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7 1. Editorial — E.hiopia's participation in Expo-67 9-14 SUBSCRIPTION RATES 2. Chamber of Commerce News South Korean Economic Delegation Visits Ethiopia, The annual subscription rates including Polish Exhibition, postage are : - Hungarian! Trade Exhibition, Local : Eth.S 5.50 Czechoslovak Economic Delegation, Foreign: Eth. $ 8.00 Japan to import More Beans, The price for a single copy is Seminar for Business Executives. Local : Eth.S 1.50 Foreign : Eth.S 2.25 3. Industrial Growth of Harar Province 15-23
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ETHIOPIA 'S PARTICIPATION IN EXPO-67
Ethiopia is one of the 62 countries in the world ing here and to channel the results for the nation's and the only African country south of Sahara with benefit. an independent pavilion at the Canadian Centennial Their representatives are at the pavilion to supply Fair at Montreal. valuable information to interested parties. A re¬ Her un'que red pavilion, representing the Royal presentative of the Chamber of Commerce is always available to talk to businessmen interested to establish tent of her Middle Age, is admitted to be one of the either trade contacts or to find out the investment most successful entries at this world exhibition. The human touch involved in its set up has made it a possibilities. Copies of the Ethiopian Trade Directory and Investment Guide, published by the Chamber, are place of great attraction and more than one million distributed to businessmen. people are estimated to have visited it since the inauguration on May 2, 1967. The Ethiopian Tourist Organisation is using this media to This is the first major international fair in which publicise the attractions in the country for tourists by distribuling pamphlets and folders on Ethiopia is taking part and no effort was spared to historical places and on oiher topics of interest. make it not only as attractive as possible but also as The information thus unfolded will bring good valuable as possible for the country. dividends. It was designed to give a true reflection of Many visitors to this Fair might have heard about Ethiopia's age-old culture and history. Exhibits the famed Ethiopian coffee but had no opportunity assembled representing the ancient, middle and to taste this delicious stimulant and relish its flavour modern are periods of her history supplemented by and aroma. The National Coffee Board of Ethiopia films, cultural shows and pamphlets to convey them is using this occasion to serve it in the attractive Lion to the people of the New World. of Judah coffee shop of the pavilion. Along'with This is not the only aim of the sponsors of the packets of coffee sold to visitors brochures giving Ethiopian pavilion. The economic benefits of this directions how to prepare the best Ethiopian coffee are distributed. The coffee shop is participation are taken into full consideration. For crowded through¬ out the 12 hours of the day when six months — from April 28 !h, to October 27, 1967, it is opened to the visitors. This new when this exhibition is in progress, Montreal will be way of approach to those who the meeting place of financiers, industrialists, im¬ drink coffee and the countries which import it will porters and exporters the wor'd over. Commercial undoubtedly bring new customers for it. transactions worth millions of dol'ars are bound to The Ethiopian boutique where many novel and be made here during this period. traditional handicrafts are displayed is also attracting visitors in large numbers. Ethiopia lias many products for export, invest¬ ment possibilities and attractions for tourists. Many promising business contracts have already been made. There is a coordinated plan to follow The M;nirtry of Commerce and Industry, the them up. Businessmen who wi'I come to Ethiopia Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce, the National as a result of the interest created at the Fair will be Coffee Board and the Ethiopian Tour'st Organisation given all help to carry on their on-site investigation. which are mainly res-onsib'e for directing the parti¬ cipation efforts of Ethiopia have a coordinated plan Thus many sectors of Ethiopia's economy will to make the maximum publicity about the potential reap the benefits of the participation in this world of the country to the international audience assembl¬ exhibition.
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SOUTH KOREAN ECONOMIC DELEGATION VISITS ETHIOPIA
A 14-member South Korean Economic Delega¬ represented leading industrial, trading and banking tion under the leadership of Mr. Sang Young Kim, interests in that country. the vice-president of the Federation of Korean Indus¬ The members of the delegation met H.E. Ato tries, made a three-day visit to Ethiopia in the first Abebe Retta, Minister of Commerce and Industry and week of July, 1967, to explore the market conditions had talks with the officials of this ministry. At a meet¬ and strengthen the trade relations between the two ing held at the Chamber of Commerce, the need to countries. further promote the commercial relations between the During the stay in Addis Ababa the delegation two countries was stressed. members had, among others, discussion with the of¬ At the meeting Ato Gebre Selassie Oda, Presi¬ ficials of the Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce. dent of the Chamber of Commerce, thanked the dele¬ They were gue:ts of honour at a cocktail party given gation for its visit to Ethiopia and suggested that by the Chamber on Friday, July 7th, 1967. Before it discussions should mainly deal with the nature of left for Nairobi, the next stop of the tour, the leader of commercial goods that could be exchanged between the delegation extended an invitation to the Chamber the two countries. Statistical data pertaining to the to send a delegation to continue the discussions they trade, prepared by the Statistical Department of had here on the steps to be taken to increase the ithe Chamber was available at the meeting to help already existing business relation between the two the discussion. The leader of the South Korean de¬ countries. legation has invited a team from the Chamber to his Ethio-South Korean relations started in 1951 country to continue the discussion and bring them to a fruitful end. when Ethiopia sent a military contingent to fight under the U.N. during the political crisis in Korea. The members of the delegation also met busi¬ Formal diplomatic relations between the two coun¬ nessmen interested in the import of their goods, made tries were established in 1965. a courtesy call to the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Africa and visited the Akaki and Mojo textile mills. Ethio-South Korea Trade: Before its departure, the leader of the delegation South Korea started trade with Ethiopia three expressed great satisfaction at the discussions he had years ago. Its annual exports to this country valued with the various officials gnd the contacts he made at Eth. $ 1 million are chiefly textiles and ready- wi h the businessmen in the city, and hoped that made clothes. Its imports estimated in value to only they would help to bring about increased economic 10 per cent of its exports, are made up of hides and relation between the 'two countries. skins and beans. There is no trade agreement between The South Korean delegation left for Kenya, the two countries. which is one of its important trade partners in Africa, on its The main purpose of the delegation's visit was way to Europe. to explore the possibilities of increasing the volume H.E. Mr. Yo Syut Ohm, the South Korean of the two-way trade. It was the first South Korean Ambassador to Ethiopia was present at the airport to see the delegation ever to visit Ethiopia. The members of it —party off. i imperial Sitóurance Company of Ethiopia Limited
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Continuing he said that economic relation bet¬ ween Ethiopia and Poland was developing every year. He thanked the Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce for the help it extended to organise the exhibition.
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POLISH EXHIBITION
Universal, the sole exporters for more than 150 manufacturing industries in Poland held a seven-day exhibi.ion of Polish consumer goods here at the ex¬ it bition hall of the Chamber of Commerce from Wednesday, June 7, 1967, with the co-operation of the Commercial Section of the Polish Embassy in Addis Ababa. A wide range of goods manufactured in Poland were displayed at the exhibition. They included sports goods (ten s, rubber boats, sleeping bags etc.) a large variety of plastic, enamel and other household articles, cutlery, househould electrical goods, building materials, radio and TV sets.
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12 HUNGARIAN dustrial development of Ethiopia and in the trade between the two countries.
TRADE EXHIBITION The members of the delegation had discussion with the officials of the Addis Ababa Chamber of In cooperation with ARTEX and FREUNION, Commerce. During the meeting the trade between the two Hungarian firms which specialise in .the export of two countries was reviewed and it was recommended consumer goods manufactured in Hungary, the Com¬ that steps should be taken to improve it. The offi¬ mercial Section of the Hungarian Embassy in Addis cials of the Chamber of Commerce pointed out that Ababa held a highly successful Hungarian Trade Czechoslovakia should consider importing more Exhibition at the permanent exhibition Hall of the goods like hides and skins, oilseeds, coffee and Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce. It was inau¬ vegetables from Ethiopia to reduce the imbalance in gurated by H.E. Ato Abebe Retta, Minister of the trade between the two countries. Commerce and Industry. The other members of the The items exhibited included locks, padlocks, delegation from Cze¬ choslovakia were Mr. Vailav Nesek, Chief1 of the different kinds of hand tools, household goods, ena¬ mel and earthenware, aluminium and plastic goods, African Department, Ministry of Foreign Trade; Mr. nails, screws, rat and mouse traps, camping articles, Bota, Director of Technoexport, Foreign Trade equipments for underwater observation, sporting and Corporation of Prague; and Mr. Zahradka, Director of hunting guns, utensils and carpets. Stroj-Import, Foreign Trade Corporation of Prague.
This was the third exhibition held by Hungary in Ethiopia. The first mainly displaying pharmaceutical goods, was held in 1962 and the second, for consumer and household goods, was held in 1963. EXPORT OF BEANS TO JAPAN
A four - member trade delegation headed by Mr. Miklos Semayani, senior FREUNION manager, A three-member government sponsored Japanese which came to Ethiopia to conduct the exhibition Trade Mission led by Mr. T. Hatakeyama, Director met businessmen interested in Hungarian goods. General of the Investigations Department of the African Society of Japan, visited Ethiopia recently to study the possibilities to adjust the trade balance between Ethiopia and Japan.
At a meeting held at the Chamber of Commerce CZECHOSLOVAK ECONOMIC between the members of the visiting team and Eth¬ DELEGATION iopian exporters, Ato Gebre Selassie Oda, the Pre¬ sident of the Chamber who presided over the meeting, expressed the urgency for correcting the imbalance Ethiopia and Czecnoslovakia maintain long¬ in the trade between the two countries. standing trade and economic relations. The trade between the two countries increased from Ethiopian Japan at present exports to Ethiopia anpualy Dollars Six million in 1962 to Ethiopian Dollars goods worth Eth. $ 50 million, while she imports Eight million in 1965. from this country goods worth only Eth. $. 10 million.
Though Ethiopian imports from Czechoslovakia The delegation investigated the possibilities of increased during this period from Eth $ 5 million to importing to Japan increased quantities of horse beans from here. In 1965 she Eth. $ 7 million there was no corresponding increase imported 4842 tons of in Czechoslovak imports from Ethiopia. On the horse beans. If she imports increased quantity of this other hand it had decreased. Ethiopia imported items and also other varieties of beans to a total of 15,000 like texiles, glassware, ceramics, artificial jewelry and tons the value will reach Eth. $ 70 million. The medical equipment. Ethiopian expor ers agreed to the delegation's request to improve the quality and packing. This prospect of The assistance of Czechoslovakia was available increased export of beans to Japan will help to remove to set up the Rubber and Canvas Shoe factory in the deficit in the trade between the two countries. Addis Ababa and the Chefa farm in Wollo. Japan's annual demand for horse beans has been A four-member economic delegation led by estimated to be 30,000 tons and most of this is met Vladimir Rudolf, Assistant Minister, Head of the by the supply from the Communist China. Economics Ministry, Ministry of' Foreign Trade of Czechoslovakia visited Ethiopia recently to discuss The members of the mission visited Dire-Dawa the possibilities of increased participation in the in¬ and Asmara before returning to Japan.
13 Group discussion at the Seminar
SEMINAR FOR BUSINESS EXECUTIVES
The Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce The 14 participants of' the seminar were top jointly with the College of' Business Administration level executives in banks, leading commercial est¬ of the Haile Selassie I University arranged a very ablishments and similar important institutions. Those useful and highly valuable seminar for business who took part in it were: Ato Taffara Deguefe, Ge¬ executives in Addis Ababa. It was held at the Galila neral Manager, Commercial Bank of Ethiopia; Ato Palace at Koka, 70 kms from the capital. Abebe Kebede, Administrator General, H.S.I Founda¬ tion; Ato Debebe Habte Yohanes, Managing Director The seminar was planned to help the Ethiopian of the Addis Ababa Bank; Ato Betru Admassie, and foreign business executives to meet together and General Manager, I.B.T.E.; Mr. A. D. H. Patterson, exchange their ideas and views on the many problems Managing Director, Cotts Holding (Ethiopia) Ltd.; they face in their administration. Ato Ibo Noumair, General Manager, National Lot¬ The idea of such a seminar was brought up by tery; Mr. Dieter Keil, General Manager, Jos Hansen the Executive Advisory Committee of the College of and Soehne (Ethiopia) Ltd., Mr. R. L. Fara, General Business Administration and the Chamber of Com¬ Manager, Soc. Des Salines D'Assab; Mr. G.P.D. Bos merce. Deputy General Manager, H.V.A. Ethiopia; Mr. A. The theme of the three-day seminar was "De¬ Mak, Deputy General Manager, H.V.A. Metahara; veloping Managers". A variety of topics were dis¬ Ato Bskele Tinsae, General Manager, 'Imperial Ethio¬ cussed during its ten sessions. These topics included: pian Tobacco Monopoly; Ato Kidane Mariam Araya, Top Managerial Responsibility, Selection of Po¬ Manager Owner, K.M.A. General Agency; Ato Mussa tential Managers, Cause of Managerial Compe'ence, Yassin, Sales Manager, Bottling Co. of Ethiopia, and Mr. C. and Building up of Top Management Team. Besides Schimmel, General Manager, Shell (Ethiopia) general sessions, group discussions were also held. Ltd.
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14 Industrial Growth of Harar Province Harargbe, lying on the eastern part of Ethiopia town and its growth. Its officials are very strict in is the largest of its 14 provinces. It has cool, fertile enforcing rules about cleanliness and sanitation and highlands and arid lowlands. It is rich in agricultu¬ non-compliance of them by residents is severely ral products like coffee, oilseeds, maize, beans, dealt with. fruits and vegetables and is one of the important Of the town's 65,000 papulation there are many livestock areas of the country. Harar and Dire Dawa residents who include French, Italians, Greeks, In¬ are the leading towns in the province; the former is dians, Japanese and Arabs. the third important town in Ethiopia next to the capital city of Addis Ababa, and Asmara. Dire Dawa is the collecting center of the pro¬ ducts of the rich neighbouring highlands. It is also The different parts of the province can be reach¬ the commercial center of the province. Railway and ed from Harar, its administrative center. There is a air connections with the neighbouring French Afar direct road link between Addis Ababa and Harar and Isa territory and Djibouti, its port have given the and Dire Dawa. town great importance in the import-export trade. Dire Dawa is on the air route between Addis It is also an important industrial center in Ethio¬ Ababa and Djibouti and Aden and it has an inter¬ pia. Some of the major industries of the country are national airport. It is also an important railway located here. These are a Cotton Factory, a Cement station and terminal. The construction the of Franco- Plant, a Meat Factory, a Coca Cola Factory, and an Ethiopian railway which was started in 1894 from Oil and Soap Factory. A large number of people are Djibouti reached Dire Dawa in 1902. It was resum¬ employed in these factories. The Franco-Ethiopian ed to Addis Ababa only in 1909. The construction railway workshop also employs a large number of the of this railway helped the growth of the town. active, working population of the town. It is a modern, neat, growing town located on the edge of the Danakil desert. It has, therefore, the A view of Cement Factory climatic characteristics of such a region.
The town is divided into two sections by a river, which, except for the period of heavy rain, either in Dire Dawa or in the neighbouring uplands, remains dry making access from one section to the other easy. But the water disappears within few hours after the rain. There is a project to build a bridge across this river.
The section of the town near the railway sta¬ tion, which is its main part, has clean roads, shaded avenues, and neat villas. His Imperial Majesty's palace, government offices, including the modern buildings accomodating the regional headquarters of the Imperial Board of Telecommunications and the Imperial Hiohway Authority, branch of the Com¬ mercial Bank of Ethiopia, municipal office, branch of the Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce, offices of the Franco-Ethiopian railway, leading import-ex- port firms, travel agents, bookshops, clubs, cinema houses, hotels, schools and hospitals are located here. The majority of the industrial undertakings in this town are on the outskirts of this section.
The other section, known as the market area, is on the other side of the river. It too has well paved roads. In the center of this section there is a park very useful to the residents for rest and relaxation. The efficient administration of the municipality is responsible for the attractive appearance of the
15 THE COTTON FACTORY
The Cotton Company of Ethiopia S.C. which ing system, automatic printing system, tenterring owns the Cotton Factory at Dire Dawa, the premier ranges etc. It is fitted with the latest screen printing factory of its kind in Ethiopia, was established by machine, the only one of its kind in Ethiopia. The the Sabean Utility Corporation in 1943. new textile mill is equipped with the latest Japanese textile manufacturing machinery. The factory had an initial capacity of 10,000 spindles and 153 looms. The company spent a good The capacity of the whole factory has thus been part of its profits to expand the factory in spite of raised to 45,000 spindles and 1020 looms. Experienc¬ keen competition from imported products. The ed Japanese technicians are in charge of the entire capacity was increased in due course to 27,000 operation of the factory. The land occupied by it spindles and 625 looms of the modern design and it and its other buildings cover an area of 417,000 m2, was also equipped with a modern finishing and dye¬ of which the factory building alone occupies an area ing plant. The 625 looms included 10 for towels and of 47,000 m2. 15 for blankets. The factory produced cotton yarn, The factory has a monthly production of about grey cloth, bleached cloth, dyed cloth, towels and 420,000 yarn blankets. kg. of and 2,400,000 yards of different kinds of cloth namely dyed drill, dyed twill (mercer¬ Foreign assistance helped further expansion and ized), CB poplin (dyed and printed), white mull modernisation of the plant. This help came from the (bleached), M poplin (dyed and printed), cloth stan- International Finance Corporation and Japan in the form of technical know-how, management exper¬ ience, and finance the lack of which had hampered its progress in the past. The International Finance Corporation, which is an affiliate of the World Bank, gave the much need¬ ed capital while the Fuji Group of Japan brought long years of experience in textile industry and also finance.
The participation and assistance extended by these two partners have helped the expansion of the factory, increased production of its products and im¬ provement of their quality. The company now has a paid up capital of Eth. $ 12,500,000. This has been divided in'o 25,000 ordinary Shares of Eth. $ 50 each. Of these the Sabean Utility Corporation S.C. and other Ethiopian private share holders own 50%, the Fuji group of Japan 30% and the International Finance Corporation 20%. An agreement was signed in October, 1963, with the Fuji group (Fuji Spinning Co. Ltd. and Maru¬ beni lida Co.)" enabling their participation not only Inside the new Textile Mill in the capital but also in the management of the company. The expansion programme comprising the con¬ struction of an additional modern new factory for spinning and weaving and the addition of a new fin¬ ishing department which has high production capac¬ ity for b'eaching, mercerizing, printing etc. has al¬ ready been implemented. The newly built seven million dollar additional textile mill which is the most modern in Ethiopia in construction, equipment and operational facilities was inaugurated by His Imperial Maieny Haile Se¬ lassie I on November 21, 1966. It is equipped with 18,000 spindles (including ring twisting) and 400 looms.
The new finishing plant has bleaching, high pressure jiggers, continuous dyeing system, merceriz¬
16 dard (grey sheeting), grey mull, 15,000 cotton blank¬ est, and 500 mattresses. In quality these products can compete favourably with imported products of sim¬ ilar kind. They are not exported. The manufacture of towels has been discontinued.
At present 265 tons of raw cotton and rayon are A. STORDIAU used every month for its production process. Sixty per cent of raw cotton is produced in Ethiopia at the CHIEF AGENT FOR ETHIOPIA Tendaho Cotton Plantation and the remining 40% is coming from U.S.A. as aid.
The systematic training of the employees and the efficient maintenance of the machinery carried out by highly qualified Japanese management group has raised the efficiency of the factory in work and production.
In the course of his speech on the occasion of the inauguration of the new textile mill Dr. Koni- tomi, the new Managing Director of the Fuji Man¬ agement group said: "We have planned this factory to give the best working conditions so as to attain the maximum efficiency of both workers and ma¬ chinery. Accordingly we have installed the most modern and fully automatic air conditioning system THE SOUTH BRITISH I1SUU1E to provide a pleasant atmosphere which is conducive to high efficiency, The machinery and equipment were designed and arranged to guarantee a high productivity and easy operation, good maintenance, coupled with a high margin of safety for operators. "The present factory together with the expansion and modernisation of the finishing plant has enabled the company to produce for the Ethiopian market high quality textiles including mercerized twills and drills as well as prints and poplins which have been very well received by the market and which are rap¬ idly replacing cotton textiles that hitherto were imported from foreign countries".
The factory employs 3750 workers. All except Fire, Marine and Motor 30 Japanese technicians are Ethiopians. Every month 60-70 new workers are recruited. The factory is Accident, and General working for 24 hours in three shifts.
The relation between the workers and the man¬ agement is very good. Workers are insured against all kinds of accidents occurnig while on duty. À cli¬ nic at the plant extends medical aid to them. The building of a moderate hospital is almost complete.
A training programme has been introduced for workers and those joining the company are given basic training for three months. Ethiopian techni¬ cians have been sent to Japan for advanced training as part of a regular programme started a few years ADDIS ABABA - Telephone 11509 ago. P. O. Box 705 The Cotton Factory has its own garment factory ASMARA - in Addis Ababa making annually ready-made cloth¬ Telephone 10664 es valued at about Eth. $ 8 million. P. O. Box 741
The Head office of the company is located at Teleg. Address: "STORDIAU" the Chamber of Commerce Building at Mexico Square in Addis Ababa.
17 SYMBOL OF SERVICE AND SECURITY
The Lion Insurance Company (SUM ITIIIIMW)
LIFE AND ALL CLASSES OF INSURANCE TRANSACTED
Offices: P. O. Box Telephones : ADDTS ABABA 1167 10033-35 ASMARA 490 132.30 DTRE-DAWA 1R 3269 head of cattle are slaughtered. The canning section has been built to process the kill.
Highest standard is maintained for the proces¬ sing of meat. At present the factory is preparing fresh meat for export, canned meat products like gulash, boiled beef in jelly, corned beef etc., and meat byproducts like meat extract, meat meal, bone meal and blood beal.
The products are mostly exported. Fresh and canned meat are exported to Djibouti for supply to the French army, frozen meat is supplied to Cyprus u à*? * t - . -- - and canned meat is supplied to Italy, Greece, France, Sweden etc. « Recently approval of the health officials ,^- - - -' in Great Britain has been obtained for the supply of its products and the opening of the British market will Entrance to the Meat Factory help to increase the production. Canned "wat", an Ethiopian meat preparation, is also exported un¬ der the brand "RAS".
Pig raising was attempted, but had to be given up due to some difficulties. CHANDRIS (Africa) Ltd. The building and machinery cost Eth. $ 285,000. This meat factory is another important indus¬ The machinery installed at the factory alone cost trial establishment in Dire Dawa. It was established Eh. $ 90,000. With the exception of some imported in July, 1962, by the Chandris Group, a Greek con¬ machinery the building and much of the equipment cern, with headquarters in London. have been made from local materials. Much time and money have been spent in the New machinery has been installed, capable of planning and the development of this project. It making cans from 100 grams to five tons. Cans of took some time to decide on the best location for the smaller size are imported as it is not economical to plant. Dire Dawa was selected for the location of produce them here. the factory for many reasons. The Harar province is Raw materials for making cans are imported. an important cattle area. Transportation facilities, Labels for products are printed in Addis Ababa and good water supply, abundant labour and a suitable they are considered to be good. Canning is also done cattle market were the major factors which made the like slaughtering on all days except Sundays and na¬ promotes of this plant to make this decision. At first tional holidays. a pilot project was built and its success helped the Chandris experts to build the present new plant. Very good relationship is maintained between the workers and the management. The workers are The activities of the company are:- 1. Meat trained for diversified skilled and responsible jobs Industry which includes breeding, collection, fatten¬ at the factory. Men who were trained as carpenters, ing, slaughtering and processing of livestock; 2. Pro¬ masons, and painters for the construction of the fac¬ duction of cans for the canning section. tory buildings have now been trained as slaughter¬ Besides cattle, a small quantity of sheep and ers, cutters, deboners, canners etc. for the operation goats are also killed for processing in the factory. It of the plant. has its own purchasing organisation. A very strin¬ Mr. Dimitrios Palavidis, the General Manager gent standard is maintained for livestock inspection. of the Chandris (Africa) Ltd., disclosed that the fac¬ A system has been introduced demanding the notif¬ tory management will shortly initiate a training ication of the movement of cattle and their passage course for workers in field work, slaughtering, can¬ through certain check points. ning, refrigeration, accounting etc. and certificates There are also special quarantine areas for these will be awarded. animals. All these steps are taken to maintain the The factory employs 154 workers and nearly all highest sanitary practices. are Ethiopians. Soon, with the exception of the It is one of best meat factories in Africa in financial controller all management and supervision equipment and production standards. Most up-to- will be handled by Ethiopians. The plant retains the date system of slaughtering using machines has been part-time services of a doctor who treats workers at introduced. Twenty minutes after a head of cattle an on-the-job clinic. They are provided with free enters the slaughter house it is killed, skinned, cut luncheon at the plant. into quarters, cleaned, deboned, inspected and pre¬ The Chandris Group has a freezing, storage and pared for processing. processing plant for meat and fish at Djibouti. It Though the factory has the capacity for slaugh¬ derives its main income from world wide shipping tering 400 head of cattle a day, at present only 200 and banking interests.
19 THE CEMENT FACTORY system, from the feeding of the klin with the raw materials till the packing of cement and lime in pa¬ The Cement Factory in Dire Dawa is the oldest per packets which are imported, is mechanical. It of its kind in Ethiopia. It is under the administration has a well equipped laboratory to test cement. of the Cement Corporation of Ehtiopia. The Dire Dawa cement factory was established The factory produces cement, lime, cement in 1938. It was taken over by the Imperial Ethiopian pipes and hollow cement blocks. Pipes and blocks Government, after the defeat of the Fascists in Ethio¬ are of different sizes and lengths; pipes are one meter pia, as enemy property. For ten years it was man¬ long and have varying diameters, from 10 to 60 cm; aged by the Mitchell Cotts. Afterwards it came un¬ blocks are in four sizes namely: 10 x 20 x 40 cm; der the control of the Ministry of Commerce and 15 x 20 x 40 cm; 20 x 20 x 40 cm; and 6 x 11.5 x 24 Industry. In 1960 it came under the control of the cm. Cement and lime are mostly transported to Ad¬ Ministry of Finance. dis Ababa while pipes and blocks are sold locally Eng. Gedai Ismail Madhi, a highly qualified, in Harar and Dire Dawa for construction purposes. experienced and efficient Ethiopian is the manager The factory produces only one kind of cement name¬ of this factory. He had training in ly normal portland cement 700. Europe and has been working in this factory for the past seven years. Lime and clay used in the factory are locally During the past four years he has been the manager obtained. These are quarried from places very near of the factory. to it and are transported by trolleys specially cons¬ The factory employs 350 workers and all except tructed for this purpose. Five per cent of gypsum an Italian mechanic are Ethiopians. used to produce cement is obtained from a place about 120 kms. away from Dire Dawa in the direc¬ tion of Djibouti. OIL & SOAP FACTORY The factory has a capacity to produce annually 45,000 tons of cement and 5000 tons of lime. The (GIGI Kalogiratos Oil & Soap Factory) klin has a capacity of 120 tons. It was first designed This oil factory is capable of extracting oil from for the cement production of only. various kinds of oil seeds like groundnuts and neug. The factory reached the maximum production Groundnut is obtained from the Harar Province capacity in 1964 and 1965. The whole production while neug is obtained from Addis Ababa.
|||j|l|x trading and technical center (SHARE COMPANY)
ADDIS ABABA MEXICO SQUARE ■ ■ Ü ■ W P. O. Box 3 21 PHONE 47120
MERCEDES BENZ A. G. BOSCH Cars & Trucks Plugs, electrical parts & Refrigerators
AGENTS METZELER LANZ/JOHN DEERE OF Tyres, Tubes, Rubber Goods Farm Tractors & Equipment WORLD KNOWN SCHNELLPRESSENFABRIK HEIDELBERG FIRMS AS Heidelberger Printing Press BLAUPUNKT DEMAG Home & Car Radios Mobil Cranes, Industrial Equipment RENAULT Cars & Spare Parts
20 The Emperor inspecting the Coca Cola Factory in Dire Dawa.
The factory is equipped with machinery with RAILWAY WORKSHOP capacity to crush 100 quintals of groundnuts and ex¬ Dire Dawa was the terminus of the tracting 2000 to 3000 kilos of oil per day. But the railway from 1902-1909. Next to Addis Ababa it is the most im¬ supply of groundnut is not regular throughout the year. It is available only from December to May and portant station on this Addis Ababa-Djibouti line. The the factory works only during this period. At present railway company has built here its big mainten¬ it produces first and second quality cooking oil and ance workshop for rolling stock and the technical services of the it is for local distribution only. The oil cake is ex¬ company provide employment for about 1000 ported to Holland and Germany. people. The company maintains a hospital with modern Even though the factory is given the license to equipment and a highly qualified staff. There is also manufacture soap its production is not yet started. a staff club. The station installation has undergone alterations to cope up with the constant traffic growth. COCA COLA FACTORY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE The Aerated Waters of Harar Share Company is a new industrial establishment in Dire Dawa. Un¬ The Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce has der a license it bottles different kinds of soft drinks. established a branch here to give all facilities to the They are Coca Cola, Fanta, Fanta Grape, Sprite businessmen, which they were getting prior to its and Club Soda. These products are for distribution establishment from the head office of the Chamber in the Harar Province. in Addis Ababa. This branch was established in June, 1965. It is a share company with a capital of Eth. $ 750,000. The Bottling Company of Ethiopia, Ad¬ Considering the short period since it has been dis Ababa, and individuals in Harar and Dire Dawa established it can be confidently said that it has be¬ are the share holders of this company. come very popular with the business community. This office issues Certificates of Origin, Certificates The factory started functioning on March 15, of Inspection, and gives assistance and guidance to 1966. His Imperial Majesty, Haile Selassie I, gra¬ busine smen to contact parties from outside the ciously visited it on August 3, 1966. country. The machinery installed at the factory worth Eth. $ 550,000, has the capacity to bottle 7000 bot¬ TOURIST INDUSTRY tles a day. The Harar province has many attractions for Ato Begashaw Endibela Hatu is the manager tourists. The cooi climate of the highlands, and the of the factory. dry, hot climate of the surrounding lowland areas like
21 Established 1936 MANDALIDIS BROS.
PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANY Ltd.
IMPORTERS & WHOLESALERS OF FOODSTUFF AND WINES & SPIRITS
James Buchanan & Co. Ltd. "BLACK & WHITE" Scotch Whisky Tanqueray, Gordon & Co. Ltd., "GORDON'S" London Dry Gin G. H. Mumm & C.ie, "CORDON ROUGE" Champagne Wine C. Wiibroes Brewery Ltd. "WIIBROE'S" Beer & Soft Drinks Herrenhauser Brewery, "HERRENHAUSER" Beer Koninklijke Nederlandsche Gist-en Spiritusfabriek, N.V. "ENGEDURA" Bakers' Yeast The Borden Company A.S. "KLIM" and other dairy products Uncle Ben's Inc. "UNCLE BEN'S" Rice Chassoing Le Coq & C.ie, "PHOSPHATINE" Boby Foods A. P. Katsakoulis Ltd. Olive Oils, De Erven de Wed. J. Van Nelle N.V., "VAN NELLE'S" Coffees, Teas, etc. Wessanen's Koninklijke Fabrieken N.V. Cocoa, Cereals, A. Servais & C.ie, Wines e.t.c., e.t.c.
ADDIS ABABA DIRE-DAWA ASMARA P. O. Box 958 P. O. Box 28 P. O. Box 1094
ETHIOPIA
We invite offers for Foodstuff and Wines & Spirits on Sole Distribution Basis.
MAISON MANDALIDIS
P. O. Box 141 - DJIBOUTI, French Somaliland SHIP CHANDLING BONDED WAREHOUSES
FRESH - FROZEN FOODSTUFF, FRESH FRUITS etc.
Sole Distributors in French Somaliland for the above named Brands.
22 Dire Dawa and Jigjiga, are both attractive. Especial¬ cultural, dairy and poultry farms and a miniature zoo. ly from June to October, residents from the French The Harar town too has a neat appearance with Afar and Isa territory and places beyond the Red its well-paved roads and avenues. Besides the old Sea flock to the cool town of Harar to escape from city walls, and market place with 'kottu' women in the scorching sun. Dire Dawa attracts people from the their colourful costumes, one can also see the feed¬ surrounding Ethiopian highlands in the cold and rainy ing of hyena, a fierce looking carnivorous, nocturnal seasons. animal, by human hands, which is a very rare sight. The picturesque scenery of Harar with its old Harar has Ethiopia's military academy. city walls, and the market place, the church of St. Harar also has a branch of the Ras Hotel. The Gabriel at Kulubi, made famous by the favours 45 double rooms of this hotel, each with shower and granted to its devotees, and the mineral baths at Yerer running water can accomodate 90 people. The rates attract a large number of tourists. for full board per person varies from Eth. $ 14 to All these places can be reached from Dire Eth. $ 19, per day. It has its own beautiful garden, Dawa, by road. This town has many big and small and many indoor games for inmates. A night club hotels. The Ras Hotel which is the most important and Ras Cafe are opened during the tourist season of all, has its own charm and beauty, it has been which lasts from June to October when the hotel is built to serve the tourists who arrive in this town. full with visitors from Djibouti. It has a restaurant which can accomodate 300 people, bar and lounge. It Located in the center of the town, on a large also is efficiently managed by an Ethiopian Manager. plot of land surrounded by high masonry walls, the hotel has been built to give visitors a quiet, restful, A road from Harar leads to Jigjiga, the camel and refreshing atmosphere. Much thought has been country. It passes through forest areas abound with given to provide facilities to make them to spend an lions, elephants and other smaller varieties of wild unforgettable holiday. animals. Some sections of the road stretch for miles in a straight line exhibiting Built at a cost of Eth. $ 1,200,000 this ultra¬ engineering skill in road building. Jigjiga also has a modern hotel where vis¬ modern four-storey structure with many neat, well itors can stay. furnished and ventilated rooms with attached show¬ er and baths, swimming pool with green, clean, chlorinated water with a miniature bar in a colourful UN SURVEY tukul nearby, lounge, bar, roof garden which gives The Harar town can not claim to have indus¬ a panoramic view of the town, food and service can trial undertaking of any importance. There is only provide the needy visitor complete relaxation. Chil¬ a mineral water bottling factory, belonging to the dren have their own recreation ground where they Babile Mineral Water Bottling Company. can play under the watchful eyes of guards specially provided for them. Many more industries can be started in this The hotel has 20 single rooms and 30 double province. It is noted for fruits and vegetables. Fruits like rooms which include three suites, with a total ac¬ oranges, tangarines, papayas and mangoes and comodation capacity for 80 people. The charge for vegetables like cabbages, carrots, beans, pota¬ toes and onions are cultivated in large in full board per person per day varies from Eth.$ 18 for quantities the various fruit and vegetable gardens in the province single room to 34 for double room and 36 for suite. especially at Alemaya, midway between Harar and It is efficiently managed by Ato Kebede Sahele, Dire Dawa, and Yerer, near Dire Dawa. The Agri¬ the foreign trained and widely travelled Ethiopian cultural College at Alemaya is helping their scientif¬ Manager. He had his five years training in hotel ic growth on a large scale. These can be produced management in Switzerland and travelled widely in in different forms and exported. Harar is also im¬ European countries. portant for oilseeds like groundnuts. From Dire Dawa very good road transport is U.N. specialists undertook a study few months available to the other parts of the province like Ye¬ ago on the possibilities of starting medium and small- rer, Kulubi, Harar and Jigjiga. The road to Kulubi, scale industries using the raw materials available in which attracts a large number of pilgrims through¬ the province and others. After undertaking a study out the year from all parts of the Empire, especially tour of the various parts of the province they have on December 28, the St. Gabriel Day, passes through recommended tne establishment of the following intensively cultivated, terraced agricultural lands enterprises: known as Chercher highlands, interspersed with lakes 1. Cold storage for vegetables. giving the whole region an enchanting appearance. It 2. Absorbent cotton is a distance of 70 kms. plant for medical purposes. 3. Manufacture of soap.
. To Harar, which is 60 kms. from Dire Dawa, 4. Manufacture of wood screws. besides modern taxi cars, regular bus service is avail¬ 5. Manufacture of galvanised iron buckets. able at short intervals. The road passes through areas with avenues lined with eucalyptus trees and The starting of more factories will not only waterfowl filled Alemaya lakes. Near these lakes provide work for more people but will also help the is the Alemaya Agricultural College with modern agri¬ industrial growth of the province. Franco - Ethiopian 30i>> Anni
Railways play an important part in the eco¬ nomic growth of Ethiopia. At present the country has two railway systems: one connects Addis Aba¬ ba, the capital, with the port of Djibouti, and the other connects her own port of Massawa with the interior of the northern region known as the Govern- orate General of Eritrea. Before the union of Eritrea with Ethiopia and the subsequent possession of the Red Sea coast, its ports, and the northern railway, the Addis Ababa- Djibouti railway was the only link Ethiopia had with the outside world and the commerce and the general development of the country largerly depend¬ ed on it. The farsightedness of Emperor Menelik II and later the support of Ras Taffari Makonnen (as was H.I. Majesty on a visit to Railway H.Qs in Addis Ababa Emperor Haile Selassie known then) made it possible to initiate its construction and completion from Djibouti to Addis Ababa, a distance of 784 kms. Many changes have taken place in the agree¬ ments between Ethiopia and the Franco-Ethiopian Railway Company in the course of the last 50 years. The Ethiopian participation in the company, though small in the early stages of its operation, has grown to fifty per cent, the head office of the railway com¬ pany which was located in Paris has been transferred to Addis Ababa and the membership on the Board of Directors is equally divided between Ethiopia and France. It has become an Ethiopian company. The passenger traffic from Addis Ababa to Dire Dawa and to the intermediate places in that part of the country is carried solely by this railway. In the foreign trade of the country, in spite of other outlets and other means of transport, it is playing apd will continue to play a very important role. As a public service the Franco-Ethiopian Rail¬ way Company participates actively in the economic life of the country and its development. A large number of industrial undertakings have been set up near this railway line and they have been linked up by special branch lines. This shows the keen interest which the promotes of these industries attach to rail transport. The Franco-Ethiopian Railway Company cel¬ ebrated the 50th anniversary of its scheduled train service between Addis Ababa and Djibouti on 7th June, 1967. On this occasion special postage stamps were issued both in Addis Ababa and in Djibouti.
Railway Workshop at Dire-Dawa. (2nd and 3rd pictures) Railuiav Celebrates versam
Historical background
As early as 1890, shortly after his accession to Jâ\ "i the throne, Emperor Menelik II, fully realised the need to open up the country to the outside world. He envisaged the construction of this railway to link the French-run port of Djibouti with the provinces of Training class for Railway Employees. Hararghie and Shoa and his capital Ankobar. The transfer of the capital to Addis Ababa made it the terminus of the railway line under construction. He , sought the assistance of the French President in the implementation of this project. Emperor Menelik granted the first deed of con¬ cession in 1894 to Engineer Alfred Ilg, a Swiss res¬ ident in Ethiopia. He formed a French company for the construction of the line "the Compagnie Impe¬ rial du Chemin de fer Ethiopie" in partnership, in particular with the French explorer Mr. Chefneux, and with the contractors Vigouroux and Duparchy, in charge of the operations. The company started the construction of the railway line from Djibouti in October, 1894. In 1902 the line reached Dire Dawa.
As this company was unable to continue its project beyond Dire Dawa due to the shortage of money it disappeared from the scene and was replaced in 1908 by another company the "Compagnie du Che¬ min de fer Djibouti a Addis Abeba", which took over the existing portion of the line and continued the work to complete it as far as Addis Ababa. The new deed of the concession granted for this pur¬ Awash Railways Bridge pose by the Emperor was drawn up on 30th January, 1908.
At this time M. Charles Michael Cote, a young Frenchman who was to become closely associated with this railway, appeared on the scene. He was one of the promoters of the second company and he became one of its administrators and its president « from 1934 until his death in 1959.
It was only in 1909 that the work to extend the line to Addis Ababa was resumed. In 1914 the Awash river was crossed. In 1915 the line was open¬ ed as far as Akaki 18 kms short of Addis Ababa.
His Imperial Majesty, Haile Selassie I, who was the Regent at that time was very much interested in the extension of the railway to Addis Ababa. He gave the land needed for the construction of the rail-
A Train winding through the countryside
, , .. :}g*s§j way terminal and this enabled the company to build The Railway Track the line to the capital where it reached on June 7, The Djibouti - Addis Ababa railroad has to 1917. The Ethiopian Government's share in the new climb from the sea level to a height of 2,350 meters company was 25 per cent. The Railway company in less than 800 kms. was closely associated with the course of events in Ethiopia from 1935 to 1941. It was by turn requisi¬ The industrial and commercial center of Dire tioned by the various belligerent powers. Dawa is the most important station on the line after Djibouti. Deported by the Italians from Ethiopia in 1940, the French employees could resume work only in Leaving Dire Dawa, at an altitude of 1,250 1946 when the British, who had placed the line under meters, it descends to cross the Awash river at 850 military control, at last handed it back to the com¬ meters, by a vast metal bridge with a total length of pany. approximately 150 meters which is 40 meters above the river. After the war when the military administration Once it leaves Awash the track climbs almost handed back the operation of the line of the com¬ continuously until it reaches Addis Ababa passing pany it found itself in great difficulties. The instal¬ lations had been destroyed and the equipment which through areas that become more densely populated as it nears the capital Nazareth did not receive proper maintenance for ten years be¬ particularly from onwards. came useless. The company's efforts to put the rail¬ way into working order involved a heavy financial All along, specially from Dire Dawa to Naza¬ burden. Further the opening of the port of Assab reth, the railway passes through areas of picturesque resulted in creating keen competition from the Addis scenery. There are many attractions for tourists Ababa-Assab road transport. in this section. The Awash crossing, the herds of oryx and gazelles on the plain from Awash to We- It is only in the last few years that the situation lenkitti, the black lava region and the crocodile fil¬ was improved and the company has thus been able led lake at the Metahara, are some of them. to launch a new, large scale programme of moderni¬ zation, enabling it to cope up with the constant ex¬ The track covers very rough terrain and crosses pansion of traffic that is a consequence of the coun¬ nearly 2000 bridges of varying sizes, the longest of try's economic development. them being the Awash viaduct.
Indo-Ethiopian Textiles
GREY SHEETINGS Share Company (Abujedid), KHAKI DRILLS AKAKI in various colours, Managing Agents: GREY DRILLS (Mardufa) Birla Brothers Private Ltd., of different constructions, Calcutta - India BED SHEETINGS,
BLEACHED MANUFACTURERS OF SHEETINGS, LONG CLOTH,
POPLINS P. O. Box 1014 in various shades,
ADDIS ABABA FRENCH TWILLS ethiopia in attractive fancy shades,
Telegrams : indoethiopia COTTON BLANKETS,
Phones: 47764 - 15583 MARKET YARNS etc. etc.
26 Modernisation alterations will shortly be made at Djibouti station at the same time as the harbour installations are ex¬ The company initiated a modernisation pro¬ tended and a programme for a permanent way (rails gramme of the railway equipments for its efficient and sleepers) has likewise been undertaken. functioning. This included introduction of powerful and modern locomotives, vehicles for passenger transport, and freight cars of all kinds and impro¬ Agreements vement of railway lines and bridges. There was a For many years the company was governed by decline in the use of the steam engine for 13 years, the agreement of 1908. It was amended on points of from 1950-1963, and now they have all been replaced details in 1922 and 1924. The by diesel electric locomotives. agreement signed on March 1, 1926, modified the respective shares of the In 1950 the first 12 diesel electric locomotives Ethiopian Government and the company. Agree¬ constructed in Switzerland were introduced in Ethio¬ ments were also reached in 1935. Important changes pia by the company. In 1955 the rolling stock was took place in 1959. After lengthy negotiations the enlarged by the addition of six BB Alsthom 675 h.p. Franco-Ethiopian treaty which now regulates the diesel electric locomotives and ten light diesel elec¬ company was signed on November 12, 1959, between tric shunting engines. In 1963 three new BB Als- Ethiopia and France regarding the working of the thoms of 1050 h.p. were brought in. In 1965 two BB railway and it was put into effect the following year. Alsthoms of 2000 h.p. which could pull trains of 700 This treaty stipulated that Ethiopia take a fifty tons on the steepest slopes of the lines were added. These 21 diesel electric locomotives replaced 77 per cent share in the running of the railway as the steam engines. Ethiopian Government has acquired 50% of the shares. The railway company has become an Ethio¬ In order to carry such heavy and powerful rol¬ pian company with head office in Addis Ababa in¬ ling stock the railway line itself had to be adapted, stead of in Paris. bridges reinforced, ballasting carried out, the num¬ It is a ber of sleepers increased and the rails renewed. joint - istock company with a capital of Eth. $ 4,325,000 divided into 34600 shares each For passenger transport the company has 50 worth Eth. $ 125, half of which is held by the Ethio¬ vehicles including some with sleeping berths and pian Government and the other half by the French private suites in night trains. Since 1958 a fast service share holders (including the 9483 shares held by the has been operating between Addis Ababa and Dire French Government). The company is managed by Dawa with the self propelled Fiat passenger car a Board of Directors composed of six Ethiopian autorails. These, however could only run singly and members and six French members. had only 27 seats (12 First Class and 15 Second Class). They were unable to transport the growing Personnel. number of passengers and became obsolete in 1963. These cars have been replaced by 550 h.p. self pro¬ The Franco-Ethiopian railway's progress is al¬ pelled 'auto rails' capable of pulling three special¬ ways on the march. Up to 1959 the Société Nationale ised rail cars forming a train with a total capacity des Chemin de fer Français (French National Rail¬ of 286 seats (20 First Class, 26 Second Class and 240 way) provided most of the qualified personnel and Third Class). They have proved extremely popular technicians for the Franco-Ethiopian railway. They with the passengers and it has greatly increased the were seconded from France. passenger traffic. On the job training of senior staff was cârried The modernisation of wagons and cars was also out and a well planned scheme of selection, training going on. Cars with two trucks that run smoothly and promotion of personnel was necessary because of have greater capacity and a better suspension and the modernization of equipment, traffic growth and they have taken the place of the small two axle cars. the progressive replacement of European personnel by There are more than 600 freight cars of all kinds Ethiopians. (closed and flat, goods, trucks etc.) representing a It was necessary to educate the staff to give them carrying capacity of about 15,000 tons. a general background of literature, science, and tech¬ The company possesses special purpose wag¬ niques and more specialised knowledge of the opera¬ gons enabling it to carry out all types of special tion of railway, and those with capacity and necessary transport: lank cars for carrying fuel, two storey knowledge in these were promoted to positions of goods trucks for the transport of motor cars, extra authority and leadership. low trucks for the transport of heavy or bulky goods Training courses were organised in Efhiopia with (transformers), industrial machinery, heavy equip¬ specialised instructors, either experts from the Tech¬ ment for public works contractors etc. A total of 53 nical Corporation or Management personnel from new trucks are on service. The company undertakes the railway company. the maintenance of these equipments at its workshop in Dire Dawa. The station installations at Dire Dawa The French technicians brought to the Franco- and Addis Ababa have also undergone alterations to Ethiopian railway me hods, documentation and cope up with the constant growth of traffic. Similar equipment already proved successful in France. Af- Electricity THE ULTIMATE POWER That makes Modern Life Easy and Comfortable
...The revised Tariff structure enables the Average man to use Modern elec¬ trical appliances and so enjoy modern amenities that Electricity Provides.
TARIFF RATES
1. General Tariff First 100 KWh per month Eth. c.ts 1 5 per KWh Exceeding 100 KWh per month Eth. c.ts 10 per KWh Service charge, E.I.E.P.A. Energizes Single phase Eth. doll. 1 per month Service charge, three phase Eth. doll. 5 per month 2. Commercial and Industrial Tariff Modern Life First 1000 KWh per month Eth. c.ts 10 per KWh Exceeding 1000 KWh per month Eth. c.ts 5 per KWh in ETHIOPIA Reactive consumption below co50 = 0,89 = Eth. c.ts 1 per Kuarh Maximum demand charge per month Eth. doll. 5 per KWh Service charge, three phase Eth. doll. 5 per month Rebate on total charges : Exceeding 100,000 KWh BRANCH & STATIONS per month 5% Addis Ababa Harar Exceeding 400,000 KWh Addis Alem Holota per month 10% Exceeding Aba Samuel Hagere Hiwot 700,000 KWh Akaki Jimma per month 15% Exceeding Aksum Jijiga 1,000,000 KWh Assab Koka per month 20% 3. Peak-off Tariff Asseia Lekemt All consumption Eth. c.ts per Alemmaya Modjo KWh Reactive Awassa Nazareth consumption below const Bahr Dar Neghelli (Borena) 00,89 Eth. c.ts 1 per Kvarh Service Comboltcha Neghelli (Arussi) charge, three Debre Berhan Shashamene phase Eth. doll. 5 per month Rebate on total Debre Markos Sabata charges : Debre Zeit Tis Issat Exceeding 100,000 KWh Dire Dawa Urso per month 10% Ghion Yirga Alem Exceeding 400,000 KWh Gondar per month 20% Exceeding 700,000 KWh per month 30% Exceeding 1,000,000 KWh per month 40%
28 ter training, a large proportion of the departments of line of communication between the Addis Ababa the railway are now operated by Ethiopians. region and the sea for goods traffic. For the past 12 years, however, traffic to and from this area has A training center was founded in 1952 at Dire been divided between the Dawa and it was transferred to Addis Ababa in railway and the Addis- Assab road. 1962. At this center men are trained in various trad- The main se - electricians for permanent installations and elec¬ commodity items carried by the rail¬ tric motors; mechanical fitters for engines and gene¬ way are:- ral equipment, and machine tool operators. The train¬ Imports:- Liquid fuels, salt, raw cotton, building ing courses last up to 12 months. They follow a materials and automobiles. syllabus by the French National Railways Training Center. Exports:- Coffee, dried vegetables, oil cake, sugar, hides and skins. The company also recruits, on the basis of qua¬ The increase in traffic, in spite of the mod¬ lification, young people holding diplomas (eg. the ernisation of equipment and installations and im¬ Brevet Elémentaire, Baccalauréat, engineering diplo¬ provement in the out-put of the personnel has made mas etc.) in order to train them in special branches it possible for the last ten years to lower tarriffs of railway work with a view, subsequently to select considerably (50%) for certain products such as cof¬ from them the supervisory staff of the company fee and to make the Franco-Ethiopian railway one when they have acquired sufficient professional ex¬ of the cheapest in Africa, among the networks of perience. similar size. With the help of the French Government the In the economic development of the country, company sends annually to France (generally to the the railway has an important role to play in conjunc¬ S. N. C. F.) 8 to 10 of its Ethiopian employees tion with other means of transport and the company who have already had several years of practical ex¬ intends to do all in its power to meet this challenge. perience for further training course. Since 1961, 64 The most important event in the sphere of rail trans¬ men holding scholarships of the Technical Corpora¬ port in the next few years will certainly be the open¬ tion offered by the French Government went to ing of the Nazareth/Dilla line linking up with the France on follow-up course of three to 12 months. present railway line. This will open up the develop¬ These various measures have made it possible ment and prosperity of the rich province of Sidamo, to replace about 150 European nationals since 1960. in the context of the general economy of the country. In addition, correspondence courses in general subjects are organised for the benefit of those wish¬ ing to follow them in order to improve their level of education.
Postal courses are undertaken with the National Center of Correspondence Courses and the Regional Center of Correspondence Teaching in France. As a result of these courses many employees of the rail¬ way have been able to improve their knowledge of French, mathematics, mechanics, industrial drawing and accounting. Vehssanou Exclusive of temporary staff taken for cer¬ tain special jobs the company employs in Ethiopia itself about 2000 workers of all categories (in addi¬ tion to about 450 employees in French Afar and Isa (Ethiopia) Ltd. territory among whom only 75 are French — for the ADDIS ABABA most part specialists assigned by the Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français. It is less than 4% of the Ethiopia total staff employed. P. O. B o x 123 Free transport and free medical care are prov¬ ided for the staff. The company maintains a hospital in Dire Dawa with modern equipment and a highly qualified staff. There are clubs in Dire Dawa and Addis Ababa for railway workers. hardware Traffic Both goods and passenger traffic on the railway building have grown steadily. The passenger traffic has regi¬ stered an increase of 80% in the last ten years. materials For a long time the railway provided the only
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30 His Imperial Majesty at the inauguration of Expo—67 at Montreal
ETHIOPIA TAKES PART IN CANADIAN WORLD FAIR
Ethiopia is one of the 62 countries participating occasion to officially inaugurate the pavilion. He à in Expo-67, the World Fair that is being held in was the first Head of State to be present at the Fair. Montreal, Canada. It was opened in the presence of a large and distinguished gathering on April 28, Inaugurating the Ethiopian Pavilion the Empe¬ ror said: 1967, and will last for six months - till October 27, "Ethiopia's decision to take part in the fair had offered us at once a ♦ 1967. It coincides with the one hundredth anniversary challenge and an opportun¬ celebration of Canada. ity. Challenge because heretofore our country has had no occasion to assist in a major world exhibition of This is Ethiopia's first entry in any major ex¬ this size and scope, and hence the nation had to position and the Ethiopian Pavilion is the only in¬ strive to justify the confidence of its hosts and to dependent entry from any African country south of modestly acquaint the world of the manifold na¬ the Sahara. tional effort in progress.
May 2 was celebrated as Ethiopia Day. His Im¬ "Opportunity because the Ethiopian Nation had perial Majesty, Haile Selassie I, was present on the long enjoyed a warm and friendly relationship with
31 Canada and her people and so this auspicious oc¬ casion would serve as a proper medium for the ex¬ pression of our deep appreciation and gratitude for the understanding of our problems and the assistance accorded us towards their solution over the years by UNITED Canada".
Continuing the Emperor said: "The Ethiopian Pavilion is but a modest reflection of that which our OIL nation is endeavouring to build on its national herit¬ age - a reflection of some of the fruits of the national effort as well as our hopes and aspirations". MILLS Earlier H.E. Ato Abebe Retta, the Minister of Commerce and Industry outlined Ethiopia's history, its progress and development under the guidance of Com Ltd. the Emperor. He invited those interested in Ethiopia to visit the country and added: "The blending of the (Private Limited Co.) past with the modern and the adaptation to the pre¬ Addis Ababa sent needs makes Ethiopia to look forward to the future with confidence".
He continued: "Ethiopia has come to Expo-67 with the conviction that whatever has been achieved Telephone 12705 in this planet is the common property of all mankind. P. O. Box 1175 We have come here to contribute and share as much as to learn from that universal achievement". Following the inauguration His Majesty toured the different sections of the Pavilion. Entering it by way of the Lion of Judah coffee shop He was sealed Iflau under one of the beautiful Timket umbrellas that u(aetui ßü). ü{ : decorate the tables in the shop. He was served with coffee while members of the Pavilion staff were presented to him, by Ato Hapte Selassie Taffesse, Commissioner-General of the Ethiopian Pavilion.
The Emperor saw the various exhibits with ap¬ proval and interest. He was presented with the only Edißle unci Jnduàtiial Gilõ, Gold medallion struck to commemorate his 75th birthday. Replicas of it in silver and bronze are be¬ and RXpoite%:> o{ kj-pioduelb-: ing sold to visitors at the pavilion. He was also pres¬ ented with the first copy of the Ethiopian stamps specially prepared for issue on that day, and the lliqeUeecl Expcdlaic first copy of a long-play record made by RCA Victor entitled "Music of Ethiopia". ilapebßßd ExpelieXi Min'iead Expellßiä, THE ETHIOPIAN PAVILION:
When it was decided by the Ethiopian Govern¬ ment to take part in this exhibition, it was planned that the exhibits should be those belonging complet¬ ely to Ethiopia imparting an ima^e of its history and cultural heritage, and its progress. While design¬ ing and constructing the pavilion and selecting items IllanufcteluißiX of/ for exhibition this central theme was steadfastly kept {ii'il cia.)!), d'aund'u/ ifcap!) in view.
Thus when the ideas about the pavilion were given concrete shape it turned out to be unique in de ign and construction and it was a complete de¬ parture from the usual type of structures. Shaped "OLYMPIC" "ELEPHANT" 777 like a Royal tent from Ethiopia's Midd^ A^es, it "MARATHON 33" and OTHERS rises to 90 ft. jutting above the conventional tvpes of buildings accomodating the pavilions of the other countries at the exhibition.
32 Made of bright crimson plastic material archeological objects exhibited include bronze ob¬ in Ethiopia by the Royal tent makers of His Impe¬ jects, an alabaster bull, a stone lintel bearing Sabean rial Majesty it was erected at the pavilion site under inscription, a sandstone altar, and a sculptured hu¬ the supervision of technicians from Ethiopia. A re¬ man head from Sidamo, all dating from before the volving golden lion and ball, the lion bearing the Christian Era. green, yellow and red flag of Ethiopia, adorn the top of the tent. Twelve lion heads anchor the points of Pottery jugs and bronze vases and bowls date from the third the tent to the baseboards of the pavilion. There are century to the present. There are also reproductions of four steles from Axum the ancient reproductions of paintings found in mountain caves outside Dire Dawa, and coins. Ethiopian city, and they together with two bronze coloured statues from the Axumite period adorn the From Ethiopia's Middle Ages come religious entrance to the pavilion. This bright, red, two-storey objects mainly associated with the monasteries on tent is attractive both in the day and in the night. the islands of Lake Tana. These items include a 470- In the night bright lights inside cause it to glow like year old hand-written leather bound parchment book 1 a Maskal bonfire. telling the stories of the Saints, a hand carved paint¬ ed wooden cross about 400 The pavilion is located on the north bank of years old, a copper cross inlaid with Notre Dam island, one of the three water surround- gold and jewels, a silver cross inlaid with gold used manu¬ ■s ed sites in the St. Lawrence river, which provides the by priests to heal the sick and old Expo with its dramatic setting. script which belonged to Emperor Theodore. Ancient It is flanked by the pavilions of Venezuela and maps, the silver mounted stool of the Morocco. Across a canal is "Africa Place" a com¬ kings of Kaffa, warriors' capes and swords, two sil¬ ver and gold embroidered mule plex shared by a number of tropical African coun¬ collars, three legged stool carved from a tries. It has been acclaimed as one of the most suc¬ single piece of wood, head rests, cessful of the smaller national pavilions. jewelry and musical instruments complete the picture of the life of Ethiopia during this period. This unique pavilion is featured on post cards, The modern coffee cups, postage stamps and stationery. period is represented by the paint¬ ings and sculptures of the modern artists of Ethio¬ EXHIBITS: pia and the finest examples of gold and silver work of modern craftsmen of the country. Within this circular tent is featured a panorama This is the first time that such representative of the history and culture of the Empire of Ethiopia exhibits have been brought together under one roof. which began before the recorded history. The exhib¬ Since the formal opening the Ethiopian pavilion has its range from prehistoric implements to the products attracted a large number of visitors estimated to be of the modern era. more than one million.
Visitors enter by a flight of steps to a kind of gallery encircling a large-scale model of the church THE COFFEE SHOP: of St. George at Lalibela, its interior containing the The crowns of Axum, 1000 silver crosses and other art Ethiopian pavilion is exhibiting not only objects. items to convey the richness of her historical past but also items which are available for export. The' most Belginning with Stone Age tools from Melke important of them is coffee, which is believed to Kontoure, an important site near Addis Ababa, the have originated from her Kaffa province. On the
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33 The statue of Queen Haoulti (B.C. 500), which was found in Axum, at the Visitors entering the Pavilion. entrance to the Ethiopian Pavilion.
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36 Mezzanine floor of the pavilion at the Lion of Judah and dance the patten of life in Ethiopia. Accompan¬ coffee shop lovely Ethiopian girls, clad in their na¬ ied by Ethiopian instruments they performed tradi¬ tional dress, selected from the country's 14 provinces tional folk dances and songs in the colourful costum¬ serve coffee to visitors seated at individual tables es of the different areas of the country. graced by colourful Timket umbrellas. Special cups in which coffee is served feature a colourful reprod¬ uction of the pavilion tent and the Ethiopian Airline FILM SHOW: Lion. The coffe shop is always busy. Many follow A special film was made for this exhibition. up by buying a bag of ground coffee, which is offer¬ Entitled "Man (In Ethiopia", it is in agreement with ed for sale. Ethiopian coffee is reported to be getting the main theme of the fair "Man And His World". unprecedented public demand at Expo-67. It presents a visual survey of the life of the Ethio¬ pian man from the prehistoric times to the present day. It lasts for 26 minutes and in it are scenes ETHIOPIAN BOUTIQUE: depict¬ ing the cultural heritage, religious traditions, festivals The pavilion has a boutique to enable visitors and daily life of the people of Ethiopia. (It is shown to buy many items which the country can offer. A at the Queen of Sheba theatre at the pavilion. number of interesting items are for sale here. These are the finest examples of traditional crafts as well as novelty items specially designed for this fair. They PAMPHLETS: include unique silver crosses of the Ethiopian Or¬ Besides these a series of thodox Church; gold filigree jewelry in modern pamphlets covering ev¬ design; the traditional Lion of Judah emblem incor- ery aspect of Ethiopian history prepared for this fair are distributed to the visitors. They include: A ported in gold and silver cuff links and pins; a study of His Imperial Majesty, Haile Sellassie I; The specially minted medallion to commemorate Em¬ Ethiopian Orthodox Church; Art and Culture; Con¬ peror Haile Selassie's 75th birthday (23rd July, 1967), temporary Art; Musical Instruments; and A Brief bearing on one side the likeness of His Majesty and History of Ethiopia. on the other side the Imperial Coat Of Arms; hand- screened pure scarves silk in various colours with the Individual folders on Gondar, Lalibela, Axum, faces of angels from the ceiling of the well-known Gambella, Harar, Dire Dawa and The People of Debre Berhan Selassie church in Gondar, the tradi¬ Ethiopia are also distributed. The National Coffee tional panel designs which depict the legendary visit Board has prepared a special pamphlet on Ethiopian of Queen of Sheba to the Court of King Solomon coffee for distribution at the pavilion. and the bright red tent of the Ethiopian pavilion; commemorative bronze Ethiopia-Canada Friendship coins; a record of authentic Ethiopian music in ex¬ THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: tended play and lon^-play versions; colourful Ethio¬ pian stamps made richer by a special issue on May The Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce was 2, the Ethiopia Day; playing cards designed by represented at the inauguration of the fair by Ato Ethiopia's renowned artist Afework Tekle; a book Gebre Selassie Oda, its president. of illuminated manuscript illustrations published by The the UNESCO; large crosses made of wood and sil¬ publications of the Chamber which include ver; and incense burners med in Ethiopian church Ethiopian Trade Directory and Investment Guide to functions. Those who would like to taste Ethiopian Ethiopia, are distributed free to leading international businessmen dishes have not been forgotten. They are supplied visiting the exhibition. with bags of Ethiopian beriberi, a mixture of Ethio¬ Thus Ethiopia has tried her best to give a per¬ pian red pepper and spices accompanied by a recipe fect image of the country and the people, past and for "doro wat" (chicken stew), a special chicken pre¬ present. In addition to the hundreds and thousands paration in Ethiopia. of visitors reached directly by the Ethiopian exhibits 12 hours a day, many more millions are reached by television and radio. ETHIOPIAN FOLKLORIC ENSEMBLE: Businessmen interested in It was also planned to show through song and investing in Ethiopia action, through celluloid and through booklets Ethio¬ are given on the spot briefing about its possibilities. pia's historic glory, cultural heritage and economic Arrangements have been made to follow up these progress. This is achieved through different ways. preliminary contacts. Those who will visit Ethiopia to conduct their on-site investigation will be given The Imperial Ethiopian Folkloric Ensemble all assistance. comprising a gifted troupe of 40 made up of singers, dancers and orchestra players which had performed The participation in Expo-67 has helped Ethio¬ for audiences in other parts of Africa, Russia and pia to make valuable contacts in the economic field. China went from Addis Ababa to help commemorate There could not have been a more effective invest¬ Ethiopia Day. They communicated through song and ment in international public relations.
37 lew Headquarters of Philips (Ethiopia) ltd. Inaugurated
April 17, 1967, marked an important date in the growth of Philips (Ethiopia) Ltd., an associate of the world famous Philips Company, well-known manufacturers and exporters of electrical products of various kinds, with headquarters in Holland. On this day His Imperial Majesty Haile Selas¬ sie I, inaugurated its new five-storey head office on the Ras Abebe Aregay Street, Addis Ababa, built at a cost of 2.5 million Ethiopian dollars, in the pres¬ ence of a large and distinguished gathering consit- ing of Ministers, high ranking military and civil of¬ ficials, leading businessmen in the city and Philips dealers.
On arrival the Emperor was received by Mr. and Mrs. F.J. Philips, the President of the Philips Indu¬ stries who came specially from Holland to take part in the function, Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Timmer, Man¬ ager of Philips (Ethiopia) Ltd. and staff members of the Company.
In the course of the speech on the occasion His Majesty said: "In some ways investment capital is in the modern world among the scarcest of commod¬ ities. But where mutual confidence and respect exist, when government policy makers recognize the legit¬ The Emperor speaking on the occasion imate rights of the investor to a return on his invest¬ ment and to the security which exists and to his desire and need for a politically stable and econo¬ mically sound investment in which to carry on his undertakings, further capital can be found in abun¬ the Emperor in the progress of Ethiopia and the dance. We in Ethiopia recognize their requirements well-being of its people and the expansion of the and are constantly seeking to satisfy them". country's commerce and industry. He mentioned about Earlier, opening the ceremony Mr. Timmer the growing understanding between the gov¬ praised the "stimulating and inspiring interest" of ernment officials and the businessmen and made a special mention of the important role the Addis A Radio Assembly Plant At the time of the inauguration of the new building a radio assembly plant was also opened. With imported components 20 radios are assembled a day and this will be increased according to demand. The company plans to assemble up to 6,000 radio sets each year. H.l.H. the Crown Prince visiting the Radio Assembly Plant. Thus Philips (Ethiopia) Ltd. is playing an im¬ portant role in the progress of Ethiopia. The Philips Company, the Growth of the Company parent organisation with headquarters in Holland, started in 1891 has During the past 13 years this firm had a remark¬ expanded into an organisation with branches in 60 able growth in Ethiopia. It has contributed to the countries throughout the world. It has established progress of the country and its economic develop¬ factories for the production of its goods in 30 count¬ ment. Great strides were made in the activities of ries. Products of the company are sold in 130 the company during this period. It is the leading countries and the whole organisation employs 250,000 firm of its kind in this country and has a large dis¬ people. tribution net work. The company's capital has grown from Eth. $ 85,000 in 1954 to Eth. $ 1,500,000 in 1967. The New Headquarters of Philips (Ethiopia) Ltd. wide range of goods imported by it include lighting materials, lamp fittings, domestic appliances, radios, television sets, gramaphones, electro acquistic equip¬ ments (loud speakers, cinema projectors, tape record¬ ers etc.), telecommunication equipments (radio trans¬ mitters, radio telephone etc., X-ray and medical equipments, and other equipments for social and scientific fields. It has about 180 dealers throughout Ethiopia to sell its products. The company's achievements here are also note¬ worthy. It supplied equipments of various kinds to many important establishments in Addis Ababa. The e include the supply and installation of sound equipment and simultaneous interpretation system ETHIOPIA HOTEL Modern first class Hotel, latest comfort, 200 - beds, 2-lifts. All rooms fitted with Telephone and Radio, Private-bath or shower and W. C. 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It took eight years for the nery at Assab, the Red Sea port of the country with idea that was mooted in 1959 to materialise and technical and financial assistance from the Soviet blossom into the pride of Ethiopia's industrial achie¬ Union has opened a new era in its industralisation vement. programme. The operation of this first major indus¬ The cornerstone of the trial complex marks the crossing of a big hurdle on refinery was laid by His I on the road to the setting up of heavy industries in the Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie 8th May, 1965. He made two country. significant announcements about the important role the refinery will play in the country's The commissioning of the refinery has paved growth. the way for a faster progress in the development of While laying the foundation stone of it the Em¬ the country which was initiated by His Imperial peror said: "This large plant can be rightly called Majesty from the time he took up the reins of the the first most government. important project in setting up the heavy industry in Ethiopia. Its significance for the Every field of economic activity needs power for future development and expansion of Ethiopia's in¬ its unhindered forward movement and the refinery dustry can hardly be over-estimated". 41 viet Union were to be utilised for their construction and it was agreed that the donor should bring the refinery to (the working condition before handing it over to Ethiopia. According to the agreement the Ethiopian gov¬ ernment was given complete freedom to decide mat¬ ters concerning its management, sources of crude oil and the personnel for operating it. LOCATION: A site M HA!It St LA 58iL." STA towering above the local ground formed by a mountain spur, about two km. from the port lfmv |í 3S5 of Assab was selected as the convenient site for the líOy!' Cau.t :rÏT ;J5 " H;' ' 7 location of the refinery. ë ?:j The feasibility study made up of geological, 3 i ^SbUAtiWIi £ CÖMSÄ topographical and hydrological surveys and detailed design work took the first two years. A refinery with an annual capacity of 500,000 tons of crude oil was I w ti XaMiic GfJiACChe designed to be set up. This was keeping in mind the demands of the country at least E HA v fflfEÇÔO'Abf for five years from the time of its y REPSPÀ&Tc operation based on ^ kavu: the data of the country's use of petroleum products i lib OÚiV CD V'^ÎÀSOHA, KOTOPbi»i 0/ for the past few years. Provisions were made for its 3 F 3KöHOMHHECkOCO PÂ3c expansion and increasing the capacity to 600,000 tons and later to 1,300,000 tons per year. CONSTRUCTION: The actual construction work was started in The cornerstone of the Refinery laid by the Emperor February, 1964. This was made difficult by the hard surface of the ground. It was necessary to clean and level 75 hectares of land. In the course of the speech inaugurating the refinery His Imperial Majesty said: "the inaugura¬ During the construction period a total of1 40,4000 tion of the Assab petroleum refinery marks the reali¬ eu. m. of ground were blasted and worked including sation of another notable and significant milestone 250,000 eu. m. of rock ground. Two hundred and in Ethiopia's progress and modernisation". fifty tons of explosives were used for this purpose. Machines of various kinds were used for the blasting THE IDEA AND THE FINANCE: and removal of the rock for the foundation. Appro¬ ximately 185,000 m3 of rocky ground were removed The idea of establishing a petroleum refinery from the land for the refinery. originated during His Imperial Majesty's first State Visit to he Soviet Union in 1959, when that govern¬ EQUIPMENT: ment indicated its willingness to participate in Ethio¬ pia's economic development in various ways and in Fortyfive thousand tons of steel structures and particular in the financing and the construction of tanks and 10,000 tons of technological equipment had an oil refinery to be located at Assab, a port of the to be assembled and erected at the construction si e. country on the Red Sea coast. To store crude oil and finished products 58 The Soviet Union tanks of different agreed to give a loan of sizes which have a total capaci y E.$. 100 million for the payment of the design, sur¬ of 120,000 cu.m. were erected. For crude oil alone vey and research work undertaken by .he Soviet six tanks each of 10,000 cubic me ers weighing 250 organisations as well as for the payment of materials, tons were assembled. They are provided with floa ing machinery and equipment supplied from the U.S.S.R. roofs which considerably reduce losses due to light for the construction of several anticipated projec's, frac ions during the storage period. among which priority was given to the construction These facilities make it possible to have in store of the refinery. crude oil and finished products for 30 days. The two governments signed two contracts, one for the setting up of a refinery and the other for the POWER SUPPLY: se ting up of a thermal power station for its use, in 1962, and the money involved amounted to Ethiopian The ref.nery has its own thermal power station. $41.5 million. The credit facilities offered by the So¬ A separate agreement was signed with the Soviet 42 if> s on s ?K"}"Rs inc » ®be ©UEEir of ^>f)EÍia SnöurancE Company ILtix áàbare Company abbtö ãbatja $. ©. Pox U71 $f)cn£ 47921 47868 Asmara, Pramb $. <©. Pox 253 ^fjotiE 12526 INCORPORATED IN ETHIOPIA SHARE CAPITAL Elh. $ 7,000,000.00 Registered with Imperial Ethiopian Government Ministry of Commerce & Industry No. 3637/55 WATER SUPPLY: To provide wa:er for the refinery two water in¬ takes were constructed: one for sea water and the other for fresh water. The sea water intake is located at a distance of 1.5 km from the refinery and the fresh water intake at a distance of 13 km. therefrom. Sea water is intended for cooling and condensa¬ tion of petroleum products, water steam in turbine condensers and for fire extinguishing purposes. Its consumption is 4500 cu.m. per hour. The fresh water intake provides utility and drinking water for the refinery and the thermal power s'ation. All steps have been taken not to pollute the water in the Red Sea with the wastge at the refinery. The sewage line has gone 13 km. beyond the town of Assab. AUXILIARY SERVICES: To ensure the successful completion of the refi¬ nery construction work big auxiliary services were Flow of finished products established outside the construction site. They includ¬ ed oxygen plant, crushing and sorting plant for producing fractional rubble, concrete and solution Union for its construction and it was completed be¬ plant which produced 55,000 eu. m. of concrete and fore the refinery. It has been in operation since the solution, site for producing prefabricated concrete 18th October, 1966. The power station produces and reinforced concrete parts, joiner shops, hollow electric power and steam more than the requirements ingot and steel structural shop, ventilation system of the refinery. manufacturing shop, fitting shop for electrical erection Its three boilers produce 35 tons of steam per and instrumentation, and mechanical workshops for hour while the refinery consumes only 18 tons. It has repair of machines set up at the construction site. three turbo generators each with a capacity of 4000 kW and one turbo generator with a capacity of 1500 LABORATORY: kW producing a total of 13,500 kW and the refinery The consumes only 4450 kW. refinery has its own laboratory equipped with apparatus and instruments. The quality of the Of the cost for building the thermal plan:, crude oil and the finished products are carefully Ethiopian Dollars 7,000,000 have been met from the watched. credit fiven by the Soviet Union and the remaining E'h. $2,000,000 by the Ethiopian government. PRODUCTS OF THE REFINERY: The Thermal plant supplies electric power to the Assab own. The excess electric power and steam All modern ideas of engineering in refinery in¬ that are available at the plant can be utilised for the dustry have been incorporated in the design and industrial growth of this town. construction of this refinery. Ethiopian specialists discussing work problems with Soviet specialists The Soviet organisation "Neftechimpromexport" was responsible for the whole enterprise together with certain other petroleum concerns in USSR. The "Institute Za Noftu", a Yugoslav organisa¬ tion, participated in the work as consultants throu¬ ghout the construction and installation of the refin¬ ery. At the peak of the building activity more than 3000 Ethiopian workers and 500 Soviet specialists, who included engineers and technicians, were em¬ ployed. This industrial complex consists of plants for Desalting, Atmospheric Distillation, Vacuum Distilla¬ tion, Hydrogen Treating and Catalytic Reforming, Desulphurisation and for Asphalt manufacture. With the exception of lubricants and aviation gasoline the refinery is capable of delivering a wide range of petroleum products needed in the country. Additional plants have to be erected for these two products and it has not been found economical to do so at present. View of Distillation Columns The refinery will produce the following products : Liquified petroleum gas, gasoline, jet fuel, kerosene, diesel fuel, fuel oil, bitumen and gas (for the refinery). Six hundred drums of various grades of asphalt will be produced at the plant daily for despatch. "Ö 05 05 ■M 5 Ethiopian "slfS cã - Tiro et S and Robber Economy Plant *015 Manufacturers of all Articles from Rubber. Main products are: Sole, Heels, Tiles CO ODA FRERES es 5-1 ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia 05 P. O. Box 1807-Phone 46431-47851 5- Telegrams: ETEP Addis Ababa 46 KINDS OF FINISHED PRODUCTS AND QUANTITIES The Refinery's process programme provides the following production pattern: Quantity in Tons 1970 1969 1968 1967 Liquified Petroleum Gas 5,775 6,300 7,000 7,600 Gasoline Petroleum Gas 50,000 55,000 60,000 65,600 Jet fuel Petroleum Gas 13,000 14,300 15,700 17,000 Kerosene Petroleum Gas 13,700 15,100 16,600 18,000 Diesel fuel Petroleum Gas 91,500 102,000 111,000 130,200 Fuel oil Petroleum Gas 165,500 183,000 200,000 208,300 Bitumen Petroleum Gas 27,325 30,000 33,000 36,000 Gas (for Refinery) 5,550 6,100 6,700 7,300 TOTAL 372,350 412,000 450,500 490,000 The crude oil requirements of the refinery will PERSONNEL: be met by supplies from Basrah (Iraq) and Kuwait The on the Persian Gulf coast. A contract has been refinery has 550 employees on its roll of signed by the Ethiopian government with the Mobil permanent staff. They include about 60 Ethio¬ Petroleum Company for this purpose. pians who had training in petroleum industry abroad, other skilled Ethiopians who have studied at the The distribution rights of the petroleum products different vocational schools as mechanics, technicians, of .the refinery have been given to the present foreign chemists, fire brigade men etc., and Soviet specialists, distributing companies in Ethiopia namely Shell, The Soviet Asip. Total and Mobil. They are at present distribut¬ group of forty to fifty will remain in ing Assab petroleum products. They have also their control until the Ethiopian engineers and technicians imported supply at their installations in Massawa and take over. The duration of their stay is limited from Assab. Within three to four months all imports of six months to one year except for 13 specialists who petroleum products will be stopped and only the will stay from two to three years. Afterwards it will Assab refinery products will be available in Ethiopia. be completely run by the Ethiopian staff. TRAINING: HIGHLIGHTS OF CONSTRUCTION The refinery management was faced with the DATA AT A GLANCE serious problem of securing trained Ethiopian per¬ sonnel to run it aí er the Soviet specialists will cotrn- A total of 40,400 cubic meters of ground ple'ely leave the plant. According to the agreement have been blasted and worked during the con¬ the selection of personnel is under the complete struction period. This includes 250,000 cubic jurisdiction of the E hiopian government. This being meters of rocky ground. 250 tons of explosives a new industrial activity in the country Ethiopian have been used for this purpose. Approximately pèrsonnel had to be specially trained for the various 185,000 m3 rocky ground have been removed highly skilled jobs at the refinery. from the land of the refinery. Along with the progress made in the planning of 45,000 tons of steel structures and 10,000 the refinery, progress was also made in the training of tons of technological equipments have been assembled and erected. Ethiopian specialists for the work. About sixty of them were trained for the highly technical jobs in the Total length of technological pipeline of Sovie' Union, Yugoslavia, Italy and Israel. Of these, various d'amefers laid in the refinery is 94.5 km. 12 were trained as electrical and mechanical engineers 64 km of underground communication lines in Italy and the others received their training as have been laid in the refinery. technicians and senior operators in the Soviet Union, Cables and wires laid at the refinery and Yugoslavia and Israel. After finishing their training thermal power station have a length of 422 km. ' hey worked as Ethiopian counterparts along with Sea water consumption at the refinery is Sov:et specialists during the construction and in¬ 45,000 cu.m. per hour. stallation The reservoirs and tanks instal'ed at the periods at the refinery. refinery have a total storage capacity of 120,1*00 There is a plan to train competent Ethiopians cubic meters of crude oil and finished petro¬ abroad and at the site of the refinery. On-site train¬ leum products. ing will be given in August, 1967, to the graduates of the Bahr Dar Polytechnical institute. 47 IhS/O* : : firXi : îtXJ= (few The CA WAREHOUSING ■015 S IS French S o SS SHIPPING omaliland 5/3 INSURANCE mm* s 02 *013 Shipping ea3 PASSAGE » s Co. Ltd. ct 02 Éd TRANSIT 0*3 OFFICES AT: ADDIS ABABA P.O.Box 312 - Phone 47377-8-9 ASMARA P. O. Box 33 - Phone 10333 ASSAB P.O. Box 1115 - Phone 31 MASSAWA P. O. Box 52 - Phone 222 DJIBOUTI P. O. Box 6 - Phone 442 ADEN (CAMP) P.O.Box 15 - Phone 4344 Telegrams all Offices: "PHRONTIS" 48 mÏÎÎ'-ÏÎJËS A partial view of Refinery Complex Minister in the office of the Prime Minister and ETHIOPIAN REFINERY SHARE COMPANY: Ato Kebede Akalewold, Managing Director of the The As,sab refinery is managed by a company, Ethiopian Refinery Share Company. All these mem¬ the Ethiopian Refinery Share Company, with a capi¬ bers are appointed by the Emperor. tal of Eth. $48.5 million. This amount has been fully Ato Kebede Akalewold as the manager of subscribed by government ministries and undertak¬ the refinery has worked from the beginning of the ings. The founder members of it are the Ministry planning and construction of the refinery up to its of Finance, the Ethiopian Electric Light and Power completion. Authority, the Ethiopian Cement Corporation Share Company, the Mortgage Company of Ethiop'a Share ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE: Company and the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia. The establishment of' the refinery is an impor¬ The Board of Directors of the campany is com¬ tant landmark in the economic posed of H.E. Ato Abebe Retta, Minister of Com¬ progress of the coun ry. The benefits that accrue from it are mani¬ merce & Tndu try (chairman), H. E. Ato Yilma fold. Deressa, Minister of Finance, H.E. Ato Haddis Alemayehou, Minister of Planning and Development, It became a major source of employment to H.E. Dr. Haile Giorgis Workneh, Minister of State many people. During the height of the cons'ruc'ion for Public Works, H.E. A o Assefa Demisse, Vice period, more than 3000 Ethiopians were employed in 49 various sections of the work. This job boom attracted now introduced for continuous oil supply and supply a large number of active working population from of fresh water will help ships to come here much many parts of the country. more regulary and steadily. The construction work gave the opportunity to This and many other factors will help the growth many people to learn new skills which they would of Assab. It has already become a boom town. The not have otherwise acquired. There was friendly co¬ increase in the population due to the arrival of the operation be.ween the Soviet and Ethiopian workers workers at the refinery and their dependents and the and this helped the latter to gain the necessary pro¬ influx of increasing number of those who come fessional skill as concrete layers, carpenters, erectors, seeking jobs have necessitated the provision of more .welders, mechanics, drivers, excavator operators and ana more amenities like opening of new hotels, res¬ maintenance crew, and crane operators. This on the taurants, shops and construction of houses. Thè spot training also helped the construction work be¬ recreational facilities which have been newly started cause soon there were the necessary number of skilled along the beach near die town will attract visitorg workers for the various jobs. from other parts of the country and tourists from abroad. There are The refinery will save for the country a large good prospects for the industrial amount of the much needed foreign exchange. Eth¬ development of the area. Besides the supply of iopia has been spending large sums of money for the pe'.roleum products, the construction of the thermajl import of petroleum products. This will be now power station has made available excess electrical saved. The country will be also able to earn foreign power and steam for industries. exchange by selling in the international market the His imperial majesty formally launched a 20-year at the products refinery which will be in excess of master plan for the town of Assab at the time of the the local demand. This is expected to bring in Ethio¬ inaugura ion of 'he refmerv. Th's plan divides thè pian $ 8 million will annually. This help the repay¬ Assab into a 27-zone city of 75,000 people. ment of the Soviet loan with in a period of 10 to 12 ï The years, thus meeting all the expenses of the construc¬ refinery has opened the way for the starting tion of the refinery. of many other allied and new industries. For exam¬ ple it will help to start petro-chemical and fertiliser It has introduced a sense of national indepen¬ industries. The production of asphalt will help the dence in the supply of petroleum products. This will road building programme m the country. 1 be not only a great source of strength in the efforts to become more and more independent economically, Thus the construction of the Assab refinery will but will also save the country from the state of contribute immensely to the economic growth of uncertainities regarding the supply of these products Ethiopia. and consequent price fluctuation during periods of As His Imperial international crisis. Majesty has correctly said while laying the fuondation s'one of the refinery: "the An added impetus has been given to the efforts impact of the establishment of this installation is thus made to help the port of Assab grow. The facilities not single but multiple in its effects". 1 Ato Kabede Akalewold at a meeting with Soviet specialists ■ . :■ ' «D "S •iw -S e o o ■2 •Sj 4» £ »! 4. k. a 2 &- "a a ï. «a 4. a a ï* & a •m & a "O s s V -a a M. Khoudanian WIRES & CABLES, SWITCHES, CIRCUIT BREAKERS, Everything Electrical FUSES, LIGHT SOCKETS, JUNCTION BOXES, SOCKETS AND PLUGS, INCANDESCENT-FLUOR¬ ELECTRICAL MOTORS ESCENT AND SPECIAL LAMPS, INSULATORS, LIGHT FIXTURE, BRACKETS, STAND-LAMPS, GENERATORS OFFICE & DESK LAMPS, FLUORESCENT LIGHT- FITTINGS, AND INSTALLATION MATERIAL OF ROAD AND HIGH & LOW TENSION IN GENERAL. TELECOMMUNICATION FOOD MIXERS & ATTACHMENTS, VACUUM A(îfrits for: MATERIALS CLEANERS, FLOOR POLISHERS, COOKING RAN¬ GES, BOILERS, KETTLES, COFFEE MAKERS, AIRFIELD TOASTERS, OVENS, FLAT - AUTOMATIC & STEAM LIGHTING EQUIPMENT IRONS, ROTISSERIES. ROOM HEATERS, FANS, HAIRDRYERS, KNIFE SHARPENERS, DRY SHAVERS, TOOLS HEATING BLANKETS, WASHING MACHINES, & DRYERS, WATER HEATERS, etc. Address: P. O. Box 985 - ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA - Avenue Hcrile Selassie 1st Phones: 11206 - 15564 Cable: KHOUDANIAN ADDISABABA 52 ECONOMIC NEWS MORE FINANCE FOR METAHARA SUGAR at Miazia 27 Square (Arat Kilo). Shares of 12 com¬ PLANTATION panies and government bonds are bought and sold here. This is to encourage the people to invest their To make more finance available for the sugar money for the further economic development of the plantation and factory at Metahara, in the Awash country. valley, an agreement was signed recently in Addis Ababa. Government employees and others are offered fa¬ cilities to buy them. The former are allowed to buy The signatories of the agreement were the Imper¬ on credit on a guarantee from the departments where ial Ethiopian Government, the International Finance they are working regarding the payment from their Corporation of Washington, the United H.V.A. Com¬ salaries, and the latter are allowed to buy on a cash panies of the Netherlands, and H.V.A. Ethiopia down payment of 25 - 50 % of the value and the which owns the Wonji and Shoa Sugar Estates. remaining in instalments. The agreement was made to increase the share In 1966 the Corporation sold shares and bonds capital of H.V.A. Metahara from Eth. $ 3.7 million worth Eth. $ 1,500,000. The Share Dealing Group to Eth. $. 32 million. meets every Tuesday at the National Bank of Ethio¬ Of this total share capital 100,000 shares of pia to fix the prices of the shares and bonds in ac¬ Eth. $50 each of the total value of Eth. $5,000,000 will cordance with the market trends. be offered to the Ethiopian public in the second half of 1968 through the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia. COMMERCIAL BANK OPENS NEW The total cost of the Metahara project is expected BRANCHES to be Eth. $ 56 million. The initial production is The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia has opened expected to begin in 1969 with an output in the first recently two new branches, one in Addis Ababa and year of 29,000 tons of sugar and the full production the other in Asmara. The new branch in Addis of 47,000 tons in the following year. The factory is Ababa is located at Bole, very near the Haile Selas¬ designed for expansion for the production of up to sie I Airport building. The Asmara branch is located 65,000 tons. at the Zerai Deres square in the city. They raise the number of the branches of the bank to 34. It will provide employment to a large number of industrial and agricultural workers. The locally avail¬ The need to offer greater banking facilities to able building materials like cement, iron sheets and the people of these two areas, necessitated the opening other materials will be used for construction purposes. of these branches. The Bole branch has been designed primarily to DEVELOPMENT CENTERS ESTABLISHED serve the airport and the various airlines making use The M nistry of National Community Develop¬ of it. The existing exchange office at the airport which was ment and Social Affairs has established this year ten opened on September 1, 1964, to meet the rural and urban development centers. In each center need of the airline passengers, will continue its opera¬ tion. This office will deal with the five to ten development officers are stationed to carry exchange of for¬ on the work pertaining to the different aspects of the eign currencies. development work. Each center covers an area of The Asmara Branch was opened by H.H. Ras 1000 sq. kms. and 18 to 20,000 people. Asrat Kassa, Governor-General of Eritrea in 'he There are now altogether 34 rural and urban presence of a large and distinguished gathering. Dur¬ development centers in Ethiopia. Nearly 250 officials ing the occasion Ato Taferra Deguefe, the General of different categories are working in these centers. Manager of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia spoke of the role the bank is It is the aim of the Minis'ry to set up one develop¬ playing in the economic life ment center in each of the 450 districts of the country. of the country. SHARE DEALING SERVICE OF INVESTMENT UN TRANSPORTATION EXPERTS VISIT BANK ADDIS ABABA The Ethiopian Investment Corporation Share At the request of the Ethiopian government the Company offers a share dealing service at its office Special Fund sector of the U.N. Development Pro- 53 gramme has sent to this country a 'two-member mis¬ Asked about1 the export possibilities for leather sion to prepare a Highway Master Plan. The team and leather products he said 'that the export of pickled will examine the plan in detail in consultation with and semi tanned leather is being planned to make up for the loss in the the various departments of .the government. leather manufacture in summer and winter. He also stated that the PROSPECTS FOR EXPORT OF LEATHER export of shoes to the neighbouring countries is also planned to bring up, PRODUCTS if possible, the production to its full capacity. A big effort was made some time Speaking to a representative of this journal past to export leather products, about the leather and shoe production and the pros¬ especially shoes, to Europe. But1 this had to be pects for the export of these products, the technical stopped because of the difficulty to catch up with the changing of models in the items. manager of the Darmar Shoe Manufacuring Com¬ pany, in Addis Ababa, which is the pioneer in this Export to the neighbouring countries is consi¬ field in this country, said that the tannery of his dered possible as models are not changing in these company can produce double the quantity it is pro¬ places as frequently as in Europe. Export possibili¬ ties to ducing now with the existing machinery working for neighbouring countries like Saudi Arabia, the Sudan and the Eat African countries are under eight hours a day. He stated that the production is study he concluded. reduced due to the stocks being accumulated. In the same way he said the shoe factory of the JETRO OPENS BRANCH IN ADDIS ABABA company can produce 1000 pairs of shoes working The Japan External Trade Organisation (JE¬ for eight hours a day if it worked its full capacity. TRO) with world-wide business connections has New machinery was installed in recent years in opened an office in Addis Ababa for the promotion the shoe factory. But the production has fallen to of trade between Japan and Ethiopia. It will help 800 pairs a day because of the growing competition Ethiopian businessmen to establish contacts with in this field. The shoe factory is closed on all Satur¬ their counterparts in Japan. It also arranges exhibi¬ days for six months. ' tions in Japan. LDZDRIDIS Cotton Mills Ctrl* s. c* MODERN TEXTILE MILLS ADDIS ABABA P. O Box 1774 Cables: LAZARIDIS 54 f FOR TOURISTS 1 When in Ethiopia, PROMOTION OF WILD GAME HUNTING stay at the Ethiopia is rich in wild game of a wide variety. It has also a (number of rare species of wild game and birds. The country is rapidly developing into a leading hunting ground in Africa. An increasing number of RAS professional hunters are to ROTELS coming here open this wealth for big game safaris. This is helped by better and improved hunting regulations. The Oasis Ltd. S.C., Addis Ababa has created a Rift Valley Safari Division and has appointed a professional hunter in charge of it. He will operate ^ H The Ras, in Addis Ababa, is one of the lead- H = in the south western part of Ethiopia, which has wild ing hotels in East Africa. A center of inter- game like elephants, buffalo, leopard, bushbuck and ^ Ü national life in Ethiopia's capital. Ideal giant forest hog. ^ I location on Churchill Road. Excellent service H The Safariland Ltd. of Kenya, the oldest safari ! 130 rooms and 200 beds. French kitchen. I bar and cocktail lounges. Friday firm in also will soon start American Africa, operating in this = dinner dance with its own band. Surprisingly country. It is setting up its ac ivities in cooperation jD I moderate rate —- SWB & 6.80, European with the Ethiopian Tourist Organisation. Its area of 5 I plan — DWB $11.20 — SWB $9.20 — DWB activity will be the Gambella region in Western Ethio¬ = $16.—, American Plan. pia which also is rich in wild game. Among the ^ I major species of game here are elephant, buffalo, Q = Other fine Ras Hotels at Dire Dawa, Harrar, roan antelope, Waterhuck, hartebeest, tiang, white- 6 § Bahar Dar, Ambo and Wollisso. The newly earned kob, bush-buck, reedbuck, hippopotamus and I opened Red Sea Hotel, under Ras Hotels warthog. ^ I Management in Massawa. Three types of hunting licences are available. p—I ~ They are: g I Guennet Hotel, Addis Ababa, the number g I one family hotel in Addis Ababa, under the 1. A general hunting licence permitting the holder = same management. to shoot a modest number of commoner species of game animals and birds. 2. A supplementary licence which is valid for any species subject to their availability of the quota for the year. 3. A bird licence enabling the holder to hunt game birds including guinea fowl, francolin, bustard, ducks, geese and pigeons. The costs of the licence range form Eth. $ 30 to 300. It is believed that Ethiopia will soon become a favourite wild game hunting ground attracting a large number of people from abroad. NEW CINEMA HOUSE OPENED IN THE CITY A new spacious cinema house named Ambassa¬ dor was opened recently in Addis Ababa to the RAS HOTELS SHARE COMPANY public. It is housed in the Tesfaye Kejela building GETANEH WORKU in front of Ethiopia hotel. General Manager Built a: a cost of Ethiopian Dollars 200,000 it has 1500 cushioned comfortable seats, and modern Ras Hotel, P. O. Box 1632, Addis Ababa amenities. Cables: RASHOTEL — ADDISABABA. 55 Authorized dealers for Ethiopian Empire: fh/lhP-A'.e s PT'-f-CT : OPEL .ç.fiv-Th s Tînc s A.az'tz ■■■ OLDSMOBILE BEDFORD Motor FRIGIDAIRE PONTIAC and VAUXHALL G. M. C. Engineering CADILLAC Company DELCO-REMY - A.C. DUPONT - FREON GAS of VREDESTEIN TIRES CLEAVER - BROOKS Ethiopia ELECTROLUX Limited INGERSOLL - RAND ROGERS TRAILERS YALE FORK LIFTS & MACHINERY MIXERMOBILE FRONT LOADERS LINK-BELT SPEEDER CORP. (Cranes & Shovels) LETOURNEAU WESTINGHOUSE ALLIS-CHALMERS ENGINEERING PRODUCTS CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT. PUMPS TRAILERS, etc. FORD TRACTORS & EQUIPMENT STONE CRUSHERS, IRRIGATION, etc. Pharmaceutical Dept. F. O. Box 1767 — ADDIS ABABA — Cables "Moenco" Telephones: Pharmaceutical Department 45680 Management 45708 Engineering Department 47557 Sales 46440 Garage and Spare Parts Dpt. 46491 Accounts 45674 Custom Warehouse 46358 Branch: ASMARA — P.O. Box 842 — Tel. 10384 IMPORTERS, WHOLESALERS & RETAILERS BUILDING MATERIALS M. Yerevanian HARDWARE & TOOLS ESTABLISHED IN 1933 P.O. Box 376 — ADDIS ABABA — Phone No. 11091 PAINTS MANUFACTURERS' AGENTS ALL KINDS SANITARY EQUIPMENT Hilfî !! CAFE TAXIDERMIST Private Limited Company STUFFER OF ANIMALS. ADDIS ABABA BIRDS, REPTILES, HORNS For Sales: STUDIO NEAR COCA COLA FACTORY P. 0. Box 49 Telephone: 46412 45202 Telegrams: CAFEX ADDIS ABABA Codes: Acme Commodities & Supplement Bentley's Complete Phrase C ï{c Ï$C >|< >jc ^ ^^ ^^^ ^ I SYANTE POLHSTRAND I -V- Exporters of Î$C î{c Î$C Î$C Î$C î$i >}c î{C Î$C >j< í$í 5$C Î$C ï COFFEE PULSES OIL CAKES P. 0. Box 754 PHONE 47674 OILSEEDS ADDIS ABABA 57 Paul Ries & Sons I REPRESENTING (Ethiopia) Ltd. PROCTOR & GAMBLE (Tide detergents) P. O. Box 723 CARTIER BRESSON (Sewing threads) ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia CATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO. Phones: (Tractors, Earthmoving equipment) 13170, 13173-1-2-3-4 DOLLFUS MIEG AND CIE. SA Cables: "RIES ADDISABABA" (DMC Threads) GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION (Buick, Chevrolet) Branches:- GENERAL MOTORS - FRIGIDAIRE PRODUCTS Asmara (Air conditioning, domestic and commercial Assab Refrigerators, freezers, bottle coolers) RUSTON BUCYRUS LIMITED Dessie BUCYRUS-ERIE COMPANY Dire Dawa (Excavators, Shovels) FONDERIES de PONT A MOUSSON Affiliated Companies:- OLYMPIA WERKE, A.G. Djibouti, (French Somaliland) (Typewriters and adding Machines) Aden, (Federation of ADEN) ADAM OPEL, A.G. Hargeisa, Berberah, (Somalia) (Opel cars, station wagons and trucks) Paris, LABORATORIES ROUSSEL, MIDY, CHIBRET, etc. Marseille, (France) (Pharmaceutical products) Milano, (Italy) MASSEY-FERGUSSON (EXPORT) LTD. (Agricultural machinery) SOJUCHIMS EXPORT - MOSCOW (Russian Soap) Importers, Exporters SOCIETE AIR LIQUIDE (Oxygen and Acetylene gas) General Merchants SOCIETE DES RAFFINERIES de SUCRE DE SAINT LOUIS, MARSEILLE I Manufacturers' Representatives (Sugar) SOCIETE PARISIENNE d'EXPANSION CHIMIQUE (SPECIA) Coffee (Pharmaceutical products) FULLY EQUIPPED AUTOMOTIVE & ENGINEERING SOCIETE RHONE POULENC WORKSHOPS AND SPARE PARTS STORES Civet (Chemical products) Beeswax SOCIETE ANONYME DES AUTOMOBILES PEUGEOT (Peugeot cars) Mobile Service Van Hides SOCIETE DEGREMONT with an(l (France) TELEFUNKEN GMBH Welding Equipment Skins (Radios, Record players, records, valves) U.S. RUBBER Spare Parts 'Tyres and Tubes) and WINGET LIMITED 'Contractors' Excavators, Cement Mixers) other facilities 58 MOSVOLD COMPANY [ETHIOPIA] LTD. P. O. BOX - 1371 ADDIS ABABA - TEL. 47070 - CABLES: MOSVOLD importers ® wholesalers • retailers • manufacturers MOSVOLD TRAVEL BUREAU THE MODERN DEBARMENT STORE i. a. t. a. agents HOUSE & OFFICE FURNITURE, GENERAL. AGENTS FOR: CAMPING EQUIPMENT KITCHEN APPLIANCES & EQUIPMENT sc/jjvd/a/iv/ajva/xh/vfs sysrf/ii CHINA a TABLEWARE BUTAN GAZ DISTRIBUTORS reservations ETC. Cables: "SASYSTEM" FOR all airlines. RENTING CHAIRS hotels etc. Telephones: 14933 TRANSPORT & FORWARDING DIVISION 14934 tour organizers 4. f <1 t* ' J : A. h ' "Z l1 il !î P. 0. Box 456 Addis Ababa, (Ethiopia) ''YïliU DIABACO I Cunningham Street, MODERN CYLINDER FLOUR MILLS cotton No. no-us OIL AND REFINERY FACTORIES MACARONIS FACTORY. company P. O. Box 1163-Tel. 46450 Telegraphic Address: ADDIS ABABA, (Ethiopia) ltd. DIABACO Addisababa (SHARE COMPANY) OUR PRODUCTS: Wheat Flour, Bran, Wheat Paste, (more COTTON MILLS than 20 kinds) refined vegetable Makanissa Road oil, oil cake. Addis Ababa All Telephone 461 1 4 products of best quality. 59 Representative oj Authorized Dealer FRIED. KRUPP U. S. A. GERMA ESSEN (Germany) TAUNUS P. O. Box 263 ADDIS ABABA Tel. PBX 13335-6-7 Telegrams: AMROPA THE BAHR DAR TEXTILE MILLS SHARE COMPANY AN ESTABLISHMENT OF IMPERIAL ETHIOPIAN GOVERNMENT FOR THE WELFARE OF PEOPLE OF ETHIOPIA A LANDMARK TOWARDS INDUSTRIALISATION OF THE EMPIRE KHAKI DRILLS - POPLIN - GREY SHEETINGS S BLEACHED LONG CLOTH, BLANKET - BED SHEETS MALMAL CHIGREY & YARN. S' s s REGISTERED OFFICE: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE O) BUILDING, MEXICO SQUARE, ADDIS ABABA P. O. BOX 1125 — Phones: 45998 - 46488 - 45993. BAHR DAR Phone : 4 »5 CABLE ADDRESS - TANQUA - ADDIS ABABA •Oi MANAGING AGENTS - BIRLA *o DISTRIBUTION AGENTS AT: ADDIS ABABA - BAHR DAR - GONDAR CD DESSIE - GIMMA - MEKALE - ASMARA 61 awarded the Gold Medal at the 1965 Leipzing International Trade Fair THE ROMANIAN U - 650 TRACTOR, 65 HP On the same technical level : = EXPORTED by: Mode! U-651, 65 HP (two axle drive) U-520, 52 HP § MASINEXPORT U-450, 45 HP " = S-650, 65 HP (track-t actor) Bucharest - Romania = 7, Mogheru Blvd. Fully equipped - modern manufacture, Diesel engine, water = Telex: 216 = cooling, small fuel consumption, a wide range of speeds. Cables: MASEXPORT - Bucharest Exports of farming implements and equipment, trailed, or tractor-mounted, farm trailers standard or dumping body, various capacities, tank-trailers and other types. MASINEXPORT FOREIGN TRADE STATE COMPANY-BUCH A,R E ST - R U M A N I 62 High productivity ! Safe exploitation ! Durability ! -O1* I Q \ s+'S /-/V B Machine tools and equipment for forging and pressing i ® Rolling stock (Diesel electric and hydraulic locomotives waggons) ® Electrical engineering equipment (transformers, electric motors) ® Road vehicles E Building equipment and machines ® Cranes and overhead travelling cranes ® Water and special pumps, Exporters: MASINEXPORT ® Optical and medical appliances Bucha est - Romania @ Pig iron tubing, measuring instruments 7, Magheru Blvd ® Fittings Cables: MASEXPORT - Bucharest Telex: 216 0 Household, commercial and industrial hardware 63 Make your work on sites easier and increase labour productivity by using ROMANIAN-MADE BUILDING EQUIPMENT □ 0.3 cu.tn. excavators on tyres (can be supplied with special equipment on request) □ 12, 13 and 18 tons road rollers □ Selfpropelled pneumatic tyred rollers □ Tower cranes 40 and 100 t/m Exporters: □ Gantry cranes, load: 5 tons, span : 20 m. Bucharest -Romania □ Hydraulic bulldozers mounted on tractors 7, Magheru Blvd Q Mobile crushers with screen on tyres, Telex: 216; POB: 113 capacity 6 cu.mjh Cables: MASEXPORT - Eucharest □ Gyratory crushers and granulators □ Concrete mixers on tyres of 250 and 100 1 capacity □ Mortar mixers of 150 1 capacity □ Tipping trailers of 4 and 5 tons MASINEXPORT MASINEXPORT FOREIGN TRADE STATE COMPANY-BUCHAREST-RUMANIA Polyvinylchloride CHIMIMPORT SOFIA BULGARIA OFFERS We are offering: P.V.C, in powder - emulsion grade CHIMIMPORT ARTIFICIAL LEATHER Pekatex - with textile 2. Stefan Pekalit - without textile Karadja Street. Sofia. Bulgaria. Cables: CHIMIMPORT SOFIA Telex: 522 LINOLEUM Ruvitex - with textile Ruvilit - without textile LINOLEUM TILES 250/280 mm* LAMINATED SHEETS For speedy information please refer to: SEPARATORS Microporus for accumulators The Bulgarian Trade all sizes upon customers' request. Representation, Marshall Smutts Street, DUNAFOL with the same data, P.O. Box 1631, as for the Artifical Leather. ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia INDUSTRIALISEZ VOTRE PAYS ! INDUSTRIALIZE YOUR COUNTRY S Installation complète pour la fabrication de ? pneus, chambres à air velo - Dissolution Complete equipments for the manufacture of pneumatics and air tubes for bicycle - Solution RACCRUPPAHTO INDUSTRIAL! 14, Via Finocchiaro Aprile MILAN - IIALII 66 X ' -f *7 A ' * A. CHURCHILL ROAD ADDIS ABABA Tel. 12717, 12828 A MARK TO RELY UPON ♦ J.J. KOTHARI & Co. (Eth.) Ltd. ♦ JIMMA ROAD - P.O. Box 171 « ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia The TRADE JOURNAL is the best Medium for your Advertisement DJIMMA K 67 Addis Ababa Market Price List Price in Ethiopian Dollars llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!l(ll!lllllllllll!lllllllll!lll!lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllll!llll!!lllllllllllllllllll!llllllllllllllll!llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll r- vo On O a >> 3 3 »—ï 3 HIDES Per Frassula of 17 Kgs. "AU Weights" Ordinary Hides 11.50 12.— 12.— 12.— 12.— 12.25 Addis Ababa, Butchery Hides "City" Butcher Hides 16.— 15.— 15.— 14.50 15.— 15.— Addis Ababa, "Slaughter House" Butchery Hide 21.15 19.20 16.80 16.80 16.10 16.10 SKINS:- Per score of 20 Pieces Addis Ababa, Butchery Sheepskins 42.— 42.— 40, 39.— 39, 39, Sallalli Eutchery Sheepskins 39.— 39.— 38, 36.— 36, 36, Batti "Genuine" Goatskins 44.— 37.— 35, 32.50 32, 32, Batti "Type" Goatskins 35.— 34.— 32, 31.— 31, 31, COFFEE:- Per Frassula of 17 Kgs. Djimma Coffee - Machine Cleaned 23.50 22.75 24.— 23.— 23.— 23.— Sidamo Coffee - Machine Cleaned 23.25 22.75 22.75 23.— 22.75 22.75 Guimbi Coffee - Machine Cleaned 24.— 23.50 24.25 23.50 24.— 24.— Gore Coffee - Machine Cleaned 23.— 22.50 23.50 22.75 22.75 22.75 Dembi Dollo Coffee - Machine Cleaned 24.— 23.50 24.— 23.25 24.— 24.— Harrar Coffee - Handpicked - ex Dire Dawa Warehouse 31.75 30.— 30.— 30.— 29.50 29.50 BEESWAX:- Pure Cleaned for Export - Per Frassula of 17 Kgs: 66.50 69.— 70.— 70.— 76.— 85.— Cereals & Pulses:- "Uncleaned" Per 100 Kgs. Wheat - Average good quality "Shoa" "Addis Alem" etc. 22.— 22.— 22.— 22.— 22.— 24.— Farley 16,— 16.— 16.— 16.— 16.— 17.— Maize 14.50 14.50 14.50 14.50 14.— 13.— Teff - Average "Sergagnia" quality 26.— 26.— 26.— 26.— 26.— 26.— White Haricot Leans 19.— 19.— 19.— 19.— 19.— 19.— Lentils 29.— 29.— 29.— 29.— 29.— 29.— Horsebeans 14.50 14.50 14.50 14.50 14.50 14.50 Chickpeas 17.50 17.50 17.50 17.50 17.50 17.50 Green peas 16.50 16.50 16.50 16.50 16.50 16.50 OILSEED:- Uncleaned Per 100 Kgs. Neug Seeds 23.— 23.— 23.— 23.— 24.— 24.— Lin Seeds 20.— 20.50 20.50 20.50 21.50 21.50 Colza Seeds (Rapeseeds) 17.50 17.50 17.50 17.50 17.50 17.50 Castor Seeds NOMINAL 27.— 27.— 27.— 27.— 27.— 27.— Mustard Seeds 32.— 32.— 32.— 32.— 32.— 32.— Nigerseed Expellers (in bags) 8.— 8.— 8.— 8.— 68 To serve you better the COMMERCIAL BANiC provides Savings Departments at all its tranches Share Dealinq Services aria Sc^ety Deposit Boxes in Addis Ababa arid Asmara Banking facilities at all its branches Savings Accounts earn 4X 5% COA1MEIVÇ3IAL BANK^OF ETHIOPIA S.C. Head Office — Haile Selassie I Stjuare Addis Abata Best Taste, Relaxing, Inspiring, Smooth Smoke FOUR NEW BRANDS FOUR NEW FRIENDS