EXTRACT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE SESSION
OF THE PEOPLE’S COUNCIL OF ABKHAZIA
28 November 1919
The financial-economic crisis in Abkhazia has
reached the catastrophic edge. The private initiative takes rather chaotic
character. The chemical productions, as well
as tobacco enterprises are facing the great difficulties. As a result of the
aforementioned the local democracy and the population is in a grave
situation. The local democratic
institutions – Abkhaz
People’s Council and its executive body – the Commissariat, as well as the
local economic agencies and self-governance bodies fail to fulfill their
tasks. The urgent and decisive measures
are necessary to improve the situation.
Proceeding from the aforementioned, the
People’s Council of Abkhazia, the local legislative organ considers the
following steps to be taken in order to promote the issues relating to the
cultural-economic development of Abkhazia:
1. To permit the Commissariat of Abkhazia to
export in foreign countries not less than 50 000 pood
(1 pood=16,38 kg.) of
tobacco leaf, nuts and wine.
2. To permit the Commissariat of Abkhazia to
produce and export the wood.
3. To give the right to the Commissariat to
monopolize the maize, hay, bean and pork production.
4. The government of the
5. To regulate the public-values, lands and
cultural enterprises located on the
6. The production on behalf of the state shall
be under the competence of the Commissariat of Abkhazia; the Commissariat shall base its
operation on the local democratic government – the public and city governing
agencies.
Once again we reiterate that the aforementioned
measures are necessary for promoting the cultural-economic condition in
Abkhazia, which is the autonomous part of the Democratic Republic of
Georgia. For negotiating of these issues
with the Government, the
Abkhaz People’s Council nominates the delegation composed of the
following representatives: V. G. Gurjua, M. I. Berulava, M. I. Tarnava, I. N. Marghania and G. K. Kvaratskhelia.
The mentioned delegation is authorized to
negotiate the aforementioned items with the Government of the
At the same time, the Abkhaz People’s Council asks the
representative of the Government of Georgia I. I. Ramishvili
for assistance to this delegation.
Original with relevant signatures. (Sealed).
Authentic with original: Head of Chancellery of
the People’s Council of Abkhazia. (Signed).
(Central State Historical Archive of Georgia,
f. 1833, desc.1, file 645, p. 7; ibidem, f. 1862, desc. 2, file 120, p. 29)