Irrigation Project

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1440A

Date Released

10 Jan 1957

Date submitted

7 Jan 1957

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Night Express Crashes
2. 2Highlights of the Second Test
3. 3British Honour for Adenauer
4. 4Two-Way Traffic
5. 5Irrigation Project
6. 6The Swans Return
7. 7Commonwealth Fashions
8. 8Arsenal Through
9. *Replay 3rd Round - in Arrears

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Irrigation Project. DESCRIPTION: A new irrigation scheme has just been inaugurated by President Jimenez of Venezuela. The new project is expected to increase the yield of the region by over 500 per cent. SHOTLIST: Panning shot over Irrigation scheme. Shot of President Himenez. LS water entering the dam. Various shots. Aerial over the dam.

Keywords

Politics and government; Engineering

Locations

Venezuela

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

69360

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

54

Story extras:

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