 Furthermore, in the Colonial Ministry in Rome, senior officials distrusted the Governor's ability to deal with the matter.Rome instructed De Vecchi that he was to receive the reinforcement from Eritrea, but that the commander of the two battalions was to temporarily assume the military command of the operations and De Vecchi was to stay in Mogadishu and confine himself to other colonial matters.In the case of any military development, the military commander was to report directly to the Chief of Staff in Rome.