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Vital Conference Opens

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1644A
Date Released
8 Dec 1960
Date submitted
5 Dec 1960
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Springboks Win First Test
  2. 2Lumumba Arrested
  3. 3Vital Conference Opens
  4. 4West Country Floods
  5. 5SS Oriana

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Vital Conference Opens. DESCRIPTION: Lancaster House, London: Britain’s Prime Minister came to open the conference called to review the Federation’s constitution, a vital and difficult conference, as he emphasised in his opening address. In addition to Dr Hastings Banda, leader of the Malawi Congress Party of Nyasaland and Sir Roy Welensky, Prime Minister of the Rhodesia and Nyasaland Federation, African delegates included Kenneth Kaunda, a leader from Northern Rhodesia, Mr Joshua Nkomo of Southern Rhodesia, Sir Edgar Whitehead, Southern Rhodesia’s Premier, Mr Nkumbula, African National Congress, and for the United Kingdom, Iain Macleod, Duncan Sandys and the Premier. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS Dr Banda arrives at Lancaster House. CU Sir Roy Welensky at Lancaster House. CU Mr Macmillan same. LAS Doorman. CU Dr Banda. MS Dr Banda. MS Mr Kenneth Whitehead. MS Mr Nkrumbula. MS Iain Macleod and Duncan Sandys and Mr Macmillan. MS Duncan Sandys and Mr Macmillan. CU Mr Macmillan. GV conference. MS Macmillan speaks recorder. MS delegates. MS Macmillan speaks recorder. GV conference on Rhodesia.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Conferences
Locations
London; England
Card file number
81512
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Camera
Ken Taylor
Camera
Len Waldorf
Length of story (in feet)
158
Story extras:

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