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Date(s)
- 1997 Jan 26 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
20pp
Scope and content
Typescript transcript of filmed interview with Avraham Dar, describing his role and methods as commander of a Palmach naval company responsible for obtaining weapons for Israeli forces during the withdrawal of the British forces, 1948; recruitment and training Robert Dassa and Marcelle Ninio to an underground Jewish operation in Egypt (Unit 131) aiming to destabilise the Egyptian government, 1951; meetings with Moshe Sharrett, Israeli Prime Minister 1953-1955, Gideon Rafael, Israeli Foreign Affairs Ministry official, and Pinhas Lavon, Minister of Defence 1954-1955 concerning the trial and sentencing of captured members of Unit 131 in Egypt (1954-1955) (Lavon Affair); Israeli Defence Force operations against the Fedayeen, including the assassination of Mustafa Hafas (1956); and tension between Egypt and Israel leading up to 1955. 20pp