The Document Shredder

Series

Series Name: London Line (Colour series 2)

Issue

Issue No.

Date Released

1968

Filmed

Jul 1968

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

COI synopsis: One way of making sure that your confidential documents don’t get into the wrong hands... you just cut them into tiny pieces. In seconds, this machine, the smallest and most portable in the world, makes mincemeat of the papers you don’t want anyone to see!

Keywords

Business and commerce; Science and technology; Inventions and discoveries

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 43 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1394/44

Credits:

Sponsor: Central Office of Information (COI)
Sponsor: Commonwealth Affairs Office
Sponsor: Foreign Office
Producer: Ian Morrison
Presenter: Ian Morrison
Presenter: Marion Foster
Presenter: Michael Smee
Camera: Peter Theirry
Sound: Phil Jay
Director: Robert Morgan

This series is held by:

Film Archive

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