North African Meeting

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1486A

Date Released

28 Nov 1957

Date submitted

25 Nov 1957

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Lovely Grub
2. 2Cyprus Hide-Out
3. 3Paris Talks
4. 4North African Meeting
5. 5Priority for Paratroops
6. 6Ship Explosion
7. 7Bush Fires
8. 8The Snark’s Big Test
9. *The Prince’s Visit

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Arrival of President Bourguiba. DESCRIPTION: Flying from Tunis to Rabat, President Bourguiba was welcomed by the King of Morocco in person. The meeting of these two North African leaders, marking the friendship and collaboration of their two countries, led to their joint offer to act as mediators in the Franco-Algerian war. SHOTLIST: GV street. GV interior. MS Bourguiba & Mohammed seated. Same. LS tea being served. GV interior. MS Bourguiba takes leave of Mohammed. MS Bourguiba arrives at airport. LS at attention during National Anthem. Closer same. CU Moroccan flag. LS Guard of Honour. MS same. MS Bourguiba on steps of aircraft. LS tailplane of aircraft. LS aircraft taxies.

Keywords

Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Foreign relations; Ceremonies; Military

Locations

Morocco

Footage sources

France

Card file number

72205

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

60

Story extras:

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