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Auction 27 · Lot 246
(First Prime Minister of the State of Israel, 1886-1973). Typed Letter Signed, in Hebrew on official stationery.
- Estimate
- $3,000–$4,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
BEN-GURION, DAVID
printer
June 22nd
Place
Jerusalem
Publication
1956
Description
pp.1. To Abba Eban (while Israel Ambassador to the United States). A most insightful letter: “With all our military preparations we will seek an all out efffort for peace. However peace cannot be bought at the price of concessions that wiil damage the capacity of life of the State… and will drag along destructive plots against the Nation. There is no basis to be afraid that America will ask us to concede Eilat or the continuity of access to it. Israel cannot make one sided concessions as well as resettle Arab refugees.”
summary
A most insightful letter: “With all our military preparations we will seek an all out efffort for peace. However peace cannot be bought at the price of concessions that wiil damage the capacity of life of the State… and will drag along destructive plots against the Nation. There is no basis to be afraid that America will ask us to concede Eilat or the continuity of access to it. Israel cannot make one sided concessions as well as resettle Arab refugees.”