War Secretary with Paratroops

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1397

Date Released

12 Mar 1956

Date submitted

6 Mar 1956

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Story No. within this Issue

6 / 12

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Head With Paratroops (First Battalion, the Parachute Regiment) and Deportation of Archbishop Makarios. DESCRIPTION: During his visit to Cyprus, Mr Anthony Head, the Secretary of State for War, paid a visit to the first Battalion, the Parachute Regiment. Latest development in Cyprus is the deportation of Archbishop Makarios. SHOTLIST: SCU Anthony Head. Head handles rocket projector. Shots talking to Sergeant Fell. Slip pan to Archbishop Makarios walking along street. MCU. Various MCU talking to Sir John Harding. CU of Archbishop Makarios. Shots of the devastated streets. Various shots of ‘EOKA’ slogans written on the walls. CU of Archbishop Makarios.

Keywords

Politics and government; Weapons; Ceremonies; Terrorism; Military; Religion and belief

Locations

Cyprus

Card file number

66189

Credits:

Commentator: David Lewis Jacobs
Camera: David W. Samuelson

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