Major Grant, British Military Administration, and the the attempted cleansing of Marehan from Liban and S Ethiopia.

[Gubbet]

Was responding to another post but will reference the quote here for the Information

To give you an example of this strategy of cleansing being tried I can even give you a name---how about MAJOR GRANT?

The self righteous Major and the British Military Administration (BMA) who thought it was cute to do what was done in NFD and targeted Marehan as a community forcibly uprooting them from Liban and Nageyle to Somalia/Gedo border.

And here this issue of Sade cleansing ironically became the source of the biggest wrench in the negotiations between BMA and Haile Selassie's government for the return of administration of Ethiopia following the defeat of Italy

Look how craftily Ethiopia uses Marehan resistance to cut the mighty British empire down to size seeking the quick return of administration to Ethiopia of all outstanding areas left under BMA control




And what is the legacy nof this issue today with the attempted "cleansing" of Marehan from southern Ethiopia?

Why a spectacular failure, because not only is Sade in southern Ethiopia but they are actually titled with the deeds of the closest Somali district in the vicinity of Nageyle with the fastest rising town in Somali region being the Sade town of Deka outside the gates of Nageyle coincidentally putting Sade directly in the most advantageous Somali position and general middle men where the route of the land trade between 3/4 of the Ethiopian heartland and the Indian Ocean seaports from Mogadishu to Mombasa are concerned.



Maybe your problem is the strategy of seeking conflict with Sade?

Just a thought you know.