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Ben-Gurion, David

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Ben-Gurion, David
<Our item number 128137><B>Ben-Gurion, David.</B> &#40;1886-1973&#41; Autograph letter signed in Hebrew to &#34;Gruenbaum&#34; &#40;Yitzchak&#41; updating him concerning the gravity of the political situation in London. In Hebrew, green ink on paper. Two pages. Taped repair to lower margin. 8&#34; x 6½&#34;, London, September 20, 1945. Ben Gurion makes three points:<BR>1&#41; President Truman&#39;s recommendation to Prime Minister Attlee that 100,000 certificates for immigration to Palestine be made available immediately, has been rejected.<BR>2&#41; The British Government has decided to continue the policy of the White Paper with the adjustment that just 1500 Jews per month be allowed entry to Palestine &#40;this decision will be formally announced at the meeting of Parliament on October 9th, 1945&#41;.<BR>3&#41; Friends inside the Government have opined that this decision is not final. In light of the situation, Ben-Gurion advised that all talks with the British Government be suspended; that Ch&#40;a im&#41; W&#40;eizmann&#41; tender his resignation in symbolic protest; and that the Government handle Aliyah itself. Finally, Ben-Gurion summons the Zionists of England to a special meeting, to be held Monday next &#40;Chol ha-Mo&#39;ed Sukoth&#41;.<BR>Ben-Gurion was Chairman of the Jewish Agency Executive, and Greenbaum was a member of the Jewish Agency Executive; he later became Israel&#39;s first Minister of the Interior. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;5,500 - 6,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 128137<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/44jpegs/128137.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>