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1942(Aug 26) Plain env to O/C, Evacuation Camp “B”, Dire Dawa bearing Haile Selassie 10c tied Addis Abeba d/s & with on rev Dire Daoua [28 Aug] arrival d/s… [Not a great deal is known about Italians taken POW during the Eritrea/Ethiopian campaign. They were initially placed into various camps in British & Italian Somaliland, Eritrea & Ethiopia however generally overcrowding, poor conditions & sanitation necessitated careful handling with many being moved to other theatres such as Egypt etc. Mail connected to these Camps is seldom encountered]