German Ambassador In London 1938

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London.

The new German Ambassador Herr Von Dirksen comes out of a building (German Embassy?) and gets into a semi-state Landau. He is driven to Buckingham Palace to present his credentials to King George VI. A large crowd stands outside Buckingham Palace to see the Ambassador arrive.

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
17160
Sort Number:
38/037
Time in/Out:
01:05:53:00 / 01:06:21:00
Canister:
38/37
Film ID:
965.08
Issue Date:
09/05/1938

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