INTERNAL SECURITY SITUATION IN ETHIOPIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002200280011-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 3, 1999
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: January 5, 1949
• Content Type: IR

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CLASSIFICATION
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COUNTRY Ethiopia
SUBJECT Internal Security Situation
in Ethiopia
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ACQUIRED
DATE OF IN
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l,, There is considerable tribal figYiting going on in the region
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inhabited by the Danakil (sic) and Aussa tribes, and the Sthiopimm
Goverment has closed the road between Adana and Diredaus, An
Ita3iati truck driver who arrived in Addis Ababa from Diredaua
on 1 Jmmary 191i9 reported that he had seen large bands of armed
Danko" along the road near Anusch Station, but that he was
allowed to pass without trouble, The road between Diredaua .
and Djibouti is still closed, because of the char from the
Issa tribes, Comment, See
2. A peasant sued the local oommnnder of the Ethiopian Army forces
for the value of the. cattle taken from hin by soldiers during the"
25X1A6a recent u rising in the Province of Bege x1iro Comment,
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forces and rebellious el.enents in Begemdir Province during
ZJove her 19140,) The peasant was given a favorable' decision by
the Governor of the Province
,# Andargue Liaesai, ands as a result,
many suits of the sane nature have been instituted, The army '
has threatened to take punitive action and source believes that,
should the ArrW make. good its threat, there will be serious
trouble in Begemdir 'Province,
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