Strasbourg - Britain’s War-Time Premier Welcomed

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1054A
Date Released
18 Aug 1949
Date submitted
15 Aug 1949
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Disastrous Ecuador Earthquake
  2. 2Strasbourg - Britain’s War-Time Premier Welcomed
  3. 3Angela Lansbury’s London Wedding
  4. 4Arsenal Ground for Cricket
  5. 5Galway Bay Air-Liner Rescues
  6. *International Sports - Barry’s Great Title

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Council of Europe - Strasbourg. DESCRIPTION: On arrival at the Council of Europe Mr Churchill is greeted with a kiss from an Alsatian girl. Inside the conference M Spaak is elected President. Outside in the Place Kleber, Churchill addresses thousands from the balcony, speaking in French. SHOTLIST: GV. Strasbourg. M Herriot stands in open car. Bevin arrives. Churchill arrives (kissed by French girl). Interior of the Council chamber. CU various personalities. M Spaak of Belgium voted Chairman. Churchill on balcony addresses huge crowd "warns them he will speak in French - To the effect that the idea of forming a European Parliament is to stop aggression" etc.
Keywords
Politics and government; Diplomacy
Locations
Strasbourg
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
52401
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
176
Story extras:
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