italian colony of Eritrea and the provinces of the Ethiopian Empire | 12 |
| Doc. No. 8. Treaty between Italy, Great Britain, and Ethiopia | 14 |
| Doc. No. 9. Annex to the Treaty of 10th July, 1900 | 15 |
| Doc. No. 10. Agreement between Great Britain, France and Italy | 17 |
| Doc. No. 11. Protocol for the delimitation of the French and Italian possessions in the coastal region of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden: January 10, 1900 | 20 |
| Doc. No. 12. Protocol for the delimitation of the French and Italian possessions in the coastal region of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden: July 10, 1901 | 21 |
| Maps | |
| Map No. 1 | 23 |
| Map No. 2 | 24 |
| Map No. 3 | 25 |
| Map No. 4 | 26 |
| Pt. II | Post World War II: The Case of Eritrea Considered, 1945-1948 | |
| Doc. No. 13. The Berlin (Potsdam) Conference: protocol of the proceedings | 29 |
| Doc. No. 14. Treaty of Peace with Italy: Suggested directives to Deputies of the Council of Foreign Ministers. Memorandum by the U.S. Delegation | 32 |
| Doc. No. 15. First Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers: Report by Secretary Byrnes | 33 |
| Doc. No. 16. Second Meeting of The Council of Foreign Ministers, First Part: Report by U.S. Secretary of State Byrnes | 35 |
| Doc. No. 17. Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, Second Part: Report by Secretary Byrnes | 37 |
| Doc. No. 18. Treaty of Peace with Italy | 39 |
| Doc. No. 19. Joint declaration by the governments of the Soviet Union, of the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and of France concerning Italian Territorial Possessions in Africa | 41 |
| Doc. No. 20. Memorandum on Ethiopia's claim to the return of Eritrea and Somaliland | 42 |
| Doc. No. 21. Memorandum on the importance of Massawa and Assab [to Ethiopia] | 55 |
| Doc. No. 22. Note: concerning Egyptian Rights on Massawah | 58 |
| Doc. No. 23. Four Power Commission of Investigation for the Former Italian Colonies: Report on Eritrea | 62 |
| Doc. No. 24. Results of Hearings of Representatives of Settled Communities and Tribal Representatives | 68 |
| Doc. No. 25. The Commission's Analysis of Hearings of Representatives of the people of Eritrea | 82 |
| Doc. No. 26. Recommendations of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Deputies of the Foreign Ministers of the U.K., the U.S.A., the French Republic and the USSR | 86 |
| Doc. No. 27. Communication from the Egyptian Ambassador in London to the Council of Foreign Ministers, No. 2., Eritrea | 91 |
| Doc. No. 28. Speech delivered by M. Aklilu Habte Wold, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, before the Council of Deputies of the Foreign Ministers | 93 |
| Doc. No. 29. Supplementary views of other Interested Governments: the view of the Indian Government on the Italian colonies | 101 |
| Doc. No. 30. Statement of the Italian Government to the Deputies of the Foreign Ministers on the question of the former Italian colonies | 104 |
| Pt. III | At the United Nations: 1948-1955: The Respective Position of the Four Powers on the Question of the Former Italian Colonies at the Beginning of the Debate at the U.N. | |
| Doc. No. 31. Statement by John Foster Dulles (U.S.A.) | 113 |
| Doc. No. 32. Statement by J. M. H. Chauvel (France) | 115 |
| Doc. No. 33. Statement by McNeil (U.K.) | 119 |
| Doc. No. 34. Statement by Andrei A. Gromyko (U.S.S.R.) | 124 |
| Doc. No. 35. U.N. Resolution No. 289 (IV) | 135 |
| Doc. No. 36. Report of the U.N. Commission for Eritrea | 140 |
| Doc. No. 37. Statement by the delegation of the Moslem League of Eritrea | 178 |
| Doc. No. 38. U.N. Resolution No. 390 (V) | 195 |
| Doc. No. 39. The Eritrean constitution as Ratified | 201 |
| Doc. No. 40. Revised Constitution of Ethiopia | 233 |
Format: Hardcover, 264 pages
