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Names in the News: Admiral Lord Mountbatten

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1326
Date Released
1 Nov 1954
Date submitted
27 Oct 1954
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1British Troops Leave Trieste
  2. 2Hurricane Aftermath
  3. 3Names in the News: Dickie Valentine Weds
  4. 4Names in the News: Mr Huan Arrives
  5. 5Names in the News: Buxton and Finch
  6. 6Names in the News: Admiral Lord Mountbatten
  7. 7A New Kind of Bikini
  8. 8Monastic Modes
  9. 9The Queen Mother in New York
  10. *The Queen Tours Yorkshire

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 9
Section Title
Names in the News
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lord Mountbatten to Give Up Command. DESCRIPTION: Admiral Earl Mountbatten of Burma has been appointed First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff. SHOTLIST: Various shots of ships at sea.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Leeds.
Keywords
Military
Locations
Burma
Footage sources
Library
Card file number
62118A
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
39
Story extras:

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