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Political Prisoners Released By Orderof King Hussein

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Jordan Prisoners Released
Date
19 Sep 1973
Dateline
Amman
Script
Jordan released the bulk of its political prisoners under a sweeping amnesty. In all 764 detainees will be released by order of King Hussein. Most were mostly Palestinian Commandos.
Shotlist
  1. 1. ws exterior of Prison Amman
  2. 2. ws flag flying
  3. 3. cu notice on prison gates in Arabic
  4. 4. ls crowd of family outisde prison behind police cordon
  5. 5. various ms freed men emerging from prison notes taken
  6. 6. various ms prisoners being reunited with their families
Film status
Syndicated
Processing date
20 Sep 1973
Processing location
London
Original film
Colour Reversal
Original sound
Mute
Duration
00:01:19:05
Sources
AP Television
NoS ID
z016363

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