Miniature War Staged For King Abdullah 1949

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Full title reads: "Miniature War Staged For King Abdullah".

Army School of Infantry, Warminster on the Wiltshire Downs.

MV King Abdullah of Trans Jordan with his Minister of Defence, Fawzi Pasha Mulki and party arriving at the School of Infantry. MV Crowd of soldiers looking on. SV...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
46316
Sort Number:
49/069
Time in/Out:
01:45:23:00 / 01:46:40:00
Canister:
49/69
Film ID:
1421.31
Issue Date:
29/08/1949

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