Three paper items from the period of the State of Israel's War of Independence. Haifa, Tel Aviv [and Jerusalem?], 1948.
1. Issue No. 9 of the manual "Letter to Members of the Network" (apparently a manual for members of the anti-British intelligence network operated by the Haganah underground organization in Jerusalem). Printed on May 11, 1948, four days prior to the State of Israel's Declaration of Independence. Three parts: "The British Position"; "On the Situation Among the Arabs"; and "The Dissidents." In the part relating to the Arabs, the following is written: "Agitated preparations toward May 15… Feverish shuttling between Arab capitals, working to allay mutual suspicions and apprehensions among leaders, toward establishment of a unified front of Arab armies that must, according to the plan, invade the country and take control of it." 3 pp. (mimeographed typescript), 33 cm.
2. Transit permit issued by the Haifa staff of the Haganah to the engineer "N. Tabarechnik" for the "entire Arab sector of the city" for the purpose of "checking government buildings." August 31, 1948. 15 cm.
3. Group photograph by Reuven Gross: Leaders of Jewish Neighborhoods of Jaffa and Haganah commanders of the Southern Tel Aviv Front. Marked with the inked stamp of the photographer and captioned in handwriting in the margins: "Gathering in Honor of the Staff and Commanders of the Southern Front Sponsored by the Council of the Hebrew Neighborhoods." Approx. 29.5X23 cm.
Good overall condition. Stains. Minor blemishes.