Eisenhower Hands Over To Ridgway. 1952

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S.H.A.P.E. Headquarters, Marne, France.

EISENHOWER HANDS OVER TO RIDGWAY.

GV. Ceremony in ground of S.H.A.P.E. Headquarters. LS British troops on parade. LS. General Matthew B Ridgway (c-in-c Atlantic Pact Forces) and General Dwight Eisenhower (Republican Presidential candidate and...

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Cataloguer:
Virginia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
69868
Sort Number:
UN 2441 L
Time in/Out:
01:59:10:00 / 02:00:26:00
Canister:
UN 2441 L
Film ID:
2595.28
Issue Date:
1952

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