Lot 586
Rabin, Yitzhak (1922-95) A Prime Minister and military leader of Israel. He negotiated a peace treaty with the Palestinians, leading to the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize. He was assassinated by a Jewish fanatic in 1995. Autograph letter signed ("Yitzhak Rabin") and ("YR") on Royal Garden Hotel stationery, 2pp (recto/verso), 8 x 5 in., in Hebrew, London, England, 19 February 1968.
As he leaves for the U.S. to become Israeli Ambassador to the United States, Rabin writes to a friend. In part, "Dear Nehemiah, Today we end our stay in Europe and go directly to Washington…Actually, tomorrow begins the second course of our lives, as is often said in the Israel Defense Forces…We came to you immediately after leaving Israel. It is not easy to leave the country for a long period of time…We had the privilege of being in France during the visit by the President of Iraq, 'Arif. It was rather amusing to see the French wooing that shady Iraqi. But it was even more amusing to see how, after all that obvious and well-publicized wooing, they didn't get anything real from him…In England…I got into trouble by being willing to give lectures. The…"Magbit" as it is known here, was very efficient and made me work hard. In four days and nights, one of which was the Sabbath, I gave seven speeches, attended six cocktail parties, four meetings with the press, and so forth…All in all, it was a pleasant vacation which enabled us to discharge our tensions, and it constituted the best possible transition period between Israel and the beginning of the assignment in the United States…." Rare full signature of Yitzhak Rabin is highly desirable; Y. Rabin is more common. Fine condition with the usual folds. With translation.
Five months after his trip to France, the President of Iraq, Abd ar-Rahman Arif, was overthrown in a bloodless coup led by the Ba'th military group in Iraq. 'Arif was stripped of his power and ordered to leave the country. The Revolutionary Command Council elected al-Bakr president and Saddam Hussein vice president. As al-Bakr's health deteriorated, Saddam Hussein and members of the Ba'th party took full control and turned the country into a dictatorship. Those who were not loyal to the Ba'th party were removed from the government.
Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500.
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