ብ/ጄ መንግስቱ ነዋይ ለክብር ዘበኛ ወታደሮች ደመወዝ እንዲጨምራላቸዉ የጠየቁበት ደብዳቤ
ብ/ጄ መንግስቱ ነዋይ የታህሳስ 1953 ዓ.ም. ቱን የመፈንቅለ መንግስት ከመምራታቸዉ ከአንድ አመት በፊት በግንቦት 21, 1952ዓ.ም. በወቅቱ የአገሪቱ መከላከያ ሚንስትር ለነበሩት ለሌ/ጄ አበበ አረጋይ ለክብር ዘበኛ ወታደሮች ደመወዝ እንዲጨምራላቸዉ የጠየቁበት ደብዳቤ
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