Cyprus - Offer to Terrorists

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1421

Date Released

27 Aug 1956

Date Other

Aug 1956

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Suez Conference Ended
2. 2Model Engineering
3. 3News in Brief: Israel Cd
4. 4News in Brief: A Boost for the Valiant
5. 5News in Brief: Water Skiing - A New Twist
6. 6Beauties on Parade
7. 7Beauties on Parade
8. 8A Logman’s Holiday
9. 9Cyprus - Offer to Terrorists

Story

Story No. within this Issue

9 / 9

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cyprus - Offer to Terrorists. DESCRIPTION: The news from Cyprus has been fluctuating from almost day to day. For the moment, terrorism has been called off. The Government response to the situation was prompt. An offer was made to the terrorists, but the terrorist leader at once rejected it. So it seems that the Security Forces still have to deal with the menace of EOKA. SHOTLIST: GV street. CU newspaper headline EOKA Truce Call report. 8 shots of soldiers removing barbed wire barricades. GV line of cars in narrow street. Several shots of wives of British servicemen walking freely in streets and shopping. GV soldiers load leaflets onto jeep. 3 shots distributing leaflets. CU leaflet on ground. 3 shots Cypriots reading leaflets. GV street. LAS soldier in guard post. MCU ditto - (x3).

Keywords

Independence movements; Terrorism

Locations

Cyprus

Card file number

67989A

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

John Davies

Length of story (in feet)

98

Story extras:

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