Commonwealth Conference

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2305A
Date Released
9 Aug 1973
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Petrol Tanker Aground
  2. 2Fire Disaster Probe
  3. 3Commonwealth Conference
  4. 4Post Office Bus
  5. 5Snuff Championships
  6. 6News in Colour: Battle of the Flowers

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Commonwealth Conference. DESCRIPTION: The opening of the Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ Conference, being held in Ottawa. SHOTLIST: SV bank of flowers pan up to GV conference building. SLV Australian PM (Mr Gough Whitlam) being greeted by Canadian Prime Minister Mr Pierre Trudeau. LV zoom in Mr Edward Heath greeted by ditto. SV Ghana’s Chief of Defence Mr Napoleon Ashley-Lassen ditto. CU Canadian Mountie. LV Nigerian Head of State General Yakubu Gowon ditto. GV interior PMs around table in conference. CU Heath. LV conference table. SV Malta’s PM Dom Mintoff seated with another PM. GV conference room. LV exterior conference building with fountains pan two Canadian Mounties on guard.
Keywords
Politics and government
Locations
Canada; Ottawa
Card file number
99290A
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
86
Story extras:
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