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Portugese [Sic] President in France

Series

Series Name
War Office Official Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.
323-1
Date Released
31 Oct 1917
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Admiralty Official Film: The King Attends ‘Divisions’
  2. 2Nottingham’s Gift to New Zealand
  3. 3Portugese [Sic] President in France
  4. 4Service for Fighting Men
  5. 5Clapham Junction of the War

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
[SUBTITLE]: "President Machado accompanied by President Poincare made a tour of the French Western front and at Verdun presented the Mayor with an Order, as a souvenir of the glorious defence of that famous fortress." Machado, Poincaré and other dignitaries walk past. Machado awarding medal to mayor of Verdun. Machado and Poincaré entering carriage. They see ruined town and march past of French troops.
Keywords
Politics and government; War damage; Local government; Military; Awards and honours
Length of story (in feet)
68

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Film Archive

Name
Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive
Email
film@iwm.org.uk
Web
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/film
Phone
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Fax
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Address
Lambeth Road
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Notes
The IWM also preserves the original nitrate film copies for the World War II period of British Paramount News, Gaumont British News and Universal News.
Series held
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Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
For BFI National Archive enquiries:
nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
For commercial/footage reuse enquiries:
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Web
http://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web
Phone
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Fax
020 7580 7503
Address
21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN
Notes
The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
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