EMPEROR’S THANKS
British Campaign In Ethiopia (Rec. 10.2 p.m.) RUGBY, May 10. In a telegram to Mr Churchill expressing "gratitude for the sympathy and kindness shown to me in the past and for the support of the armed forces in the present” and his pride In the fact that his own people, in collaboration with the British Imperial Forces had been able to play a part in the defeat of the enemy, the Emperor Halle Selassie asked that his thanks be given to the forces which participated in the campaign. Mr Churchill replied: "It was with deep and universal pleasure that the British nation learned of your Imperial Majesty’s welcome home to your capital, Addis Abbaba. Your Majesty Is the first of the lawful sovereigns to be driven from his throne and country by Fascist and Nazi criminals and is now the first to return in triumph. Your Majesty’s thanks will duly be conveyed to the commanders, officers and men of the British and Empire forces who aided the Ethiopian patriots in the total final destruction of Italian military usurpation. The British Government looks forward to a long period of peace and progress in Ethiopia after the forces of evil have been finally overthrowm"
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIX, Issue 21960, 12 May 1941, Page 5
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204EMPEROR’S THANKS Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIX, Issue 21960, 12 May 1941, Page 5
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