Learning on ScreenMovietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Iran - Anglo-Soviet Control
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- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
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- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 5
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Iran - Anglo-Soviet Control. DESCRIPTION: The new Shah is sworn-in, Mohammed Riza Pahlavi is well disposed towards Britain. Meanwhile, a hundred miles north west of Tehran the British and the Russian troops meet near Kazvin. SHOTLIST: General views of Tehran and the Swedish flag flying over the former German Embassy. Russian and Indian troops enter on foot and in armoured cars flying the Union Jack. The Prime Minister, MA Forough arrives and so does the military governor Field Marshal Amir Ahmadi. Then Mohammed Riza Pahlavi arrives and is sworn in. At Kazvin, Allied troops meet. Major General Slim meets General Senenko and then the troops fraternise and ride in each others tanks. The officers address the men and later there is a dinner. One shot shows Nazi luggage being removed.
- Keywords
- Royalty; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Food and cooking; Ceremonies; Military
- Card file number
- 41452
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Alec Tozer
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 108
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