Israel Command Change

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1496A
Date Released
6 Feb 1958
Date submitted
4 Feb 1958
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1England Beats Wallabies
  2. 2Princess Grace at Prize-Giving
  3. 3Monorail Switch
  4. 4Egypt and Syria Unite
  5. 5Israel Command Change
  6. 6Fire in Havana
  7. 7The ‘Explorer’ in Orbit
  8. *Wales V Scotland - Rugby
  9. *East Fife V Hearts

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: General Dayan. DESCRIPTION: Photographed in Jerusalem, the resigning Chief of Staff of the Israeli Army, General Moshe Dayan who won fame for his leadership during the victory in the Sinai desert. His successor is General Lascov, who also fought in this campaign SHOTLIST: After having served for more than four years as head of the Israeli Army, General Moshe Dayan, has resigned his post to go into politics. General M Dayan is handing his post over to General Lascov who has been in charge of the Southern Region of Israel which includes the Negev region. The changing over ceremony took place at the Prime Minister’s residence, in the presence of Mr Ben Gurion, several ministers of state and many army officers. A reception was held after the ceremony.
Keywords
Politics and government; Ceremonies; Military
Locations
Jerusalem; Israel
Footage sources
France
Card file number
72760
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Length of story (in feet)
44
Story extras:
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