Nasser Says No

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1423A
Date Released
13 Sep 1956
Date submitted
11 Sep 1956
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Nasser Says No
  2. 2News in Brief: British Miners in Russia
  3. 3News in Brief: The Snark
  4. 4News in Brief: For Crossing Rivers
  5. 5News in Brief: Floods Ruin Crops
  6. 6News in Brief: The Lights of Blackpool
  7. 7Malays Troop the Colour
  8. 8Bluebird at Coniston
  9. 9Salute to the Few

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Nasser Says No. DESCRIPTION: Mr Menzies (leader of the Five Power Delegation in Cairo) failed to persuade Colonel Nasser to modify his uncompromising policy, regarding the future of the Suez Canal. Parliament was recalled to hear the Prime Minister’s report. SHOTLIST: Mr Menzies walks into the building. MCU Mr Menzies with Nasser. Menzies leaving building. Slip pan to London Airport. Mr Menzies alights from plane and then walks down the steps. Slip pan to Mr Menzies making a speech - Its task was to take the proposals of the 18 powers at the London conference, put them to the President of Egypt, explain them, illustrate them and persuade him if possible to agree, but on the hard central core in principal he would not agree. Long arguments, detailed arguments, arguments too enthrow??, the answer is that Egypt will have nothing to do with any peaceful solution in the Canal issue which doesn’t leave Egypt the sole and undisputed master of the whole of the operations of the Canal, subject only to the 1888 convention. LS of the Houses of Parliament from across the river. MCU of Big Ben. LS of the Houses of Parliament.
Keywords
Politics and government
Locations
Egypt; Cairo; London Heathrow Airport
Card file number
68192
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Norman Fisher
Soundman
Reginald C. Sutton
Commentator
Reginald C. Sutton
Length of story (in feet)
159
Story extras:
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