Through War to Lasting Peace

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

1501

Date Released

19 Jul 1945

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Through War to Lasting Peace

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

Berlin Zone Commanders meet on eve of Big Three Conference to plan feeding of city. Liner Queen Elizabeth takes 15,000 US troops home. Sir Reginald Dorman Smith returns to Rangoon to resume duty as Governor of Burma. General Slim’s victorious Fourteenth Army holds victory march in Rangoon. In newsreel interview General Slim sounds optimistic note on prospects of victory over Japan. At RAF display at Copenhagen new jet fighters and Mosquitoes armed with six-pounders are featured. On eve of departure for Berlin President Truman delivers final speech at San Francisco Conference.

Keywords

Politics and government; Ships and boats; Food and cooking; Displays; Weapons; Aviation; Ceremonies; Occupied territories; Military; Newsreels

Length of story (in feet)

623

Story extras:

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Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

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Notes

British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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