The Budget - Sir John Simon Speaks 1939

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Full titles read: "THE BUDGET - SIR JOHN SIMON SPEAKS"

L/S's of Sir John Simon the Chancellor of the Exchequer holding the red budget case. M/S's of Simon giving speech in the Pathe studio. He explains that decisions made in the budget where as a result of increased spending on defence which...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
19259
Sort Number:
39/034
Time in/Out:
01:42:11:00 / 01:44:08:00
Canister:
39/34
Film ID:
1007.44
Issue Date:
27/04/1939

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