Channel Tunnel Signing

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2320A
Date Released
22 Nov 1973
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Channel Tunnel Signing
  2. 2England V Italy
  3. 3Brazilian Fair
  4. 4Princess Hair Style
  5. 5Grand National Saved

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Channel Tunnel Signing. DESCRIPTION: President Pompidou and Mr Heath were present at the signing of the Treaty for the Channel Tunnel. SHOTLIST: SV sign ‘Royal Air Force Northolt’. GV President Pompidou’s executive jet plane taxiing in. SV batman. LV President Pompidou steps down from plane shakes hands with VIP, he shakes hands with Mr Heath, both men then walk forward. CU RAF officer salutes. SV pan President Pompidou & Mr Heath walking past. SV pan as President Pompidou steps into car RAF airman. LV President Pompidou’s car drives away. GV Lancaster House. SV interior as Mr John Peyton, Minister for Transport Industries and M Pierre Billecocq, Minister of Transport (France) take their seats. CU Channel Tunnel Agreement No 2. SV John Peyton signing, Mr Bellecocq signs. SV showing signatures on agreement. SV two ministers sign on each other’s miniature flags. GV Chequers. LV interior President Pompidou with Edward Heath watching Sir Alec Douglas Home and M Michel Jobert French Minister for Foreign Affairs about to sign the Channel Tunnel Treaty. SCU Edward Heath smiling to President Pompidou. President Pompidou. SV Sir Alex Douglas Home with Mr M Jobert signing treaty. SCU Sir Alex Douglas Home. CU Mr M Jobert pan to CU Sir Alex Douglas Home signing. SV signatures on treaty and treaty closes. LV Edward Heath shaking hands with President Pierre Pompidou.
Keywords
Politics and government; Diplomacy; Engineering
Locations
London; Northolt
Card file number
99513
Credits:
Camera
Denis White
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Camera
Paul Kavanagh
Length of story (in feet)
180
Story extras:
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