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Date(s)
- 1997 Jan 29 (Creation)
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Item
Extent
54pp
Scope and content
Typescript transcript of interview with Abba Solomon Eban, Israeli politician and statesman, variously Representative to the United Nations (UN)1948, Permanent representative to the UN 1949, Ambassador to Washington and Permanent Representative to the UN 1950-1959, Minister without Portfolio 1959-1960, Minister of Education and Culture 1960-1963, Deputy Prime Minister 1963-1966, and Minister of Foreign Affairs 1966-1974, describing diplomatic activity and relations within the Israeli government relating to the United Nations vote on the partition of Palestine and Israel's declaration of independence, (Sep 1947-May 1948), the recognition of State of Israel by the United States and the Soviet Union and its admission to the UN; Israeli attitude to 100,000 Palestinian refugees, 1950; reactions to Israeli raid on Qibya, Oct 1953; relations between David Ben-Gurion, Israeli Prime Minister 1948-1953, 1955-1963, and Moshe Sharrett, Israeli Prime Minister 1954-1955; Israeli response to Syrian attack on boats on Lake Kinneret; role of the United States regarding international opposition to Israel's acquisition of armaments; Israeli response to Egyptian troop movements on 15 May 1967, diplomatic activity and role of the US, leading up to Six Day War (6 June 1967) including meetings with Charles De Gaulle, French President 1959-1969, and Lyndon Baines Johnson, US President 1963-1969; mood of Arab and Israeli governments after the Six Day War; his meeting with Dean Rusk, US Secretary of State 1961-1969, 19 June (1967); and Israeli attack on Palestinians forces at Karameh, Jordan, Mar 1968. 54pp