Christmas Island Prepares for Nuclear Tests

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

2692

Date Released

17 Dec 1956

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Sir Anthony Home and Fit
2. 2British Civilians Leave Egypt
3. 3News in Flashes
4. 4News in Flashes
5. 5News in Flashes
6. 6How to Wash a Bus in 90 Seconds
7. 7US Motor Show Look Like Dream World
8. 8Christmas Island Prepares for Nuclear Tests

Story

Story No. within this Issue

8 / 8

Summary

Almost uninhabited island on equator prepares for next year’s atomic experiments.

Keywords

Weapons; Nuclear energy

Locations

Pacific Ocean

Library number

25426

Length of story (in feet)

157

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Film Archive

Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

Email

info@screenocean.com

Web

http://reuters.screenocean.com/

Phone

+44(0)1954 262052

Address

124 Horseferry Road,
London
SW1P 2TX

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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