Refugee Story 1959

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Unissued / unused material.

This is the second half of item "Refugee Story" - for first half of story please see *PM2726* (film id 2726.20).

London.

Various shots lorries delivering massive parcels and packages to Oxford Committee for Famine Relief London Depot. Men and women...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
80378
Sort Number:
UN 3229 A
Time in/Out:
01:00:00:00 / 01:03:25:00
Canister:
UN 3229 A
Film ID:
2728.01
Issue Date:
1959

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