Franco-Belgian Frontier: French Customs Strike Halts Traffic At Border Points.

Franco-Belgian Frontier: French Customs Strike Halts Traffic At Border Points. 1970

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Short Summary

Heavy traffic built up at border points all along the French-Belgian frontier on Thursday as French customs officials went on a 24-hour strike for better pay and working conditions.
Description

1.
GV Frontier post
0.06

2.
SCU Customs officers
0.13

3.
LV Car arrives at checkpoint
0.18

4.
CU Signs (3 shots)
0.26

5.
TRACKING SHOT. & MV Vehicles parked nearby (3 shots)
0.48

6.
CU Signs on lorries (3 shots)
0.53

Initials KM/VS/PN/SGM

Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved

Background: Heavy traffic built up at border points all along the French-Belgian frontier on Thursday as French customs officials went on a 24-hour strike for better pay and working conditions.

The strike was scheduled to end on Friday (29 May) but the customs men then resumed a go-slow started earlier this week.

No checks were made at Paris' Orly and Le Bourget airports or at Nice airport. At Marseilles, a shipload of Israeli passengers walked unchecked past the only customs officer on duty.
Tags
- FRANCO-BELGIAN
- FRONTIER:
- FRENCH
- CUSTOMS
- STRIKE
- HALTS
- TRAFFIC
- BORDER
- POINTS.
Data

Film ID:

VLVA527PI2W9YM6XM69DZJ81ZFGF5

Media URN:

VLVA527PI2W9YM6XM69DZJ81ZFGF5

Group:

Reuters - Including Visnews

Archive:

Reuters

Issue Date:

28/05/1970

Sound:

Unknown

HD Format:

Available on request

Stock:

Colour

Duration:

00:00:52:00

Time in/Out:

/

Canister:

N/A

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Franco-Belgian Frontier: French Customs Strike Halts Traffic At Border Points. 1970