EXTRACT FROM THE MINUTES N 53 OF THE SESSION OF THE ABKHAZ PEOPLE’S COUNCIL on Relations
between Georgia and Abkhazia
25 July 1918
The mandates of newly elected members from Gudauta, Gagra and Kodori precincts were checked, as well as the number of members
from the mentioned precincts.
1. Upon
the request of the newly elected members the secretary announces the agreements
concluded between the Council and the Government of Georgia; the newly elected
members asked for translating these documents in Abkhazian language and
distribute among communities. The
chairman promised to do it.
2. The issue on nationalization of the state
organizations…
The Chairman proposed the following resolution:
Having heard the report on nationalization of the state organizations, the Abkhaz People’s
Council decided: considering the nationalization of the state
organizations quite purposeful in general, the
Abkhaz People’s Council still doesn’t find it possible and reasonable
within Abkhazia. Due to the multi-ethnicity of Abkhazia and difficulties in
carrying out the nationalization of state organizations, the Abkhaz People’s Council decided to
maintain Russian as the common language at the state organizations on the
3. Issue
on election the Minister on Abkhaz issues… the secret ballot voting showed: Chkhotua got 22 votes, V. K. Shervashidze
– 4, G. D. Tumanov – 4 and Bartsits
– 1…
Thus the colonel Chkhotua
was elected Minister on Abkhaz Issues by majority of votes. The colonel Chkhotua
thanked to the participants of meeting and said that he would devote himself to
the protection of interests of Abkhazia and also asked the Council to give him
certain instructions.
(Jemal Gamakharia, Badri Gogia, Abkhazia-Historical Region of Georgia.