Etzel Collection, Etzel Dissolution - Arrangements with State Institutions and Jewish Agency (includes letter from 1951)

19.12.1947 - 22.06.1948

Reference Code : K 4 - 35/ 1

Archive: Etzel Collection
Material status: Scanned
Date Type: Approximate

Attachments

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Description

Clauses in agreement between Etzel and Hagana regarding cooperation in local defense;
Agreement between Etzel and Hagana concerning weapons acquisition, money collection and coordination between positions of each side;
Draft of Greenboim-Shapira proposal on Etzel dissolution;
Instructions for agreement with Hagana concerning coordination of operations, authority and relations.
Etzel leaflet calling for establishment of a Jewish state and government;
Letter from Abba Hillel Silver to Dr. Lipshitz regarding agreement to coordinate military operations between Etzel and Hagana;
Letter from Israel Galili to Yehezkel (Menachem Begin) about enlistment and cooperation between Etzel soldiers and Hagana;
Excerpts from protocols of meeting of American Department of Jewish Agency Directorship regarding cooperation between Hagana and Etzel;
Letter from David Ben Gurion to Etzel commander in Jaffa, informing that commander and his soldiers are at command of the military governor in Jaffa;
Etzel notice about readiness of its units to join the united ranks of the army and to be at disposal of the High Command;
Letter from David Ben Gurion to Etzel Command about twelve prisoners held by British in Haifa;
Draft agreement signed by Menachem Begin and Israel Galili about enlistment of Etzel members to Tzahal (IDF), transfer of weapons in hands of Etzel to Tzahal (IDF) and end of Etzel activity and its existence as a military division in State of Israel and in government of Israel;
Agreement form between Tzahal (IDF) commander in area of Kfar Vitkin and Etzel Commander of Forces in the area relating to activity surrounding Altalena (for details, see file K 4 / 20 / 2).
Provisional Government secret decision about enlistment of Etzel soldiers to Tzahal and their placement in various units, establishment of a temporary representation of Etzel to handle their integration into Tzahal which will disband immediately following, and cessation of activity connected with Altalena
affair, in addition to release of prisoners and detainees;
Letter from Prime Minister David Ben Gurion to Yaakov Meridor in response to his referral to Chief of Staff about five former Etzel members not accepted into permanent service in Tzahal (from 1951).
(Photocopies - originals in safety deposit box, container 5)