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CABINET MEET AGAIN
Many urgent problems awaited solutions as ministers who had flown back from holidays early arrived at No 10 for a Cabinet Meeting. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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IRAQ-GIANT BARRAGE
A flight over Samarra, to set the scene. The crumbling tower of an ancient mosque are striking landmarks. It's there on the Tigris, that one section of Iraq's vast flood control and irrigation scheme has been carried out - a scheme in...
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BURMA EARTHQUAKE
Recent earthquakes in Upper Burma, sent buildings and ancient Pagodas crashing to the ground. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...
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MOBUTU MEETS NIXON
An important visitor from Africa welcomed at the White House. President Nixon greets Congo-Kinshasa's President Joseph Mobutu making his first official visit to the United States. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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METRIC MEASURES
Great Britain is expected to changeover to the metric system by 1975. The ""Going Metric"" Exhibition in Scotland shows us just what we are in for. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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ITALIAN GESTURES
The Italians are well known for their habit of gesticulating during conversation. A book is on sale in Rome entitled ""Dictionary of Gestures"". Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within...
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POST OFFICE PARCELS
The Christmas rush is on. Particularly for Post Office workers handling the deluge of parcels. They do all they can to see that the mail gets through before December 25th, even if the packages are damaged in transit. At Twickenham, an...
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LORD MAYOR'S SHOW
Thousands line the streets in the City of London for the Lord Mayor's Show. The annual spectacle which combines pageantry and progress. The Office of Lord Mayor of London dates back nearly 800 years. The new Lord Mayor - Sir Peter Studd...
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US STATES ATTITUDE ON PALESTINE
Herschel Johnson defines America's policy on Palestine before the United Nations General Assembly Committee. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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SILLY SEASON - OPENS OVERSEAS
In Minneapolis the Aqua Follies are an attraction. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do...
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PALESTINE EVACUATION
Barbed wire barricades have increased in number on the streets of Jerusalem. British ""non essential civilians"" have been evacuated from Palestine as the tension grows. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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NATURAL HISTORY NEWS
The convention has just been held at Cradell, New Jersey. The chimpanzees in a Paris zoo model for sculptor, Monsieur Barteletti. At the Philadelphia Zoo the polar bear keeps cool by splashing himself and everybody else. From Australia...
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DART EXPERT USES NAILS
At a Charity Darts Tournament in a London pub, Joe Hitchcock display his skill with four inch nails replacing darts. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata...
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REMEMBER! REMEMBER!
The annual celebration of the fifth of November. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not...
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EIRE CHANGES ITS GOVERNMENT
The leader of Fine Gael the chief opposition party, John Costello, is elected in the Dáil as Eire's new Prime Minister. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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THE GERMAN REFUGEE PROBLEM
In Berlin, as in other parts of Europe, they are tackling the refugee problem. With winter coming people need at least a roof over their heads and something to eat. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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BRITISH TROOPS IN GREECE -
The liberation of Greece began with British destroyers operating the Aegean, they were ordered to intercept and destroy enemy shipping trying to evacuate German troops from Crete and the Aegean Islands. The British first landed on the...
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VERSATILE WELLINGTONS - NO SOUND
The famous bomber is now being used for laying mines, here we see it dropping mines in the sea lanes off Tunisia. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of...
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NORTH AFRICA - ALLIES CALL THE TUNE - NO SOUND
Cameramen at all points have gathered from front-line positions. These Movietone pictures of the most momentous ""Combined Operation"", which gives us control of the Western Mediterranean. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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US ARMY CHIEF SEES ARMY CO-OPERATION -
General Marshall with Mr Churchill watches a demonstration of modern tactics. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for...
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MANNEQUINS FOR SOUTH AMERICA VISIT PALACE -
The Board of Trade is sponsoring a visit to South America by nine models representing British Fashion Houses. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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Sir Kingsley Wood visits Violet Melcher Welfare Centre.
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Dictators meet - Hitler and Mussolini.
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Sir James Barrie laid to rest.
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