Trouble in Belgium

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1648

Date Released

2 Jan 1961

Date submitted

29 Dec 1960

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Trouble in Belgium
2. 2Schoolboys’ Own
3. 3Tally-Ho!
4. 4Australia Keeps Davis Cup
5. 5France’s 3rd Bomb

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Trouble in Belgium. DESCRIPTION: Brussels, Liege, Antwerp and other cities tell the same story: public services disrupted, and, in places, paralysed, strikers parading through the streets, and police and troops anticipating serious trouble. The strike and the demonstration began as a protest against the Government’s austerity programme. This itself was due to the damage done to the Belgian economy by events in the Congo. Soon, the strike appeared to be an all-out challenge to the Government by the Socialist-controlled unions. The situation was so grave that King Baudouin decided to fly back with Queen Fabiola from their honeymoon in Spain. SHOTLIST: Key scene. TS strikers parading through the streets. GV same. GV another. MS pan same. MS same carrying banners. MCU pan same CU same. MLS mounted police on guard. BS same watching strikers. GV strikers. MS mounted police. MLS Belgium forces standing by in case of trouble. TS parading strikers. LS same. MS same. GV Same MLS same CU same. MS banner. MS strikers with banners. MCU banner. LS parading strikers. MLS same MS same MS strikers pan to forces. MS same MC forces. GV parading strikers. Pan same. MS strikers. GV same MLS same.

Keywords

Politics and government; Economics; Demonstrations; Labour relations; Riots; Military

Locations

Belgium

Footage sources

France

Card file number

81645

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

123

Story extras:

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