Auction 60
Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Mar 20, 2018
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Israel
8 Ramban St. Jerusalem 9242209
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LOT 169:
Collection of Paper Items Related to the Assassination of Bernadotte - Eye-Witness Testimonies and a Telegram from ...
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Collection of Paper Items Related to the Assassination of Bernadotte - Eye-Witness Testimonies and a Telegram from the Governor of Jerusalem Dov Yosef to David Ben-Gurion, 1948
A collection of items related to the assassination of the Swedish diplomat Folke Bernadotte. Bernadotte was assassinated by the "Lehi" organization in Jerusalem for his political proposals regarding the future of Palestine and its division.
1. Ten pages, typewritten on testimony forms, with four eye-witness testimonies regarding the assassination of Bernadotte, dated in print 18.9.1940 (one day after the assassination). On top of each page appears the name of the witness, residence address, religion and profession, and on the margins appear witnesses' signatures and the signature of the investigating officer. Chief investigation officer, N. Rabinovitch wrote the testimonies, as told by four witnesses: Moshe Binyamin Hilman, liason officer to the UN who accompanied Bernadotte on the day of the assassination, William Ruffian Cox, British navy officer who lived in the YMCA building; and two boys by the names of Yoram Katz and Uri Scharf, who played in the street when the murder occurred. Approx. 32.5X20.5 cm. Three testimonies in Hebrew and one in English.
2. "Urgent transmission", telegram from "Military governor of Jerusalem" [Dov Yosef] to "Defense Minister" [David Ben-Gurion], dated 20.9.1948. Refers to an instruction given to Dov Yosef not to start an investigation of the murder, "unless he was requested to do so [by head of the secret police]". Approx. 21.5X14 cm.
3. Note written by hand, signed D.Y. [Dov Yosef], reminder to update the French Consul about the developments regarding the investigation of the assassination. Approx. 16.5X10.5 cm.
Condition varies. Good overall condition. Filing holes, small tears at margins. Slight creases to telegram and to the note. Open tear at upper margins of the telegram (small, not affecting text).
