Korea - United Nations Continue the Task

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1107

Date Released

21 Aug 1950

Date submitted

17 Aug 1950

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Personalities in the News
2. 2Reg Harris - Champion Again
3. 3Wash and Polish for Big Ben
4. 4Mystery of the Batory
5. 5Mr Attlee Says No
6. 6Korea - United Nations Continue the Task

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Korea - United Nations Continue the Task. Australian Recruits for Korea. DESCRIPTION: The debate at Lake Success where Sir Gladwyn Jebb comments on North Korean aggression. In Australia a special force is recruited to fight under the United Nations’ flag in Korea. In Sydney, stores are loaded aboard the destroyer Warramunga before leaving for Korean waters. Superforts attack Seoul also the munitions centre of Hungnam in North Korea. SHOTLIST: KS. CU UNO emblem. GV UNO seated at Lake Success, SCU of Malik & Russian party. MS Sir Gladwyn Jebb. SCU Jebb. SCU Jebb addressing sitting making accusations against Russia indirectly in their request for UNO troops to be withdrawn. In Sydney, Australia, various shots of men rejoining their regiments, being medically examined, weighed, heights taken; fitting out with uniforms, one tries on a hat. Stores & equipment being loaded aboard "Warramunga". Sailors loading tin hats etc. on board ship. At Seoul shooting up transport lines of communication. Aerial Superfortresses in formation. Aerial of them all dropping their bombs simultaneously on munition centre of Hungnam, North Korea. Bombing enemy near the Naktong River. Good Scenes - Recruit receiving medical examination. Recruits being X-rayed. Blood pressure being taken. Doctor examines their teeth.

Keywords

Aviation; Navy; Military

Locations

Australia; Korea

Footage sources

United States of America
Australia

Card file number

54200

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

254

Story extras:

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