Learning on ScreenThe Baghdad Pact
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Baghdad Pact Meeting. DESCRIPTION: Representatives of five nations met at Lancaster House, London, to discuss a crisis. Mr Macmillan, who presided, opened the meeting with a tribute to King Feisal. Present were: Dr Eqbal, Prime Minister of Iran, Mr Noon, Prime Minister of Pakistan, and Turkey’s Premier Mr Menderes with Mr Dulles. The United States, though not yet a full member of the Pact, has now undertaken the heartening news, when reading the declaration. Then, the declaration was signed by the members of the Baghdad Pact. SHOTLIST: GV buildings and flags. CU flags. MS delegates and Prime Minister enters. CU flags in front of PM. CU Mr Macmillan speaks. Closer same. CU Iran label. CU delegate. CU Pakistan label. MS delegates. CU United Kingdom label. CU Prime Minister. CU Turkey label. MS delegates. CU United States label. CU minister. GV delegates. Same. CU two delegates (2). MS US delegate. MS Prime Minister talks to next man. CU PM. MS same speaks. CU same. MS delegates pan to PM. MS delegate signs (3). MS flags pan to delegates.
- Keywords
- Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Foreign aid; Crime; Military
- Locations
- London; England; Lancaster House
- Card file number
- 74514
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
- Camera
- Len Waldorf
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Camera
- Norman Fisher
- Length of story (in feet)
- 224
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