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  1. Petra

    Date released
    30 May 1955
    Series name
    Colour Pictorial
    Issue no
    022
    NoS ID
    120036
    Story no
    3 / 3
    Extras
    1 film clip

    NoS Summary - A travelogue looking at the ancient city of Petra.

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  2. Jordan: British Planes Handed Over

    Date released
    9 Jan 1956
    Series name
    Gaumont British News
    Issue no
    2297
    NoS ID
    073051
    Story no
    1 / 9
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

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  3. Paratroops Fly East

    Date released
    16 Jan 1956
    Series name
    Pathe News
    Issue no
    56/5
    NoS ID
    106874
    Story no
    7 / 7
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 ephemera, 1 shot list

    A mass airlift carries paratroopers to Cyprus as trouble mounts in Jordan, Britain’s protege kingdom in the Middle East

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  4. Names in the News: Glubb Pasha

    Date released
    5 Mar 1956
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1396
    NoS ID
    020776
    Story no
    5 / 11

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Glubb Pasha. DESCRIPTION: Glubb Pasha, the British Officer who has commanded the Arab Legion since 1939, has been dismissed. His removal by King Hussein follows Jordan’s decision not...

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  5. Glubb Pasha Flies Home

    Date released
    8 Mar 1956
    Series name
    Pathe News
    Issue no
    56/20
    NoS ID
    106975
    Story no
    4 / 5
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 shot list

    Glubb Pasha, British commander of the Arab Legion for a quarter of a century, is sacked by King Hussein of Jordan - bringing to a head a Middle East crisis that has been simmering for months

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  6. Middle East Report

    Date released
    15 Mar 1956
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1397A
    NoS ID
    020805
    Story no
    1 / 6

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Middle East Report - Nasser. DESCRIPTION: At Cairo’s airport, King Saud (of Saudi Arabia) received an enthusiastic welcome, from Colonel Nasser as a preliminary to the meeting of the...

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  7. News in Brief: Jordan Flag Day

    Date released
    19 Mar 1956
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1398
    NoS ID
    020816
    Story no
    5 / 9

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Jordan Flag Day. DESCRIPTION: Amman the capital of Jordan has just been holding the local equivalent of a flag day. It was an official campaign to raise funds for the National Guard,...

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  8. News Flashes from Round the World: Jordan: The Scene Today

    Date released
    19 Mar 1956
    Series name
    Gaumont British News
    Issue no
    2317
    NoS ID
    073217
    Story no
    5 / 10
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

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  9. The Holy Land Today

    Date released
    2 Apr 1956
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1400
    NoS ID
    020844
    Story no
    3 / 6

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Holy Land Today. DESCRIPTION: The Holy Land is much the same as in Biblical times, pictures taken near the Easter season, tell the story of Israel today. SHOTLIST: Shots of men on...

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  10. Jordan Elections

    Date released
    29 Oct 1956
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1430
    NoS ID
    021280
    Story no
    3 / 6

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Jordanian Elections. DESCRIPTION: Amman has just been the scene of an election, 40 seats in the Lower House were voted for and the result was a swing to the left. SHOTLIST: Various...

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