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Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 4
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Prime Ministers Meet. DESCRIPTION: The Commonwealth Conference, held at Lancaster House, was opened by Britain’s Prime Minister, Mr Macmillan. Seen here are Mr Macmillan; India’s Premier, Mr Nehru; Tunku Abdul Rahman (of Malaya); Mr Menzies (Australia); the Prime Minister of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Sir Roy Welensky; Mr Holyoake from New Zealand; Field Marshal Ayub Khan, who, as President, so recently welcomed the Queen to Pakistan; Mrs Bandaranaike of Ceylon, the first woman to attend such a gathering; Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, the first Nigerian premier to attend; Mr John Diefenbaker (Canada); and Dr Verwoerd, Prime Minister of South Africa. SHOTLIST: GV Key Scene. GV Macmillan waving. CU Macmillan, Sandys and Rahman. CU Menzies CU same and Welensky. CU Menzies CU Ayub Khan CU Diefenbaker and Nigerian Prime Minister. GV Verwoerd arrives. CU Verwoerd and Welensky. CU Verwoerd. GV group of Prime Ministers. GV flags (S. Africa). MCU Macmillan arrives. GV Houses of Parliament. MCU same. GV Makarios leaving. CU Cyprus flag.
- Keywords
- Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Conferences; Religion and belief
- Locations
- London; England; Lancaster House
- Card file number
- 82093
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Jeffrey K. Shearley
- Camera
- John Davies
- Length of story (in feet)
- 111
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