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| Our members have come across documents to share with you. These are government documents that are related to Kagnew in general. Some have been provided by Kangewites and others have simply been found on the web at government sites. If you happen to find other documents or articles in your web searches, send them in and I'll post them here. |
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 John Sabato has discovered some newly unclassified documents at the National Archives web site. Use the link below and try out a search term. Entering "Kagnew" will get yout 915 hits. I read quite a few and there is some very interesting information about the final years at Kagnew. Enjoy and thanks to John for finding this great resource. National Archives Archival Databases |
| I just received an
interesting document (PDF) that was found on
the NSA web site about Stonehouse and it's closing. Some of the text is
redacted of course, but it is good reading. Thanks to: John Sabato, SFC, USA Retired Kagnew 72-73 |
| Mariano Bassotti sent in some
items pertaining to his father Mario, who was a civilian employee at Kagnew who
painted cars and camions (?). [Service Certificate] [Letter of Appreciation] [Appreciation Ceremony] ***** Mariano--If you see this message, please contact me. (Use email link on home page) I have someone who wants to email you--Rick ***** |
| Girolamo Lopes is an Italian
citizen and was a resident in Asmara from September 11, 1947 through September
18, 1989. He was employed at Kagnew Station for a few months as indicated by
this certificate. He was
also employed by Paul Hardman Co. as supervisor for the construction of the
Stonehouse project, together with the Radiation Co., involved in assembling the
two satellite antennas. |
| I purchased a document I've never seen before. It is
an "Employee or Contractor Temporary Pass" to Kagnew Station, issued to an
Eritrean in 1962. If you recognize the NCOs on this pass please email me --
Rick. Employee Pass I believe the employee pass you are showing on the web site belonged to "Ziggy," a houseboy who was working at Radio Marina for "D" Trick in 1950 when I arrived. He was working in the barracks at the new site when I left in 1959. He had the laundry market on the old post, but, I never had much time to chat with him on the new base. Ed Norris |
| National Security Study
Memorandum 233 (Future of Kagnew Station) Provided by Dan Glassner (now linked to the Gerald Ford Library) |
| Thanks to Terry Hicks for sending in a link which
searches the National Archives for documents related to Kagnew Station.
Recently, more documents have been de-classified and it is very interesting
reading these, although most are very short. It sadly, defintiely maps out the
end of Kagnew. After you select "View Records" for a category, select the drop-down for "Results for Page" and change it to 50. It will take a bit longer to retrieve the documents, but you won't have as many pages to retrieve--Rick. National Archives Also, here are quick links to a couple of documents: Kagnew Station - Tract E - Occupancy by Ethiopians Situation in Eritrea - 13 Dec 1974 |
| I have stumbled onto some declassified documents
from the State Department that give us a lot of information about the
high-level conversations about Kagnew. I will add an entire page devoted to
these memorandums and add documents to it as I find time. This is very
interesting reading so I will be bumping the priority up on ths
venture. |
| Army Pay Chart
(circa 1958)] (courtesy of Jack Hill) - (New 8/22/05) |
| Foreign Relations of the United States 1964-1968, Volume XXIV Africa. |
| Disposition Form 15
April 1970 on the shootings at the Espisito Restaurant. Provided by Charles "Chuck" Moulton ('67-'70) |
| Kagnew Station Statement of Non-Involvement Dated 20 Apr 70 and provided by Michael Roesch. |
| The US Deep Space Intelligence Collection program (Stonehouse) |
| Department of Defense Stonehouse News Release dated January, 1964. |
| Dean Tiernan has sent in copies of an Eritrean province "Title Certificate Book" for his motorcycle. |
