French Cabinet Ministers 1940-1949

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Paris, France.

Crowd of pressmen waiting for the new French Cabinet Ministers to leave the building. Ministers leaving the Chamber of Deputies and stand on steps, posing for photographs. New French President Vincent Auriol talking to the press - no sound.

Various shots of the ministers...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
64220
Sort Number:
UN 1329 C
Time in/Out:
01:23:06:00 / 01:24:14:00
Canister:
UN 1329 C
Film ID:
2175.06
Issue Date:
1940 - 1949

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