General Westmore Visits 1969

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General Westmoreland Visits. London.

L/S guard of honour lined up outside Ministry of Defence as General Westmoreland's car arrives. C/U two guardsmen. L/S General Westmoreland (Chief of State United States Army) takes salute to Officers on pavement and in front of Guard of Honour. L/S of Guard...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
57463
Sort Number:
69/076
Time in/Out:
01:08:10:00 / 01:08:49:00
Canister:
69/76
Film ID:
2227.09
Issue Date:
18/09/1969

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