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Attempt by the Ethiopian Government to re-open the case of Major Johannes Abdu, a...

Catalogue reference: FO 371/96815

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FO 371/96815
Date
1952
Description

Attempt by the Ethiopian Government to re-open the case of Major Johannes Abdu, a refugee from Ethiopia living in Kenya; continued British refusal to extradite Abdu to Ethiopia or to discuss the case further. Code JA file 1591

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
File 1591
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2854291/

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