Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Destroyers and "Atlantic Line"

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

589

Date Released

16 Sep 1940

Date submitted

12 Sep 1940

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: President Roosevelt on New Bases for USA
2. 2Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Destroyers and "Atlantic Line"
3. 3Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The First Lord’s Fighting Speech
4. 4Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Realm Remains Resolute

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Section Title

Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Destroyers for Britain. DESCRIPTION: The warships that have been traded for eight strategic sites on the Atlantic coast from Newfoundland to South America. SHOTLIST: President Roosevelt announces historic trade with Great Britain - the US receives strategic sites for Naval and Air Bases, in return for warships. Pictorial analysis of the new line of defence created by the addition of the 8 bases from Newfoundland to British Guiana.

Keywords

Politics and government; Ships and boats; Aviation; Foreign relations; Industry and manufacture; Navy; Military

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

39716

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

79

Story extras:

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