Britain Honours Ike 1949

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Full title reads: "Britain Honours Ike".

British Armed Services honour General Dwight D Eisenhower at a dinner at the Dorchester Hotel, London. Fellowship of US - British Comrades (British Armed Services) meeting.

SV Viscount Trenchard and Lord Archibald Wavell walking through doorway...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
45655
Sort Number:
49/003
Time in/Out:
01:30:53:00 / 01:33:19:00
Canister:
49/3
Film ID:
1403.15
Issue Date:
10/01/1949

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British Pathe captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck.
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The Duke of Edinburgh has many talents, but it is his unique way with words that often receives the most attention. 
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