Premier Shastri
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 4
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Premier Shastri. DESCRIPTION: A tribute to Mr Shastri, Prime Minister of India for just under two years. He died in Tashkent, a few hours after signing a new agreement for peace with Pakistan, of a heart attack. Leaving London to attend his funeral, Earl Mountbatten, representing the Queen and George Brown, Minister of Economic Affairs for the Government. SHOTLIST: GV front of India House. LA flag at half mast on India House. MS Pakistan coat of arms over Pakistan Embassy. LA Pakistan flag at half mast. MCU photograph of Premier Shastri. Pan Lord Mountbatten last Viceroy of India and Mr Brown board aircraft. CU news cameraman. MLS RAF Transport Command Comet taxiing. Library - 9 frame optical. MS Mr Shastri disembarks from aircraft at London Airport. CU motor cycle policeman. MS Mr Shastri being greeted. MS Mr Shastri walking to VIP lounge. MS Mr Shastri being interviewed by the press. CU ditto. MS press photographers outside No 10 Downing Street. MS Mr Shastri and Mr Harold Wilson outside No 10. MCU ditto. MS ditto. GV statesmen gathered in the garden of No 10. CU Mr Shastri in the garden of No 10. CU President Ayub Khan in garden of No 10. LS guns firing. MS ditto. MS ditto. MLS troops move forward. Pan wrecked building and refugees. MS ditto. CU Premier Shastri. MCU Premier Shastri talking to U Thant, UN Secretary General. CU Premier Shastri talking.
- Keywords
- Politics and government
- Locations
- London
- Footage sources
- Library
- Card file number
- 90671
- Credits:
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- Camera
- John Mould
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 197
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