EMPEROR STARTS SEARCH FOR OIL.-Emperor Haile Selassie of Abyssinia pulling the lever to start drilling operations in the search for oil in the Gumdora Hills in Abyssinia. The site is that of an American company, which has a 50-year contract to drill for oil.
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Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25833, 18 June 1949, Page 7
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44EMPEROR STARTS SEARCH FOR OIL.-Emperor Haile Selassie of Abyssinia pulling the lever to start drilling operations in the search for oil in the Gumdora Hills in Abyssinia. The site is that of an American company, which has a 50-year contract to drill for oil. Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25833, 18 June 1949, Page 7
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