Saar Says No

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1377A

Date Released

27 Oct 1955

Date submitted

25 Oct 1955

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Wales V England
2. 2Saar Says No
3. 3Cyprus - Latest Despatches
4. 4Jack Meets Ivan
5. 5The Body Beautiful
6. 6State Visit of the President of Portugal
7. *Scotland - League Cup Final
8. *Rugby Union - Wales V British Lions

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Saar Voting and Electoral. DESCRIPTION: The long disputed coal mining territory of the Saar is right in the news again, because of the recent referendum. Voting was heavy, ninety six per cent of the electorate. SHOTLIST: GV various street scenes in Saarbrucken. CU posters saying Ja and Nein. CU people posting their vote. CU Dr Schneider voting. CU Hoffman voting. CU policeman pushing heckler. CU more electoral posters.

Local distribution only

Not shown in Wales.

Keywords

Mining; Labour relations

Locations

Germany; Saarbrucken

Footage sources

France

Card file number

64962

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

90

Story extras:

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