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He'd been told to meet his chief Count Folke Bernadotte, for a conference between Arabs and Israeli. He was a day behind his chief.

11 seconds sound clip from the Destination Freedom - Peace Mediator classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:01:13 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- The toughest job in the year 1948, was that of mediator in the blazing dispute between the growing new nation of Israel and the Arab states of Palestine.

- Inheritor of this job was Dr. Ralph. Bunche, grandson of a slave and now acting mediator for the United Nations in Palestine.

- In a chapter entitled Peace mediator, Destination freedom tells the story of Dr. Ralph Bunche.

- He had come to the wide western edge of Asia.

- Peace plans in his pockets and the permission of the United Nations.

- He'd been told to meet his chief Count Folke Bernadotte, for a conference between Arabs and Israeli. He was a day behind his chief.

- And in the hot Palestine noon day, phoned ahead in a desperate effort to pick-up his lost time.

- Operator! Operator, please hurry! Please.

- I am ringing, Sir. I am ringing.

- Are you ringing the right number?

- I am ringing Count Folke Bernadotte office in Jerusalem, Sir.

[...]

Destination Freedom Sound Clip

Destination Freedom Radio ShowQuotes with audio clips from Richard Durham's Destination Freedom old-time radio program, Radio's Black Legacy, 1948-1950.

Actors: Oscar Brown Jr., Studs Terkel, Janice Kingslow, Wezlyn Tilden

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