Lot 172
Bible in Arabic with a Dedication from the Head of the Directorate of Military Intelligence Aharon Yariv to General Mohamed Gamasi, 1973
Bible. Lebanon, 1966. Arabic.
Preceding the title page appears a citation from the Book of Isaiah and a signature by Aharon Yariv (Arabic). Attached is a letter on Chief of Staff stationery, handwritten by Yariv, to General Mohamed Gamasi (English), December 13, 1973.
General Mohamed Abdel Ghani el Gamasi was, a senior Egyptian commander during the Yom Kippur War and head of the Egyptian staff for the negotiations with Israel which led to disengagement of forces, prisoners' exchange, and other security arrangements. The agreement led to the disengagement between Israel in Egypt in January 1974.
Aharon Yariv was an Israeli politician and general. From 1964 to 1972, he was head of Aman, the IDF’s military intelligence. During the October War of 1973 he led the Israeli military delegation at the Kilometer 101 talks with Egypt’s General Mohamed Abdel Ghani el-Gamasy which endeavoured to bring about a military disengagement treaty.
Heavy volume, 24.5 cm. Binding partly detached.
