Winston Churchill Speech 1940

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Winston Churchill speech (May 19th 1940).

"I speak to you for the first time as Prime Minister in a solemn hour for the life of our country, of our empire, of our allies, and above all, of the cause of freedom."

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
65459
Sort Number:
UN 2234 C
Time in/Out:
01:16:12:00 / 01:16:29:00
Canister:
UN 2234 C
Film ID:
2290.07
Issue Date:
1940

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