Italians infiltrated the Ethiopian Ogaden through bribes, arms, and paid Somali auxiliaries

Evidence

Thus Guido Corni, Governor of Somalia in succession to the redoubtable De Vecchi, boasts how successful this policy proved during his term of office (1928–31). Several prominent religious leaders across the border had now been won to the Italian cause by generous gifts. Irregular Somali groups, who could be disclaimed conveniently as bandits, were also recruited and provided with arms to stir up trouble in the area. Thus in the Mustahil region, Ololdin, the forceful Ajuran sultan, was paid and armed by the Italians to attack the Ethiopian tribute-gathering expeditions whose arbitrary activities constituted virtually all that there was at this time in the way of Ethiopian administration. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 298

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the earlier 1908 treaty’s arbitrary clan assignment and the forward policy Lewis traced in prior chapters. — connects to: Italian infiltration of Ethiopian territory foreshadowed the 1935 Walwal crisis — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 257; The Walwal episode triggered Italy’s invasion and conquest of Ethiopia — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 297; Anti-Italian nationalists intercepted cash channels funding Italian loyalists

Related

• Italian infiltration of Ethiopian territory foreshadowed the 1935 Walwal crisis (similarity 0.86)
• The Walwal episode triggered Italy’s invasion and conquest of Ethiopia (similarity 0.82)
• Italy invaded and declared war on Ethiopia on October 3, 1935 (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Anti-Italian nationalists intercepted cash channels funding Italian loyalists #complicates (0.60)