Unveiling Ceremony Of Croix De Lorraine… 1957

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Dorset Square, London.

Cut-in shots of crowds. French V.I.P. waiting for the Queen Mother Elizabeth. Flags. Crowds. Guards marching by. MS. CU. French paratroopers. MS. CU. Mr. Harold Macmillan. MS. French Minister of the Interior Bourges-Maunoury arrives and shakes hands. Elevated shot of...

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Cataloguer:
Agnew
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
83582
Sort Number:
UN 2977 A
Time in/Out:
01:08:13:00 / 01:11:30:00
Canister:
UN 2977 A
Film ID:
2888.06
Issue Date:
1957

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