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Mengistu Haile-Mariam

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Krenz, Egon

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March 9, 1978	Minutes of CPSU CC Politburo Meeting, 9 March 1978 (excerpt) The minutes focus on a meeting at which the Politburo is discussing a request by Siad Barre (leader of Somalia) to mediate the ongoing war with Ethiopia
April 3, 1978	Soviet Foreign Ministry and CPSU CC International Department Background Report on the Somali-Ethiopian Conflict The report provides a general background regarding the war between Somalia and Ethiopia. It covers all aspects of the conflict including outside support for both countries from the Soviet Union, Cuba, and the United States.
April 3, 1978	Soviet Foreign Ministry Background Report on Soviet-Ethiopian Relations The report covers all aspect of relations between Ethiopia and the Soviet Union from 1974 onwards. It focuses on forms of cooperation and support for the country during its war with Somalia
April 4, 1978	Memorandum on Soviet Reaction to Libyan Proposal on Somali-Ethiopian Conflict A memo prepared by the SED on a Libyan proposal for a political settlement of the Somali-Ethiopian war
April 19, 1978	Draft Letter from Honecker to Brezhnev on Ethiopian-Eritrean Talks, 19 April 1978 The letter is written by Honecker to inform Brezhnev about talks that were held between Aforki (Eritrea) and Mengistu (Ethiopia). The talks focused on the development of autonomy for the Eritreans.
September 29, 1977	Attachement to the memorandum of conversation with Ethiopian Foreign Secretary Dawit Wolde Giorgis. Memorandum on US Operation "Fakel" [Torch], which the United States was supposedly planning in order to destabilize the Ethiopian regime. It involved the arming of internal opposition groups with US weapons. This report was attached to the memorandum of conversation with Ethiopian Foreign Secretary Dawit Wolde Giorgis.
April 26, 1979	USSR Embassy in Cuba, 'Informational Letter on Contemporary Cuban-American Relations' The Soviet Embassy in Havana gives an overview of the latest developments in US-Cuban relations. While steps towards a rapprochment have been undertaken, both sides are deadlocked on the issue of Cuba's military involvement in Africa.
September 19, 1989	CPSU CC Memo with excerpt of Protocol #165/30, 19 September 1989 Concerns Soviet ties to Mengistu Haile Mariam of Ethiopia.
November 17, 1989	CPSU CC Memo, excerpt from Protocol #172/1, 17 November 1989 Concerns further Soviet relations with Ethiopia.
1978	Information from D. Stoyanov to T. Zhivkov on the Internal Situation and Foreign Policy of Ethiopia The Minister of Internal Affairs, Dimitar Stoyanov reports on the political situation in Ethiopia during the late 1970s. The economic hardship is pushing Mengistu’s government to accept Western aid, in addition to the support it is getting from the Soviet bloc. Mengistu also seems to be critical of the anti-Soviet policy of China.