Cuba - The World Waits

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1743

Date Released

29 Oct 1962

Date submitted

26 Oct 1962

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Story No. within this Issue

1 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The World Waits. DESCRIPTION: President Kennedy’s urgency in launching his blockade underlined a determination to prevent - at almost any cost - Cuba’s missile build-up. British experts now agree that these pictures show an extensive consolidation, and the President is in no doubt of its purpose. World reaction to the Russian build-up and the President’s steps against it brought many appeals to reason and restraint. U Thant, acting Secretary General of the United Nations, appealed to Khrushchev and Kennedy for a truce pending negotiations. From North Wales, Lord Russell made his own appeal. Mr K’s reply indicated his desire for a Summit Meeting. SHOTLIST: Key scene. Bow on navy ship. CU sailor looking through gunsight. MS gun mounting swivels round. CU map. CU Kennedy - speech. CU map - Kennedy speaking. CU another map - Kennedy speaking (3 shots) missile firing. CU Kennedy speech. MS (2 shots) marines out of plane. CU marines (3 shots) marines. GV pan down UN building. MCU U Thant speaking (3 shots). GV mountains of North Wales. GV Lord Russell’s house. MCU Lord Russell interviewed. MCU Lord Russell is handed a piece of paper (2 shots). Castro and Khrushchev.

Researcher Comments

JF Kennedy’s speech: The purpose of these bases can be none other than to provide a nuclear strike capability against the Western Hemisphere. The characteristics of these new nuclear sites indicate two distinct types of installation, several of them include medium range ballistic missiles capable of carrying a nuclear warhead for a distance of more than one thousand nautical miles. It shall be the policy of this nation to regard any nuclear missile launched from Cuba against any nation in the Western Hemisphere as an attack by the Soviet Union on the United States, requiring a full retaliatory response upon the Soviet Union.

Keywords

Politics and government; Weapons

Locations

United States of America; Wales; Port Madoc

Footage sources

United States of America
Great Britain

Card file number

85381

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

171

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