Lot 133
Interesting Letter from Gilgil – Kenya, 1948
Detailed letter concerning the escape plan and the dispute about it, by "B.A.A." [Aryeh Ben Eliezer?] and "G. Daniel", Etzel members imprisoned in the Gilgil Internment Camp in Kenya, March 9, 1948.
The authors describe in detail the situation in the internment camp for members of the underground movements. The document opens with a detailed explanation of how to encode secret messages in letters, which is followed by a description of the situation in the camp and the escape plans. Two weeks later a group of six prisoners led by Ya'akov Meridor succeeded in escaping from the camp. 4 handwritten pages, 21.5cm. Good condition. Creases and slight stains.
