1893-1976
Eastern Europe
(372) documents
Eastern Africa
1937-
1920- 1995
Northern Africa
1926- 2016
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Central America and Caribbean
May 10, 1977
Information obtained by the British from an Ethiopian officer who defected to West Germany. His report shows the strong influence of the Soviet Union in the Derg at the time.
December 23, 1976
A Yugoslav diplomat offers a detailed view of the increasing level of formal contact between the Soviet Bloc and Ethiopia in mid-1976, also witnessing the local competition between the Chinese and the Soviet Bloc and comparing their modes of conduct.
September 19, 1975
The importance of avoiding conflict in the Horn of Africa as outlined by Soviet foreign minister Andrei Gromyko.
March 21, 1973
The two ambassadors discuss relations between East and West Germany, as well as Somalia President Siad Barre's trip to visit Arab states.
July 12, 1975
Belgrade’s envoy to Mogadishu outlines the potential Somali rationale behind the invitation of Western observers to inspect Soviet facilities in Berbera. International attention surrounded the facilities following rumors and intelligence that the port was actually a military base.
December 1, 1971
Summary of Siad Barre's visit to Moscow in November 1971.
April 15, 1971
Summary of Soviet foreign, economic, and military relations with Somalia. In reaction to Siad Barre's military coup, the Soviet Union plans to intensify relations with Somalia.
December 23, 1965
Observations by Israeli and US diplomats of the Soviet Union's attempt at indirect economic penetration of Ethiopia during the mid-1960s. The Ethiopian regime was suspicious of Soviet intervention, thus they had to resort to the help of the East European states, in this case Bulgaria.