Unissued / unused material - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown.
Konakry, Guinea, Africa
Aerial view, short shot of Guinea. Various shots showing Government chief and his cabinet at a meeting following Guinea saying "No" to an association with France in the recent French...
Unissued / unused material - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown.
Konakry, Guinea, Africa
Aerial view, short shot of Guinea. Various shots showing Government chief and his cabinet at a meeting following Guinea saying "No" to an association with France in the recent French referendum.
Constantine, Algeria
High shot of huge crowds in the Place de la Breche listening to the French Prime Minister, General Charles De Gaulle after the Algerian decision to stay associated with France. LS Crowds clapping. Various shots of General de Gaulle on balcony making speech, good cut-in shots of crowd listening and applauding. LS De Gaulle in Citroen waving to crowds.
Corsica, France
MS De Gaulle walking through crowds of people, shaking hands. Various good shots of crowds clamouring to see de Gaulle and waving and taking photographs. High shot, pan across vast crowd of 50,000. Crowds. Various shots de Gaulle making speech and driving past crowds in car.
Note: Date on original record: 08/10/1958. This material may also include De Gaulle's visit to Marseilles where 200,000 came to see him. "He walked first to the place where the King of Yugoslavia was assassinated and then up the Canebiere to the Prefecture to address the crowd."
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Various shots of De Gaulle arriving at the airport in his Citroen, saluting the Guard of Honour, and boarding his plane for a tour of French African territories. He is seen off by several Ministers.
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