Amnesty Offered To Mau Mau 1955

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Kenya, Africa.

SV. Kikuyu Home Guard arriving on the Nyeri show ground, & SCU. SV. Tribal police arriving. SV. Native crowd. SV. Tribesmen in native dress. CU. Ceremonial spear, pan to warrior in head dress, of black ostrich feathers, & CU. SV. Pan, the Governor Sir Evelyn Baring and the Commander...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
30373
Sort Number:
55/009
Time in/Out:
01:51:20:00 / 01:52:37:00
Canister:
55/9
Film ID:
499.41
Issue Date:
31/01/1955

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