Flash Point - Indonesia

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1858
Date Released
11 Jan 1965
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Harvest of the Sea
  2. 2Flash Point - Indonesia
  3. 3On the Mat
  4. 4The Romany Bug

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Flashpoint - Indonesia. DESCRIPTION: Men of the Second Battalion, the Parachute Regiment, leave Lyneham Airport in Wiltshire, bound for Singapore. These are some of the reinforcements destined for Malaysia to strengthen her defence against Indonesia. The Federation of Malaysia which is a nation of ten million people was formed in 1963. SHOTLIST: Medium shot of troops leaving Lyneham. General view of troops in Malaya. Pan up of flag being hoisted in Malaysian Independence celebrations. Crowds rioting. Crowds smashing up and burning cars. Religious emblem carried through streets. Medium shots of native girls. Pan close up of map of East Indies. Natives fighting. Workers in tea plantation. Close up of cup for collecting rubber. Tin mining. Tanks crossing fields. Medium shot of men firing from trench. President Sukarno. Indonesian troops march past. Mr Sukarno and Mr Khrushchev. Workers in ammunition factory. Stack of explosives and shells. British troops boarding plane. Aircraft taxiing.
Keywords
Military
Locations
United Kingdom; Indonesia; Malaya; Lyneham; Jakarta
Footage sources
Various
Card file number
89222
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
308
Story extras:
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