Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1936, The Near East and Africa, Volume III

765.84/4332: Telegram

The Minister Resident in Ethiopia (Engert) to the Secretary of State

Addis Ababa, May 8, 1936—11 a.m.
[Received 7:22 p.m.]

315. Ethiopian authorities have departed from Harrar and as Italians have not yet arrived there, a situation has arisen similar to that just experienced in Addis Ababa. British Consul at Harrar with guard of 20 Somalis is endeavoring protect foreign nationals or evacuate them to Diré Dawa. No Americans at or near Harrar.

Engert