Lot 143
"Strictly Confidential" Circular Letter from the Executive Committee of the Zionist Congress - Vienna, 1900 - Hand-Signed by Theodor Herzl
Circular letter from the Executive Committee of the Zionist Congress. Hand-signed by Theodor Herzl and by Dr. Oser Kokesch (secretary of the committee). Vienna, October 30, 1900. German.
A long circular letter (three pages), typewritten and stenciled. The letter concerns the potential options of utilizing the natural resources of Palestine, and calls for supporting the syndicate which was founded for obtaining concessions from the Ottoman government and for development of industry in Palestine. The letter is titled "Streng vertraulich" [Strictly confidential]. At the end appear the signatures of Theodor Herzl and Dr. Oser Kokesch, secretary of the Executive Committee of the Zionist Congress.
[3] leaves, 27.5 cm (stapled at upper left corner). Good condition. Stains. Folding marks and creases. Tears at margins of leaves. Lines of text at the bottom of first and second leaves are slightly smeared.
