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INDIA - WAR OR PEACE
Reports conflict on the situation between India and Pakistan. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical...
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RALLY CROSS CHAMPS
Wills Embassy Rally Cross Championship, held at Lydden, Kent. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical...
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AUSTRALIAN LIFESAVERS
Australian Lifesavers preparing for the new season and demonstrating surfing in high seas. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...
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TRIBUTE TO THE DUKE OF WINDSOR
The Duke of Windsor dies in France. Movietone reviews (with archive film) the life of this uncrowned King. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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LIFESAVING DISPLAY
A lifesaving practice operational display in Hastings. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and...
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CHRISTMAS CHEESES
The ceremony of the Christmas Cheeses at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea. Presented by General Sir Richard Gale on behalf of the English Country Cheese Council. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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HORSE SWIMMING POOL
A keep-fit idea for horses, provides exercise as good as a mile hard gallop. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for...
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BOAT AND PLANE STUNTS
Two intrepid frenchmen attempt a new stunt. The idea is to jump in a speedboat over a low flying aircraft. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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PRIME MINISTER'S YACHT LAUNCHED
Mr Heath's new yacht 'Morning Cloud' is launched at Cowes, IOW. The boat is strictly for racing and it is hoped will lead Britain to victory in the offshore racing championships this year. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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HONG KONG SCARE
In over-crowded Hong Kong a cholera scare. The outbreak here was believed to have been brought in by refugees from China. Cholera spreads fast and is almost always fatal and the aim is to inoculate some three million people in three...
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REDS RELEASE INTERNEES
Latest pictures from Indo-China show the poignant scene as over a hundred French civilians recover their freedom. These poor people had been interned by the Viet-Minh rebels since 1946. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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THE WAR THAT MUST BE WON
Further pictures from Vietnam of ""Operation Masher"" against the Viet Cong. American Cavalry land by helicopters and advance on Viet Cong positions, capturing personnel and weapons. Moving pictures of Vietnamese civilians, the pathetic...
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HORROR IN ""BEAUTIFUL PLACE""
Viet-Cong guerillas planted bombs in the My Canh Floating Restaurant in Saigon. This vicious attack on defenseless people was the worst guerilla outrage since the Vietnam conflict began. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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VIETNAM - THE FLOTSAM OF WAR
Pictures show some heartrending scenes of refugees in Vietnam. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical...
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HONG KONG - AIR CRASH TRAGEDY
An American transport plane taking servicemen back to Da Nang after leave crashes in the harbour after take off. This tragedy brings the total number of Americans killed in aircraft bound for Vietnam to 249. Disclaimer: British Movietone...
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KOREA - UNITED NATIONS CONTINUE THE TASK
The debate at Lake Success where Sir Gladwyn Jebb comments on North Korean aggression. In Australia a special force is recruited to fight under the United Nations' flag in Korea. In Sydney, stores are loaded aboard the destroyer...
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KOREA - CRITICAL DAYS
The flow of troops and equipment into Korea grows stronger; the first of America's modern tanks to reach the front go into action. Infiltration by North Koreans dressed as GIs is a big danger. Back from the Chongu front, badly wounded...
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KOREA - LATEST PICTORIAL RECORD
Captives are filmed by Newsreel cameramen in Korea. Also captured Russian built equipment. Wounded GIs from the front, receive immediate treatment on their way back to base hospitals. In Tokyo, for the first time in history, the United...
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INDO CHINA - EVACUATION OF YEN-PHU
At the Viet-Minh threat to Hanoi and Haiphong grows, French Union Forces in the Red River area have been completing extensive re-grouping movements. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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NEWS FROM JAPAN
The atomic bomb exploding at Nagasaki was filmed from a B29. Emperor Hirohito looks at the ruins of Tokyo shortly before the surrender of Japan. In Yokohama Hospital American Sergeant John Archinal gives blood to save the life of former...
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WINTER SPORTS - SPILLS AND THRILLS
At Cortina, North Italy, the recent International Bobsleigh Championship was retained by America after a close contest with Switzerland. At St. Moritz a new idea has been tried out with much success. Those who want the thrill of high...
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HOTEL FOR THE HOPEFUL
The Royal Marsden Hospital in Surrey has many facilities which make the atmosphere much more like a hotel than a hospital. Everything is done for the patients comfort. After treatment it doesn't all end. There's a hairdresser (very...
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WHAT LANGUAGE!
Flemish-speaking Belgians demonstrated against their French-speaking compatriots, the Walloons, and the demonstrators, afraid that their native language is becoming dominated by the French, punctuated their protest with punches and...
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TOUGH TERRIERS
30 teams took part in the 40-mile two-day Tough Training Trek for Terriers. Marksmanship was just one of a number of special tests. The next obstacle was the River Thames. Each team had to build a raft from 6 inner tubes, a couple of...