Lord Gort On Iceland 1940

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Full title reads: "LORD GORT ON ICELAND".

London & Iceland.

Lord Gort sitting at his desk speaking about his visit to Iceland. His speech continues over images of British troops in Iceland.

Close up shot of a map showing the position of Iceland. Various shots of the British...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
21325
Sort Number:
40/102
Time in/Out:
01:56:10:00 / 01:57:42:00
Canister:
40/102
Film ID:
1063.49
Issue Date:
19/12/1940

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