ACTIVITIES OF DR. LEO SILBERMAN IN SOMALIA

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0001018005
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: June 23, 2015
• Document Release Date: August 2, 2010
• Case Number: F-2009-01406
• Publication Date: January 22, 1958

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DATE: 15-Jul-2010
Chief
Aativittes or Dr,* 110o
ACTION ? CQUIRWI Wow v into mly
at lio1 Coi
Cht*f.
of Chicago.
Silber n in 3c ,1 to
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Leo 11beramn, a prafeesor of anthem
Professor
of Anthrmr,~ jkt thh t}nivar l t v
SiMvrmm said to was travel u r
a Cernegts 1awndatio 4~rant stu it * erier* anthz'o 1 * in fast Africa& on
which he Is an expert,
 ,50 2ilberam is a Mend, high level observer,, go is a alight van
wed about l10 pcsinda, bald on top of his haa?ad, abcRait,5 feet. 6 iswbea
tall. Be has sh&M tae tures, penetrating block eyes w A rather nervous
aarsneriss. H e is a b o u t 50 y. a r a at a (he is of a typo iftae age is
dUfte .t to deter tn.). Born in South Africa, he speaks AtrIk"ns, Dutch,
8rag7.i,sh, German* Francho It*Usn, Snwh,,il,i and So.zaeli. He bas written a
nu bsr of learned papers on Africa and a bo* an the history of tho Lam
Isisaz4 area. Be is apperentir un ri*t.
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3.5 Janu*ry 1958
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