Hector Mcneil At UN 1947

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Various shots of Hector McNeil, British Secretary of State, addressing a general plenary session of UNO (United Nations Organisation) when he made his historical attack upon Russian tactics (natural sound). He states that Soviet...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
74346
Sort Number:
UN 1855 A
Time in/Out:
01:33:54:00 / 01:42:20:00
Canister:
UN 1855 A
Film ID:
2200.11
Issue Date:
1947

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