Egyptians Attack Evacuating Anglo/french… 1956

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Port Said.

Documentation on file regarding Egyptians attacking evacuating Anglo/French forces. In answer to Nasser's Radio-Cairo boast that the Egyptian Navy had sunk the French Battleship 'Georges Leygues' a group of Egyptian officers (POWs) are taken for a visit of the new 'ghost' ship the...

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Cataloguer:
Agnew
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
82826
Sort Number:
UN 2920 H
Time in/Out:
01:00:00:00 / 01:00:47:00
Canister:
UN 2920 H
Film ID:
2846.01
Issue Date:
1956

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