When Israel Stole Its Own Missile Boats from France

With a French arms embargo preventing the export of much needed Sa'ar class missile boats to Israel, retired-Rear Admiral Mordechai Limon, head of Israel’s Defence Mission in Paris pulls off an outrageous deceit. Israeli sailors will steal their own vessels from the French port of Cherbourg and sail them all the way to Israel. But how did Limon pull off the great deception of the French Government?

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France Israel - Vessels - Cherbourg ships From : 26/07/1965 Until : 23/03/1969 reference : 2208/1999 record number : 50 ==
Procurement and supply procurement Yam - Steel - the contract ( Cherbourg ship ) SAMT From : 26/07/1965 Until : 31/07/1965 reference : 402/2005 record number : 153 ==
Operation Noah-ships Cherbourg the map and the slide were transferred to the map collection in the archive and numbered: 55636. From : 29/12/1969 Until : 11/01/1970 reference : 440/1973 record number : 72