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Case of Johannes Abdu who fled from Ethiopia to Kenya; question of whether he is...

Catalogue reference: FO 371/90097

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FO 371/90097
Date
1951
Description

Case of Johannes Abdu who fled from Ethiopia to Kenya; question of whether he is a military deserter or political refugee and whether he should be handed back to Ethiopia; opinion of Crown Law officers sought: British refusal to extradite Abdu to Ethiopia. Code JA file 1591 (49-62)

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
File 1591 (49-62)
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Access conditions
Closed For 50 years
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2847580/

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