Korea - Operation "Comeback" 1954

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Panmunjom & Seoul, Korea.

SV towards ex-Chinese and North Korean prisoners of war marching to railway station. SV POW's carrying banners and flags. GV POW's marching across countryside. LV arch, reception party waiting. SV POW's shaking hands with officer. CU general Sir Richard Hull watching...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
29370
Sort Number:
54/010
Time in/Out:
01:23:45:00 / 01:25:50:00
Canister:
54/10
Film ID:
154.12
Issue Date:
01/02/1954

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