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Final report

Year of publication 1984

Pages 19

Author Byam-Shaw, J.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This report covers the period from January 1981 when the author joined the Project (RAB/77/008), to his departure in April 1984 during RAB/81/002. Previous to joining the Project, he had visited the site in Port Sudan from 10 to 15 July 1980 and written a report giving the situation and suggesting action to be taken. The background situation described here is based on that report and some alterations made through being able to verify particular points more thoroughly during the three years of my employment in the area. The work was centered at two places at different times: Mohammed Qol and Suakin. The timetable was dictated by the nature of the work. The nature of the work was not affected by the change in the Project’s overall phases.

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