Report From Ethiopia

Series

Series Name: London Line

Issue

Issue No.

245

Date Released

1969

Filmed

Jun 1969

Length of issue (in feet)

470

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

COI synopsis: The house in the City of Bath where the Emperor, Haile Selassie, lived during his period of exile in Britain has been converted into an old people’s home. So, too, has the ancient Monastery of Debre Libanos in Ethiopia which is, appropriately enough, run by the Haile Selassie I Foundation. In Addis Ababa the Foundation cares for the welfare of the young as well, at its modern school for the blind at Sabatta. On the day that "London Line" visited Sabatta the Emperor, too, paid one of his frequent informal visits. A report from Israel Wamala.

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Keywords

Royalty; Education and training; Older people; Social welfare; Disabled persons

Written sources

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

COI Reference

MI 1257/245

Credits:

Producer: Annabel Olivier Wright
Editor: Annabel Olivier Wright
Support services: Annabel Olivier Wright
Sponsor: Central Office of Information (COI)
Sound: Chris Wilden
Camera: Dick Ewen
Director: Eric Beecroft
Producer: Graham Woodford
Presenter: Israel Wamala
Presenter: Jumoke Debayo
Director: Terry Wheeler

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