Israel Proclaimed (First Pictures)

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

1799

Date Released

27 May 1948

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Princess Goes to Coventry
2. 2Israel Proclaimed (First Pictures)
3. 3Churchill Unveils Abbey Memorial
4. 4Korea Holds Its First Election
5. 5Derby Hopes by Clive Graham
6. 6C of I Trailer: "Family Guide"

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Summary

David Ben-Gurion becomes first Prime Minister of Israel, proclaimed at Tel Aviv. After capture of Acre, Jewish forces cease fire as requested by UNO.

Keywords

Politics and government; Ceremonies; Independence movements

Library number

16946

Length of story (in feet)

236

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