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Situation in East African Colonies - Kenya, Somaliland, Tanganyika - Uganda - Zanzibar

1 Aug 1953

TOP SECRET GUARD bin Abdulla Hassa. He raised large forces of ruthless dervishes and operated from various bases in the eastern and south-eastern areas of the Protectorate and from Somali areas under Italian and Ethiopian control and plundered mercilessly loyal Somali tribes. Several military expeditions (British, Indian and African troops) were undertaken against these rebels, but transport and communication difficulties prevented any decisive victory. In 1910, the British Government decided to withdraw to the coast, chaos followed, old tribal feuds were re-opened, and raiding took place on such a scale that between 1910 and 1913 about one-third of the male population were killed.
agriculture uganda kenya politics somalia ethiopia united nations resources colonies communism international relations manpower police propaganda cold war contingency planning british army civil unrest empire somaliland soviet foreign policy ministry of defence joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff colonial independence movements percy sillitoe kenneth strong predicting enemy intentions geographic intelligence valentine boucher francis fressanges patrick dean anti-british feeling anthony buzzard
Collection ID
CAB158
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Ethiopia Kenya Somalia Somaliland Uganda
Document Reference
CAB 158/16/16
Document Types
Report
File Reference
CAB 158/16
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab158.0016.016
Keywords
Colonies Empire Civil Unrest Politics Communism Soviet Foreign Policy Predicting Enemy Intentions Propaganda Anti-british Feeling Contingency Planning Geographic Intelligence Manpower Police Colonial Independence Movements Resources Agriculture British Army
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Ministry of Defence United Nations Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
5
Persons Discussed
Valentine Boucher Anthony Buzzard Patrick Dean Francis Fressanges Percy Sillitoe Kenneth Strong
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Ministry of Defence and Cabinet Office: Central Intelligence Machinery: Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Later Committee: Memoranda (JIC Series). Joint Intelligence Committee: Memoranda 63-122
Themes
International Relations

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