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SAFE IN BRITAIN
Safe home after imprisonment in Yugoslavia, Philip Dobson, driver of the Student coach which crashed last year while he was at the wheel. ® Asylum in Britain could be the object of Danny the Red, the exiled French student leader. We...
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BREEDING COUNTS
Britain leads the world in preserving the purity of the Arab Horse. The Society devoted to this aim holds its annual show at Kempton Park. The infusion of Arabian blood is an essential element in the quality of many of the finest...
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ROME GREETS ALLIED ARMIES -
First pictures of the capture of Rome, show Allied troops driving through the centre of the city. General Clark soon arrived to be met by Marshal Juin commander of the French forces. Shortly after the allied entry into the city, a vast...
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BIG THREE AT INVASION
General Eisenhower, Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder and General Montgomery witness invasion exercises. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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ROME OURS -
Rome has fallen to the Allies, the first European capital to be freed from Hitler's grasp. 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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TITO'S JUGOSLAVIA -
The village of Dravar, Bosnia has changed hands between the Germans and Yugoslav Partisans no less than six times. Marshal Tito's headquarters are hidden away near to Dravar. Here we see the first pictures of the Marshal, with him are...
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EL ALAMEIN REUNION
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GENERAL EISENHOWER'S FAREWELL
Arriving at London Airport with his wife, General Eisenhower had a few friendly words to say before driving to London. In the capital, he was received by the Queen Mother and later had luncheon with the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh. In...
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ROME MEETING OF NATO
The eighth meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation was held in Rome. It was attended by the Foreign, Defence and Economic Ministers of the Member States. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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NEWS FROM USA - KENTUCKY DERBY
A rank outsider wins the classic of the year at Churchill Downs, ""Ponder"" comes up the straight like an express train, leaving the other horses standing. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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AMERICAN CAPTAIN FOR R & A
Francis Ouimet, the first American ever to be made Captain of the Royal & Ancient Golf Club, went through the ancient ritual when he drove himself into office at St. Andrews. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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LAST TRIBUTE TO MARSHAL DE LATTRE
After the religious service in Notre Dame, the State Funeral procession moved slowly through Paris to the Invalides. After his death, General de Lattre de Tassigny had been raised to the rank of Marshal of France. Disclaimer: British...
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CAPTAIN CARLSEN & THE ""FLYING ENTERPRISE""
Enthusiastic crowds gathered at the Danish Club in London to see Captain Carlsen arrive for the reception held there in his honour. He was greeted by the Danish Ambassador, Count Reventlow, who presented his with the Officers' Cross of...
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The End of the Flying Enterprise
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""FLYING ENTERPRISE"" NEARS PORT
The Story of the ""Flying Enterprise's"" progress was making almost hourly news, as the powerful tug ""Turmoil"" towed her slowly towards port. When the ""John W Weekes"" came in to Plymouth, the ship's company had eye-witness stories to...
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THE ""FLYING ENTERPRISE""
Survivors of the ""Flying Enterprise"" were landed at Rotterdam and some of them later left by air for Britain. In spite of the perilous position of the American freighter, her captain had remained alone on board for nearly a week when...
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THE BALL OF THE CENTURY
The 17th-Century Labia Palace on the Grand Canal in Venice, bought and restored by a Spanish millionaire, was the scene of what has been called ""the ball of the century"". Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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PRIME MINISTER OFF TO AMERICA
After many difficulties and hold-ups, the ""Queen Mary"" left Southampton with Mr Churchill on board, also in the party to accompany him to the United States were Field Marshal Slim, Mr Gifford, the American Ambassador, and Mr Eden....
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KOJE - ISLAND OF TROUBLE
General van Fleet, United Nations Commander of the 8th Army in Korea, has paid a personal visit to the notorious POW Camp on Koje Island. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either...
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PARIS MEETING OF BIG FOUR
The Palais de Chaillot in Paris - the meeting place of the sixth United Nations General Assembly, and Mr Trygve Lie, the General Secretary, is seen with M Schuman on the eve of the gathering of delegates from all over the world. Mr...
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GENERAL RIDGEWAY IN PARIS
When General Ridgeway arrived in France with his wife and son, he was welcomed at Orly Airport by Defence Minister Monsieur Pleven, General Eisenhower and Field Marshal Montgomery. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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BONN SIGNING
Dr Adenauer, Federal Chancellor of West Germany, met Monsieur Schuman (French Foreign Minister), the American Secretary of State, Mr Acheson, and Mr Eden for the signing of the four-nation contractual agreement in Bonn. Disclaimer:...
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Society Beauty Has Brilliant Wedding
Miss Margaret Whigham marries Mr C Sweeney of US golf fame, at Brompton Oratory. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced...
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""LITTLE MO's"" WIMBLEDON WARDROBE
With her trainer, Miss ""Teach"" Tennant, and Designer Teddy Tinling, Maureen Connolly has been having fun looking over the clothes she'll wear at Wimbledon. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...