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[ISRAEL]. BEN-GURION, David (1886-1973), Prime Minister of Israel. Two typed letters signed (Ben-Gurion in Hebrew), one to Abba Chushai, with autograph corrections, and one to Dr. Benjamin Zohar, Abba Chushai and Aaron Choter-Yishai, Kiryah, 8 June 1948 and November 1956. Together 2 pages, 4to, in Hebrew.
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[ISRAEL]. BEN-GURION, David (1886-1973), Prime Minister of Israel. Two typed letters signed (Ben-Gurion in Hebrew), one to Abba Chushai, with autograph corrections, and one to Dr. Benjamin Zohar, Abba Chushai and Aaron Choter-Yishai, Kiryah, 8 June 1948 and November 1956. Together 2 pages, 4to, in Hebrew.
BEN-GURION DIRECTS ACTIVITIES AT HAIFA. Two official letters in which Ben-Gurion sends directives to government officials in Haifa. On June 8, 1948, acting as head of the Provisional Government of the newly emerging state of Israel, Ben-Gurion asks Abba Chushai, the mayor, to prioritize the unloading of a ship; "1) The ship Kirsten Skov is coming into port with crucial merchandise - 112 jeeps. It is necessary to unload these before any civilian cargo. I ask that you personally make sure that this is done immediately. 2) You must send at least 300 workers to the city of Afula (real workers, not volunteers) to labor at the fortifications for a few days." In 1956, Ben Gurion, now president of Israel, sends a directive to the Mayor, the President of the District Court, and another unspecified official, to form an investigative committee. He notes that the purpose of the investigation is threefold; "A)[to determine] the reasons behind the occurrences in K'far Kasen, Gilgulia and Taibah on October 29, 1956. B) The level of responsibility of the police (administration, sergeants, and officers) and whether we need to bring them to trial. C) What type of payment is required for damages caused by the police."
Ben-Gurion was an integral part of the creation of a modern state of Israel, having been the president of the Mapai, or labor party, from 1930 to 1965. Ben-Gurion's leadership of the party put him in the position to declare Israeli independence in 1948, placing himself as the head of the provisional government. He served as Prime Minister of Israel from 1949 to 1953 and again from 1955 to 1963.
BEN-GURION DIRECTS ACTIVITIES AT HAIFA. Two official letters in which Ben-Gurion sends directives to government officials in Haifa. On June 8, 1948, acting as head of the Provisional Government of the newly emerging state of Israel, Ben-Gurion asks Abba Chushai, the mayor, to prioritize the unloading of a ship; "1) The ship Kirsten Skov is coming into port with crucial merchandise - 112 jeeps. It is necessary to unload these before any civilian cargo. I ask that you personally make sure that this is done immediately. 2) You must send at least 300 workers to the city of Afula (real workers, not volunteers) to labor at the fortifications for a few days." In 1956, Ben Gurion, now president of Israel, sends a directive to the Mayor, the President of the District Court, and another unspecified official, to form an investigative committee. He notes that the purpose of the investigation is threefold; "A)[to determine] the reasons behind the occurrences in K'far Kasen, Gilgulia and Taibah on October 29, 1956. B) The level of responsibility of the police (administration, sergeants, and officers) and whether we need to bring them to trial. C) What type of payment is required for damages caused by the police."
Ben-Gurion was an integral part of the creation of a modern state of Israel, having been the president of the Mapai, or labor party, from 1930 to 1965. Ben-Gurion's leadership of the party put him in the position to declare Israeli independence in 1948, placing himself as the head of the provisional government. He served as Prime Minister of Israel from 1949 to 1953 and again from 1955 to 1963.