Background Notes on Current Themes No. 39 - The Demilitarized Zones on the Israel - Syrian Border, February 1960

Information Division, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Verlag: Israeli Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Jerusalem, 1960

Beschreibung

Foolscap typescript stapled top left, self-wraps, 3pp English text with banner title and publisher's details printed in blue in Hebrew and English to p1, (1)pp full-page map drawn by Carta, Jerusalem, (1)pp folding b/w photo on glossy paper 42x17cm. Good, centre-folded, with chip to first leaf (not affecting text), tanned and foxed, with creasing and short closed tears to the photo. This describes the location of the Northern, Central and Southern Demilitarised Zones, their creation in the context of the Israel-Syria Armistice negotiations (1949), administration and claims. The final section presents the issues as repeated attempts by Syria to claim rights not granted under the Armistice Agreement, and to make territorial inroads. The map shows the location of the 3 Zones and settlements in and around them on a scale of 1cm to 2.5km. The photo presents an annotated General View of the Southern Zone, highlighting the Israeli settlement of Beit Katzir, its drainage and cultivated land, and locations used as strongholds or encroached upon by Syrian armed forces including the abandoned Arab village of Khirbet Tawafik and Upper Tawafik. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 5483

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Background Notes on Current Themes No. 39 - ...

Verlag: Israeli Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Jerusalem

Erscheinungsdatum: 1960

Einband: No Binding

Zustand: Good