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1942(Dec 14) Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial & Oversea) Addis Ababa printed env to Capt. B.C. Shea, c/o O.E.T.A Evacuation, Dire Dawa bearing Haile Selassie 10c tied Addis Abeba d/s & w/on rev Dire Daoua [16 Oct] transit d/s + EA APO 62 [16 Dec] 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 encounted]