Keeping The Peace 1951

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Written by Lambton Burn. Edited by Arthur Michelin. Recorded by George Newberry. Spoken by Bob Danvers-Walker.

Farmyard scene. A young man leaves home and goes to the recruiting office. He swears an oath. Anglo-French Treaty being signed by five nations in 1947 (Great Britain, Holland, Belgium,...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
70713
Sort Number:
DOCS
Time in/Out:
01:49:04:00 / 01:58:35:00
Canister:
DOCS
Film ID:
1611.05
Issue Date:
1951

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