Is It Peace? 1948

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Full title reads: "IS IT PEACE?"

Orly Airport, Paris France. Several long shot of the soldiers carrying coffin with body of Count Bernadotte, assassinated UNO's Palestine negotiator towards hangar - probably out of plane. Secretary General of United Nation Organisation, Mr Trygve Lie, and another...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
46903
Sort Number:
48/078
Time in/Out:
01:20:18:00 / 01:23:44:00
Canister:
48/78
Film ID:
1438.16
Issue Date:
27/09/1948

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