United Nations, Security Council Official Records, Fourth Year, Special Supplement No. 1. Lake Success (New York), June 1949. English and French.
Official publication of the United Nations Security Council (No. S/1302/Rev.1), containing the full text of the Armistice Agreement between Israel and Jordan, signed on April 3, 1949, by Moshe Dayan and Colonel Ahmed Sudki El-Jundi in the island of Rhodes.
Bilingual edition, printed in English and French. Original paper wrappers, with the UN emblem on front cover. Accompanied by reproductions of the two original border maps – the Jerusalem Division Map and the "Green Line" Map – drawn in colored pencils, preserved by the UN and adopted as the official border maps of the State of Israel:
· Map of the Division of Jerusalem (Map No. 201-X) – Drawn by Moshe Dayan and Jordanian Legion Commander Abdullah El-Tell. The original map was prepared on November 30, 1948, on the floor of a house in the Musrara neighborhood, and was intended as a temporary measure (Dayan marked the Israeli positions in red pencil, El-Tell the Jordanian positions in green). Though intended as provisional, this map remained the only document demarcating the division of the city. Upon signing of the agreement, the penciled lines became the international division lines of Jerusalem. The present reproduction faithfully copies both original lines.
· Israel-Jordan Border Map – the "Green Line" (Map No. 200.2-X) – Created during the Rhodes armistice negotiations (printed on two sheets). Like the Jerusalem map, this map was also drawn in pencil following various drafts and deliberations, and signed at the bottom by Moshe Dayan and Jordanian delegate Ahmed Sudki El-Jundi. Contrary to its historic name, the original line was drawn in blue pencil – and reproduced as such here, with signatures. According to the testimony of cartographer Moshe Brawer, who covered the talks as a journalist, it was Dayan who drew the line.
The margins of each map are printed with the note: "Photo-offset reproduction at the same scale by the United Nations from an officially signed map in full colors" (in five languages).
Booklet: 10 pages. Approx. 31.5 cm / Jerusalem Map: approx. 106.5X111.5 cm / Map of Israel (two sheets): approx. 64.5X102 cm; approx. 64X86.5 cm. Booklet in good condition, with light stains, creases, and minor tears to wrapper edges and map sleeve. Upper edge of booklet unevenly trimmed. Maps in good condition with folds and creases. Both maps folded and housed in paper pocket affixed to inside cover.
See: "The Creator of the Hebrew Atlas Reveals the Story Behind the Map", by Maya Pollak, Makor Rishon, November 3, 2017 (Hebrew).
