India Decides 1946

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Item title reads - India decides.

M/S of Sir Stafford Cripps and Lord Pethick-Lawrence on their return from India. Navy Chief Lord A.V. Alexander gets off the aeroplane and is greeted by his wife, daughter and young niece Jennifer. He walks along and makes speech saying they have made progress...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
45683
Sort Number:
46/053
Time in/Out:
01:14:18:00 / 01:15:42:00
Canister:
46/53
Film ID:
1404.09
Issue Date:
04/07/1946

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British Pathe captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck.
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