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General view and SGV of the Steel Plant.


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Various shots of the top, the towers with flags, etc.


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The owners of the Steel Plant, three self-made brothers, the Angelopoulos Brothers, receive the crowd of guest, Ministers, Diplomats, politicians, journalists and friends. Various shots.


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The Greek Royal Family arrives at the plant.


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The King, the Queen, Crown Prince Constantine and Princess Irene are welcomed by the three brothers Angelopoulos. Some CUs of the King and the Queen.


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The royal family standing before the orthodox priest who conducts the religious service of the blessing of the Blast Furnace. Various shots and CUs of the King, the Queen and the Crown Prince.


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The royal family standing and in the foreground the orthodox priest.


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The King takes a torch and lights the furnace of the Steel Plant. A new industry has been inaugurated in Greece.


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Various shots of King Paul, Queen Frederika, Prince Constantine and Princess Irene near the Furnace inspecting the plant.


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A general view of the magnificent and up-to-date Blast Furnace of the private enterprise of these three progressive brothers.




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Background: The King has inaugurated today the first Blast Furnace of Greece which will produce iron and steel directly out of iron ore of the greek soil.The 35.000.000 -million-dollar worth Blast Furnace will produce some 300.000 tons of steel, which, means a 40-million-dollar economy on foreign currency.The inauguration of this Steel Plant opens another way to the Greek Industry.This is the second heavy unit after the Hellenic Shipyards and their 100.000-ton dry dock.The machinery and construction in general has been made possible thanks to the help of British, German and American engineers and machineries.After the usual blessing of the Plant by an Orthodox priest, the King lit the furnace.