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 SCU Jebb addressing sitting making accusations against Russia indirectly in their request for UNO troops to be withdrawn.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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