Cyprus - Turk Meets Greek

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1399A
Date Released
29 Mar 1956
Date submitted
23 Mar 1956
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Royal Diary - Gala Performance
  2. 2Royal Diary - The Coventry Visit
  3. 3Royal Malay Wedding
  4. 4Prince Rainier Returns
  5. 5News in Brief: Cairo Train Crash
  6. 6News in Brief: Theron Home
  7. 7News in Brief: Soviet Security Chief
  8. 8News in Brief: Malenkov at Calder Hall
  9. 9National Sensation Analysed
  10. 10Cyprus - Turk Meets Greek
  11. *Celtic V Clyde - Football
  12. *Wales V France Rugby

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
10 / 10
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cyprus - Turk Meets Greek. DESCRIPTION: Attacks by Greek Cypriots on their Turkish neighbours in the village of Visilia. SHOTLIST: The day after attacks by Greek Cypriots on their Turkish neighbours in the village of Visilia, that large numbers of Turks gathered in Nicosia to engage in retaliation. The riot squad of the Royal Warwicks used tear gas bombs to disperse the demonstrators. Crowds in streets. SCU riots squads of Warwicks, dispersing. Tear gas bombs. SCU throwing and kicking. Smashing chairs bikes etc. Kicking paper about.
Keywords
Demonstrations; Riots; Military
Locations
Cyprus; Nicosia
Card file number
66391
Credits:
Commentator
David Lewis Jacobs
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
101
Story extras:
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