Mao Grooms Successor - China

Series

Series Name

Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.

59/47

Date Released

11 Jun 1959

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Queen Visits Portsmouth
2. 2It’s Easy on Two Wheels - Paris
3. 3Mao Grooms Successor - China
4. 4Belgium Acclaims Princess - Brussels
5. 5A Railway Triumph - Southern Area

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

Chinese dictator nominates Liu Shao-Chi for top post.

Keywords

Politics and government

Locations

China; Peiping

Footage sources

Metrotone

Length of story (in feet)

68

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