Mr Selwyn Lloyd

Series

Series Name

Transatlantic Teleview

Issue

Issue No.

13

Date Released

1955

Completion

Dec 1955

Length of issue (in feet)

1127

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Mr Selwyn Lloyd

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

BFI synopsis: Robert MacKenzie interviews Selwyn Lloyd, Britain’s new Foreign Secretary, on the defence aspect of Britain’s foreign policy. They discuss Britain’s motivation in making atomic weapons and how Britain’s military commitments throughout the world can act as part of it’s defence strategy. Lloyd stresses that the essence of Britain’s defence mechanisms especially nuclear weapons, is that of a deterent. They go on to discuss National Service, the co-ordination between the three branches of the armed forces, Britain’s co-operation with various European bodies and the Anglo-American alliance, especially concerning American troops based in Britain.

Keywords

Politics and government; Foreign relations

Written sources

The National Archives INF 6   /1983
COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
British Film Institute Databases   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 793/13

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign Office

Presenter

Robert McKenzie

Production Co.

World Wide Pictures Ltd

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