ETHIOPIA: UNITED STATES VICE PRESIDENT - HUBERT HUMPHREY - IN THREE DAY VISIT.

Record ID: 337343

  • Title: ETHIOPIA: UNITED STATES VICE PRESIDENT - HUBERT HUMPHREY - IN THREE DAY VISIT.
  • Date: 8th January 1968
  • Summary: HUMPHREY ARRIVES AND GREETED; GUARD OF HONOUR; HUMPHREY TAKES SALUTE; HUMPHREY SPEAKS. Initials JP/VS/RM/SGM Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 23rd January 1968 12:00
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  • Location: ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
  • Country: Ethiopia
  • Reuters ID: LVA3LUGJVMAETULIAUZGDIIK2Z3L
  • Story Text: THE UNITED STATES VICE-PRESIDENT, MR HUBERT HUMPHREY, IS CONTINUING HIS TOUR OF AFRICA, WHICH TO DATE HAS TAKEN HIM TO LIBERIA, GHANA, IVORY COAST, ZAMBIA AND CONGO-KINSHASA. LAST FRIDAY (JANUARY 5) HE ARRIVED IN ETHIOPIA FOR A THREE DAY VISIT.

    MR HUMPHREY WAS GREETED AT ADDIS ABABA AIRPORT BY THE ETHIOPIAN PRIME MINISTER, MR AKLILU HABTE WOLD, AND OTHER GOVERNMENT MINISTERS.

    THE AMERICAN VICE PRESIDENT SAID THAT ETHIOPIA WAS A BRIDGE BETWEEN AFRICA AND THE ARAB WORLD. "ETHIOPIA IS EMINENTLY QUALIFIED BY HISTORY, EXPERIENCE AND BY ITS DEDICATION TO THE PRINCIPLES OF FREEDOM AND JUSTICE TO SERVE AS A FOCAL POINT IN THE BUILDING OF THE NEW AFRICA." HE SAID ETHIOPIA WAS PROVIDING " WIDELY RESPECTED AND CONSTRUCTIVE LEADERSHIP" AND WOULD BE ABLE TO "DRAW UPON ITS LONG HISTORY OF EXPERIENCE OF PROVIDE JUDICIOUS WISDOM TO SOLUTIONS."
    MR HUMPHREY LEFT ETHIOPIA YESTERDAY (SUNDAY) FOR SOMALIA AND KENYA.
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