Flying Into The News 1946

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Item title reads - Flying into the news.

M/S of flying boat coming to a stop on the water. M/S as Lord Pethick-Lawrence emerges followed by Sir Stafford Cripps. They walk along the jetty and Lord Pethick-Lawrence makes a speech about India saying it too early to judge the situation but they...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
45684
Sort Number:
46/054
Time in/Out:
01:16:05:00 / 01:18:43:00
Canister:
46/54
Film ID:
1404.10
Issue Date:
08/07/1946

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