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  1. Americans with Canadian Army

    Date released
    31 Oct 1940
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    40/88
    NoS ID
    098347
    Story no
    1 / 8
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    American soldiers interviewed. They cross the Canadian border to join up and are now in the Essex Scottish Highlanders of Canada - they explain why they joined.

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  2. South Africa Builds Its Own Tanks

    Date released
    31 Oct 1940
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    40/88
    NoS ID
    098348
    Story no
    2 / 8
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    South Africa makes armour plate steel for armoured cars. Scenes show the steel being processed, tested for bullet proofness, and finally of the completed armoured car being tested.

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  3. Bombers and Gunners in the Making

    Date released
    31 Oct 1940
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    40/88
    NoS ID
    098349
    Story no
    3 / 8
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    Bomb-aimers and gunners go to school in the RAF and go through intensive training course before they are able to become members of an air crew.

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  4. Royal Activities

    Date released
    31 Oct 1940
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    40/88
    NoS ID
    098350
    Story no
    4 / 8
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    The Queen as President of the WVS inspects 24 utility wagons which are a gift from the American Red Cross. Servicemen’s Clubs are visited by both the King and Queen and they speak to men from both the...

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  5. Action! An Incident in the Blitzkrieg

    Date released
    31 Oct 1940
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    40/88
    NoS ID
    098351
    Story no
    5 / 8
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    Block of London working class flats with shops at ground level is destroyed by bomb. These pictures taken three minutes after the bomb had fallen shows the immediate work of the Civil Defence Services,...

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  6. Anglo / Czech Pact Signed - Foreign Office

    Date released
    31 Oct 1940
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    40/88
    NoS ID
    098352
    Story no
    6 / 8
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    Lord Halifax the Foreign Minister and M Jan Masaryk representing the provisional Government of Czechoslovakia sign an agreement for military co-operation.

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  7. Greece at War with Italy

    Date released
    31 Oct 1940
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    40/88
    NoS ID
    098353
    Story no
    7 / 8
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    In an ultimatum issued to Greece, Mussolini demands complete surrender. The Greek Government rejected the ultimatum and informed Italy they regarded it as a Declaration of War.

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  8. Mr Churchill in Scotland

    Date released
    31 Oct 1940
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    40/88
    NoS ID
    098354
    Story no
    8 / 8
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    The Prime Minister with Mrs Churchill visits coast defences of Scotland, he also inspects Polish troops and visits a naval depot ship.

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  9. Boys Town

    Date released
    31 Oct 1940
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    40/88
    NoS ID
    098355
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    Procession of boys marching through town led by a priest, carrying banners demanding independence and new homes in Australia for Australian lads.

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  10. Racing Through the Fair

    Date released
    31 Oct 1940
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    40/88
    NoS ID
    098356
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    Racing cars race around a circuit between the pavilions at the New York World’s Fair.

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