The New Leaders

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1912

Date Released

24 Jan 1966

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The New Leaders. DESCRIPTION: Movietone takes a look at the changing scene of Commonwealth leaders. Mrs Indira Gandhi, daughter of the late Pandit Nehru, now becomes, after the death of Mr Shastri, leader of the Indian people. In a military uprising, the rumoured murder of Prime Minister Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa of Nigeria. At the end of a record term of office for any Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies of Australia, retires, and we take a look at his long political career and his successor Harold Holt, who at 57, succeeds him to the Premiership. SHOTLIST: UPI Copyright - Pan Mrs Indira Gandhi. CU Mrs Gandhi talking - India. MCU Mrs Gandhi sitting down - India. Pan starving children walking - India. CU mother and child - India. TS starving people camped on pavement - India. MS starving women - India. MCU starving man - India. Pan Mrs Gandhi - India. BS ditto. MS Mrs Gandhi sitting by garden pond holding her dog - India. CU ditto. MS Mrs Bandaranaike walking down the stairs with Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa - UK. MCU Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa talks to Mr John Diefenbaker (UK). CU Sir Abubakar (UK). Pan Sir Robert and Lady Menzies about to enter an official function (Australia). Sir Robert and other members of Government seated around table (Australia). MCU Sir Robert Menzies and Mr Hughes (Australia). CU Sir Robert speaking after being made Prime Minister (Australia). LS Sir Robert boarding HMAS Perth (Australia). MS Sir Robert inspecting guard of honour (Australia). MS Sir Robert with key members of his government and their wives (Australia). MS Sir Robert and Lady Menzies (Australia). CU Sir Robert speaking after winning the 1949 election (Australia). MS Sir Robert talking to President Harry Truman (USA). MS ditto (USA). MS Sir Robert talking to President Dwight Eisenhower (USA). MCU Sir Robert talking to President John F Kennedy (USA). TS Sir Robert greeting the Queen as she steps off the royal barge (Australia). LS Prime Ministers talking at the 1956 conference (UK). MS Sir Robert with Sir Anthony Eden (UK). MS ditto. MS Sir Robert shaking hands with President Gamal Nasser (United Arab Republic). CU President Nasser of Egypt (United Arab Republic). MS Sir Robert talking to President Nasser (United Arab Republic). MS Sir Robert being greeted at London Airport by Mr Harold Macmillan (UK). Pan Sir Robert and Mr Macmillan walk across tarmac (UK). Pan Sir Robert escorts the Queen into Government House (Australia). CU Sir Robert in the robes of The Order of the Thistle. (UK). MCU Mr Holt putting his frogman flippers on (Australia). GV coastline (Australia). MS Mr Holt dives into the water (Australia). MS Mr Holt swimming underwater (Australia). MCU Mr Holt swimming and spear gun (Australia). CU Mr Holt aims spear gun (Australia). MS Mr Holt fires gun (Australia). MCU Mr Holt picks fish up from weeds (Australia) and swims upwards. MS from water level, of boat (Australia). CU Mr Holt standing in the boat (Australia). Note - All shots of Mrs Gandhi are UPI Copyright.

Keywords

Politics and government; Women

Locations

United States of America; Australia; India; United Kingdom; United Arab Republic

Footage sources

Library
United Press International [UPI]

Card file number

90702A

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

336

Story extras:

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