Commonwealth Goes Gay 1965

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Item title reads - Commonwealth goes gay.

Commonwealth Arts Festival. London.

Pan across Trafalgar Square. M/S Commonwealth Flags. Interior shots of Banqueting House in Whitehall where people are assembled for the opening. Various shots of High Commissioners, C/U Malayan Minister....

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
55829
Sort Number:
65/076
Time in/Out:
01:03:48:00 / 01:07:11:00
Canister:
65/76
Film ID:
1818.04
Issue Date:
19/09/1965

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