• Short Summary

    The ambassadors of Sweden, Norway and Denmark officiated on Friday (3 December) in washington at the opening of the first videophone link-- joining the Scandinavian countries with the U.

  • Description

    1.
    SHOT OF THE THREE AMBASSADORS


    2.
    MAP SHOWING VIDEOPHONE LINK


    3.
    DEAN BURCH SPEAKING WITH PICTURE ON TELEVISION MONITOR


    4.
    GRANDMOTHER SPEAKING TO GRANDCHILD USING VIDEOPHONE




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    Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved

    Background: The ambassadors of Sweden, Norway and Denmark officiated on Friday (3 December) in washington at the opening of the first videophone link-- joining the Scandinavian countries with the U.S. Dean Burch, the chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, inaugurated the service in the presence of the three envoys. Later, a grandmother was allowed to talk to her grandchild using the videophone.

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    Film ID:
    VLVACYS495BZULEANREUL411DF1T0
    Media URN:
    VLVACYS495BZULEANREUL411DF1T0
    Group:
    Reuters - Source to be Verified
    Archive:
    Reuters
    Issue Date:
    03/12/1971
    Sound:
    Unknown
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Colour
    Duration:
    00:01:23:00
    Time in/Out:
    /
    Canister:
    N/A

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