text: -From Der Eloua on the Strait of Bab el-Mandab, a straight line meeting the Weima Wadi immediately downstream from Daadato. This line is indicated on Map No. 2 attached to the present Treaty. Article 5 Special comm1ss1oners. delegated for this purpose by the two Governments. using the data given in the preceding article, shall proceed on the spot to make an effective demarcation. At the same time. as the result of their work. they shall submit to the two Governments an agreed plan for the arrangements to be made to assure effective policing in the frontier zone and to regulate the use there by the indigenous populations of the pastures and water points. Article· fi France recognizes the sovereignty of Italy over the Island of Doumeirah and the unnamed islets adjacent to that island. ArriC'!C' 7 The present Treaty shall be ratified and the ratifications ex­ changeu at home with the least possible delay. It shall enter into force on the day of the exchange of ratifications. IN w11 NESS WHERHlF. the aforementioneu Plenipotentiaries have signed the present Treaty. in duplicate. anu have aflixeu their seals thereto. DoNEAI Ro~n.on7J,muary 1935. ANNEX VIII (Si,:11ec/) 8. MUSSOLINI (Si,:11ec/) Pierre LAVAL Letters denouncing the agreements of 7 Januar)· 1935 17 December 1938 Sir. In the conversation of8 December. you convcycu to me the desire of the French Government to !..now whether the Italian Government considereu the Italian-French agreements of 7 January 1935 to be still in force and whether those agreements coulu. in its view. still form the basis of Franco-Italian relations. I replied that the question was of so vital a chara,ter anu im­ portance that I coulu not at once give a final answer. which woulu require more detaileu study. I now have the honour w inform you of the following. which 
analysis: The text appears to be a treaty between France and Italy, discussing border demarcation, sovereignty, and agreements between the two countries. It does not mention economic development, natural resources, industry, transport, international trade, health, education, employment, humanitarian aid, or science and technology. The text does not have any specific references to agriculture, forestry, or fishing. The main focus of the treaty seems to be on international relations and border disputes.