Cyprus - Arms Recovery 1956

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Nicosia, Cyprus.

GV. Soldiers climbing out of a jeep and starting to unload the captured arms. SV. Troops squatting on the ground examining pistols. GV. Group carrying rifles and bren guns and sticking them in a pile. CV. Troops emptying bullets out of a bag onto a heap on the ground. SV....

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
31998
Sort Number:
56/047
Time in/Out:
01:53:52:00 / 01:54:24:00
Canister:
56/47
Film ID:
591.27
Issue Date:
11/06/1956

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