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MR BEVIN'S CONFIDENCE IN PACT
In New York, Mr Bevin speaks on the Atlantic Pact. 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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MOSLEY MARCH CLASHES
At Dalston and Tottenham, the police had a little trouble with anti-Mosley crowds. Several arrests were made. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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ARMY CELEBRATES VE ANNIVERSARY
The largest column of troops to march through London since the victory celebrations. At Ludgate Hill, women of the Communist Party tried to break up the procession by running between the ranks of troops. Disclaimer: British Movietone is...
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LONDON DOCK STRIKE - MENS DECISION
After several weeks of idleness in dockland, the strikers met at Victoria Park, Hackney and decided to return to work, under conditions which they set out. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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AUSTRALIAN STRIKE LEADERS GET GAOL
Documents were seized by the Australian CID to try and detect where the strikers received their funds. Mr Chifley and Dr Evatt arrive in Sydney from Canberra to consider the position. Meanwhile demonstrations in the streets continue....
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Calling at the White House to present his credentials, Dr Vladimir Prochazka, the new Czech Ambassador, was picketed by exiles from his own country. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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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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SOUTH AFRICA UNION LEADER ARRESTED
Outside Johannesburg City Hall, many thousands of supporters had come to protest against government action concerning the General Secretary of the Garment-Worker's Union. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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TROUBLE IN GOA
It's reported Goanese police opened fire, after repeated warnings. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical...
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KHRUSHCHEV AT UN
The United Nations came right into the picture, when Mr Khrushchev visited New York. Seen here arriving with an impressive escort, the Soviet Premier had previously drawn world attention to this occasion. Having announced that he had an...
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MOROCCAN RISING
In many areas of Morocco, troops were fully engaged in hunting down all who had taken part in the uprising. A massacre has already taken place. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within...
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ORDEAL BY FIRE
A lifeboat enclosed within a shell of heat-resistant plastic has been developed by Bristol Aeroplane Plastics for saving lives during tanker fires at sea. 6,000 gallons of kerosene were pumped into an artificial lake at Pinewood Studios...
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SOUTH AFRICA - PROTEST
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A TALE FROM VIENNA
The tale started with a torchlight procession: an Austrian student corporation, said to be holding fast to some form of Nazism as a political creed, celebrated the 200th anniversary of the birth of Schiller with a parade. This birthday...
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COMPLAINT FROM THE KERB SIDE
This shows the vigil of a Vietnamese, who stayed in a car living on water only for three weeks, as a protest to the housing shortage in America. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within...
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ARGENTINA - NEW LEADER ACCLAIMED
Large crowds in Buenos Aires filled the Plaza de Mayo as General Eduard Lonardi assumed the Presidency of Argentina. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata...
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FIRE KILLERS
A concrete pit containing oil and petrol was used to demonstrate the latest fire fighting techniques at a factory in Middlesex. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video...
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""THE HELLER""
A new anti-tank gun called ""The Heller"" is the answer to any iron-clad in existence. It's been designed and developed in Canada. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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FRENCH STUDENTS WANT VENICE!
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THE MARCH TO ALDERMASTON
In Trafalgar Square, on Good Friday, an Easter crusade for Nuclear Disarmament. This was the starting point; for the four-day, fifty-mile march to Aldermaston. There were several thousand marchers: and as they approached their...
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""RED FLAG RUMPUS""
It is St. Pancras Town Hall, London. Mr Lawrence, the Socialist leader of the council went in early on May the First and hoisted the Red Flag. It was without the hammer and sickle, but, all the same, Britain has her Union Jack! Students...
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BRITISH CONSULATE SACKED
Flags at half mast in Crete, after the deportation of Archbishop Makarios. The islanders tried to destroy the British Consulate. Police prevented them from burning it down. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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THE CYPRUS TALKS
London Airport: Greeks and Cypriots had gathered in some force to greet Archbishop Makarios who, on arrival, was quite prepared to make a statement. ® The Cyprus Conference was being held at Lancaster House, and the first arrival was Mr...
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CAR WORKERS DEFY PICKETS
Many operatives drove to work as usual in spite of the BMC strike. At a Birmingham area factory, for instance pickets were on the job, but employees who'd decided to defy Union instructions carried on. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...