Colombo Opens New Chapter for Commonwealth

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
50/6
Date Released
19 Jan 1950
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Desert Parade Commemorates Algiers Conquest
  2. 2Weatherman Takes a Holiday
  3. 3Air News
  4. 4Colombo Opens New Chapter for Commonwealth
  5. 5Truculent: Mystery of the Missing Hour

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
The Commonwealth Conference ends in Colombo. From one of the countries under discussion - Indo-China - comes pictures of the surrender of more Chinese troops, while in Indo-China’s capital, Emperor Bao-Dai takes over control of the country from the French.
Keywords
Royalty; Colonialism
Footage sources
British Paramount News
Pathe New York
Length of story (in feet)
179
Story extras:
Film clip
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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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