Eastern Affairs

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1350
Date Released
18 Apr 1955
Date submitted
14 Apr 1955
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Bannister Honoured
  2. 2News in Brief: Pat Smythe in Algiers
  3. 3News in Brief: Flying Platform
  4. 4News in Brief: Austrians Go to Moscow
  5. 5News in Brief: Famous Film Dog
  6. 6Atomic Rescue Exercise
  7. 7Eastern Affairs
  8. 8Eastern Affairs
  9. 9Eastern Affairs
  10. 10Royal Tour of Lancashire

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 10
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Opening of Kotri Bridge. DESCRIPTION: Mr Ghulam Mohammed (Governor General of Pakistan) himself went to Kotri to open the lower Sind barrage - one of the most important irrigation schemes in the world. SHOTLIST: Governor Ghulam Mohammed alighting from car. Greeting VIPs. Crowd. CU of the Governor. Model of the Kotri Barrage. CU. GVs of the Barrage.
Keywords
Politics and government; Ceremonies
Locations
Pakistan; Kotri
Footage sources
Central Office of Information
Card file number
63292
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
38
Story extras:
Film clip

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