David Ben-Gurion autograph letter signed. Composed in Hebrew and signed, “D. Ben-Gurion,” as Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Single page octavo, The Kiryah, 1 Tevet 5714 / 7 December 1953. Written to Moshe Sharett letter reads: “When you attain the Prime Ministership things will look different than they appear even to the Foreign Minister. Not everything that must be done can be done immediately – in the final analysis you are more constrained in finances and in competent human resources. Therefore it is important that there be a set of priorities. In order to do this intelligently you must receive what is referred to in the armed forces as a ‘situation evaluation’ both in terms of the national and international interests and to judge the positions and the capabilities of the military and political experts. / With Blessings, D. Ben-Gurion” On 2 November 1953, Israel’s first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion, announced his intention of resigning the premiership and his post as Defense Minister at a meeting of the political committee of his Mapai party. On November 25th, the party’s 130-member central committee nominated Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett as his successor. On 7 December 1953, the day he wrote this letter, Ben-Gurion wrote his letter of resignation to President Ben-Zvi. After new elections on 26 July 1955, Ben-Gurion made it known that he desired to return as Prime Minister. On 14 August 1955 Prime Minister Sharett resigned and Ben-Gurion formed a new coalition government and returned as Prime Minister in November. Sharett continued as Foreign Minister until June 1956. Two binder holes at right margin, small hole at “3” in “1953”; otherwise, fine condition.

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