Correspondence and notes about Rey's revision of the Encyclopaedia Britannica's entry on Abyssinia (Ethiopia), 1941-1950; 1953

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With two unfoliated items. Includes documents and press cuttings from previous years.

Comprises:

(fols. 1-29) correspondence between John Armitage, London Editor, Encyclopaedia Britannica, and Rey concerning revision of the entry on Abyssinia (Ethiopia), 10 Jul-8 Dec 1953
(fols. 30-32) letter from Hugh Scott, entomologist, to Rey about the entry (see also MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 384/2, folder 9, item 18), 10 Aug 1953
(fols. 33-40) letters from Rev. A.F. Matthew, Anglican Chaplain, Addis Ababa, to Rey answering questions about the Coptic Church; with a letter from Frank de Halpert to 'Duncan' covering a letter from Matthew about mutual acquaintances in Addis Ababa, 28 Aug-19 Nov 1953
(fols. 41-47; items 1-2) two letters from S.H. Gellatly, Foreign Office, to Rey, covering Command papers on Ethiopia (see MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 384/2, folder 9) and the following documents: (1) UN Resolution of 2 Dec 1950 recommending the Federation of Eritrea and Ethiopia; (2) English text of the Constitution of Eritrea, Jul 1952; and (3) Final Report of the UN Commissioner in Eritrea containing the text of the Federal Act 1952. Also includes the summary of an address by E.R.J. Hussey, former adviser on education and social reconstruction to Haile Selassie, to the Abyssinian Association, Jun 1950, 3 Sep-3 Oct 1953
(fols. 48-62) notes in Rey's hand on Ethiopia and Eritrea, especially the UN Resolution on Federation, n.d.
(fols. 63-72) typescript of Rey's Encyclopaedia Britannica entry, n.d.
(fols. 73-85) news cuttings used by Rey in revising the entry, 1941-1950.

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MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 384/2, folder 7

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