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Emergency Cabinet Holds First Meeting

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
116A
Date Released
27 Aug 1931
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Emergency Cabinet Holds First Meeting
  2. 2Ailing of All Lands Flock to Lourdes
  3. 3Fly over Schneider Trophy Course
  4. 4Now Will You Come When You’re Called!
  5. 5HM the King of Siam is Guest of Canada
  6. 6French Jousters Have a Wet Day

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Emergency Cabinet Holds First Meeting. DESCRIPTION: Late Ministers hand over seals at the Palace and National Government gets to work. SHOTLIST: Crowds waiting in streets. Ramsay MacDonald comes from No 10 and enters car. Members of old cabinet come from Palace and Miss Margaret Bondfield poses at gates. Previously two members include Mr Graham, Dr Anderson, Mr Wedgwood-Benn. The new cabinet are seen outside No 10 in group and single shots. Group includes Sir Herbert Samuel, Home Secretary. Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary for India. Mr Neville Chamberlain, Minister of Health. The other names were indistinct.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
1380
Length of story (in feet)
93
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