The GDR Ambassador to Ethiopia reports that Comrade Hans Kopmann was recently received by Mengistu.

The GDR Ambassador to Ethiopia reports that he conveyed to Mengistu Erich Honecker's willingness to support the Ethiopian revolution.

A report by GDR Ambassador to Ethiopia, Wolfgang Bayerlacher, on the situation in the country.

Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski updates Günter Mittag on the status of the shipping arms and ammunition to Ethiopia. 

Egon Krenz writes to Mengistu Haile Mariam of Ethiopia with news of forthcoming East German military aid.

Honecker thanks Qaddafi for his contributions to the cause of the movement of progressive states in the Middle East and the defense against imperialism and Zionism. He expresses concern about the conflict in the Horn of Africa region and wants to arrange a meeting of GDR representative Werner Lamberz with Qaddafi in Tripoli. Further proposed topics for this meeting include talks with representatives of the Palestinian revolution and the continuing development of East German-Libyan relations. (There is a telegram from 1 December 1977 signed by Hermann Axen that refers to this meeting.)

Egon Krenz writes to Colonel General Streletz about East German support for Ethiopia.

Transcript of a meeting between East German leader Erich Honecker and Cuban leader Fidel Castro, East Berlin (excerpts) regarding Castro’s visit to Somalia and Ethiopia, criticizing Siad Barre and discussing the need to help the revolution in Ethiopia

Request by the Ethiopian leader, Mengistu Haile Mariam, for immediate delivery of weapons to support the government in the Ethiopian civil war.