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CU Aircraft taxiing in, King Hassan and son walk forward (2 shots
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SV French President Giscard d'Estaing and wife out of aircraft and greeted by King and other officials
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CU Flags of both nations and French President introduced to other officials (2 shots)
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LV Guard of honour
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TRAVEL SHOT FROM Crowd lining route TO King and President waving from open car (3 shots)
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TRAVEL SHOT Crowd lining route (3 shots)
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SV & LV king and President waving from car as they pass crowd (4 shots)
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SV Mounted horse guards
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SCU King and President on foot shaking hands with members of crowd
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CU PAN King and President walk to building
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Background: French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing arrived in the Moroccan capital, Rabat, on Saturday (3 May) for a three-day official visit to an enthusiastic welcome.

This was the first visit by a French Head of State to Morocco since the protectorate was abolished 19 year ago.

King Hassan was at the airport to meet President Giscard d'Estaing and his wife. After the formal welcome, the two Heads of State drove through crowed streets to the Royal Guest Palace, where the French President was due to stay.

The 14-kilometre (9-mile) route from the airport to the Palace was lined with thousands of cheering Moroccans, including tribesmen on horseback.