DECREE # 343 ISSUED BY THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF THE GEORGIAN SSR

1. Due to the extraordinary situation established at Abkhaz State University, to comply with the request of Georgian professors, lecturers and students regarding establishment of Sukhumi branch of Tbilisi State University.

2. To entrust the Council of Ministers of the Abkhaz ASSR (Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic - edit.) with a task of providing the premises to the branch.

3. To ask the Rector of Tbilisi State University Comr. (Comrade - the Soviet Stile to address a person - edit) N.S. Amaglobeli for arrangement the branch and renewal of the educational process at all faculties from 15 May of this year.

4. To entrust the Ministry of Education of the Georgian SSR with the task of exercising efficient control on the implementation of all raised issues.

Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Georgian SSR O. Kvilitaya

Tbilisi, 14 May 1989

(Abkhaz Issue in Official Documents, Legislative and Executive organs of Georgia, International Organiza-tions, 1989-1999, part I, 1989-1995, authors: Vakhtang Kholbaia, Teimuraz Chakhrakia, Rafiel Gelantia, David Latsuzbaia, Tb., 2000, p. 51/in Georgian)