Malaya’s New Director of Operation

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1090A

Date Released

27 Apr 1950

Date submitted

25 Apr 1950

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Trailer: a Mortal Shock
2. 2Scouts Parade for Their Majesties
3. 3More Cubs - This Time Tiger
4. 4Britain’s Snowfall
5. 5Dock Strike - Servicemen Take Over
6. 6Malaya’s New Director of Operation
7. 7Boxing
8. *Scottish Cup - Rangers Do It Again
9. *Willington Victorious in Amateur Cup Final
10. *Fai Cup Final at Dalymount Park
11. *Opening of New Domestic Science College

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Malaya’s New Director of Operations. DESCRIPTION: The situation in Malaya is undoubtedly grave and success or failure in the operations there must effect all South-East Asia. Latest arrival at Kuala Lumpur is General Briggs, the newly appointed Director of Operations. SHOTLIST: KS. LIBRARY - Troops in boat along jungle waterway. CU native prisoner. CU British soldiers in jungle uniform. Aerial of jungle shows smoke rising from same. Troops pass along water enveloped each side by the jungle. Troops walk along single file through hilly country. Plane lands and taxies at airport. General Sir Harold Briggs alights (in civilian clothes) shakes hands with army officer in uniform. SCU Briggs.

Keywords

Military

Locations

Kuala Lumpur

Footage sources

Library
Malayan Film Unit

Card file number

53614

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

95

Story extras:

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