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Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Occupation of Iran

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
642A
Date Released
25 Sep 1941
Date submitted
Sep 1941
Date submitted
22 Sep 1941
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Latest US Battleship Tries Her Guns
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: King of Greece Comes to Britain
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Mr Maisky Sees Tanks for the Soviet
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Mr Churchill Greets French Boy Refugees
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Middle East C-In-C Visits Syria
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Occupation of Iran
  7. 7Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Tobruk Today

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Iran Occupied. DESCRIPTION: The Allied troops occupation of Iran has secured the world’s largest oil refinery at Abadan against the Axis powers. SHOTLIST: Shots of troops among them Indians. In the harbours are gun-boats, some wrecked and some still undamaged. At Abadan, the oil refineries are under guard and the pipe line is guarded by British troops.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Industry and manufacture; War damage; Occupied territories; Navy; Military
Card file number
41347
Credits:
Camera
Alec Tozer
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
61
Story extras:

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