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Italian protocol paper with text (1v):
Comando truppe del R. Governo dello Scioa
Ufficio affari variN. ................... di protocolla Addis Abeba ................... / 9 ......... Anno ...........
ELENCO delle carte che si trasmettono...................................................................
Followed by three columns: “NUMERO” (divided in “d’ordine” and “delle carte”); “DESCRIZIONE DELLE CARTE”; “MOTIVO PER CUI SI TRASMETTONO”
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Some Arabic writing crossed over.
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Hand drawn map of "Egypt and its dependencies" (upper right corner: مصر وتوابعه). Most of the place names are difficult to read; some identified are:
البحر الأبيض المتوسط
قنال السويس
مصر
حلفا
بلاد الحبشه