Mendes-France Visits Us 1954

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Unissued / Unused material.

Title - 'Mendes-France visits US for high talks'.

Prime Minister of France Monsieur Mendes-France arrives in Washington. United States of America (USA).

LS Mendes-France alighting from plane at night, and is greeted by Richard Nixon and John...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
78618
Sort Number:
UN 2700 C
Time in/Out:
01:45:09:00 / 01:46:00:00
Canister:
UN 2700 C
Film ID:
2640.11
Issue Date:
1954

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