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Dayan, Moshe - TLS As Defense Minister

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Dayan, Moshe - TLS As Defense Minister
<Our item number 111084><B>Dayan, Moshe.</B> Typed Letter Signed as Defense Minister, one page, in Hebrew, 8¼&#34; x 6½&#34;, n.p., 1969. Very good; one faint paper clip mark; file holes and light wrinkling. Bold signed in black ink. To Knesset member Avraham Verdiger &#40;from religious party Agudat Israel&#41;, containing Dayan&#39;s reply to Verdiger&#39;s question No. 8547 regarding hostile actions by Arab terrorist movements. His replies are:<BR>&#34;<I>1. Estimation of 51 terrorist acts. It is not always possible to determine which movement is responsible for which action 2. One dead and eight injured. 3. Eleven dead and nine injured. 4. The captives know that only generally due to the very low educational level of the terrorists captured</I>.&#34;<BR><BR>Dayan commanded the forces in the Jerusalem area during the war of independence and led the 1956 invasion of the Sinai. He served in the government as chief of staff, minister of agriculture and minister of defense. As minister of foreign affairs under Menachem Begin, Dayan was instrumental in negotiating the Camp David Accords. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;1,000-1,500. <BR><BR>Our item number 111084<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://64.60.141.195/photos/40jpegs/111084.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>