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THE DRAMA OF PALESTINE

The Drama Of Palestine (1948)

Ordinary people live in a background of war in Palestine.

WORLD AT YOUR ELBOW

World At Your Elbow (1948)

Bomb attack in Jaffa; Burma celebrates independence; Britain resumes coal...

GDYNIA - POLES AND WIVES GO HOME

Gdynia - Poles And Wives Go Home (1948)

Polish war veterans with British wives go home.

PALESTINE'S FLEET STREET GUTTED

Palestine's Fleet Street Gutted (1948)

Terrorists blow up Palestine Post building in Jerusalem.

PALESTINE DEFIES PEACEMAKERS

Palestine Defies Peacemakers (1948)

Exclusive shots of illegal armies at training.

CEYLON GAINS INDEPENDENCE

Ceylon Gains Independence (1948)

Ceylon attains Dominion status, Duke and Duchess of Gloucester attend...

PEOPLE IN CAMERA - WASHINGTON D. C.

People In Camera - Washington D. C. (1948)

General Eisenhower retires from military service.

 

 

TWICKENHAM - RUGBY

Twickenham - Rugby (1948)

Navy beat Army 9-8 at rugby match in Twickenham attended by the King and...

PALESTINE EVACUATION BEGINS

Palestine Evacuation Begins (1948)

Fifteen hundred troops leave Haifa as British evacuation starts.

WATER JETS CLEAR MINEFIELD aka WATER CLEARS MINEFIELD

Water Jets Clear Minefield AKA Water Clears Minefield (1948)

British troops and German POW's work...

FAREWELL TO INDIA - 1ST BATTALION SOMERSET LIGHT INFANTRY LEAVE INDIA

Farewell To India - 1st Battalion Somerset Light Infantry Leave India (1948)

Last British...

BRITAIN DISPUTES CHILEAN CLAIM

Britain Disputes Chilean Claim (1948)

Britain objects Chilean inauguration of army base at Greenwich...

AROUND BRITAIN - RADLETT - HANDLEY PAGE HASTINGS

Around Britain - Radlett - Handley Page Hastings (1948)

Britain's largest and fastest troops...

GREECE GETS THE TOOLS

Greece Gets The Tools (1948)

Greece receives American aid - food and tools.

PATHE REPORTER MEETS...

Pathe Reporter Meets... (1948)

John Parsons meets Monty, George Strauss and Noel Johnson + King visits...

BRITAIN HONOURS F.D.R. aka ROOSEVELT'S MEMORIAL UNVEILED - Short Version

Britain Honours F.D.R. AKA Roosevelt's Memorial Unveiled - Short Version (1948)

Roosevelt's...

ROOSEVELT'S MEMORIAL UNVEILED - Long Version

Roosevelt's Memorial Unveiled - Long Version (1948)

Roosevelt's Memorial unveiled in London - Long...

IMBER STAYS KHAKI

Imber Stays Khaki (1948)

Village of Imber, evacuated in 1943 is to be retained by the Army for training...

PALESTINE UNDER ARMS aka PALESTINE DEFIES SOLUTION

Palestine Under Arms AKA Palestine Defies Solution (1948)

Jews and Arabs suffer casualties as...

PATHE FINDS THE FLEET

Pathe Finds The Fleet (1948)

Naval - Air Force combined manoeuvres in North Sea - exercise 'Dawn'.

EARL WAVELL BECOMES TOWER CONSTABLE

Earl Wavell Becomes Tower Constable (1948)

Ceremony of appointing Lord Wavell the Constable of the...

WORLD AT YOUR ELBOW

World At Your Elbow (1948)

Quirky news from France and Florida.

FIELD MARSHAL SMUTS AT NORTHOLT

Field Marshal Smuts At Northolt (1948)

Field Marshal Smuts talks about South African elections for...

THE MESSAGE OF CAEN

The Message Of Caen (1948)

Anniversary of D-day landings marked - French President and British...

GOODBYE SERGEANT MAJOR aka KING MEETS

Goodbye Sergeant Major AKA King Meets "The Voice" (1948)

King visits Sandhurst Military Academy.

OLYMPIC FLAME LEAVES GREECE

Olympic Flame Leaves Greece (1948)

Olympic flame, symbol of Olympic Games, leaves Greece and starts...

THEY MAKE 'EM BIGGER AND BIGGER

They Make 'em Bigger And Bigger (1948)

World's largest airliner takes 186 sailors on flight across...

THE KING INSPECTS CADETS IN TRAINING

The King Inspects Cadets In Training (1948)

King attends cadets manoeuvres at Aldershot.

69 US JET FIGHTERS ARRIVE - ON NORMAL TRAINING

69 Us Jet Fighters Arrive - On Normal Training (1948)

69 American jets and flying personnel...

THE SPIRIT OF DIEPPE

The Spirit Of Dieppe (1948)

Sixth anniversary of raid of Dieppe marked.

BERLIN CAULDRON SIMMERS

Berlin Cauldron Simmers (1948)

In the Potsdamer Platz riots start as Russians declare war on black...

BERLIN SPLIT WIDENS

Berlin Split Widens (1948)

Tension mounts in Berlin.

IS IT PEACE?

Is It Peace? (1948)

Roundup of the political news.

BRITAIN SHOWS WHITE ENSIGN aka THE FLEET SHOWS ITS MIGHT

Britain Shows White Ensign AKA The Fleet Shows Its Might (1948)

Home Fleet stages manoeuvres in...

ERNEST BEVIN ADDRESSES UN

Ernest Bevin Addresses UN (1948)

Ernest Bevin addresses UNO assembly at Paris Conference.

SGT LEWIS GETS HIS BOWLER

Sgt Lewis Gets His Bowler (1948)

The demobilisation of Lewis, the mascot goat of Halton RAF School.

THE ARMY ASKS - C.B. OR THE CANE?

The Army Asks - C.B. Or The Cane? (1948)

'Confined to barracks' or caning as punishment - asks...

CITY OF BUILDERS

City Of Builders (1948)

Poles rebuilding their capitol - everyone is working.

ARMY APPRENTICE RECRUITMENT - TRAILER

Army Apprentice Recruitment - Trailer (1948)

Army urges people to send their children to Army...

KING INSPECTS TERRIERS aka THE KING INSPECTS THE TERRIERS

King Inspects Terriers AKA The King Inspects The Terriers (1948)

King reviews the territorial...

OPERATION COMBINE

Operation Combine (1948)

America's Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force join in massive military...

MR FAWKES COMES TO TOWN

Mr Fawkes Comes To Town (1948)

East End children remember Guy Fawkes.

THE CROSS OF COURAGE

The Cross Of Courage (1948)

Nation remembers the dead of the two world wars.

ROME / WASHINGTON

Rome / Washington (1948)

Beaver breading farm in Rome & US Navy uniforms fashion show in Washington.

ONE MINUTE NEWS - SOUTH DAKOTA

One Minute News - South Dakota (1948)

New US Army tank named General Patton tested in America.

BRITAIN STEPS UP AIRLIFT

Britain Steps Up Airlift (1948)

Britain increases air supply of Berlin.

MONTY MOVES INTO PARIS H.Q.

Monty Moves Into Paris H.Q. (1948)

Field Marshal Montgomery visits France to meet his French...

BERLIN READY FOR WINTER

Berlin Ready For Winter (1948)

Berlin, still under Soviet blockade, getting ready for winter.

WORLD CITIZEN INTERRUPTS U.N.O.

World Citizen Interrupts U.N.O. (1948)

Self proclaimed first citizen of the world interrupts UN...

RED SWEEP CHINA

Red Sweep China (1948)

Chinese civil war communists advancing - Madame Chiang goes to US to ask for help.