MS-763: Rabbi Herbert A. Friedman Collection, 1930-2004. Series I: Wexner Heritage Foundation, 1947-2004. Subseries 1: General Files, 1949-2004.
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Eban, Abba. Walter Cronkite introductions to recorded addresses. 1999-2000.
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CONTENT OF AUDIOTAPES OF AMBASSADOR ABBA EBAN'S SPEECHES
1 . UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL -- JUNE 6, 1967 ,...... ~ 2 . UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY (SIDE 3, SIDE 4) JUNE 19, 1967 / (' 3. UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY (SIDE 1 , SIDE 2) JUNE 19, 1967 ~ .,/ 4 . UNITED NATIONS ASSEMBLY, FIRST EMERGENCY SPECIAL SESSION NOVEMBER 1, 1956 ./ ~ 5. UNITED NATIONS ASSEMBLY (SI DE 3, SIDE 4) -- NO DATE I/ 6. UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL (SIDE 1, SIDE 2) -- JULY 13, ,.,. 1948 ~ ./' 7 . UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY, POLITICAL COMMITTEE (SIDE 1, SIDE 2) -- MAY 5, 1949 ./ "Y"' 8. SELECTED SPEECHES (SPEAKING AT GEORGE WASHlNG'rON UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON, DC IN 1996) The Wt>x1WT Heritage Foundation
551 Madison Avenue New York New York 10022 'I 2123556115 (3/ao Fax 212 751 3i39 i 111.<.. / ••) c...'1. \J ~ bP'I"--~ I~ Dear Suzi,
Shabat ShaJom. Here is a report on the Eban tapes.
We received from Wylie Agency a typewritten document containing Walter Cronkite's introduction for eight speeches.
Of those eight speeches, we received audio tapes of four. The original tapes are black and we are sending you extra copies which are on white tapes.
Also included is a list that we made in our office. Our list matches the Cronkite list and the tapes that we did not receive are noted in bold.
At the end of our list, we included a tape which was received by us but was not on the Cronkite list.
By matching the Cronkite list and our list, you can see the discrepancies
We think the dates on Cronkite's List for items #2 and #4 seem incorrect, and we have corrected them.
Aubrey's voice is strong, his articulation clear, emphasis is vigorous and line of argumentation brilliant. These are historic pieces to be cherished. His voice is historic, as are the matters he is discussing.
Regarding the monetary appraisal, [have no suggestion. It would seem to me that several thousand dollars for each one would be a minimaJ figure. A set of six tapes could be counted as a $25,000 item. But that is just my opinion and I have no idea how to make an officiaJ appraisal
Love to you both, The Wc:xner Herirage Foundation
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CONTENT OF AUDIO TAPES OF AMBASSADOR ABBA EBAN'S SPEECHES
1. United Nations Security Council - July 13, 1948 (Sides 1 & 2)
2. United Nations General Assembly - Political Committee - May 5, 1949 (Sides 1 & 2)
3. November 11, 1952 (Tape never received by H.A.F.)
4. United Nations Assembly - First Emergency Special Session November 1, 1956 (Sides 1 & 2)
5. June 7, 1967 (Tape never received by H.A.F.)
6. a..) United Nations GeneraJ Assembly - June 19, 1967 (Sides 1 & 2) "') United Nations General Assembly - June 19, 1967 (Sides 3 & 4)
7. September 25, 1967 (Tape never received by H.A.F.)
8. October 8, 1968 (Tape never received by H.A.F.)
Not On Cronkite's List:
<.'.{. Selected Speeches - Speaking at George Washington University, Washington DC in 1996 (Sides 1 & 2) (No Cronkite Introduction) The Wexner Heritage Foundation
551 Madison Avenue New York, New York 10022 212 355 6115 Fax 212 751 3739 AGENDA Phil. Garteoberg- August 7. 2000
I. Financial
I. Total Contributions : $303,218.75 2. Any interest income? 3. Total distributions : 1999 -+ $120,000
2000 to July -+ $70,000 Total $190.000.00 Balance Available: $113,218.75 4. Solicit another $100,000? - I can do.
II. Librazy Purchase
Ronald Lauder - for Interdisciplinary Center.
ill. Eban Efforts to which he agreed, but never came off: 1. Personal reception for large individual contributors. 2. Large party at house, May 1999. 3. Making videotape.
IV. Eban Solicitations on behalf ofEban Center: Wallach $20,000 Rothschild - waiting for reply Dina Recanati - $100,000 Vivian D. Clore - waiting for reply Sheldon Solow - waiting for reply
V. Eban's Condition
1. Physical - wheel chair 2. Mental -Aphasia June 30, 1999 From: Herbert A Friedman To: Philip Gartenberg
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Israel's former Foreign Minister. Abba Eban. has long been recognized as one of the most articulate and inspiring statesmen on the world stage. All who are familiar with his work and style will listen with interest to the taped record of his most significant speeches from 1948 to lS~. r
Here. in the masterly chronicle by the man who has been his country' s voice at the tribunals of world opinion since the establishment of the State of Israel over three decades ago, is an ·unequa 1ed picture of the young country in the decades of its modern national freedom.
The chronicle opens with a glance several decades back to the unforgettable first day of Israel's independence when Arab armies sought to crush its i ndependence and to prevent its appearance on the world scene . Abba Eban surveys all that has occurred since then. and finds that despite many dark clouds. the brave ambitions of that summer morning have not played us false. Nov- 1 9-99 06 : 11P w i l ey col l e g e 2 1 2 8 50 61 1 8 P . 03
He first achieved international prominence in May 1948 with a powerful address presenting the case for Jewish statehood before the Political and Security Committee of the U.N. With the admission of Israel to the U.N. a year later. he was appointed Permanent Representative of the Israel Delegation .
In September 1950. Mr . Eban presented his credentials as Ambassador to the United States. Then 35 years of age. he was ... the youngest official to hold a position of such rank in Washington . Those who witnessed Israel's crises and achievements of statesmanship in those fateful years will readily recall how Mr. Eban carri ed out both functions with rare distinction. In 1966. Mr. Eban became the Foreign Minister of Israel. with what courage and honor all the world now knows.
Born in South Africa in 1915 . Mr. Eban was brought up in
England. A~er graduating with honors from Cambr idge. where he specialized in Oriental languages . he was appointed to the
Faculty of Pembrok~~e. Cambridge University, as an authority on Hebrew. Arabic and Persian Literature. Nov- 1 9 - 99 06:11P w ; l e y c o lleg e 21 2 850 6 1 18 P . 04
In 1940 he went to Jerusalem with the Allied Forces as Liaison Officer of Allied Headquarters. His role: To secure participation of Jewish volunteers in special missions in the Near East and Europe. Later . he became Chief Instructor at the Middle East Arab Center conducted by the British Army in Jerusalem. Mr . Eban remained in Jerusalem after the War to enter the service of the Jewish Agency, remaining with it until the establishment of Israel.
The cultivated oratory, the logic. force and with of former Foreign Minister' Eban are well known in this country. Well known. too. are his scholarship in Middle Eastern affairs and his intense practical ideal i sm .
"Those who bui ld a bri dge between di fferent cultures. " Mr. Eban once declared. "who deduce from history the material of social harmony . . . who find the common and the different factor in disparate civilizations - these by their scholarshi p and zeal can illuminate the paths of peace. " This statement of his might well apply to the Foreign Minister himself. Nov - 19- 99 06:12P wiley college 212 850 6118 P.05
The listener is then taken back to a year by year examination of Israel's fortunes at moments of historic decision . With Arab armies swarming over Israel. we find its eloquent envoy at the United Nations rejecting an Arab ultimatum calling for the abrogation of Israel's sovreignty.
"Whether they want peace or war" he said. "they can have it only with the Sovereign State of Israel."
Because it presents Abba Eban·s major addresses made throughout Israel's years of triumphs and struggles. this audio-chronicle conveys a sense of participation in events of historic moment. All who follow the controversial history of this new nation will find Israel's positions authentically expressed
Abba Eban. former Foreign Minister of Israel. is regarded as one of the world's most eloquent and forceful diplomats. . Nov - 19- 99 06:12P wil e y college 212 850 6118 P.06
CAPTIONS TO ABBA EBAN'S SPEECHES. READ BY WALTER CRONKITE
1. JULY 13. 1948 AT THE TIME OF THIS SPEECH THE OLD CITY OF JERUSALEM AND THE WESTERN PART OF THE CITY WERE THREATENED WITH FAMINE AND DROUGHT AND COULD IN FACT FALL AT ANY MOMENT. ABBA EBAN MADE AN IMPASSIONED SPEECH·· APPEALING TO THE UN TO "STOP THIS FIGHTING -- IT DOES NOBODY ANY GOOD."
AS A RESULT OF THIS SPEECH, THE UN STEPPED IN AND ORDERED THE ARAB STATES TO STOP FIGHTING. THIS THEY DID AND AN UNEASY TRUCE WAS DECLARED.
Ml\'-1 2. MARCH 5. 1949 IN RECENT WEEKS. THE MIDDLE EAST HAS PASSED THROUGH A CRISIS WHOSE SHADOWS DARKEN THE WORLD. THIS CRISIS HAS MANY CONSEQUENCES BUT ONLY ONE CAUSE. ISRAEL'S RIGHT TO PEACE, SECURITY . SOVEREIGNTY. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND MARITIME FREEDOM·· INDEED, ITS VERY RIGHT TO EXIST·· HAS BEEN . Nov - 19-99 06: l2P wiley college 212 850 6118 P.07
FORCIBLY DENIED AND AGGRESSIVELY ATTACKED LONG AFTER ISRAEL WON ADMISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS.
ON NOVEMBER 29TH, 1947, ISRAEL APPLIED FOR MEMBERSHIP TO THE UNITED NATIONS. IN THIS SPEECH , SO VITAL TO ISRAEL. AMBASSADOR EBAN INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE, "YET ISRAEL IS AT ONCE THE ANCESTOR AND THE HEIR OF A GREAT UNIVERSAL TRADITION. THE DOCTRINES OF THE CHARTER. FOUNDED ON THE HOPE OF INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD. WERE BEQUEATHED TO MODERN CIVILIZATION BY ISRAEL'S PROPHETIC WRITINGS WHICH EXPRESSED THE LONGING OF MANKIND FOR AN ERA WHEN 'NATION SHALL NOT LIFT UP THE SWORD AGAINST NATION NOR SHALL THEY KNOW WAR ANY MORE.'"
AS A RESULT OF THAT SPEECH. ISRAEL WAS ADMITTED TO THE UNITED NATIONS TWO MONTHS LATER. ON MAY 11. 1949.
~ I 9s-t co c14_ 3. NOVEMBER 11. 1952 WAR HAS BROKEN OUT AGAIN WITH EGYPT LEADING THE ARAB STATES. . Nov-19 - 99 06 : 1 2P wi ley c ol l ege 2 12 850 6118 P.08
THIS DEVELOPMENT COINCIDED WITH THE DEATH OF ALBERT EINSTEIN. AT A COr+1EMORATION PROGRAM AT CARNEGIE HALL, EBAN RECALLED THE FACT THAT THIS ILLUSTRIOUS MAN SPENT HIS LAST DAYS IN LOVING CONCERN FOR ISRAEL. THIS WAS ALSO THE TIME OF THE ATTACK ON SUEZ BY ISRAELI. FRENCH AND BRITISH TROOPS. THEIR PURPOSE , TO BRING DOWN NASSER. NEITHER THE UN NOR THE US SUPPORTED THE ATTACKING TROOPS. AND THE ISRAELI. FRENCH AND BRITISH CAMPAIGN ENDED IN FAILURE. THIS WAS A DARK PERIOD FOR ISRAEL .
{J ~ 4. NOVEMBER 1. 1956 NASSER HAD NATIONALIZED THE SUEZ CANAL. CUTTING OFF ISRAELI ACCESS TO THE CANAL AND ALSO TO THE PORT AT AQUABA ON THE RED SEA . THE RESULT WAS A TOTAL BLOCKADE. ISRAEL ATTACKED HOPING TO BREAK THE SIEGE BUT FAI LED . AT THIS POINT THE AMERICANS VIRTUALLY TOOK OVER THE MIDDLE EAST AND THEY. ALONE. REPRESENTED ISRAEL ON THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE . Nov-19-99 06 : 12P wiley college 212 850 6118 P.09
5. JUNE 7. 1967 THIS SPEECH WAS HEARD BY THE LARGEST AUDIENCE THAT HAD EVER LISTENED TO ANY SPEECH IN THE WHOLE OF HISTORY UP TO THAT TIME. ABBA EBAN HAD PREPARED THE SPEECH WHILE ON A KLM AIRCRAFT ON THE WAY TO NEW YORK. HE HAD BEEN TOLD THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO SPEAK IN THE SECURITY COUNCIL AS SOON AS HE LANDED. THE ATMOSPHERE WAS TENSE SINCE ISRAEL'S DESTINY AND THE FUTURE OF THE MIDEAST WERE IN THE BALANCE.
FROM THE WORDS "I HAVE JUST COME FROM JERUSALEM" TO THE FINAL WORDS "A BRIGHTER AND GENTLER DAWN" THE SPEECH HELD ITS AUDIENCE THROUGHOUT THE 40 MINUTES OF ITS DELIVERY.
6. JUNE 19. 1967 THE DATE OF A MAJOR VICTORY FOR ISRAEL . SHE HAD DESTROYED THE EGYPTIAN AIR FORCE AND OCCUPIED WHOLE AREAS OF THE GOLAN HEIGHTS UP TO THE SUEZ CANAL. THERE ARE STILL NO PEACE TREATIES AND EGYPT CONTINUES TO LEAD THE OPPOSITION AGAINST ISRAEL. A WHOLE DECADE MUST ELAPSE BEFORE THE ADVENT OF ANWAR . Nov-19- 99 06: l3P wi ley college 2 12 850 6118 P .10
SADAT BROUGHT PEACE TO THE AREA .
'M ~)St V'] 7. SEPTEMBER 25. 1967 ABBA EBAN CALLEO UPON THE ARAB STATES TO NEGOTIATE A PEACE TREATY . THE ARAB STATES REFUSED. THEREUPON . HE CALLED FOR A NEGOTIATION IN WHICH ALL ARAB DEMANDS COULD BE DISCUSSED . AS A RESULT. UN ITED NATIONS ADOPTED A BINDING RESOLUTION CALLING FRO THE IMMEDIATE CONCLUSION OF A CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT . WHICH HELD UNTIL FIGHTING RESUMED SIX YEARS LATER . ON THE FIRST OF NOVEMBER . 1973 .
8. OCTOBER 8. 1968 IN THE UN 'S GENERAL ASSEMBLY . ABBA EBAN CHALLENGED THE ARAB STATES IN THESE WORDS. "FOR YOU AND US ALONE . THE MIDDLE EAST IS NOT A DISTANT CONCERN. OR A STRATEGIC INTEREST, OR A PROBLEM OF CONFLICT. BUT THE CHERISHED HOME IN WHICH OUR CULTURES WERE BORN. IN WHICH OUR NATIONHOOD WAS FASH IONED AND Nov - 19- 99 06:13P w;ley college 212 850 6118 P.11
IN WHICH WE AND YOU AND ALL OUR POSTERITY MUST HENCEFORTH LIVE TOGETHER IN MUTUALITY OF INTEREST AND RESPECT."
AS IN THE PAST, THE SECURITY COUNCIL ORDERED THE ARAB STATES TO CEASE THE FIGHTING. AND THEY DID. A CEASEFIRE WAS ESTABLISHED AS A RESULT. ------The Wexncr------Heriuige Foundation N~w (o;k- N•::w •;u .. 10C1"; ·2 3.'i5 611 Fl:l)'. 2127£.1 j7J9
CONTENT OF AUDIO TAPES OF AMBASSADOR ABBA EBAN,S SPEECHES
1. United Nations Security Cotmcil - July 13, 1948 (Sides 1 & 2)
2. United Nations General Assembly - Political Committee - May 5, 1949 (Sides 1 & 2)
3. November 11, 1952 (Never received by H.A.F.)
4. United Nations Assembly -First Emergency Special Session November l , 1956 (Sides I & 2)
5. June 7, 1967 (Never received by H.A.F.)
6. c..... United Nations General Assembly - June 19, 1967 (Sides I & 2) b United Nations General Assembly - June 19, 1967 (Sides 3 & 4)
7. September25, 1967 (Never received by H.A.F.)
8. October 8, 1968 (Never received by R.A.F.)
Not On Cronkite's List:
~ Selected Speeches - Speaking at George Washington University, Washington DC in 1996 (Sides I & 2) (No Cronkite Introduction) Nov-19-99 06:11P wiley college 212 850 6118 P.01
ANITA ABOULAFIA
FACSIMILE TRANSMITIAL SHEET
TO. FROM: Rabbi Herbert Friedman Anita Aboulafia COMfAflY; DATE:
11/19/1999
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YOUR REFERENCE NUMBER: Mr. Eban's Speeches
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Rabbi Friedman,
Suzy Eban asked me to fax you this material. It contains a brief introduction to the speeches and Walter Cronkite's introductory remarks made each speech. (The date each speech was given is indicated on the sheets containing Mr. Cronkite's remarks.)
I will call you next week to see if you have any questions. This material is very important to Suzy and Ambassador Eban. They consider it a critical component of Mr. Eban's legacy. Thus, if there is some way you can help them release it on audiotapes, it would please them greatly.
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CAPTIONS TO ABBA EBA.N'S SPEECHES. READ BY WALTER CRONKITE
1. JULY 13. 1948 AT THE TIME OF THIS SPEECH THE OLD CITY OF JERUSALEM AND THE WESTERN PART OF THE CITY WERE THREATENED WITH FAMINE AND DROUGHT AND COULD IN FACT FALL AT ANY MOMENT. ABBA EBAN MADE AN IMPASSIONED SPEECH -- APPEALING TO THE UN TO "STOP THIS FIGHTING - - IT DOES NOBODY ANY GOOD .''
AS A RESULT OF THIS SPEECH. THE UN STEPPED IN AND ORDERED THE ARAB STATES TO STOP FIGHTING. THIS THEY DID AND AN UNEASY TRUCE WAS DECLARED .
2. ~CH 5. 1949 IN RECENT WEEKS, THE MIDDLE EAST HAS PASSED THROUGH A CRISIS \JHOSE SHADOWS DARKEN THE WORLD. THIS CRISIS HAS MANY CONSEQUENCES BUT ONLY ONE CAUSE. ISRAEL'S RIGHT TO PEACE. SECURITY. SCP.'EREIGNTY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND MARITIME FREEDOM -- I \DEED. ITS VERY RIGHT TO EXIST -· HAS BEEN
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FORCIBLY DENIED AND AGGRESSIVELY ATTACKED LONG AFTER ISRAEL WON ADMISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS .
ON NOVEMBER 29TH . 1947. ISRAEL APPLIED FOR MEMBERSHIP TO THE UNITED NATIONS . IN THIS SPEECH. SO VITAL TO ISRAEL . AMBASSADOR EBAN INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE, "YET ISRAEL IS AT ONCE THE ANCESTOR AND THE HEIR OF A GREAT UNIVERSAL TRADITION. THE DOCTRINES OF THE CHARTER. FOUNDED ON THE HOPE OF INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD. WERE BEQUEATHED TO MODERN CIVILIZATION BY ISRAEL'S PROPHETIC WRITINGS WHICH EXPRESSED
THE LONGING OF ~ANKIND FOR AN ERA WHEN ' NATION SHALL NOT LIFT UP THE SWORD AGAINST NATION NOR SHALL THEY KNOW WAR ANY
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AS A RESULT OF THAT SPEECH. ISRAEL WAS ADMITTED TO THE UNITED NATIONS TWO MONTHS LATER. ON MAY 11 , 1949 .
3. NOVEMBER 11. 1952 WAR HAS BROKEN OUT AGAIN WITH EGYPT LEADING THE ARAB STATES.
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THIS DEVELOPMENT COINCIDED WITH THE DEATH OF ALBERT EINSTEIN . AT A COtft1EMORATI ON PROGRAM AT CARNEGIE HALL. EBAN RECALLED THE FACT THAT THIS ILLUSTRIOUS MAN SPENT HIS LAST DAYS IN LOVING
CONCERN FOR IS ~AEL. THIS WAS ALSO THE TIME OF THE ATTACK ON
SUEZ BY ISRAE L~. FRENCH AND BRITISH TROOPS . THEIR PURPOSE . TO BRING DOWN NASSER. NEITHER THE UN NOR THE US SUPPORTED THE ATIACKING TROOPS. AND THE ISRAELI , FRENCH AND BRITISH CAMPAIGN
ENDED IN FA i l .'J~ E. THIS WAS A DARK PERIOD FOR ISRAEL.
4. NOVEMBER 1 . 1956 NASSER HAD NATIONALIZED THE SUEZ CANAL. CUTTING OFF ISRAELI ACCESS TO TH E CANAL AND ALSO TO THE PORT AT AQUABA ON THE RED SEA. THE RESULT WAS A TOTAL BLOCKADE . ISRAEL ATTACKED HOPING
TO BREAK THE S ~ E:GE BUT FAILED. AT THIS POINT THE AMERICANS VIRTUALLY TCjK O\f ER THE MIDDLE EAST AND THEY, ALONE. REPRESENTED ISRAEL ON THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE.
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5. JUNE 7 . 19S7
THIS SPEECH ~ ~\S HEARD BY THE LARGEST AUDIENCE THAT HAD EVER LISTENED TO AdY SPEECH IN THE WHOLE OF HISTORY UP TO THAT
TIME . ABBA F.r')~. N HAD PREPARED THE SPEECH WHILE ON A KLM
AIRCRAFT ON --·~;: WAY TO NEW YORK . HE HAD BEEN TOLD THAT HE WOULD HAVE TC SPEAK IN THE SECURITY COUNCIL AS SOON AS HE
LANDED. THE .~.~SP H ERE WAS TENSE SINCE ISRAEL. S DESTINY AND THE FUTURE O." THE MIDEAST WERE IN THE BALANCE.
FRCJt1 THE w0rmc: "I HAVE JUST C()1E FROM JERUSALEM" TO THE FINAL
WORDS "A ERI '.. i{' ER AND GENTLER DAWN " THE SPEECH HELD ITS AUDIENCE THP. JGHOUT THE 40 MINUTES OF ITS DELIVERY .
6. JUNE l~ 1967 THE DATE OF MAJOR VICTORY FOR ISRAEL . SHE HAD DESTROYED THE EGYPTIAN AI R FORCE AND OCCUPIED WHOLE ft!{f.AS OF THE GOLAN
HEIGHTS UP -;- J THE SUEZ CANAL . THERE ARE STILL NO PEACE
TREATIES , .. ~[ EGYPT CONTINUES TO LEAD THE OPPOSITION AGAINST ISRAEL. A L .OLE DECADE MUST ELAPSE BEFORE THE ADVENT OF ANWAR
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SADAT BROUG'.-.T PEACE TO THE AREA.
7. SEPTE MB ~ R 25 . 1967 ABBA EBAN CALLED UPON THE ARAB STATES TO NEGOTIATE A PEACE TREATY. THE ARAB STATES REFUSED. THEREUPON. HE CALLED FOR A NEGOTIATIO .. IN WHICH ALL ARAB DEMANDS COULD BE DISCUSSED . AS
A RESULT t u:·1rED ~!AT IONS ADOPTED A BINDING RESOLUTION CALLING FRO THE IM>icf)IATE CONCLUSION OF A CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT. WHI CH HELD UNTIL ·:- IGHTI NS RESUMED SIX YEARS LATER. ON THE FIRST OF NOVEMBER . l r: ?3 .
8. OCTOBER .8. 1968 IN THE UN' S GENERAL ASSEMBLY . ABBA EBAN CHALLENGED THE ARAB STATES IN T. .C: SE WORDS, "FOR YOU AND US ALONE. THE MIDDLE EAST
IS NOT A D? . ~· TANT C'JNC ERN. OR A STRATEGIC INTEREST . OR A PROBLEM OF .. JN FLICT. BUT THE CHERISHED HOME I N WHICH OUR
CULTURES W ~ : BORN. IN WHICH OUR NATIONHOOD WAS FASHIONED AND
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IN WHICH WE t.ND YOU AND ALL OUR POSTERITY MUST HENCEFORTH LIVE TOGETHER IN i·1UTUALITY OF INTEREST AND RESPECT. "
AS IN THE PA-T. THE SECURITY COUNCIL ORDERED THE ARAB STATES
TO CEASE THE FI G~T I~G . AND THEY DID . A CEASEFIRE WAS ESTABLISHED .',S A RESULT.
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