Djibouti
Djibouti, officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to the east. The country has an area of 23,200 km2 (8,958 sq mi).In antiquity, the territory, together with Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somaliland, was part of the Land of Punt. Nearby Zeila, now in Somaliland, was the seat of the medieval Adal and Ifat Sultanates.
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The National Archives · 1 January 1948 English
Egyptian Coast to Alexandria and British Somaliland from Bay to Berbera inclusive (includes also Djibouti) Mogadiscio South. …
Berbera inclusive ( . i n c l u d e s a l s o Djibouti) M o g a d i s c i o a n d 25 miles North and …
The National Archives · 20 February 1941 English
GERMAN LEATHER SHORTAGE. 4. The shortage of leather for civilian footwear is acute throughout German Europe, though there is as yet no evidence of a serious shortage of military boots. …
The National Archives · 1 July 1940 English
believe the position to be any more favourable to the Italians than it is in regard to black oils and spirit. Replenishment. 9. The sources from which stocks of petroleum …
The National Archives · 1 June 1938 English
3. The conference was ordered in veiw of the possibility of a war with Italy, and its objects were the exchange of information with the French, co-ordination of plans, and …
Somaliland in the vl cinity of the Addis Ababa -- Djibouti railway, but an excremoly vulnerable left flank … in Kenya with the King's African RifleSc (d) DJIBOUTI. One Fighter/Bomber Squadron for support of … retention of French Somaliland v. ith its port of Djibouti at, and after, the or.tb:"- ak of war is essential … of contacts from French Somaliland along the Djibouti - Addis Ababa railway is better, but across the … made from the direction of Djibouti, and that the railway line from Djibouti to Addis Ababa, and adjoining …
The National Archives · 1 May 1948 English
11. For political information we understand that the C.R.O. will arrange for B.M.E.O. to be supplied by the U.K. High Commissioners in India, Pakistan, Ceylon and South Africa with copies …
The National Archives · 1 January 1978 English
A file of correspondence and reports concerning Soviet foreign policy. The documents cover a visit to France by the Soviet foreign minister, Andrei Gromyko, for talks with French leaders; speeches …
The National Archives · 1 September 1939 English
ANNEX II. EXTRACT FROM REPORT OF A TOUR TO ADEN BY THE HEAD OF THE MIDDLE EAST INTELLIGENCE CENTRE. SECURITY 26. The local representative of the Secret ORGANISATION Intelligence Service …
The National Archives · 1 April 1942 English
APPENDIX I. GROUND FORCES 1. Order of battle. Location Divisions Men Unoccupied France 8 95,000 French North Africa 8 110,000 French Morocco (4) (42,000) Algeria (3) (53,000) Tunisia (1) (15,000) …
l g i e r s Or an Casablanca: Dakar Total Djibouti Saigon Martinique Guadeloupe Unreported.. …
The National Archives · 1 June 1938 English
ANNEX. 0160/2133 (M.I.2). The War Office, Whitehall, S.W.1. 26th July, 1939. Dear Barnard, In my capacity as prospective Head of the Middle East Intelligence Centre, I have received a letter …
The National Archives · 1 June 1941 English
The island is not suffering from severe economic difficulties. There is some evidence that anti-Vichy elements in the island have been reduced in number. As to the forces and defences …
