Malaya Command Changes

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1408A

Date Released

31 May 1956

Date submitted

28 May 1956

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Guards Memorial
2. 2King Feisal in Morocco
3. 3Malaya Command Changes
4. 4Shipping Notes - New Liner Test
5. 5Shipping Notes - Jap Whaler Here
6. 6Zero Hour at Bikini
7. 7England Routs Germany
8. *Lord High Commissioner in Glasgow

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: General Bourne’s Departure. DESCRIPTION: A special parade in Malaya, with Malays impeccably smart for the occasion, which was the farewell to Lieutenant General Sir Geoffrey Bourne, now leaving his post as Director of Operations. The General, who is to become Commander in Chief, Middle East Land Forces, said goodbye to a number of distinguished residents, who gathered to see him off. SHOTLIST: Various shots of troops marching. MCU Sir Geoffrey Bourne. Shots of Sir Geoffrey Bourne inspecting troops. Flags flying. Shots of troops marching past. Geoffrey Bourne saluting. Australian troops past camera. Geoffrey Bourne and his wife saying goodbye to VIPs. CU Geoffrey Bourne. Geoffrey Bourne shakes hands with Sir Donald MacGillivray. Geoffrey Bourne in plane. People waving. Plane flying in the air.

Keywords

Ceremonies; Military

Locations

Malaya

Footage sources

Central Office of Information

Card file number

67114

Credits:

Commentator

David Lewis Jacobs

Length of story (in feet)

78

Story extras:

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