Perl Harbour Enquiry 1945

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United States of America (USA).

Title reads "Washington - Headlines for History!"

Close up shots of the newspaper headlines reading 'Pearl Harbour Enquiry Opens!' & 'Jap Secret Messages Before War Revealed'.

Congressional comity leading enquiry on Pearl Harbour attack. Close...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
62839
Sort Number:
UN 1440 A
Time in/Out:
01:39:55:00 / 01:40:57:00
Canister:
UN 1440 A
Film ID:
2086.18
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