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12/31/1956 - The Richest Men in the World by Smith Hempstone Jr.

NOT FOR PUBLICATION INSTITUT OF CUKB ENT VoIL A S SH DeCember The Richest World Eritrea Ivlr Walter S Rogers Institute Current Wi fairsi AVenu NwYork New York Dear Mr Rogers I Duce dream great Est African empire umbling around lieutenant arshall Lorenzi The Lion Sahara February Keen mountain stronghold miles northwest Asmara After Kern which capiated after weeks mountain warfare Asmara rripe tomato General Platt Cameron Highlandersand battle tested Indian divisions Admiral Bonnetti italian commandant Iassawa provided musical comedy finis Eritrean campaign Asmara depended still Nassawa electric power light shops drinking water Admiral Bonnetti dvised telephone BritiSh would Cutting Asmara electric power The Admiral still fairly efficient fighting force disposal c0mplied A later iassawa surrendered attempted break sword Being indifferent steel He threw harbor honor easily saved British divers recovered weapon Thus began British occupation Eritrea which years And heels British richest world American G I The Eritrea British Administration heads soldiers lined pockets The British found Asmara Italian military communications establishment Radio arina almost intact A small group U S Army Signal Corps overthe station operative Today KagneW Ethiopian meaning bring chaos Station burgeoning little piece A erica population about O00 soldiers wives children Kagnews military importance altitude weather conditions alrost ideal eceptiOn relay transmission radio communica tions Kagnew value Was firmly established during Korean War whenthe Pentagon found reliable route electronic communications Japan Honolulu And light recent Middle Eastern developments Kagnew importance monitoringpoint enhanced The economical sociolooical impact American economies social structures Asmara Eritrea O esser extent Ethiopia slidqtly apparent thmopma actually affected slightly sociolo ically Kagnew Station reasons space Economically however another story rental arrangement lease present payroll currency exchange transactions provide Haile Selassie goverent larges source dollars At moment thissComes somethmn million ayear With constction Centia other expected operative present figure should considerably enlarged Insofar economic effect Eritrea concerned benefits easily discernable military personnel customs customs duties principal source Eritrea revenue exception ulcer prone weekly ration twelve packs cigarettes makes necessary consribute rmtrean Tobacco Iv onopoly package liquor goods airly aDundant cheap throug facilities little income derived taxes commodity About direct source income Eritrean government aooears derive Kaew Sttion hunting licenses Asmara other hence indirectly Eritrea thing No fibres usual awilabl Asmara natives employe The ollowin estimates nerican military civilian authorities would aDpear reasonable Centia construction laborers Kaew Station Domestic servants With Italians individuals business firms alike stakes rapidly Americans important taking slack where estimated population unemployed The number Eritreans supported could probably determined multi plving nunfoer actuallv employed This welcomed economic admin istered without certain amount fiscal dislocation The civilian contractors charged Centia construction original ritrean laborer Ehmopian U S month In where cotton match factory employee makes about Ethiopian month waiter restaurant retail store employ about Ethiopian minor inflation resultedL The local governnent asked dovaward revision Centia labor scale Ethiopian month highest American civilian employee Swedish engineer Ethiopian month Other sections Asmara economy benefited greater lesser deree American military Community include unemployed begging shining ghari drivers handicraft retailers allied roups Ameri still greatest souvenir hounds world truck manufacturers employees mineral water bottling industry urenters Italians street walkers their familles Restauran owners benefited slightly because plicy conmander Col Ormon Charles The olenel plicy insofar possible G Asmara witha carefully chosen exceptions Charles plishes polic liberal applications arrot exel1nt program sPors education amusements secial stick disciplinary action When neeeSsary The Z raehed point where night P informed I could drive driven Asmara stret aferid without Colonel civilian civilian I begged differ reminded We Eritrea Fort Bragg distinction which apparently es6aped As result Asmgra excellent Italian restaurants various expresso shops middling slice Yankee dollar eternal salvation their axcellent service reasonable arifs Politically American invasion Asmara impact tired noodle Since Americans dealings civil service because military customs status American tendency group together other Americans Col Charles Little America policy natural reserve arrogance Ethiopian inefficieng haphazard methods continue prevail Example shipment Kenn Club forms registering Boxer American resident recently required several weeks lettr U S Consul Asmara clear customs And three proper U S keeping local politics haSresulted situation where Army officer recently uestioned subject unaware Eritrea province Ethiopia Perhaps greatest influence sociological It eanbe places several forms A Christmas Eve beggar likely approach NerrChristmas Bue Natale The restaurants benefit bored desperats manage evade Khaki Curtain feature separate expensive menus English A sheeshin beggar refused likely direction Boys under impression ericans eluive Wrigley sChewing Gum traffic hzard their stock invariably includes plastic combs American cirettes light Italian woman SH The theaters inevitably gemtur American films Television Kagnew Station Armv first TV station carries month films brought refinements Ed Sullivan shows barefoot Eritrea Asmara flaming youth found street corners twirling chains wearing drape coats slouch Harlem The wooden platters painte vivid primary colos primative style portraying legends Coptic priesthood likely charming inscription Souvenir emories Asmara It educational Eritrea The Nuslim c0mmunitv alone seems retaine entiy Purdahsstilloservedymanyoi ewomen Theenstill sheet gallabia carry lethal throwing stick Th orientation toward Necca Hollywood The stocke English language Eritrean Goverent Library donated Point Four public hours would anSwer ericanization tsken place Asmara With exceptions however Asmara appears prefer Presly Parkman bubble ernard DeVoto Aerican richest world rolled studied Kagnew Station outlet denocratic thought treasury The Americans sensing stick their softball their square dancing their barbecues Far along beggar strewn Padre Re ginaldo Giuliano separates Kagnew Station American thought culture Asmara Sincerely