Mr Hore Belisha War Minister On National… 1939

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Note: Probably filmed in the Pathe studio.

Full titles read: "MR HORE-BELISHA (WAR MINISTER) ON NATIONAL DEFENCE"

M/S's of Mr Hore-Belisha sitting at a desk. He talks about how Britain has transformed itself from a small army into "a great military power". He tells the nation not to...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
14370
Sort Number:
39/041
Time in/Out:
01:28:01:00 / 01:28:58:00
Canister:
39/41
Film ID:
1011.30
Issue Date:
22/05/1939

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