Mps Abroad - In Malaya 1954

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Port Swettenham, Malaya (Malaysia).

SV Sir Robert Boothby and Mr Ralph Assheton in launch. SV launch moving away from shore. SV launch moving down river, & LV with Sultan's Palace in background. SV interior, Assheton and Boothby sitting with the Sultan of Selangor. SCU Assheton and Sultan....

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
29914
Sort Number:
54/075
Time in/Out:
01:49:52:00 / 01:50:45:00
Canister:
54/75
Film ID:
184.35
Issue Date:
27/09/1954

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