To Alan – August 29 – Visiting the Egyptian Border
“I saw many captured Egyptian tanks; some that were destroyed and left exactly as they fell.”
VISITING THE EGYPTIAN BORDER
Thursday, August 29, 1957
Dear Alan,
It’s Thursday morning now but I began the letter last night. As I told you in my last letter I was going down to the Negev. We had a jeep and went all along Israel’s border with Egypt and just for kicks went up to some of the U.N. soldiers inside Egypt and asked them for a drink of something cold.
We then went and visited oil fields and other things like Negba Ashkelon etc. I saw many captured Egyptian tanks; some that were destroyed and left exactly as they fell. Too bad in 1948 we didn’t have some tanks and planes or they really would have taught them a better lesson.
Are you a good boy? Either the mailman is lazy or else you are because I haven’t received any mail from you for about two weeks.
Love Your Pal Bob
David’s Comments:
Add link to HU Mt. Scopus and Givat Ram. Getting to Mt. Scopus during Jordanian rule.
The need to build Givat Ram since access to Mt. Scopus too dangerous.