24-Hour General Strike In Belgium 1960

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Brussels, Belgium.

Documentation on file, regarding 24 hour general strike.

MS. as crowds marching along street, with policemen mingling with crowd. Various GVs. and high angle shots of massed crowds marching through streets of Brussels.

(F.G.)

Data

Cataloguer:
Agnew
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
84863
Sort Number:
UN 3331 G
Time in/Out:
01:11:15:00 / 01:13:07:00
Canister:
UN 3331 G
Film ID:
2952.07
Issue Date:
1960

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