ELF Receipt
ELF Receipt
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This is a full-sized view of a photocopy of the receipt given to us by the ELF captain at the conclusion of the incident at Quhaito, written on a page torn from a notebook that was stamped at the bottom with the same emblem that adorned their flag and the name of the organization in English, Tigrinya and Arabic, the three official languages of Eritrea before it was absorbed by Ethiopia. The captain kept a carbon copy of the receipt in the notebook. At the request of their captain, our leader Ted Sullinger wrote a reply beneath the Tigrinya text of the receipt. I have kept this photocopy since our return to Asmara at the end of the trip; the original has been lost. Below is the text in translation, and below that is Ted's reply:
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1969.7.4
Eritrean Liberation Front (Tegadlo Harnet Eritra)
Our dear brothers:
on this day,
having come to Quhaito,
you provided us with help.
To the greatest extent we give you thanks.
From the Eritrean Liberation Front. |
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We thank you for
letting us go freely.
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All photos, graphics and text copyright © 1969-2006,
Skip Dahlgren, unless otherwise credited.
Very special acknowledgement to the late Ted Sullinger, who gave me the copy of the receipt from the ELF.
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