Mr Biddle And King Haakon - 1942 1942

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Description

London.

Various shots of Mr Biddle, American Ambassador to Poland (later to UK) and King Haakon of Norway at a meeting in Norwegian Embassy in London.

Data

Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
60490
Sort Number:
UN 308 F
Time in/Out:
01:15:38:00 / 01:16:49:00
Canister:
UN 308 F
Film ID:
1693.06
Issue Date:

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