Colonial Secretary Visits Cyprus

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1395A

Date Released

1 Mar 1956

Date submitted

28 Feb 1956

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Ireland V Scotland
2. 2Maritime Affairs: Ferry Boat Icebreaker
3. 3Maritime Affairs: New Tanker
4. 4Maritime Affairs: Hmas Melbourne
5. 5Colonial Secretary Visits Cyprus
6. 6Aqua Jumping
7. 7Marching to the Mosque
8. 8Britain’s Guided Missile

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Colonial Secretary Visits Cyprus and the Blues Arrive. DESCRIPTION: Paying a brief visit to Cyprus, Mr Lennox-Boyd was met by the Governor, Field Marshal Sir John Harding. The Colonial Secretary had gone to Cyprus to obtain first hand information. Also arriving in Cyprus, some six hundred officers and men of The Blues, the Royal Horse Guards. SHOTLIST: Night - Mr Lennox-Boyd being greeted by Sir John Harding. CU of Lennox-Boyd. Slip pan. Boat coming into Famagusta Harbour carrying men of the ‘Blues’, the Royal Horse Guards. CU Lieutenant Colonel, the Marquess Douro. Various shots of men disembarking from the boat. MSL men marching carrying their kitbags.

Keywords

Politics and government; Colonialism; Military

Locations

Cyprus; Famagusta; Nicosia Airport

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

66125

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

72

Story extras:

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