Eisenhower Signs Declaration On Formosa… 1955

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White House, Washington DC and United Nations Headquarters, New York, USA and Formosa, Nationalist China aka Taiwan. Cut story with American commentary.

MS, CU. American President Dwight Eisenhower signing a declaration to defend Formosa the White House in Washington. CU. Eisenhower's signature...

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Cataloguer:
Jane
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
79233
Sort Number:
UN 2710 J
Time in/Out:
01:15:15:00 / 01:16:56:00
Canister:
UN 2710 J
Film ID:
2666.10
Issue Date:
1955

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