London - Directors Hear Mountbatten Festival… 1959

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Title reads: "Directors hear Mountbatten".

Royal Festival Hall, London.

Institute of Directors meeting. G/V Royal Festival Hall. G/V interior: 3,000 guests, all company directors, applaud as the announcement is made of Lord Mountbatten's forthcoming speech. L/S Lord Mountbatten rising...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
50985
Sort Number:
59/090
Time in/Out:
01:33:06:00 / 01:35:07:00
Canister:
59/90
Film ID:
1599.23
Issue Date:
09/11/1959

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