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 1. The Ministers in charge of the departments of Defence, Foreign Affairs, Home Affairs, Finance and Economic Affairs, as well as the Prime-Minister if not in charge of one of the departments referred to have the special position as described hereunder.

2. The Ministers who formed the Cabinet shall each as a rule be in charge of one of the departments referred to in the preceding paragraph.

3. The Ministers with a special position are jointly authorized to take decisions in urgent and in emergency cases, which decisions shall with equal validity substitute the decisions of the Cabinet in pleno.

In taking their decisions they aim at unanimity.

4. The Minister, Head of a department not referred to in paragraph 1, takes part in the discussions and decisions on any subject directly concerning the task of his department.

1. The Ministers meet in the Council of Ministers, under the chairmanship of the Prime-Minister, or in case the Prime-Minister be prevented, of one of the Ministers with a special position to deal with and discuss the general interests of the Republic of the United States of Indonesia.

2. The Council of Ministers informs continuously the President of all important matters.

The individual Ministers have the same duty in respect of matters pertaining in particular to their offices.

Before assuming their offices, the Ministers take the following oath (make the following declaration and promise) before the President, in accordance with their religious belief:

”I swear (declare) I have neither directly nor indirectly under whatever name or pretence given or promised, nor shall give anything to anyone whoever he may be in order to be appointed Minister.

”I swear (promise) I shall neither directly nor indirectly accept from anybody whoever he may be any promise or gift, in order to act or to abstain from acting in the execution of this office.

”I swear (promise) loyalty to the Constitution, that I shall observe all laws prevailing for the Republic of the United States of Indonesia, that I shall faithfully serve the Country and the People and the State and loyally fulfil all duties the office of Minister imposes on me.”

The salaries of the President and of the Ministers and also the allowances for travelling- and hotel expenses and possible other compensations, shall be stipulated by federal law.

1. The office of President and Minister are incompatible with the exercise of any other public office in or outside the Republic of the United States of Indonesia.