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U Thant At The Mansion House

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Series

Series Name
Roundabout

Issue

Issue No.
9
Date Released
Jan 1963
Length of issue (in feet)
880
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Three Cities - Djakarta, Saigon, London
  2. 2Gold And Silversmithing
  3. 3U Thant At The Mansion House
  4. 4Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
COI synopsis: Returning to the Mansion House, we meet the Lord Mayor of London who is seen receiving U Thant, Acting Secretary General of the United Nations, and U Hla Maung, the Burmese Ambassador in London, on the occasion of a banquet, given in their honour.
Researcher Comments
NB: The same story appeared in ‘Carrousel Britanico No. 1’ and ‘Parade No. 2’
Keywords
Foreign relations; Ceremonies
Written sources
COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 45 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis
COI Reference
MI 1072/9
Credits:
Production Co.
British Pathe Ltd.
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Story extras:
Film clip

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Film Archive

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British Film Institute (BFI)
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Notes
The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
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