Burma Crisis

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

1156

Date Released

30 Mar 1942

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Soviet Honours British Airmen
2. 2Burma Crisis

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 2

Summary

Last pictures from Rangoon before capture by Japanese show Burmese capital deserted and accumulation of lend-lease material on dockside. Chinese battalions arrive, together with British and Indian reinforcements to defend country.

Keywords

Weapons; Military

Library number

11862

Length of story (in feet)

730

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Film Archive

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Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

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Notes

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