French Lose Naval Base 1955

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Haiphong, North Vietnam (Indochina).

GV. Pan, demonstration taking place in street. Masses of the native population all wearing straw hats which they hold high in the air and make a peculiar formation on the screen. French Police are pushing the demonstrators back, & SV. CU. In centre of mob,...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
30777
Sort Number:
55/041
Time in/Out:
01:18:05:00 / 01:18:51:00
Canister:
55/41
Film ID:
525.10
Issue Date:
23/05/1955

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